Nissan owner....thinking of jumping ship!!!!

Welcome to the site. If you do decide to go with a Tacoma you may want to look into adding additional D-rinds in the front of the bed.

 

Sux about the Frontier. I used to be a diehard Nissan fan till mine got totalled then I got my Tacoma and will never look back. Good luck to you and I hope you can get into a Toyota.

 

your about to make the best decision of your life! welcome man!

 

Thanks guys! I hope it works out.
I just read the "what do you DISLIKE about yout tacoma, and well its like your stuff works well and doesnt break down, it just put in the wrong place, like the arm rest thing. On the Nissan Its great NO road noise, arm rest is perfect its just from the trany to the wheels, we got are issues. And the ticking thing? WTF?

 

i wouldnt pay more than 25k for a used one no matter whats on it i have a 2007 dc 4x4 offroad loaded and i payed 25 out the door and it has low miles o yea and a 6inch lift and 35s on it already

 

yeah my motor ticks, the valves are really loud, kinda pisses me off but apparently there is nothing wrong with it, cai and exhaust drown it out tho, welcome to tw

 

Thanks guys. Hey can I get a solid 4X4 DC for $20Kish? 2005 or newer? or is that never gonna happen?

 

should be able to I would check around and c what they are going for on craigslist or something

 

I have seen a few 06 or 05 tacos that go for that price range, and that's in the Chicagoland area. Trucks seem to be a little bit more expensive around here than in other cities, don't know why. So I don't see why you wouldn't be able to come across one.

 

cars.com should bring up all the used stuff in the area. Craigslist is a gamble for a 20k + truck IMHO.

Old titan owner here, very happy with my 3rd taco.

 

The other thing is the resale value on tacoma holds like superglue so, when it came time for me I decided a couple extra grand was worth picking up a new one just so I got those miles out of it... Deff check your local craigslist and cars.com ect to see what the going rate is, always check carfax first, the usual. Some areas hold 4x4 value more than others (rough winters especially), so it pays to look around your neighboring states and such too to see if you can shave enough to make the trip worth while.

 

Given he's put a few grand worth of mods into it you can probably pick up a used 05 in the high teens-low twenties depending on the mileage

 

Yes you can get a 2005 or newer for $20ish,

 

5 year bump... nice

 

You just cant go wrong, 2013 dcsb myself, I drag the family of 4 all over the place. Good luck finding your Tacoma.

 

Well with buying a Nissan, you have to expect transmission issues. They're known for that. I can vouch for the Tacoma. The PO didn't do any other maintenance on it other than change the oil (didn't even do that at the right times either). Everything on my truck is original and when I first got it, it was in terrible mechanical condition. Brought all my fluids and any other maintenance needed up to date and now its running smooth as silk 179k miles later. Going to be getting new suspension pretty soon to replace the worn out original suspension. I torture the truck at times, gunning it off of lights and towing/hauling heavy loads at times, but it has NEVER given out on me. I'm glad I got my Tacoma. Hope to keep it for a long time. Good luck with your decision/search. Just wanted to add my $.02

EDIT: Just realized how old this post was lol

 

I'm wondering if your Nissan was in a flood.

Diff, transmission, u-joints - those can go bad when a vehicle sits in gnarly floodwaters for a few days.