6 year Taco review

Part out time.....

Had to bring the Taco in for A/C repair and had to pay a whopping $160 for a top up.
Nothing else has gone wrong with this truck. Heck, I'm still running the original Battery...

It just makes me laugh at all the different brands of vehicles at my work that I had to keep bringing in to the Dealerships for soooooo many problems.

 

Wish I had your luck. I've had my water pump, head gaskets, timing cover, and fuel rail O-rings all addressed recently.

 

I applaud you, still on the original battery

 

I live for danger. This winter will be the testing point!

 

Outstanding but not surprised, except maybe for the battery hanging out for six years.

Assuming it also still looks good- No six-year pic?

 

I’ve got 54k on my 16 if anyone was curious.
30k on my 17 tundy

 

I am almost afraid to say this,
84k 2016 4cyl purchased certified 2 yrs old
Came with a replacement battery
Maintenance
oil changed around every 5k
Recent trans drain and refill
Recent rear end drain and fill
Recent brake fluid drain and refill.

Warranty replaced transmission steel coolant lines

that’s it.

wash 2-3 a month, wax 2-3 times a year
New tires 1year ago,
Undercoated with crc 3 yrs ago,

Nothing major …yet

eiter we are lucky or maintain well

 

Not a bad idea


Edit: even if it tests good?

 

Mine does too

 

I'm still on original battery and original tires too. Have 50xxx miles on my 2018.

 

Still on the original battery in my 2017 too.

 

I think replacing the battery every 11 months is not very honest. The old battery will need to be recycled, the cost will go up as any well run business will NOT lose money. The economic will only hurt the honest people.

 

Original battery here as well. 90k miles.

 

I won’t even go near the Costco parking lot. Do their car batteries come in 12 packs?

 

Sorry can’t let this go.
It’s really fraud. But let’s look at it this way. 10000 people do what you suggest. 10000 x $125(battery)+$20(recycle) = $1.45 million expense each year. Over 10 years. 10.45 million expense, oh they can afford it, it’s just going to be pushed back to the consumer. I guess when you take your truck to the dealer and he charges $200 diagnostic charge for putting it on a machine and doing a 30min repair then charging you 1.5 hrs because that what the book says it should take ($500) . That’s okay because hey he can’t fix it himself and that’s the book price that’s okay?
People need to stop robbing each other or the system.
Sorry for the rant

 

Still a baby @ 60,000 kilometres/40,000 miles.
I live 5 minutes from work, sometimes bicycle in, and do very little Highway driving, just weekend warrioring.