First-Time Truck Owner (2004 Taco SR5 V4 2.7l)

Hello all,
I am a first time truck owner, and always wanted to get a 1st generation Tacoma. My wish after searching endlessly came true at the end of March 2024. I was astounded to find one in such immaculate condition. I will post a pic or two soon. I honestly can say that the exterior of the vehicle on a scale of 1-10 is a 9.85 and the interior 9.9. It's so well kept. My intent is to keep it as long as I possibly can--that would mean forever. It is a 2.7l V4, and the beauty is that it's a manual transmission. I don't enjoy driving automatic vehicles.
Anyhow, I am here to learn as much as possible from like-minded, well intentioned truck owners.
I do have a parts question, which I will post in another thread.
Thanks again for reading this and hope to collaborate with ya'll.
Be well & safe.

 

Welcome to TW! Where do you live, have you inspected the frame?

 

Thank you. Yes, I did. That was one of the very first aspect I inspected and asked about. I did as much due diligence as I could.
I even contacted Toyota HQ and gave them the VIN. They under coated it. I had it checked and re-checked. LOL. But, that's what it takes. I live in Virginia. The vehicle has always been in Virginia, possibly a brief stint in Maryland.
The vehicle when I bought it had 45,991 miles. Checked CarFax, and everything else.
I had it re-inspected too.

 

Thanks. You are 100% Spot On! I know the CarFax is not 100% kosher. It's the same when you go and resell a vehicle and they throw at you the Kelly Blue Book. It's all nonsense. I am pretty certain I made a good investment. All I now need to do is take care of it and drive it. The engine is literally just broken in at 46K when I got it nearly two months ago. Have driven 1K on it since.

 

Welcome to TW! Glad you made a decision to get a 1st Gen Tacoma. Just keep it maintained & truck will serve you well.

 

Thanks det107.
That's the plan. I am stoked and fortunate I was able to get it.
This is such a great board to be part of. Learning abut trucks. I doubt I would go back to a car.

 

Welcome aboard!

 

Good deal Enjoy it. Here's to many many years of reliability.

 

We need pic's and welcome to TW!

 

I added a new thread with Pictures.

 

Congrats! Those are increasingly hard to find in nice condition. Very cool.

 

Thank you very much. They are very hard to find. And, they are not cheap as they retain their value particularly in the last 4-5 years.

 

Welcome.
Sounds Iike a nice truck, but where's the pics?
We want to see her shine!
...btw it's an inline 4 (i4), not a v4

 

What is an i4? I always thought it is a V4. Thanks for the clarification. As for pictures, I posted them (in New Members) only in new thread.

 

2004 SR5 2.7L V4 Manual Pictures

 

The cylinders are In a straight line with each other as opposed to a V configuration like a 6 cylinder.

I4 (inline 4)
V6