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The Tacoma is 2nd best used midsize pick up

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by batacoma, Jan 24, 2022.

  1. Feb 9, 2022 at 12:44 PM
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    Lt. Dangle

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    Great. Now show it with a flat tire on the way home from the Drywall store.
     
  2. Feb 9, 2022 at 12:47 PM
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    I like the Ridgeline even if it is not instalander approved. I considered them as my first truck until I learned they did not have a 2 speed transfer case. Back then, I had a muscle car project and motorcycles, and I only went camping for long weekends. The truck was not supposed to be a project. My dad wound up with one and I always liked it. The build quality was excellent and it had a ton of interior room. If I needed a truck to also be my daily, I would consider them again.

    The whole "it's not a real truck if it doesn't have a ladder frame" is a pretty weak argument. It does not address actual performance at all. People said the same thing about EV's and plastic guns. It's not a real X if it doesn't have Y...Turns out they developed a much better way then Y.

    Personally, I don't think it's a real truck unless you have to brush and feed all the horsepowers at the end of the day.
     
  3. Feb 9, 2022 at 1:02 PM
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    It's not a "real" truck if it doesn't have a frame.And if a car has a body on frame it doesn't mean it's a truck. I know that may cunfuse some but it is what it is ;-).
     
  4. Feb 9, 2022 at 1:19 PM
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  5. Feb 9, 2022 at 1:28 PM
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    Lol. I read that report that Tacomas don’t get flats.
     
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  6. Feb 9, 2022 at 1:32 PM
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    My Pilot with a 5.3” bed is so confused. It identifies as a truck. Probably it’s upbringing. But it still can’t get pregnant.
     
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  7. Feb 9, 2022 at 1:41 PM
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    Would be very difficult to get the spare down from under the Tacoma in that pic as well, I'd say almost impossible. And even if you did, I'd be worried about lifting all that weight with the crappy jack these things come with.
     
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  8. Feb 9, 2022 at 1:47 PM
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    ahh. Point taken and very true. The RL would be impossible with a flat in that situation too.
     
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  9. Feb 9, 2022 at 1:58 PM
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    Point being it's not even an option with the RL.
     
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  10. Feb 9, 2022 at 1:59 PM
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    It has no vagina. It only has an intake and an exhaust. You've been sticking it in the wrong holes this whole time.
     
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    You don’t need 8ft bed to carry sheets of plywood. Last weekend, I carried 10 sheets in my short bed taco. Easy peasy.
     
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  12. Feb 9, 2022 at 2:30 PM
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    Well if you unload those 20 sheets, which will take about 10-15 mins, then you can easily replace the flat tire.:)
     
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    well then it's odd you would talk smak about another rig
     
  14. Feb 9, 2022 at 2:39 PM
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    That would be fun to do on the side of the highway, then your spare would be a dinky little donut. I give Ford some credit on the Maverick as they do offer a full size spare.
     
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    Ooh right, didn’t think about the dinky little spare.
    :facepalm:

    Neeeevermind , carry on folks.
     
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    Yeah the doughnut would seem to be a problem.
     
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    oconnor Where am I?

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    But will it rub with 33's without lift?:woot:
     
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    Did you mean 13’s?
     
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    :rofl:
     
  20. Feb 9, 2022 at 5:29 PM
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    Who's taking smack? I've been defending the practicality of the RL since early in this thread. You need to start at the beginning and read.

    And let me guess....somehow my truck isn't a truck because it's 2WD?

    :facepalm:
     

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