Anyone regret giving up their 1st gen...

Had a black 2002 access cab TRD off road 4x4 5 speed manual. Sold it way long before I got my 3rd gen but I do regret getting rid of it

 

@jersey jim I edited my post above, thought you had a 2002 Tacoma but for a 2000 you'll need a different part number than what I linked you to...the 01-04 Tacomas have a different length spring than the 2000s.

 

Its going to take quite some time to put mileage on my 02 Pre Runner . I've only have put 12k on it in the 2 years I've owned it !!

 

I see that, thanks. Only $99 a side for the standard duty springs, too:

https://www.generalspringkc.com/Leaf_Springs_Toyota_Tacoma_1998_1999_2000_s/1931.htm

 

Keep the first gen! 3rd gens are fuckin ugly! That front end is hideous. My father in law has a 17 sport I drove a bit. They shift like crazy. Im sure they are solid trucks and reliable but no way I would own one. Feels like driving a car. Keep the first gen!

 

I agree but I do think they look good when made to look more aggressive...bigger tires and a lift make the long nose look less disproportional. The right aftermarket bumper helps, too. Seen some really well built 3rd gens in person.

 

I don't have a 3rd gen but seen alot I think they look good.

 

If you're going to your 1st gen for $6k, you might as well keep it until becomes a collectors truck and it's worth double-triple its value now.

 

Yeah... I had a 1995 Tacoma that I bought used in 1997. Traded it on another vehicle in 2002. I should have kept that little truck!

 

Offered you $4500. Would have it listed at $9500 and act like they're giving a deal of a lifetime.

 

Sometimes I really do miss it

 

Not at all, new truck is great.

 

Not really too much grief, but it did well with a very hard life... And working A/C too


(About 2500 lb of shingles there)

 

If mine was a 4x4 I would never have sold it.

 

71 Landcruiser. Not a day goes by.

 

I liked my '02 a LOT. BUT, my '16 was a nice upgrade, especially for the towing I do.
Mine was a rust free CLEAN SR5, I4, MT. And I sold it for $12K w/ 157K miles on it.
Zero regrets.
Besides, still have my '68 FJ 40. THATS my true keeper.

 

I miss mine. Bought when I was 16 and drove until 22. My best memories with the P/U was gassing it on speed humps and catching air into puddles. Ah the good ol days.

 

I regret getting rid of my 1982 4WD Hilux! Sold it in 1995. Today, I'm picking up my new TRD-OR. Been a long time coming home!

 

I kinda did this, gifted it to my son with 200k on it. It's his daily driver. I loved the 1st gen and it was/Is a great truck but the 3rd gen is so much nicer. Time will tell if its as "great" but it sure is fun to drive. No regrets at all.

 

I've got new truck fever...but no reason to even think about truck shopping.

I grew up driving my dad's 87 4Runner that we had for almost 30 years. I've owned an 86 Xtra cab and am the original owner of my 2000 Tacoma. My wife drives an 06 DCSB 4x4, so...got a whole family of fanbois!!

I'm in a position to purchase a new vehicle, but my 2000 is still awesome. It's not as smooth a traveler as the 06, but seems so much more rugged in comparison and is aging much more slowly. It's got 183k on it and is in excellent shape all around. If the 3rd gens did it for me the way the 1st gens did back in the day (I spent 4 years lusting over the 1st gens until I could buy my 2000), I wouldn't think twice about buying one. But the new ones look plastic-y cheap to me and the quality control problems I keep reading about have me wondering what's going on with Toyota North America these days (wrong fill level on auto trannies from the factory. WTF?). I keep thinking I need to buy a Japanese built, 4.0 4Runner before they ruin those with a lousy new powertrain and unibody construction.

This is a good thread. Thanks for letting me vent. Probably going to keep my 2000 for a few more years.