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Toyota pickup vs Toyota tacoma

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Greggl4321, Nov 11, 2019.

  1. Nov 14, 2019 at 5:45 PM
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    LittleBlueHilux69

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    Oh damn, I thought safety standards wouldn't like that. Did they at least have headrests?
     
  2. Nov 14, 2019 at 5:48 PM
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    Just the two. Middle "seat" did not.
     
  3. Nov 14, 2019 at 5:54 PM
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    Speedytech7

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    None of mine have cost me much. If you're thinking of doing long travel you don't really get to be miserly anyway. The 22RE pickup isn't really all that much simpler than an early 3rz or 5vz Tacoma. In fact without OBDII diagnostics onboard, someone like yourself without much practical drivetrain knowledge might have a harder time fixing problems that do arise.
     
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  4. Nov 14, 2019 at 6:00 PM
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    Lol, good point. That's kinda funny now to think about it. A modernish 2001+ interior with an 80s bench seat:rofl:
     
  5. Nov 14, 2019 at 6:06 PM
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    So glad I dumped mine. Its funny cause the guy I sold it to relisted it on marketplace like a week later.
     
  6. Nov 14, 2019 at 6:07 PM
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    Wow, could you have gotten more but felt fair about where you sold it? Did he buy it to flip?
     
  7. Nov 14, 2019 at 6:07 PM
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    If he wants to LT, why is the cost of simple repairs even worth bringing up is my question.
     
  8. Nov 14, 2019 at 6:08 PM
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    Started at $100, slowly dropped to $30 over like 5 weeks before someone jumped on it. No one wants those things.
     
  9. Nov 14, 2019 at 6:10 PM
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    Shooooooooot my bad I thought you were talking the actual truck :rofl:
     
  10. Nov 14, 2019 at 6:11 PM
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    Here you were saying your bench seats not the truck. I gotcha now
     
  11. Nov 14, 2019 at 6:12 PM
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    Oh the truck as far as I know is gonna be some older couples weekend homedepot truck after their son fixes the headgasket. Perfect owners for it really.
     
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  12. Nov 14, 2019 at 7:41 PM
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    I think base model Tacomas had bench seats all the way through 2014.
     
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  13. Nov 14, 2019 at 7:46 PM
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    Oh no kidding, yeah I guess I could see it for big fleets. With all the safety crap manufacturers have to follow, I'll bet buckets are safer as well.
     
  14. Nov 14, 2019 at 7:56 PM
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  15. Nov 14, 2019 at 8:00 PM
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    4speed manual. Brake torque! Dump the clutch and light up the tires.81458F65-1C37-4CAE-922A-846F310B5551.jpg
     
  16. Nov 14, 2019 at 8:21 PM
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    Because stuff connects to a frame and can detatch it'll be cheaper to repair vs a Camry correct -- whereas on the Camry or Accord the entire transaxle has to come out to get the engine out right?

    I mean to say that repairs on a Toyota pickup will be cheaper than repairing a forward drive unibody car with or without automatic transmission


    Eeek,. Here I go again thinking of maybe should I get a car?

    State the above and then convince me why I should get a truck.
     
  17. Nov 14, 2019 at 8:21 PM
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    Guys brag about lighting up tires on pickups all the time, and I'm like: M'kay, I have to try NOT to squeal the tires on mine, lol. Not a lot of weight back there...
     
  18. Nov 14, 2019 at 8:28 PM
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    It's less Tacoma and more mod
    Fun to put it in low and drop a sick 4 wheel peel though
     
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    Did the 4 high wheel turn before I picked up the new tires. Just had to see if it could smoke 4!
     
  20. Nov 14, 2019 at 8:30 PM
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    See my post above ^
     
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