Just bought my 1st Taco.... 2023 Sport M/T in blue crush

milesbeyond · Jan 28, 2023

Blue honestly looks great! Welcome to the MT club!

RIX TUX · Jan 28, 2023

tselanne[OP] said: ↑

Swapped hoods today. Yes I got rid of the scoop in favor of the non-scooped (flame away).

Nice beautiful snowy day in WI to change hoods. Besides not being able to feel our fingers, it went well. We didn't drop them.

I really like the non-scoop. And the off-road owner was really happy with the scoop, so it worked out.

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where are you going to mount the trx lights now?

CaptainBart45 · Jan 28, 2023

Nice!

Captqc · Jan 28, 2023

tselanne[OP] said: ↑

I've been lurking here reading for months (on & off) before I ever bought the vehicle. After test-driving several (test drove an off-road, sport, sr5 2x4), it was pretty clear that all the negative comments about the mushy pedal and no power below 4k were spot on. I decided on the tune before even purchasing the truck. So glad I did.

I'm not minding the stock shifting feeling right now, so not sure if I'll do the ADD now or just wait until summer. It doesn't seem as bad as people say. I might do it just to see what the difference is - since it's reversible.

Haha yeah. Kendall Toyota was a pleasure to work with. The finance manager Kris was great. Very good experience w them.

I got my taco from Kendall as well, I had a very good experience with them too.

Actually..... I'm up in WI . +1 for the Midwest
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kairo · Jan 28, 2023

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Hmmmm. It's cold, your fuel econ sucks, and you're almost out of gas.

Trade that thing in for a plane ticket to a warmer climate and a corolla.

j/k, nice truck!

Dang it...Well, I got a full tank at least!

BottleShark · Jan 29, 2023

tselanne[OP] initial post: ↑

Hey All, newb here and wanted to comment on how helpful this place has been..... after countless hours of reading around here, I ended up with my ideal truck and setup.

Picked it up last week Friday. 2023 Blue Crush Metallic Sport 6sp MT w/Adv Tech & Premium packages.

I'm completely new to owning Toyota (and trucks for that matter). I chose it because besides a Jeep, the Taco is the only manual left out there. I didn't want an older Frontier or Ram2500.

I couldn't find one anywhere in the Midwest. Thankfully I found the Tacoma inventory thread on here (awesome thread!). There were only 3 in the entire US. I ended up buying in Oregon and shipping it over here. Surprisingly, that was still cheaper than ordering it locally (my local dealer automatically add 10% markup.... some were adding static #'s like $5k and one was $6k).

1st "mod":
A lot of salt on the roads here, so I had it shipped directly to a Fluid Film sprayer. They accepted delivery of the vehicle and sprayed it before I ever saw it. For anyone in IL/WI area, Midwest Customs are great people!

2nd mod:
Two days later I met with the OTT tuner and had the OTT tune installed. What a difference! Drives like a different truck now. I tried the most aggressive throttle response just for fun.... that was pretty sensitive haha. Ended up on the lowest setting and it's still a world of difference from the mushy stock feeling. It's quite awesome.

Next items on the mod list:
- removing the accumulator. My little brass disk just arrived in the mail from the Ebay seller on here.
- get a Tonneau cover.

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B. E. A. utiful truck. Love the blue. What Tonneau cover are you thinking of getting? I have the soft roll up and love how I can roll it out of the way and have full use of the bed.

NickTaco · Jan 29, 2023

congrats and welcome!

kaijuuawareness · Jan 29, 2023

dang u dint think i ever seen a blue taco on the lot since the rona shit

HisDad · Jan 29, 2023

That's a nice color. We don't see many of those out here in the Northeast. At least I don't recall seeing more than one.

Which brings up a more general question. Do different regions get different colors?

Tacospike · Jan 29, 2023

Congrats

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