2016 Tacoma 4 cyl verses V6!!! My opinions after driving the 4 cyl Auto

Trifenix · Mar 17, 2016

Cornfed89 said: ↑

I drive a 3rd gen 2.7 auto on 35's and it's fine honestly I test drove the 6 and wasn't impressed at all. (I came from a modded 06 f150 that would kill either truck but I wasn't going for speed when I bought this one) it sucks that it searches for gears on the highway but it did that on stock tires and in the 6 so it is what it is. I wanted a new truck ASAP because of the problems with my f150 that I wanted to offload before I was sinking more money into it. The closest stick shift was In Tennessee (800 miles away). My 2.7 has 8,000 miles on it now and has been hauling my welding machine and tools, my 16' boat, and my ATV all on 35" trail grapplers without a problem. If I get a new truck I will probably go back to a 1/2 ton or even 3/4 but I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Click to expand...

What do you think about the new f150s? The ecoboosts look mighty tempting and are within range of the 3rd gen tacos. Is the f-150 still unreliable or full of gremlins?

Cornfed89 · Mar 18, 2016

Trifenix said: ↑

What do you think about the new f150s? The ecoboosts look mighty tempting and are within range of the 3rd gen tacos. Is the f-150 still unreliable or full of gremlins?
Click to expand...

I have a few buddies that have them and they wish they had gone with the 5.0 for the most part. They aren't horrible reliability wise but from what they say the mileage gains aren't worth the loss of quick responsive v8 torque. The best truck I ever owned was an 02 F150 crew cab 4x4 better than any of my Toyotas even. My 06 though was the worst truck I've ever owned. I would get another one but never another 3v 5.4. In my opinion fords and Chevy's are hit or miss on reliability. Toyota is more consistent in my opinion.
Note that the friends I know of with the Eco boost are the first gen ecoboosts I heard they changed the ecoboosts motor for 15 and up though.

tegan765 · Mar 31, 2016

Cornfed89 said: ↑

I drive a 3rd gen 2.7 auto on 35's and it's fine honestly I test drove the 6 and wasn't impressed at all. (I came from a modded 06 f150 that would kill either truck but I wasn't going for speed when I bought this one) it sucks that it searches for gears on the highway but it did that on stock tires and in the 6 so it is what it is. I wanted a new truck ASAP because of the problems with my f150 that I wanted to offload before I was sinking more money into it. The closest stick shift was In Tennessee (800 miles away). My 2.7 has 8,000 miles on it now and has been hauling my welding machine and tools, my 16' boat, and my ATV all on 35" trail grapplers without a problem. If I get a new truck I will probably go back to a 1/2 ton or even 3/4 but I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Click to expand...

I wanna see pics of this truck

Log in or Sign up

Welcome to Tacoma World!

2016 Tacoma 4 cyl verses V6!!! My opinions after driving the 4 cyl Auto

#81
Trifenix Well-Known Member

#82
Cornfed89 Well-Known Member

#83
tegan765 Member

Products Discussed in

Log in or Sign up

Useful Searches

Welcome to Tacoma World!

2016 Tacoma 4 cyl verses V6!!! My opinions after driving the 4 cyl Auto

#81 Trifenix Well-Known Member

#82 Cornfed89 Well-Known Member

#83 tegan765 Member

Products Discussed in Entire Site Forum: 3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)

#81
Trifenix Well-Known Member

#82
Cornfed89 Well-Known Member

#83
tegan765 Member

Products Discussed in