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What did you drive before Tacoma?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Ob1-adobe, Jul 16, 2019.

  1. Aug 5, 2019 at 8:07 PM
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    Bleep100

    Bleep100 TOYOTA 4 LIFE

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    How do you like the Tacoma compared to your JK'S ?
     
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  2. Aug 5, 2019 at 8:10 PM
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    JayTRD88

    JayTRD88 Well-Known Member

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    1st car i ever bought new, i was 17. A Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart 2006. Still have it today sitting at 79k kms. Still my baby cant seem to let it go lol.
    Got a couple beaters later, a 94 civic SI, owned it for 2 years and sold it, then got a Kia Sportage for a month and sold it. I wasnt feeling the SUV life.
    Then i got a 2016 FRS. Although i loved the car, i rarely drove it. Only in the summer time roughly 6 montha a year. Traded that 3yrs later for my 2019 Tacoma!
     
  3. Aug 5, 2019 at 8:10 PM
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    MT Hunting/Fishing Tacoma

    MT Hunting/Fishing Tacoma Well-Known Member

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    C8D9D257-436A-4533-A62F-C69705ACAFB0.jpg 2016 GMC All Terrain leveled 295/75 r 20 GY MTRs
     
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  4. Aug 5, 2019 at 8:11 PM
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    Bleep100

    Bleep100 TOYOTA 4 LIFE

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    9 year old Ram held good value .
     
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  5. Aug 5, 2019 at 8:12 PM
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    Bleep100

    Bleep100 TOYOTA 4 LIFE

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    Mine was a 2014 GMC All Terrain , black .
     
  6. Aug 5, 2019 at 8:15 PM
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    erok81

    erok81 Well-Known Member

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    BRZ with a couple of mods. ;)

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  7. Aug 5, 2019 at 8:30 PM
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    CaptDavid

    CaptDavid Well-Known Member

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    2002 F 250 power stroke diesel. Purchased in 200 . Put 360k on it. Until Last year
     
  8. Aug 5, 2019 at 8:32 PM
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    Bleep100

    Bleep100 TOYOTA 4 LIFE

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    Do they call you RAM ?
     
  9. Aug 5, 2019 at 8:34 PM
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    edgerat

    edgerat Well-Known Member

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    Olympia, WA
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    gas and oils
    no. I need to add a 2019 Tacoma to the list now though
     
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  10. Aug 5, 2019 at 8:46 PM
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    Edubreuil

    Edubreuil Back in a Jeep

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    I needed a truck. They are apples and oranges. I like the Taco, but miss the Jeep.
     
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  11. Aug 5, 2019 at 8:51 PM
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    Beancooker

    Beancooker Alea iacta est

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    The middle of Arizona
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    Lots, straight from the factory.
    ‘67 Buick Skylark (before it was a classic)
    ‘72 Buick Skylark (before it was a classic)
    ‘72 Datsun truck
    ‘8? Chevy Cavalier
    ‘85 Ford Thunderbird (4 cyl turbo)
    ‘89 Toyota Tercel
    ‘8? Chevy flatbed work truck
    ‘84 Mazda GLC
    ‘93 Buick Century
    ‘03 Ford Ranger 2wd
    ‘01 Nissan Cefiro (JDM Maxima)
    ‘04 Infiniti G35
    ‘09 Subaru Impreza WRX, heavily modded, dyno tuned, and built for fun
    ‘11 Nissan Juke
    ‘08 Mercedes C300
    ‘12 FJ Cruiser Army green and as loaded as they come
    ‘12 BMW 328i
    ‘14 Infiniti Q40
    ‘15 Infiniti Q50
    ‘13 BMW 135is M Sport, lots of bolt-ons and dyno tuned
    ‘17 Mercedes E63 AMG loaded to the gills (my God, I miss that car)

    Decided on a lifestyle change, quit really high paying, extremely stressful job, sold expensive house and cars, moved from Rain City Washington to Central AZ.

    ‘18 Hyundai Sonata
    ‘19 Toyota Tacoma.
     
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  12. Aug 6, 2019 at 6:41 AM
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    MarkMN

    MarkMN Well-Known Member

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    Yes it does. On my black Tacoma I'm now working on getting rid of anything chrome/silver.
     
  13. Aug 6, 2019 at 7:14 AM
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    batman900

    batman900 Well-Known Member

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    Most recent vehicle was 2018 Silverado 5.3L. In hindsight I kinda miss it, would stay in 6th gear with cruise control going up a hill with 1000lbs of gravel in the bed and a head wind still getting 20mpg avg by the time I made it home from Lowes. By contrast the Tacoma needs 3rd gear for same said hill and no load averaging 18mpg on that commute lol, OVtune soon.

    Never trusted the Chevy though which is sad. No Chevy shake but the fuel pump was starting to scream randomly, had a missfire issue when it was cold, top of driver's door warped they think due to temp changes and wouldn't seal right when shut and rattled, their body shop tried bending it back which helped but didn't fix it. driver's seat was loose and needed hose clamps to hold it in place, driver's seat started creaking and needed extra foam shoved up underneath to quiet it down, trans would sometimes slam into gear making me think I got rear ended, rust in some odd places etc. Still loved it, most comfortable vehicle ever and never left me stranded but once you don't trust something it's hard to keep it. 12k miles
     
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  14. Aug 6, 2019 at 7:29 AM
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    Supradude84

    Supradude84 Well-Known Member

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    My Subaru Outback sport

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  15. Aug 6, 2019 at 7:30 AM
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    LaggyEvo

    LaggyEvo Well-Known Member

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    285/75r16 BFG KO2
    2008 Evo X . Daily drove it for 7 yrs and still have it.

    [​IMG]
     
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  16. Aug 6, 2019 at 7:32 AM
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    GSDLVR123

    GSDLVR123 Well-Known Member

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    I had a 72 TR6 in college (1980)....It was a great car (for trips to the beach with girlfriends) but not so much for reliability...I remember keeping Marvel Mystery Oil on hand (can't remember why anymore - but I remember the name).
     
  17. Aug 6, 2019 at 7:46 AM
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    TRDThis

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    none yet
    2003-2005: 1991 Acura Integra- first beater car

    2005-2009: 1995 Acura Integra- highschool/college car (blacked out)

    2005-2010: 1994 Ford Ranger- work truck for my painting business

    2010-2016: company car

    2009-now: 2000 Audi S4- my toy (400hp V6 twin turbo AWD beast)

    2017-now: 2017 Tacoma- daily
     
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  18. Aug 6, 2019 at 7:55 AM
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    MRJMOYA

    MRJMOYA Well-Known Member

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    None
    2007 civic si sedan
    2010 gti
    2015 mustang gt
    2019 Tacoma
     
  19. Aug 6, 2019 at 7:56 AM
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    ncbill

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    Leased a 2019 TRD Sport to replace an old (1997), tired (~220,000 city miles) Subaru Legacy, the latter soon to be donated to a local charity.
     
  20. Aug 6, 2019 at 8:03 AM
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    stephbm6

    stephbm6 Well-Known Member

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    I drove a 2014 4Runner before I bought my 2019 Tacoma. I really like the Tacoma better then the 4Runner.
     

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