200,000 Mile Club (1st Gen Tacomas)

Tires are one thing that's not worth skimping on IMO, as those four small patches are the only thing keeping you on the road and Michelins longevity is amazing.

 

Markcal, can't agree with you more on this fact. If I get a new one, 2017 SR5 I'm simply going to go down to COSTCO and get a new set of P265/70R16's mounted to complete the new truck purchase. 109,000 miles and 4/32nd's left! Unbelievable investment!

 

I bought mine at the BJ'S wholesale club and bought the X® Radial LT2 tires made by Michelin, which was a club exclusive. I get lifetime balance and rotation and were cheaper than buying the M/S tires, but are almost identical.

 

1997 XtraCab 4x4 LX 5spd with just over 211K. Still rocking the original clutch, only on my 3rd set of tires in 19 years getting roughly 80K miles per set. Original timing belt was killed when the water pump locked up at 133K. Fuel economy started to get consistent around 16mpg and decided to replace the spark plugs, wire and boots for the first time at 188K. Fuel eco jumped back up to 17-19mpg where it has always been since new.

Will be buying new Gen 3 with manual trans truck next spring/summer and keeping this oldie for fun and possibly add lockers, lift, tires and a straight axle to get further off the pavement with it.

 

I just hit 200K on my 2002 DC TRD. I did have to rebuild my transmission. but runs great still, Im keeping it till it dies, nothing like it out there unless you want to spend 45K on a new truck.

 

242k no major repairs.

 

03 dc around 212k runs good but about to change all the belts including the timing belt, plugs, wires and coil packs to keep it that way. Not the nicest looking dc by any means but I like her.

 

My 03' 4x4 V6 TRD Off Road has 207,000 miles. It's not my daily driver anymore. I figure if I drive it 5,000 miles a year and it lasts to 300,000 miles I should be able to get another 20 years out of it. I'll just keep buying $3,000 motorcycles every 5 years or so and I'll never have a car payment again.

 

Sounds like the best possible ownership experience you could ever have.

 

I've got a 99 2.7 5 SPD 4x4. Owned in the family between me and my brother since 60k miles, and its been worked hard. Trail ridden, pulled 5000 lbs behind it on more than one occasion. It now has 237500 on it and experienced its first ever problem when the clutch went out on me on i65. The only thing I recommend checking, besides the obvious oil etc is checking the frame for rust. Rusted frames are easily fixable, but time consuming and if you can't weld potentially expensive.

 

It really does feel I got the best of the Toyota experience.

Keep in mind also, that I never once started the truck in freezing temps and just let it idle to warm up. Always let it run just long enough to scrap the windows and off I went (slowly) until things warmed up.

Oil changes are always at 7000 mile intervals and with traditional oil until 150k when I started using the blended synthetic/dino for high milage.

I wouldn't hesitate to take it on a cross country road trip tomorrow. I trust it that much.

I just hope my future gen 3 will be equally as reliable.

 

783 miles to go till I hit 275k on the odo... just regular maintainance other than haveing to shell out a hair over $1000 due too having my cats stolen and repairing where they whacked the header flange off...

 

Just hit 200k last week in my 2002 tacoma 4x i and never a single break down still the oe starter and alt. Just basic maintenance ill let you guys know when i hit 300k!!!

 

98 2.7 Prerunner @ 252k. Running flawlessly, just has a cracked manifold. No oil burned or fluid leaked

 

2001 taco 4x4 double cab auto 299963 on the odo. Daily driver and ranch truck. Use 4x4 daily. Just replaced front bearings, all ball joints rap cv shafts ect... Ready for another 300000k

 

'96 - 4cyl - 275K and still running good. Few fixes and replacements: power steering pump, springs, clutch, various other sensors. Nothing too uncommon I think for a 'middle aged' Taco. It's been driven from NW Ontario (-44F) to the California Coast, over many a mountain and a few deserts (120+F). Everything is stock, no mods.
The only complaint I have is the problem with the intake air temperature sensor causing it not start when the engine is hot, especially when the air temperature is hot too. The same thing has happens to a friends '97 V6 taco as well.

 

210,000 on mine
Replaced timing belt and the regular stuff

 

I'm a new member too. I also had a 1985 SR5 red 4x4 5speed! First vehicle that I ever bought new! I should have made some commercials with that truck. The places and things that truck did were amazing to say the least! That truck was completely stock and amazed me. Then I bought a lifted one that was on its last leg and I got rid of it. Then I bought a new 2001 Tacoma 2.7 and it's got 267,500. I've replaced the clutch and timing chain and that's been about it besides brakes. Replaced the water pump when I had timing chain replaced. I had a tree fall on it and damaged the cab, hood and bed! Insurance company totalled it and I bought it from them. I'm gonna keep it forever. If the engine goes, I'll replace it and keep on getting it. I was at the dealer today and was looking at one with a sticker price of $44,000!! Unless I hit the lottery there's no way in the world I'd pay that much money ! I couldn't believe how much they've gone up.

 

Just traded my first gen in with 414,000KMS on it. Sales manager said he's never driven a tacoma with so many kms on it.
Complimented me on how tight everything was in the truck.

 

What did you get? How much did you pay, if you don't mind?