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are the 2nd gen Tacomas garbage?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by chaosbound, Feb 18, 2012.

  1. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:19 PM
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    bethes

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    Kinda fighting words there, eh? :D

    Ya know what? I have 40K on my 2011, no problems yet. So far the problems I have encountered have been due to error #ID10T, found between the steering wheel and driver's seat. And I have TW to help me out with those.
     
  2. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:22 PM
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    When Americans say 40,000k are they meaning kilometers or miles? Cause seems weird you would say kilometers when you use the imperial system
     
  3. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:22 PM
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    RenoTacoma

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    I believe that with all new cars, they are made cheaper with some exceptions. The 2nd gens are damn good but the older toyotas were definitely better built in some ways.
     
  4. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:25 PM
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    I said 40K as in 40,000 miles. If I'd meant I have driven my Tacoma 40 km in the last year, I would not be on TW. :)
     
  5. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:28 PM
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    Factory Monster Truck Package with reverse gear.
    yes they are....i drive with a tow truck behind me at all times
     
  6. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:29 PM
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    Yes these trucks are full of problems. My gas mileage sucks after putting a lift and 285's on it, my horns not loud enough, and the list goes on. But for real the trucks are top notch. My complaint is it is not paid off so i can dump ridiculous money into it and run it through the woods.
     
  7. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:42 PM
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    OZ-T You are going backwards

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    Yes . K is thousand

    in the metric system
     
  8. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:43 PM
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    My God! Have I made a horrible mistake??
    [​IMG]
     
  9. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:46 PM
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    Nah looks sexy
     
  10. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:46 PM
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    OZ-T You are going backwards

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    Too bad they shrunk teh skewpz
     
  11. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:47 PM
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    OZ-T

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    Exactly
     
  12. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:48 PM
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    Que?
     
  13. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:49 PM
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    You stay outta this Bubba
     
  14. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:49 PM
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    I disagree 05+ is way better
     
  15. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:50 PM
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  17. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:54 PM
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    km is the abbreviation for kilometers, k by itself is an abbreviation for 1000.

    So 40k = 40,000 and 40,000k = 40,000,000.

    There's no m beside that k so it's clearly not a unit of distance.

    I like confusing Canadians though. Kinda fun. :D
     
  18. Feb 18, 2012 at 7:57 PM
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    You'll have to try harder

    Like naming divisions of a country , states
     
  19. Feb 18, 2012 at 8:00 PM
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    Ah, but you see we are a federated republic. They are called states because each state is technically a sovereign state (the way the countries of Europe are "states") and we're all in a federation called the United States.

    Are y'all still British or not?
     
  20. Feb 18, 2012 at 8:00 PM
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    I wasn't confused, what else ya got?:cool:
     

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