Pro and cons(if any)

x2. unless you hailing stuff around 4+ days a week every week the 5’ bed will work. could get a bed extender for the few times you need a little more room.

I have had my bed pretty full of stuff and still had a little room.

 

Or get an access cab long box. Short wheelbase and full box

 

It's difficult (maybe intentionally impossible) to tease this information out of the Toyota Canada website. The USA sales brochure does not list the actual numbers, but includes a footnote that says:

"23. Payload Capacity is the calculation of GVWR minus curb weight and should be used for comparison purposes only. The maximum amount of passenger and cargo weight your vehicle can carry is the Load Carrying Capacity indicated on the label(s) on the driver’s doorjamb. "

Screen caps from the Toyota USA website.

 

Any particular reason why?

Initially I wanted to buy used, and figured 06-09 but here those trucks seem to go about 15K-20K miles a year, and are priced assuming they'd go about 300,000-400,000 miles before expiring.

The best deal I could find was an 07 RG 4X4 with 77,000 miles (with aftermarket wheels and tires, and a leveling kt) for $17,000, I ended up buying a brand new '13 RG 4X4 for $19,500 (then spending another $2000 on wheels, tires and Bilstein 5100's). I'm counting on a 200,000 mile service life, meaning I consider 77K about 1/3 of it's life has been used up. Which means I SHOULD be paying about 66% price of new, not 87%.

As far as pros and cons of long bed versus shortbed.
-shortbed = easier to park and maneuver,
-long bed = hauls larger items. Do you NEED a long bed? If "yes", get a long bed, if "no" get a shortbed.

4X4 versus 2wd
-4X4 = higher cost (purchase and maintenance) , lower MPG.

Do you NEED 4X4? if "yes" get a 4X4, you won't be happy with a 2wd, if "no" get a 2wd, you'll save a couple thousand on purchase price, your maintenance costs will be lower and you'll get 20-25% better fuel economy.

 

I have an 06 and 14, the interior is nicer in the 14. But I like the simplicity of the 06.

 

I have a DCLB and don't find it any harder to park or maneuver than my AC was. And I though the EPA put the 4x4 as getting about 1 mpg less than 2x4. Don't feel like looking it up though.
I love my DCLB and I loved my AC, both 4x4 cause we get plenty of snow here in winter and my office doesn't close, and I don't want to burn vacation due to snow!
I have been buying new because the damn things hold their value soo well. It's hard to buy a truck that is 2 years old with 40,000 miles for 2-3k less than a negotiated price on a new truck! I traded the 09 AC 4x MT with 100,000 and lots of worn out parts (brakes, leafs, tires...) for $13,000 and I paid $24,000. I plan on keeping this one for 10+ years.

 

My RC is definitely easier to maneuver than my old AC, but part of that might be better visibility. All else being equal, a shorter vehicle length = easier handling. When you are talking about a vehicle as long as the Tacoma double cab, another foot and a half might not be too noticeable.
As far as MPG goes, it depends of course on the engine/transmission combo, but when you are talking about a vehicle that gets around 20 MPG highway, 2 MPG = 10%, 4 MPG = 20%. 1 or 2 fill ups, you probably wouldn't even notice the difference. Assuming 15,000 miles a year, 20 MPG = 750 gallons of gas, 24 MPG = 625 gallons, a difference of 125 gallons (you can price this out locally) over a year. For ME that's about $406 a year, OR $2031 over the course of 5 years, assuming gas doesn't go up in price.
At 17.3 MPG a 20% increase would be 3.46 MPG (17.3 X .2) for a real MPG of 20.76 MPG.
The more miles you put on the truck the more you'll notice a difference, but if you NEED a 4X4, a 4x2 just isn't gonna cut it. That's the reason I got a 4X4, I just got tired of having to take vacation days when it snowed.

 

I find it amusing how people are completely ok with a DCSB for driving in town and parking, but a DCLB is suddelny a PITA. It is the 'same' freaking truck. Drive a 3/4 ton 4 door long box (8' box) truck and then you have a noticable difference in parking ability and turning radius, not DCSB to DCLB.

 

THIS. i have an 02 f350 dually and can park and work in tight spots just fine, so i doubt there is any noticeable difference in the DCSB vs DCLB.