200,000 Mile Club (1st Gen Tacomas)

I am no longer in the club.
I hit 300K a month ago.

 

Right there with ya. 317,xxx

 

2001 4WD V6 Double Cab, 256K. Don't know how much more I will get because of frame rust issue. Working on it.

 

SafeTCaps?

 

Looking into that. Contacted Autorust.com (Auto Rust Technicians) that invented the Safe T Caps. Their only authorized repair services are 2 in Illinois and 1 in Missouri all close to St. Louis, and 1 close to Chicago. I contacted some collision centers here in Omaha and they won't touch it. I'm trying to contact some welders and will look into body shops too. I even sent an email to the local Metro Tech college's welding school to see if they want to work out an arrangement for a project for the students. Welds will be hidden; don't need to be pretty. I'd pay for some lower than average wages and parts.

I'm afraid Safe-T-Caps are only a band-aid though, to get a few more years out of the truck. Eventually that whole frame on these trucks will disintegrate. I started a new thread for the NHTSA. I encourage anyone with rust issues to make a complaint on it.

 

I might consider putting the truck up for sale with full disclosure. I would only sell it to someone familiar with the issue who can do their own welding or has the shop to do a frame swap.

 

I've got the same headlight housings. And i like the matte grey finish

 

Got 178 on mine. Getting no miles for the next 5 months since I can't drive for medical reasons...

But I did just grease my driveshaft for the first time in the truck's lifetime I think

 

Thank Double C I like it too. It's Dip Coat. Starting to peel in a few corners though.
But after this hunting season I'll rhino line the body in OD Green.

 

I agree SafeTCaps are little more than a bandaid. I plan to build a new frame from just behind the front wheels all the way back.

 

Since we're talking 200K club, I ran across this article while researching what my next vehicle will be (I confess I'm leaning towards a Ridgeline, but I am keeping my Taco too). What's interesting is I believe the Sequoia borrows from the Tundra and the 4Runner borrows from the Tacoma.
https://www.iseecars.com/longest-lasting-cars-2018-study
Toyota faired quite well in the study.

 

Just left the 200,000 mile club this weekend

 

Nice.
And your clock still works!

 

Yeah I’m surprised that little thing still works. My sisters went out on her 4Runner.

 

Hey, I've got a 95, 95.5 for the particular, with the 2rz 4 cyl. I have about 244000 miles and am just having to go into the engine. Not because of failure just because of wear. The timing chain guide was cracked so I began the adventure.

I'm already quite partial to these trucks and Toyota 4 cyl engines in general. But after having to go into my high mileage engine I am completely sold. It's super clean inside with no sludge, it even still has the cross hatching in every cylinder!! Insane. I mean I'm American and proud but I don't see many American motors with stand time and abuse like this thing has. I'm super proud of this little truck!!

 

Are those 01-04 mirrors?

 

No there the stock ones.

 

I can assure you those are not the stock ones for your model year truck. Those are the newer style 2001-2004 power mirrors. You have a 2000 so you’d have the smaller folding style ones stock.

 

They did build the truck in Fremont, California and continued to build them in the US to this day. A small amount of them are built in Mexico, while the rest are built in San Antonio after 2010 when NUMMI closed.

 

Then why when you look up 2000 model year trucks half have the small mirrors and half have mirrors just like mine?