3rd Gen, Best Gen?

After 6 Toyota pickups of all generations I am settling in to the fact that my 3rd Gen is the best @ 105, 000 miles. ( maybe it's just me getting older and loving the creature comforts) Now, is it more capable off road? Who knows, as my off roading is snow, beach and camping/ fire roads on the east coast and DCLB sport handles each as good as all the others on 275's. Things I fixed for me to get to this opinion: Seating position, and seat covers, Better suspension and leafs, tune, OEM LED headlights, and additional lighting, Audio upgrades, bed slider and cap and rack, Meso total tails, stiffeners OEM aluminum side steps. It doesnt gear hunt any longer and the power is good enough. I am about to tow my 21' Searay 100+ miles and cant see it doing any worse than that same trip in my 1st or 2nd Gen.

 

All gens are good as long as the platform is properly prepped’ and serviced. I own a 2nd gen. Totally love the 1st and the 3rd looks very nice. 4th gen is a new chapter that so far looks amazing. Cool to hear that you are enjoying your truck

 

As a first-time Tacoma owner who has yet to take delivery that's good news! How long did it take to stop gear hunting?

 

No issues yet with my 3rd gen being my first tacoma. I'm liking it. Its more refined than past toyota pickups owned.

 

I think the 22's and 23's have better manners from the factory, but my 17, I had a tune that better addressed the issue. Maybe that and the truck finally learned that i dont drive it like a racecar.

 

aftermarket Tune if your best bet

 

Gonna need to rack up some more miles before you can label it as the best gen. Most modern vehicles will make it 100k no problem. 100-200k is another story.

 

I am actually happy with my 3rd Gen, but I do wish they kept the 4.0 5spd auto that was in the 2nd Gens.

 

3rd gen with the updated 4.0 from the 4runner would have been the "best gen"

 

I'll take the 2nd gen with the 4.0 V6, the drivetrain in the 3rd gen is

 

No tune needed in my 2020 access cab. Truck is a rocket. I can't ask for a truck to be more perfect, unless it can cook me a 5 star dinner.

 

You’ve had 6 total, so I humbly defer to your wisdom on what’s the best.

I personally like the 3.5’s, and say that having also previously owned the updated and excellent 4.0. Different flavors, but it’ll be a sad day when there’s no longer any version of a GR series V6 under the hood of a Tacoma.

 

yea, and the 4th gen will have 8 speed tranny...talk about gear hunting...