Who actually likes their 3rd gen?

I have had a 1st Gen, 2 Gen and a 3dr Gen. I have enjoyed them all, but the 3 Gen is my favorite.

 

The frame will rust before the sheet metal. I don't see how much better the composite bed is than if the bed was made of steel. 2nd gen Tundras seem to do alright with the steel bed.

Edit: Maybe the biggest benefit to the composite bed is if and when Toyota performes a frame replacement. It's got to be easier to work with than a rusty bed, and can be reused.

 

when it comes to rust proofing, a composite bed means a lot less area to cover

 

I hate my 3rd gen, so much I have dumped 10k plus into it.

I’m keeping it forever (Or until my wife accomplishes her goal of slowly poisoning me for life insurance)

Wheel, tires, radio, suspension, graphics, grille, interior, etc​

 

I made a First gen to Third gen transition and I absolutely love it. First gen lasted me 390k miles before rust got her. Now I'm in California and got a 2.7L Double cab. Love it! 24.8mpg on my daily commute and I expect to have it last me 390k minimum, if not more.

 

Worst truck ever, would own again.

 

well, after spending
1500 on a lift
650 on driveshaft
8500 on supercharger
500 on tune
200 on skid
750 on sliders
2800 on cap
250 on roof rack
200 on U-bolt flip kit and bumpers
450 on UCA's
900 on tires
I like it.
once I spend
4000 on gears and diffs I'll REALLY like it.

 

only 1.5k on a lift? seems cheap

 

Probably could have gotten a Trail Boss Silverado and would have already been there. Lol

I know those aren't as nimble, and that wouldn't be as much fun.

 

OK? naw dude gotta love it or hate it no middle ground here....

 

and I really can't manage a full size truck in northern NJ with my commute. someday

 

Can't beat the size of a midsize.

 

until it "shits the bed" it is the only truck I will have. Took regearing (4.88's), suspension (6112/5160 w HS AAL and Sumo's), Supercharger and YotaWerx Tune to make it fun to drive for DD use and pulling my camper. All around a better truck than my Gen2 (4.0 MT which shit the bed due to mother nature and baseball size hail). I don't even want to think about what comes next as for a succession plan.

 

hail.... rough way to lose a truck.

 

I love my 3rd Gen. and plan on keeping it for 20+ years. It’s a simple truck that has everything I need and nothing I don’t. If I wanted a fast truck I would have purchased something with a V8.

My last truck was a Ram 1500. It was fast as f*ck but all the flashy stuff started to breakdown after a few years, especially the electronics. My Tacoma is nice and simple, just like I wanted and I found with my Ram that I did not need a full size truck.

 

Recently forced to move from a 2nd gen to a 3rd gen.

Prior I was anti-3rd gen, but once I started driving it and learning about it, I love it just as much as I loved my 2nd gen (for the 13 years I had it).

I had planned to keep my 2nd gen until I died or it died, and now I plan the same for my 3rd gen.

 

I don't like it - I love it.
Get your dirty dusty hands off of it.

 

beat the living crap out of it - totalled. The bed was full of hail up to the middle of the rear window - which like all others was gone. Swiss cheese.

 

rip

 

I liked my third gen Taco, but they couldn't stop the shake from the rear end area so they bought it back.

Took the no payment opportunity and went to a first gen Tundra and didn't look back.