What did you drive before 2nd gen tacoma?

BMWS X3. BMW has made their cars so that I couldn't perform routine maintenance and I wasn't thrilled with paying someone else to do basic maintenance. I also missed having a truck. Wanted something that would fit in my garage so that ruled out an F150.

 

A 2002 and before that a 1995 1/2 (pre-tacoma) truck. It still passes my house and flaunts me!

 

2001 Gen 1 single cab Tacoma prerunner!

 

2013 Acura TL. Wife drives it now. Sold her 2007 Toyota Avalon and bought my 2015 taco. Before the TL I had a 2011 BMW 335i. Before the BMW I had a 2010 VW GTI. I love German cars.

 

96 4x extra cab taco, 250,000mi had a son and needed more room

 

2008 Chevy Silverado Z71. Extended cab, 4x4, LT trim. Great truck. Just got sick of replacing some new part every weekend and watching the paint literally flake off.

It saddens me that I had all that horsepower in a 5.3 v8 and basically got the same gas mileage I get now in my Tacoma with a v6. Heck, I could get 21 mpg on the highway in my Silverado and I haven't gotten better than 20 in the Taco.

 

Right before my new Tacoma;

2010 Audi A4 S-Line Prestige


Before that;
2000 Audi A3 (euro spec)
2004 VW GTI
1992 VW Corrado G60 (euro spec/absolute monster)
1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

 

Before my 06 was an 05 reg cab before that 04 dodge neon rt (wish i still had it 2.0 magnum, 5 speed, full exhaust, header, cat delete, side exit moroso muffler, hurst short shifter, gauge pods, black with white 17in wheels) before that 97 grand am (3 engines an 2 trans later i junked it)

 

2000 Tacoma Xtra cab V6. Traded it in with 90000 miles on it in '13. Should have kept it..
12 others vehicles before that.

 

'03 Ranger V6/5spd. I loved the size of the Ranger. I used it as my dd for three years, then bought a BMW Z3 and (now as the third vehicle) the Ranger just sat and rusted. I sold it in 09 with about 26k miles on it, but a load of frame rust.

 

Drove an '02 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab 4x4 Sport Plus, manual shift. Lasted me 12+ years before getting my Tacoma.

 

Good for you. I had an '01 Durango that I generally liked (at but it had issues. Boatload of electrical problems and some suspension issues. Basically totalled itself by blowing a wiring harness that was going to be 3.5k to replace as well as both o2 sensors.

 

^^^BTW, that was the day I drove her up to Indianapolis to trade in on the Taco

At that point with the o2 sensors shot, it was getting about 7mpg and blowing black smoke out the rear like a diesel lol

 

Loved my Dakota but man that 3.9L V6 Magnum engine was HORRIBLE. So bad on fuel. In it's last days, it was going to need a ton of work to get it back to running normal and I figured I'd rather put that money towards a shiny new Tacoma.

 

Had a Taco '03 DCSB TRD. Great truck but the back seat was only big enough for little people and the short 5.5 bed was too short for practical use or to sleep in.
Also had a '05 F-150 Screw. Good truck overall. Had an engine light problem for 2 years until Ford finally resolved it. Just too big for my 3 car garage so I went back to a Taco; this time with a full back seat and long bed. My 2014 DCLB is same length or maybe an inch longer or so than the F150 DCSB but the width is what I didn't like in relation to my garage. Hard to get in and out of with another vehicle next to it...

 

Several of these. The taco is my first truck, although we own an Xterra too (technically, it is my wife's).

 

Had an 01 Camry. 4 Cylinder Automatic. Very little power, but good MPG. Not good for hauling or moving anything other than groceries.

 

Had a 93 Mazda B2600 extended cab - 16 years. 1 muffler, 1 radiator, 1 set of rotors, a couple of batteries. 195k miles. Gave it to best friend for a farm truck. Still in use.

 

2013 bmw 335i sport line. Man I miss that car but needed a truck. Love the taco so far.

 

1996 to 2002 - 1991 Jeep Cherokee Sport
2002 to 2007 - 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse
2007 to 2014 - 2002 Volkswagen Jetta
2014 to now - 2012 DCSB Taco