Cars owned before and currently?

2000 audi A4
2007 Honda Accord
2014 f150
2017 WRX
2017 Tacoma

 

Current vehicles. Oh, wife has an MDX.

 

Hey I recognize that 2005 from the mustang forums!!

Let's see if I can remember mine:

1990's (maybe 2000) olds intrigue
1990's Pontiac Grand Prix
2006(maybe) Ford Ranger
2005 Mustang GT (still own and love)
2012 Ford Focus
2012 Ford Taurus SHO
2017 Taco

Ok, I think that's it!

 

Current vehicles at Virginia home:

1. 17 TRD Sport 4x4 Access Cab
2. 16 Avalon Limited
3. 03 Tacoma Reg Cab 2.4 Base (ultra low mileage)

Current vehicles at Florida home:

1. 18 Lexus LS 500
2. 16 Porsche 911 Carrera S
3. 15 Kia Soul

 

2002 Chevy Suburban with 286k miles. Bought it brand new. Still don't have the heart to get rid of her.

 

1964 1/2 Mustang
1965 Chevy pickup
1968 Pontiac GTO
1975 Chevy Monte Carlo
1975 Toyota Hilux pickup
1979 Toyota 4x4
1984 Ford Thunderbird (big mistake, piece of junk, towed it to trade it in on the Cressida)
1985 Toyota Cressida
1992 Toyota Camry
1996Toyota Solari
1999 Toyota Prerunner
2005 Toyota Tacoma double cab
2009 Toyota Camry
2018 Toyota Tacoma double cab

 

My son-in-law has one just like this one with almost 300 thousands miles, and still going strong. The biggest problem he has had with his is keeping the AC putting out cool air

 

1. 1989 Ford F250 460V8
3. 1994 Ford Mustang GT Convertible
4. 2006 Honda Pilot
5. 2017 Toyota Tacoma

 

1) 1992 Civic 4 door EX, 5 speed MT (purchased for 2000 sold for 1400)

2) 1991 MR2, 5 speed MT(purchased for $5K; was destroyed in wreck)

3) 2007 Toyota 5-lug single cab, I4 5speed MT (purchased for 13,000, traded for 4000)

4) 2017 Toyota DCSB 6 speed manual TRD off road (purchased for $35K)

 

I’m 28 and only 5 on my list. I plan on keeping the Tacoma for a long time.

1. 1979 CJ 7 (wish I never sold)
2. 2001 Mustang GT
3. 2008 Tacoma TRD Sport
4. 2015 F150 Lariat
5. 2017 Tacoma TRD Off-road

 

I see more than a few people went from F150s to Tacomas in this thread.


Why did you all make the jump?

The F150 is basically the standard bearer of all trucks. I have been seriously thinking about getting a raptor one day

 

Before I owned a truck I had ridden/driven many miles in various F-Series trucks. When I decided to buy a truck, Ford wasn't even on my radar. One test drive in a Tacoma was all it took for me to be hooked.

I don't know what it is

 

Before current Taco

 

My vehicle history (mainly Toyota). Added some notes just because I was feeling nostalgic.

1: 1972 Toyota Celica: my high school car. Great 18RC engine and great 4-speed manual tranny......total rustbucket......shock towers collapsed into engine bay due to rust. Sold for $100 scrap. Note: With chains on the back wheels, the Celica would go anywhere......travelled many snowy logging roads in the little beater.

2:1987 Mazda B2600 5spd manual 4x4: My first 4WD. solid truck, great everything, but totally shitty Mitsubishi engine. The 2.2 in the B2200 was a reliable Mazda engine, but the 2.6 was a cantankerous crappy Mitsi engine in the 4x4. Same junk engine used in the lemon Dodge caravans. Contemplated a re-power after a few years of suffering, sold it off for $2000 to a guy who needed one for parts. I swore to myself one day I’d buy myself a nice Toyota 4wd when I could afford it.

3:1991 Toyota Corolla 5sp 4-door manual: Amazing car. Like a go-cart it was so light. Drove it across Canada, lightly off-roaded it, endless road trips. Super great no nonsense vehicle. Gave it to my mom when I met my wife who had a newer Nissan Altima at the time (which was an absolute POS car.....terrible...shoulda kept the Corolla). My mom drove the Corolla for a few years then gave it to my brother. Car finally was not worth putting a new clutch and shocks in so got scrapped with about 520K on the odo.

