What vehicle did you upgrade from?

Thought it might be fun to see what vehicles folks were driving before they bought their current Tacoma. I’m sure many of us have driven junkers (my first car I paid $200 for, a real rust bucket. I drove it through high school years and sold it for the same $200 a week before I left for Air Force basic training in 1977). When looking back over the years funny list in my case of daily drivers and where I lived when buying:

Indianapolis, Indiana:
1) 1967 AMC Ambassador (used)
2) 1978 Ford Pinto (used)

Grand Forks, North Dakota:
3) 1981 Datsun B210 (new)

San Antonio, Texas:
4) 1985 Nissan Stanza (new)

Dayton, Ohio:
5) 1982 Plymouth Horizon (used)
6) 1988 Dodge Shadow (new)

Riverside, California:
7) 1995 Chevy Truck (new)
8) 2005 Toyota Tacoma (new)

Rapid City, South Dakota:
9) 2001 Jeep Wrangler (used)
10) 2005 Subaru Baja (used)
11) 2017 Toyota Tacoma (used)

Not lookin at an upgrade unless I get too old to climb into the drivers seat...haha.he.he...

 

All in Oklahoma
67 Chevy truck, traded a cow for it
72 Plymouth satellite
67 dodge coronet
76 GMC TRUCK, 454 engine
79 GMC TRUCK
81 Toyota pu
89 Toyota pu, long bed v6 mt
2002 Tundra
09 corolla commute car
2018 TRD OR
2019 TRD OR
Also 81 corolla,91 Camry ,99 Camry, 2007, 2009, and 2012 ravs for wife

 

2018 Subaru Forester XT Touring
2016 Subaru Forester Limited
2013 Subaru WRX Limited

 

2013 Jeep Wrangler 2 door with a what of do dad's dad trinkets on him.

 

1994 Chevy Suburban K2500 Silverado 6.5 Turbo Diesel.

 

2000 Chev S10 4.3 2wd (sold)
1997 Jeep TJ 4.0 I6 5spd (sold)
2000 Jetta 2.0 5spd (sold)
Honda Shadow Spirit 750 (sold)
2007 Tacoma DCLB Sport (wrecked in an accident)
2006 HD Sportster 1200 (sold)
2012 Jetta 2.5 6spd (sold)
2018 Tacoma DCLB Sport (current)

 

1997 Jeep XJ Country
1980 VW Scirocco
1989 VW GTI 1.8 16v
1992 VW GTI 2.0 16v
1999 Acura Integra GSR
2007 highlander Limited Hybrid.
2018 Tacoma DCSB Sport MT6

 

San Diego CA
1999 Ford Ranger
1997 Honda Civic
1979 Mercedes 450 SLC
1999 Ford Probe
1999 Honda Civic
Killeen Texas
2001 Honda Prelude
2016 Ford Fusion
1999 Nissan Pathfinder
Bavaria Germany
2016 Volkswagen CC
2019 Toyota Tacoma OR

 

1984 BMW 318

1986 BMW 325e

1989 Mustang GT

1964 Pontiac Grand Prix

2001 Dodge RAM 1500

1986 Mustang GT

1991 Ford F150 5.0 XLT Short Bed Sing Cab

1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 4x4 Laredo

1998 Toyota 4 Runner

1964 Ford Falcon 2 Door Hardtop (originally had a 289, bought it with a 302 in it)

2013 Toyota Tacoma - New

1971 El Camino with long rod 383 Stroker

2001 Dodge RAM Dually (5 speed & cummins)

2017 Toyota RAV 4

2017 Tacoma

 

previously owned vehicles
1987 Mazda 323 (used)
1996 Mazda 626 (used)
1993 Ford Crown Vic (used)
1994 Honda Civic hatchback (used)
1998 Mazda 626 (used)
2006 Jeep Wrangler (used)
1997 Chevy Malibu (used)
1986 Suzuki Samurai (used)
1997 Jeep Wrangler (used)
1994 Ford Ranger (used)
2008 Honda CBR 600 RR (used bike)
2014 Kawasaki Ninja 300 (bought new, bike)
2016 Chevy Colorado (bought new & fuck this POS)

currently owned
1988 Suzuki Samurai (used)
2016 Toyota Corolla S (bought new)
2018 Toyota Tacoma DCSB OR 4x4 (bought new)

All owned and driving while living in CA.

 

Wow. You owned some doozies

 

1992 Grand Caravan
1995 GMC 1500 W/T (5.0 5 Speed)
1997 Grand Am (5 spd)
1999 Grand Prix GTP
1982 Cadillac deville
2001 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport
2006 Subaru Outback (L.L. Bean 3.0R)
2012 Nissan Frontier DCLB
2017 Tacoma OR

**all used

 

64 Beatle - it died
71 Porsche 914 - rolled it
68 Rambler Rebel - many a high school girls first ride
74 Audi Fox - loved the 4 speed stick
76 Monty Carlo - piece of shit
78 AMC Matador - ugly and fast
79 Olds Cutlass - last GM I’ll ever own
83 Sentra - very frugal
85 Sentra - more saving money years
90 Accord - corporate ladder years
95 Camry - first new car
99 Sienna - kids + dogs. I actually liked it.
02 Tundra - built my house with this truck. Lifted it.
12 CRV - my Dads when he passed. My son drives it.

Current 17 Taco:

 

Since 2000:
2003 Tundra
2005 Tundra
2012 Tundra
2016 Tacoma SR5
2020 Tacoma TRD OR

 

'93 Honda Civic DX M/T
'02 Toyota Tundra SR5 A/T
'10 Honda Civic Si M/T
'20 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro M/T

 

Twin turbo x5. This thing was a beast.

 

2014 nissan versa with a defective cvt transmission. I will never drive another cvt again. I bought the versa new in 2014 and i was going to buy a 2014 tacoma but was convinced out of it. Terrible mistake.

 

2012 Mazda 3 sport hatch.

Dented, snapped a bolt on the belt tensioner about 2 years prior, it's been rear ended (looked fine so I took the payout and left it)... There's a big reason I didn't buy a luxury car this round, I'm not gentle on my cars and use and abuse them. No leather, no sunroof. Love the new tacoma.

 

06 Volvo V70 R w/ 6spd manual. Folks took it back when I bought my Tacoma. Most days it's an upgrade, but the truck being an auto, my heart misses the wagon.

 

2wd ‘98 Mazda B2500 Cab+
My Tacoma is an upgrade in every way.