Many Tacomas

I've been a 'haunter' on and off for a while. My recent experience with a new '16 Tacoma TRD Sport and an oil change prompted my joining. I've owned eleven Tacomas to date, and I still have four of them. All of them have been 4x4, all manual transmissions, all extra/access cabs, almost all of them with V6 engines, almost all of them TRD. With rare exception, all run Bridgestone Dueler (Revos now) heavy (10-ply now) truck tires (40psi and stiff shocks/struts). For those interested, here's the list:
86 Tacoma - 4 cyl, 5 speed
91 Tacoma - 6 cyl, 5 speed
98 Tacoma - 6 cyl, 5 speed
00 Tacoma - 6 cyl, 5 speed
04 Tacoma - 6 cyl, 5 speed
05 Tacoma - 6 cyl, 6 speed
07 Tacoma - 6 cyl, 6 speed
09 Tacoma - 6 cyl, 6 speed
10 Tacoma - 6 cyl, 6 speed
11 Tacoma - 6 cyl, 6 speed
16 Tacoma - 6 cyl, 6 speed

Only the 09, 10, 11, and 16 are in my possession presently. I don't think the 86 and 91 are still on the road, but my bet would be on the 91 if I were to bet. The 98 might still be on the road. The 00 went back to Toyota on frame rot. The 04 got reframed after I traded it in and someone is enjoying a brand new, old truck. The 05 and the 07 are still road worthy (07) or on the road (05). All of them have been quite good to me, and I've enjoyed, or enjoy, each one of them. For as 'same' as they are, the all drive slightly differently. The 6 speed manual is just fun to drive. (I'd take a 7 speed if they offered it.) I'm a die-hard manual transmission driver. I won't switch to an automatic until I'm old and creaky. I might be old now, and maybe a bit creaky (or was that cranky), but I'm not going automatic for some time yet.

Weird things happen to my trucks (or maybe it's me): a broken rear leaf spring, A/C compressors going out, a shredding serpentine belt (caused the truck to lose coolant, and lost power steering shortly after that), rear locker sending unit went bad, the brake pedal switch went away on two of them (dreaded blinking cruise control light), the clutch master cylinder went bad on the 07, O2 sensors going bad on the 04, a front sway bar rusted off the frame.

For the most part, I get very close to EPA rated fuel economy on my trucks. It isn't difficult really. Don't 'romp' on it and use the cruise control. I haven't replaced a clutch yet (and I don't intend to do so), and I rarely replace brakes (and I'm pretty unhappy if I have to). I'm absolutely anal about oil changes.

 

Welcome! So many Tacomas, I'm surprised that you are new to TW!

 

Welcome to TW ,I guess you know what you want.

 

Welcome to the club!

 

Welcome! That's awesome. But technically you've only owned 9 Tacomas as they weren't Tacomas until 95.5

This will be me in the future hoarding all Toyotas lol

 

Nice, I had three 2.7L 5spd Tacomas and now a 2016 DCSB V6 4X4 auto.

 

Welcome to TW

 

Welcome! Wow that's a lot of Taco's.