4:1993 Camry 4dr auto: Another total home-run for Toyota. Got the car used and drove it for 13 years and never even put a fan belt on it. It got brake pads, oil, and the timing belt replaced on schedule. Super great car, but felt nervous about packing the family in a car with no air bags, so eventually traded it in on a new Camry (which is now my wife’s Car)

(At this point in my life I started being provided a company 4x4 for my job, typically a Ranger, lately an F150, so my dreams of owning my own 4X4 were put on the back burner)

5:2015 Camry 4dr auto: Awesome car. Drives great, not annoying in any way. Design is highly refined after so many years, and everything makes perfect sense. Lots of power even in the 4sp auto, and not bad looking for a sedan. Still own it, and plan to for foreseeable future. Best driving car I’ve ever had.

6:2017 Tacoma TRD OR 4wd auto. Finally splurged and bought myself a nice new Toyota truck like I always wanted. Loved everything about it until I joined Tacoma World......now I’m annoyed by everything about it.....no gas cap holder.....whistling A-arms......scratches on my instrument cluster.....and so on and so on and so on. Thanks alot guys......my dream was shattered.

 

It came down to “life changes” for me. I sold it to pay off my wife’s vehicle and to put cash down on our forever home. I enjoyed the F150, it had the 3.5 eco, a ton of torque, plenty of space, and averaged 18-20mpg. When it came to buying another vehicle I realized that I’m a Toyota guy. I love the looks, interior, reliability, resale value and nimbleness of the Tacoma. The maintenance costs also steered me away from going back to ford. If I were to go back to full size it would be a Tundra. I would take a look at the new chevy’s but I don’t think I’d every pull the trigger and if money wasn’t a issue a raptor would be badass.

 

My cars:

1.Corvair 2.Volkswagen beetle 3.VW Karmen Ghia 4.Fiat 850 spider 5.Fiat coupe 6.Fiat Coupe 7.Fiat sedan 8.VW rabbit 9.VW Dasher 10.Honda civic 11.Ford Fiesta 12.Ford Thunderbird 13.Ford Thunderbird 14.Chevrolet blazer 15.Ford Bronco 16.Chevrolet blazer 17.Jeep pick up 18.Dodge Mitsubishi pick up 19.Ford Ranger 20.Ford Aerostar van 21.Ford Windstar van 22.Pontiac transport van 23.Dodge Caravan 24.Ford F150 25.Ford F150 26.Chevy 1500 27.GMC 1500(1999)28.Chevy 2500(2000) 29.Chevy 1500 30.Chevy 2500 31.Jeep Wrangler(2001)32.Jeep Wrangler(2011) 33.Chevy Impala 34.Chevrolet Traverse 35.Chevrolet Equinox 36.Subaru Outback limited sedan 37.Subaru Forrester 38.Subaru Outback wagon 39.Subaru Impreza sport 40.Subaru Impreza Premium 41.Subaru WRX(2015) 42.Subaru Legacy(2016) 43.Mazda Miata (2008)44.Mazda Miata (2010)45.Ford Mustang (2013)46.GMC Savanna (2012)47.Dodge Ram (2016)

48.Subaru Crosstrek (2017)49.Chrysler Pacifica (2018)50.Subaru Forester XT (2018)51.Toyota Tacoma(2017)

52.Toyota Sienna LE AWD(2018)

 

1989 Dodge Raider
2004 Nissan Sentra
2006 Nissan 350Z
2006 Audi S4
2011 Subaru STi
2014 Infiniti Q50S
2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
2015 Mitsubishi Evolution X MR
2014 Hyundai Santa Fe
2014 Infiniti Q50S (bought same car again)
2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road

 

That Dodge Raider(I listed mine as a Dodge Mitsubishi pick up), that was one sorry vehicle.

 

1969 Chevelle, First car.

Plymouth Arrow PU. Pic is not my original, but one I redid over. These trucks were awesome.

Honda Accord

Ford T-Bird turbo coupe

1985 Chevy PU 4wd. Short bed

Volvo 850

Toyota Camry

Tacoma (current)

1950 Willys Jeep. (Has been in my family 3 generations.) Its whole life it was a plow truck. My Pops gave it to me last spring and I had to make it road worthy.

 

My first 4x4 toyota, clean 124k bought off the original owner. Miss this little runner alot!