My 3rd gen milkshake brings all the boys to the yard

Just picked up a new TRD OR manual double cab after testing the 4Runner waters for a few years. It’s awesome to be back in a truck and am surprised at how much I like the 3rd gen after reading TW . Much better stock suspension and smoother clutch compared to the 2nd gen.

At the dealer with 7 miles on the ODO:


On the way home from the dealer:


Had to swap out for the 4Runner trail wheels, just in case 285s are in the future. 265/70r17 KBros will do for now:



Looking forward to many more adventures with my copilot, Penny, who was just a pup when I had a ‘81 hilux

 

Congrats on the nice truck, enjoy!

 

Watch out. Them fighting words round here. Not for me I have a 19.
Congrats

 

Hahaha bring it! I’ve had a ‘03 double cab 4x4, ‘15 TRD OR manual 4x4, ‘81 and ‘83 hilux, plus an ‘02 and ‘08 4Runner- so far the 2020 is more fun to drive. Just rev the engine a little higher and it has plenty of get up and go

 

Enjoy your new truck I love my 3rd Gen if you’re going to get a truck has to be a manual only.i saw this old Toyota truck all original at the Toyota Dealer now look how far they have come keep on trucking

 

i dunno about best gen. i love my sport a lot, but my xrunner was pretty up there in my all time favoritest vehicles (and i had a lot!) wasnt too fond of my offroad even though i did pump a lot of money into that build. all of em were bought new as a baseline.

 

to the op... I'll have to take your word for it that the 3rd generation is best...its the very first tacoma i've owned. So far its been a good one.

 

Someone should slap a TRD sticker on the back to hold all those wires together

 

3rd gen "Off Ro4d" is the best......

 

The 3rd gen being the first one I’ve owned, I will agree with you that it’s the best gen.

 

No actually sport is the best.

 

Great color and transmission choice!

 

welcome @Ffej , how bout post Penny in https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/lets-see-your-dogs

 

At least the 3rd gen doesn’t have LBJ issues like the 1st gen and frame rust issues as bad as the 1st and 2nd gens.

Don’t get me wrong, I love old school Toyota’s as much as anyone but the 3rd gen is still a solid truck. People always hate on the current Toyota truck while claiming the previous gen was better in every way. This has happened since the Solid front axle disappeared in ‘85! I know people have had issues with the 3rd gen, especially from 2016-2017, but it’s still the best option available today. Especially given the used market prices right now!

 

Jealousy is a big part, as a lot of 1G and 2G guys can’t afford a newer vehicle, so they like to make up stuff to justify where they are at in life.

The 3rd Gen truck is not radically different from the previous trucks. If you took the body off, you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference between a 3G and a 2G.

My 2017 has been trouble free. A great vehicle. Reliable, capable, fun to drive, and turns way more heads than any 2G or 1G ever did. Not that it matters, but the public in general never cared about 1G and 2G Tacoma’s because they had such boring styling. They were ‘old man trucks’ before they left the lot.

 

I love my 2019 Taco I got 6 weeks ago today.

 

Love my 17' as well.