Looking for first Tacoma. Would you buy one of these?

28,000 miles?!

 

Yes

 

Seems like a great truck, but I've got my eyes set on a manual which is making the search much harder.

I've seen 4 or 5 good 1st gens in the area, but not manuals in really good shape.

I will need to check that red one out, there is also this one.

https://nh.craigslist.org/cto/d/newmarket-1999-toyota-tacoms-sr5-4x4/6995414876.html

 

https://providence.craigslist.org/ctd/d/methuen-2002-toyota-tacoma-xtracab-v6/6993689662.html

 

Charge your phone and stay off of it for a bit.

 

a CA truck that far east, there must be a story there!

 

Aside from dunking the engine compartment in tire shine...at 226,000 miles this seems like a decent deal, and ready to go camping with that shell.

Interesting plumbing of some vacuum lines to the K&N CAI...not familiar with that set up.

 

I'm a bit of a tinkerer and I've been thinking that I'll be unable to keep my hands off the engine.

I've ended up slapping a turbo on all my 4cyl cars and was wondering if many people did the same thing to 4cyl tacomas.

I wonder because I don't believe you can bounce the Tacoma's 2.7 off the rev limiter and be safe unlike a miata or Honda B engine.

Generally turbos need to spool up first but the tacomas 2.7 engine has good torque at lower rpms.

Still looking, but thinking I should stick to the 2.7, unless those engines are hard to find rebuilt or have no aftermarket parts.

I have seen several sites that sell the 3.4 V6.