Troll post - don’t read

because forums are for whining, I’ll toss this out.

Long story short; long term Toyota truck owner. Going back to an 84 4Runner. Later, I bought a new Tacoma in October of 2001. TRD extra cab, stick, monochrome black. Great truck. Had it almost 10 years and put 175k relatively trouble free miles on it. Then the frame snapped. On the highway. Yikes. To their credit, Toyota replaced the frame. To their shame, they left me truckless for almost four months and left me with a frame with wheelbase that was more than an inch shorter on the left than the right, and immediately started rusting where they dragged it across the shop floor. I sold it shorty thereafter and it sold quickly.

In the interim, while I was truckless, I bought an old F250 stripped to the bone to see me through. Turn of the century standard cab, leaf sprung solid axle all around, roll up windows and no A/C. Ok truck, but also fast forward to 2019, now falling victim to road salt. Wife instructed me to get a new truck (always listen to the boss!), so I go yesterday to look at new Tacomas, and oh boy what an eye opener.

Go in for a crew cab long bed with a stick and a V6. Sorry we don’t make that. You can get the 5’ bed. WTF am I supposed to do with a 5’ bed? Groceries I guess on nice days?
Fine. So they get me an automatic with a 6’ bed to test drive. $39k? For a baby truck? Really? The TRD pro’s with the Tupperware snorkels sticker for more than my wife’s Audi. Ridiculous.
Regardless, I drove that thing for three miles of pure, unmitigated disappointment. This thing rides like crap. My antique leaf spring F250 rides way better than this thing, and that’s sad. The transmission is absolute garbage. Hello? Would like to shift today? Again, the ancient 4 speed auto in the Ford puts the Tacoma to shame. And it’s slow. SLOW. How can a truck with almost 300 horsepower be this slow?

What the hell did Toyota do to my beloved Tacoma? It’s ruined. Unredeemably so. I would think a respectable auto maker would be embarrassed to sell this type of trash for $25k, much less $39k. I’m willing to look past the questionable styling, the ridiculous price and the toddler sized back seat, but the quality and performance of the truck isn't there.

Quite frankly, I also found the fake hood scoop offensive. I even hissed ‘it’s a fake!’ In my best Cardassian accent to the salesperson, but sadly, he didn’t get it.

Oh well, done ranting and trolling. Have nice lives.

 

Good luck finding a unicorn truck that matches your needs!

 

I heard a Ridgeline does it.

 

A pick up with 6’ bed an a working transmission is a unicorn? Wow, you are sheltered.

 

Welcome to TW...

 

Ok, here we go...Is Friday on Sunday?

 

My wife's Audi? You're so cool to throw that in. Really makes you badass.

 

But it’s a TT BRO!

 

I wanna know more about this frame that was supposedly 1” shorter on one side.

 

A midsized quad cab long box manual? Do you smell like glue right now?

Edit: oh and under 20k because you live on gov't checks.

 

Got turned down for credit by the dealer I see...

 

Audis are are shitty cars anyways so I understande why they'd be cheaper than a toyota.

 

Truth hurts.

Look at all the 3rd gen threads complaining about the AT, and keeping OV Tune a viable business.

 

I’ll sell you mine, 32k

 

So you don't like yours also?

 

Some people are too stupid to own a Tacoma

 

Nothing wrong with the Ridgeline...

 

Welcome to the real world where manuals don’t sell so they don’t make them in every trim. Try and find a brand that makes a manual crew cab long bed

 

I drive AT, no complaints. Loud minority