Why I think Gen 2 is best Gen

Yea.....will take a lonnnnng time to break even on that move.

 

Did you need the commuter? Like are you traveling 100+mi a day for work @ 33mpg highway ill give the taco HALF that at 16.5mpg

@20k miles / yr = ~1200gallons @ 16.5mpg and 600 @ 33 .... thats 3600$ at 6$/gallon savings / yr. Does the math add up to spend 30+k for a new vehicle? thats 8.3yrs to break even (not to mention higher registration costs etc). @ 4$/gallon its 12.5yrs.

That stated, i get the need for two vehicles to keep miles off one more specific use vehicle.

 

I am really liking my 2013 after almost 9 years - 164K miles, bought it new and it just keeps on going, no issues. Getting around 18 mpg comb with 285s and a leer canopy. We have a Vw Tdi wagon for our car with good gas mileage, around 45 mpg. The ultimate cheap gas vehicle is a bicycle or motorbike or running shoes.

 

Gen 4 will also be a computer on wheels and Gen 3 is just meh.

Really appreciate the simplicity of the Gen 2 after driving the Mav.

 

I thought it was to spend $30k on a hybrid vehicle to save money on high fuel prices versus driving a paid off vehicle?

 

how are you getting 18mpg with that combo? im running 265-70-17 and im averaging 16.0 mpg over the last 25k miles. i am seriously curious. i want those numbers.

 

In my opinion the st gens are best gen. Example access cab .rear pop out windows ...and rear speakers ....box frame ...solid bed ...

 

Our speed limits are low around the city, 60 mph, I try to take it easy.
I did a drive a few weeks ago Kamloops over the mountains on the Coquihalla 4 lane hwy 70mph speed limit to the ferry terminal in Tsawwassen,
I avg 19.1mpg over 225 miles.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...lical-proportions-in-the-coming-years.365651/

 

Yeah. You can’t go faster than the car directly in front of you.

 

I have a 2nd Gen Reg cab, my dad has a 1st Gen ext v6. I enjoy my little truck but I’m envious of his. Such a great looking machine and still essentially *new* after 300k 24 years.

That said, don’t the 2nd Gen 2.7 hold the record for the most mileage? Something like 900k on the engine and 1.3 million on the trans?

 

It must be Friday as I am enjoying a thread talking about adaptive cruise control.

 

2nd gen is the best.
What is not the best, well, buying a 2nd vehicle for 30K inorder to save... gas? That is NOT the best.

 

Yea. It’s not just the gas. I’m not a huge fan of the Tacoma on long highway drives. I’m on 32.5’s and switched my KO2’s to Michelin Defender LTX MS’s and that helped but besides burning gas I wanted the Adaptive Cruise and the more refined ride a unibody offers.

Love my Taco but the Mav is more refined for dd stuff and can still do minor truck duty.

Think of it like having winter tires. The tread lasts longer on your main tires.

 

I like driving my own vehicle. I know people like it, but I'd rather not be relying on more and more technology to make my mind numb.

 

I love my 2nd Gen just dumb enough that we get along. Would love to see how it did with an 8 speed transmission.

 

Alright, now it's Friday.

Hey, stop trash talking the Tacoma. This is a thread meant to glorify the 2nd Gen.

 

Yea not excited about tacoma getting a turbo- yea it’ll have more power but there’s a tradeoff. More computer chips onboard

 

I like my 2nd gen but they have way too much electronic crap. Still miss my 88...