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350,000 Miles

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by qnyla, Feb 8, 2014.

  1. Dec 14, 2014 at 11:32 AM
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    Boogyman

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    this is my inspiration lol. ill be at 240k next weekend
     
  2. Dec 14, 2014 at 11:36 AM
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    landphil

    landphil Fish are FOOD, not friends!

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    I'm now hoping the 3rd gen Tacoma is ugly as sin :eek: - I wanna see it go to 800K. :D
     
  3. Dec 14, 2014 at 2:05 PM
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    I'd feel awful pressed to keep it out of loyalty at this point.
    Go for the million mile award! :)
     
  4. Dec 14, 2014 at 2:06 PM
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    2004TacomaSR5

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    Tacoma is stock and staying that way, Pickup is TBA as of now.
    x2
     
  5. Dec 14, 2014 at 2:31 PM
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    Does your engine "tick"?
     
  6. Dec 14, 2014 at 2:55 PM
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    2 words.....HOLY SH!T
     
  7. Dec 14, 2014 at 3:01 PM
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    Nope.
     
  8. Dec 14, 2014 at 3:02 PM
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    I am going to give it to my twin boys, now 15 and about to drive.
     
  9. Dec 14, 2014 at 3:09 PM
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    Tacoma is stock and staying that way, Pickup is TBA as of now.
    At least it will stay in the family, good for a new driver.
     
  10. Dec 14, 2014 at 3:14 PM
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    Tacoma is stock and staying that way, Pickup is TBA as of now.
    If I ever have kids they'll probably end up with my Taco someday too. Safe, reliable little trucks.
     
  11. Dec 14, 2014 at 4:18 PM
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    landphil

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    So the first 400K was just the break-in period for the real torture test. ;)
     
  12. Dec 14, 2014 at 6:56 PM
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    Badass, would like to see 800k..
     
  13. Dec 14, 2014 at 10:14 PM
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    Congrats! It has lasted this long because its white:)
     
  14. Dec 14, 2014 at 11:36 PM
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    Dear qnyla,

    I've been on the fence about getting a light duty pick up truck for work/daily use. I've been doing a lot of homework and research the past few days. The v6 Tacoma was on the top of my list. Having found some threads on the Tacoma World forums (mainly looking for pictures of LEER caps), I came across this thread. I just wanted to register and tell you, that your photos and stories of people who take care of their trucks surpassing the 200k mark without any major issues has been my inspiration to head down to a few Toyota dealers tomorrow and find my next truck.

    Thanks guys.

    Regards,

    Trax - A soon to be Tacoma owner.
     
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  15. Dec 15, 2014 at 12:07 AM
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    Makes me more proud to be a part of the Tacoma World! I'm on my second 1st gen after 10 years and i only have 80k on my 2004 dbl cab....i have some driving to do, may have to join the Alaska crew and just rack up some miles :D
     
  16. Dec 20, 2014 at 12:30 AM
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    ever change the rear drums or pads?
     
  17. Dec 20, 2014 at 2:27 PM
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    Just my 2 cents, I was gonna change my rear drum brake pads. When I went to take them off, worn 15% roughly compared to the new ones. I did this at 150k miles. I never tow if that matters.
     
  18. Dec 20, 2014 at 5:02 PM
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    qnyla

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    No. The drums were resurfaced at 212k and like the other poster mentioned, wear was 20-25%, which surprised me.
     
  19. Dec 21, 2014 at 3:09 AM
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    Thanks, guess I'm good on drum pads. Only got 104k miles.
     
  20. Dec 21, 2014 at 9:58 AM
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    I understand the rear drum brakes automatically adjust when the parking brake is applied. So if the parking brake is rarely or never used, the rear brakes may be out of adjustment and won't do as much work as they are supposed to... which means they will last longer.

    It could also be that the vehicle is driven gently, no sudden stops or starts. This is the best way to get your brakes to last a long time.
     

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