Do strangers compliment your stock (ish) truck?

Does getting dirty looks from a neighbor with a Ranger count? I've only seen it twice... but I swear he is looking right at me...

 

Buyer's remorse kicked in.

 

All the time... I should've listened 25 years ago when my uncle said cars and trucks only attract dudes....

 

Is this your mail man?

 

To answer the question posed…. Yes.

I find it odd that it happens as my truck is bone stock except for tires, bed cover, and roof rack. It’s not a daily driver so usually when I take it out it’s washed and waxed but that’s about it.

Seems strange, but it happens quite a lot.

 

Last Sat had a guy at the Food market stare at my 2022 TRD 4x4 Taco when I pulled it to shop. I got out and he told me Wow you got the Nicest looking truck in the Parking lot. He was driving a 1500 Dodge 4x4 with dirt on it mine was shining like brand new which it is! Yes it turns heads like my 2021 Challenger dose! Both look great! My UPS and FED-EX Guy loves them both!

 

The boomer magnet.... This truck has a bad habit of attracting 60yr old dudes in supermarket parking lots

 

I’m the only that compliments my truck. But I do it daily

 

Around here there going up in price so fast people must really want them bad? Craig's List has them for $50K 2021's used no wonder there liked so much! I could make almost $10K selling mine to the next guy who liked it but won't. Glad I got our 2022 in time before this happen to us!!

 

Yes, every single time I valet park (which is often around LA), the valet always loves the truck and gets stoked it’s a manual transmission. The color is polarizing but it also gets a lot more compliments than the “not for me” crowd.

 

Inferno is an amazing color. Cannot put my disappointment into words when I was at a dealer and found out Barcelona Red was not Inferno Red.

 

My mechanic calls my stock 5 speed "a gem."

 

Add a shell or camper and see what happens
On the upside, if you ever find yourself stuck I'm sure a bunch of old guys will stop to help you, "Where's the distributor?", "I think it's your float bowl son.", and "Back in my day...".

 

Havnt had "Sandy" long enough to even drive it places to get compliments, but I know if I saw me driving my truck, Id compliment me!

lol - exact thing I was thinking. Went to the DMV the day before yesterday to get Sandy some plates and a guy with a brand new black Ranger was in there, he came out a few places ahead of me, and definitely caught him checking my used Taco out hardcore as he got into his new Ranger.

 

Once, the osha guys complimented me while in the parking lot at the range. A couple of range officers thought I had made some complaints. Ugh. But then the boss man showed up, in his napa chromed ridgeline, and gave me some compliments, then he talked about his fj.

 

I get the "Nice Truck" comment at fast food drive throughs from the teenagers all the time.

 

That kind of reminds me of the old Steve Martin bit, "When you do this, think of me... because somewhere, out there, I'll be thinking of me too...".

 

Being a 69 year old boomer, and having my first car of a similar color, i just had to have the same truck pictured above.

 

You have impeccable taste!
Btw I wasn't throwing any shade in my post at the boomers (just to be clear) just having some fun with my local Tacoma fans all being my father's age.
Much love!