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Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Redline870, Mar 22, 2023.

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  1. Mar 22, 2023 at 7:14 PM
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  2. Mar 22, 2023 at 7:16 PM
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    It still is not Friday.
     
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  3. Mar 22, 2023 at 7:17 PM
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    worst attempt at trolling we've seen this year.
     
    Freetime, Mar 22, 2023
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  4. Mar 22, 2023 at 7:21 PM
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    The dreaded ball joint recall from the 1st gen affects 3rd gens? Ok.

    What a stupid article, it's clearly just slapped together by a script.

    Visit ranger and chevy midsize forums and read up on their problems.
     
    Bishop84, Mar 22, 2023
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  5. Mar 22, 2023 at 7:22 PM
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    It’s not trolling. My dream Toyota is a third gen with a Tundra engine and drive train swap.
     
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  6. Mar 22, 2023 at 7:24 PM
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    Strike 2!
     
    Freetime, Mar 22, 2023
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  7. Mar 22, 2023 at 7:28 PM
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  8. Mar 22, 2023 at 7:38 PM
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    Enough for now
    :locked:
     
    AmateurTaco1313, Mar 22, 2023
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    10thMTNgrunt This is the way, step inside.

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    Amen Redline!
    2nd Gen is Best Gen :woot::poking: :popcorn:
     
    10thMTNgrunt, Mar 22, 2023
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  10. Mar 22, 2023 at 7:44 PM
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    We’ve been through this already. That article is as worthless as a JD Power award.
     
    GumShoe, Mar 22, 2023
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    The very first photo they use isn't it a RC truck??

    Screenshot_20230322-195225_Chrome.jpg
     
    slowpoke16taco, Mar 22, 2023
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  13. Mar 22, 2023 at 8:11 PM
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    oconnor Where am I?

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    :woot:

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    Whatever happened to real journalism?
     
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    ChatGPT. I take that back, ChatGPT would create a better article than this one.
     
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    Thats what this feels like. It just pukes out tacoma generated lines.

    And people still eat it up.
     
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    Motorbiscuit uses that less talked about AI program called :jerkoff:.
     
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    It’s like those terrible journal articles that pop up and have “SHOCK” in all caps somewhere in the title.
     
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    The ones that asked the hard hitting questions? Like Connie Chung? That was a 80’s and 90’s thing. They don’t do that anymore.
     
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