I love my Taco....but it's my first taco and I need help

Hello all. Super excited I just got a new (to me) Tacoma. It is a 2014 Base Double Cab V6 with 52k, her name is Molly (because she is a basic B and hopefully will keep on rolling). I want to know what are the things I need to do to keep her chugging along. I currently work from home so mileage will stay low for a while but we like to camp and while the Ford Flex worked it was about as bottomed out as it could be by the time we loaded it up w/ the cargo rack and bikes.

I know basic maintenance but other than that my extent of car knowledge is how to put gas in it, change the wiper blades, and tires need air, I am better with bicycles since they don't need gas or have wipers.

I had my cousin who is a mechanic look at it and he said outside of a leaky front axle that needs sealed, which is scheduled already, it looked great. He said it has been treated for rust already which I know is an issue but other than that it looked mechanically sound. Any other things to be aware of that are known issues to address before they get out of hand?

I do not have plans for any mods as of yet other than foglamps, which it has pop outs for but not installed, does anyone have recommendations for those?

Sorry know this thread is all over the place but like I said, I am new, have little knowledge of vehicles, and am super excited to have such a loved vehicle.

 

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Thanks everyone so far. Really looking forward to spending all my money on a new truck that cost me almost the same as the sticker price paid in 2014. I am still amazed at the cost of a used truck, especially Tacoma's, but with research I think I got me a truck I will have for a long while.

 

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