2012 Six Speed Shortage?

You're buying a manual because you want a DCSB ?

 

When I was searching the Toyota dealers in the Chicago area, I rarely found a manual trans Tacoma. If I did find one with a manual trans, it was 2WD. Every 4WD had an auto. Even when using Toyota's build your own, I could not select 4WD and manual.

 

This just in - Toyota cutting production of the RA60 transmission in an effort to improve the reliability of its Tacoma lineup.

*CUT TO JONATHON FRAKES*

"So was the concern of the forum poster justified? Or was Toyota... just grinding his gears?"

*OUTRO TO COMMERCIAL*

We'll be right back with beyond belief: fact or fiction

 

Yes.
Long box is just to big for my parking garage.

 

It is possible to import a Tacoma from the US , there are a couple threads on it

 

I had to search around Colorado to find a 2012 DCSB in a 6-spd. Ended up driving neary 2 hours to a dealership that actually had one. Then they only had one color with nearly identical options.

 

Nothing available within 500 miles of the St. Louis area with the options I wanted (6MT being one of them) when I was looking. Ended up ordering my truck in early May and received it about 6 weeks later.