Owning a Tacoma from day 1 (Now with occasional updates)

It seems as though no one likes the stock wheels and I'm the minority of people that actually likes them.

I liked them so much I wanted to change them.

I attempted to color match the Toyota emblem. Although it's not a match, the metallic flake in gunmetal grey looks really good in my opinion.

 

My indecisiveness continues as I made bed side vinyls and applied them this week.

 

Like the vinyl. I would keep it like that. How big of a cutter do you have? Could do some cool stuff.

 

34in bootleg cutter I picked up from a co-worker's wife's failed at home vinyl company. She bought everything and never did anything with it

 

Thats a good deal for you then and the vinyl looks great on your taco. I just bought my wife a cricut machine for her birthday. She has made all kinds of stuff with that thing already.

 

I appreciate it man. My wife and I have gotten some good use out of it. Mostly for vinyl decals of my squadron patch.

 

I've got that same treadmill. Bought it at Walmart.

 

Morning folks

 

Welcome - be safe!

 

New interior lights and an endless amount of rain it seems in the Florida panhandle

 

Looking good.

 

Appreciate it! Taking it slow but steady with upgrades.

 

Downgrade. Get me back to Iron Eagle, bud.

 

i like stocks. just not tacoma stocks, unless you count the new sport and pro. the t4r trails is probably the go to wheel for tacos if you into oem. looks clean, the offset and size is very nice, and just all around looks like it was made for the tacoma from the factory.

 

Got in on the warfab hitch skid group buy.

Painted and installed on the truck.

I have a few other things on their way/sitting in the garage waiting to be installed. Right now worried about hurricane prep at home and at work. Right now the hurricanes aren't supposed to get too bad, but neither was Hurricane Michael.

Hope everyone is doing well.

 

Visiting my little step brother this weekend. He's got a pretty sweet ride for a 19 year old.

Also featuring: new grille on my taco

 

Not gonna lie... I love the Rebel. If FCA had at least half of a decent reputation in 2020, I probably would have bought one - that interior was amazing and it was like driving around in a living room. That said, I love my TRD BRO PRO. I'm a Toyota loyalist for the most part with a couple exceptions here and there. Tried the econo route on a Subaru and ditched that after a couple years, and had a 2010 Xterra which was a pretty great truck. Also had a '98 Dakota which was my first new truck - 3.9L 5spd regular cab... loved it. Only problems I had were the rusty front bumper (all had that) and the crank sensor failure left me stranded once. Otherwise, in almost 30yrs of driving, it's been Toyota.

 

Yeah I like his truck a lot. This Tacoma is my first Toyota, but I've always loved the Tacoma and that's what drove me to get my truck in the first place.

My little brother had an access cab 2018 canyon before this truck. He was excited to get the upgrade after graduating high-school. He definitely appreciated the canyon and understood how lucky he was to have it as his first vehicle but he and I talked about how it sucked as a vehicle and a truck.

He loves the Tacoma, and I love his truck. We're planning on going wheeling this weekend after we handle some stuff tomorrow.

 

Big man helping me clean the truck! Love bug season is the bane of any who appreciates their vehicle.

We did 900 miles to and from the in-laws this weekend. With the truck loaded with me, a wife, and two children, and a new full mitre saw on the way back, we averaged 26mpg. not too bad at 80mph.