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Black Tacoma - Would You Do It Again?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by AeroCooper, Sep 19, 2012.

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Would You Buy Another Black Tacoma?

Poll closed Oct 19, 2012.
  1. Yes, totally worth the endless effort!

    66 vote(s)
    38.6%
  2. Yes, I like it when it's dirty!

    21 vote(s)
    12.3%
  3. No, it looks bad more often than good!

    48 vote(s)
    28.1%
  4. No, the paint gets messed up too easy!

    36 vote(s)
    21.1%
  1. Sep 19, 2012 at 9:39 PM
    #41
    RockyMtnTRD

    RockyMtnTRD Wanderlust.

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    X2 all the tiniest scratches show up.. I always feel like I need to go to the body shop. Already been once :mad:
     
  2. Sep 19, 2012 at 9:45 PM
    #42
    Larry

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    a clean...new...black car/truck looks awesome. but once the swirles start showing up, they look like chit.

    silver is maintenance free FTW
     
  3. Sep 19, 2012 at 10:29 PM
    #43
    1337Taco

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    Black shows scratches way too easily. If I were to do it again I would get white, maybe red or grey.
     
  4. Sep 19, 2012 at 10:33 PM
    #44
    tamer

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    I would definitely go white. This black is impossible to keep clean. If it weren't an 08 I'd be sanding it down and hitting it with some flat black or green as we speak.
     
  5. Sep 19, 2012 at 10:50 PM
    #45
    acdronin

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    There can be only one.....color


    Black shows off the scars

    Black shows off the dirt

    Blacks shows off the blood and guts of your roadkill

    This truck looks like it wants to fuck you up all by itself

    It is a living breathing extension of my bad attitude, that just ain't gonna happen with a white or red truck, might as well be fuckin pink
     
  6. Sep 19, 2012 at 11:11 PM
    #46
    XPOTRON

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    prus wan!!! :D
     
  7. Sep 19, 2012 at 11:23 PM
    #47
    tacobot

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    I like my BSP-- it looks so awesome when clean & waxed and from a little ways away the scratches aren't too visible... haha. The light colors do hide almost everything really well but I knew I wanted a black truck.

    When I buy another one I would consider the Nautical Blue, my neighbor has one and it looks really good, or another black one.
     
  8. Sep 19, 2012 at 11:24 PM
    #48
    tinker_troy

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    Honestly, it wouldn't matter what color my truck was, I would still waste countless hours keeping it clean. Black is just more of a challenge and more rewarding.
    Nothing better than telling people my truck is 6 years old and has 120,000 miles and having them tell me they thought it was much newer.
     
  9. Sep 20, 2012 at 2:12 AM
    #49
    zach nunes

    zach nunes it looks stock, but with a little zest

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    a little zest here and there
    ACTUALLY good sir, I do quite enjoy my metallic black sand
     
  10. Sep 20, 2012 at 3:16 AM
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    808hiker

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    I wash and wax my BSP Tacoma once every week. Am I obsessed? :p

    Black Sand Pearl = Fuck yeah!

    Just regular black, ehhh maybe not...just not as rewarding if ya know what I mean.
     
  11. Sep 20, 2012 at 3:18 AM
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    808hiker

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    sorry repost.
     
  12. Sep 20, 2012 at 5:26 AM
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    I also have a 07 TRD Sport in super white, it gets just a dirty as my X-Runner.. You may think you won't notice it when it's dirty...you will believe me
     
  13. Sep 20, 2012 at 5:35 AM
    #53
    Cmurder

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    nothing cool
    i know the question is "would i buy a black truck again". i posted earlier that i love my black truck for most reasons already stated above. but, if ya do want a truck that looks clean all the time get Silver. my buddy has the same truck as me in silver and he NEVER washes it (unless you count rain). and it seriously always looks clean.
     
  14. Sep 20, 2012 at 5:41 AM
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    Larry

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    :D

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  15. Sep 20, 2012 at 6:25 AM
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    The only problem with silver even after you wax it, it still don't pop. Its looks the same clean and dirty. Black is amazing when its waxed, but a bitch to keep after. I went MGM this time and i get a little of both worlds.

    PS Nice Looking truck though.
     
  16. Sep 20, 2012 at 6:42 AM
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    Hairy Taco

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    it doesnt look clean all of the time, silver is just a dirty color
     
  17. Sep 20, 2012 at 7:10 AM
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    taco4x4

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    I love my black Taco!!
    [​IMG]
     
  18. Sep 20, 2012 at 7:14 AM
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    acdronin

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    Nice!
     
  19. Sep 20, 2012 at 8:06 AM
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    2004TacomaSR5

    2004TacomaSR5 Nemesis Prime

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    I would have loved to end up with a black truck, but I couldn't find any so settled for silver which in a sense is better for around here, it hides dirt really well, and most years its winter 9 months out of the year so it would be dirty all that time. My mom used to have a black Cadillac and I remember how it was always a hassle to keep clean, seemed like after a date at the carwash the car was dirty again the next day.
     
  20. Sep 20, 2012 at 9:16 AM
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    gooch14

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    Bestop, Child Seats, petrified french fry, dog hair, empty Mtn Dew cans cracked windshield, scratches.
    no, as somebody who uses their truck for work around the farm and everything little scratches from bushes, twigs, brambles, and whatever show up all the time. White will be my next color.
     

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