Is the Tacoma moving in a favorable direction (1st gen to 4th gen)??

how did you keep a 2 gen on the road that long up north?? I thought they were ready for the crusher after 10 years or so in the salt??

 

For whatever reason: they don't all rust. My made-in-the-Lone-Star-State truck has been living in the northeast since 2014 when it was built and shipped to Connecticut. When I got it (2021: second owner) the only rust on the frame was the welds and it had never been treated. I had the required inspection done, they applied the CRC treatment to the frame laminations and the cavities, installed all the plugs and declared it good and covered by the 12-year extended frame warranty until 2026. I primed and painted all of the welds and any other unpainted parts, (ex: control arms, rear diff cast iron) then sprayed it all down with fluid film. The dealer re-inspects it every year in the spring when I have it in there, and so far the invoice still documents:"NTF: fame good" status on the invoice. The only rust on it is some of the brackets here and there under the truck and some of the air-injection hose clamps. No body rust anywhere.

So far so good.

 

First, find a big mudhole, then, go through it, and back up, do this several times. Repeat, especially just before winter, to properly coat the undercarriage with mud so the salt doesn't get to it Actually, good question, I bought into the 10 yr black rubberized stuff they spray on the frame yearly (I made sure they added a lot everywhere) and had the other free plugs and coating applied a few years ago. Rust is only starting to show under the rocker panels. I didn't do any other rust treatment, although I kind of regret it now. The frame looks good, but it might just be all that black stuff that holds it together, or because I have a lot of mileage on unsalted forestry roads

 

My 2010 has been in MA its whole life. I have it Krowned every fall. It has no body rust whatsoever, and almost no rust at all on the frame.

 

Interesting stuff. Let me know what you think is driving these numbers. Here are my thoughts on it...

1. 38% (19 of 50 votes) of folks believe you get what you pay for and the price of the 4th gen makes sense based on what you are getting in the truck over prior generations.
2. 62% (31 of 50 votes) of folks do not think the price is worth it and would even pay the incredibly high price of the fourth gen for one of the older models if they were making them brand spankin.

Why?
1. Toyota people believe Toyota is losing its way in trying to keep up with the North American midsize truck market performance and styling.
2. Numbers are skewed based on the amount of owners of the other generations voting for their own truck.
3. All due to NHTSA and EPA garbage destroying the American automotive industry.