Who actually likes their 3rd gen?

Is this a positive? Are you a connoisseur of dog balls?

 

I love my 3rd gen. I upgraded from a 2 door jeep Wrangler. My truck has more space, more power, a better ride, better milage, and still has lots of accessories and after market parts.

 

To everyone who commented thus far, I like YOUR Tacoma. You made it Beautiful. You made it Unique. You made it Special. Your Tacoma is the greatest and you should be proud of yourself.

...alright, hope ya'll received the validation you felt you needed... Haha.

 

I suspect you need to get out more or hang out with a better class of people.


Dog's Bollocks
In UK slang terms the "dog's bollocks" means the best. It comes from the habit of male dog's licking their testicles (bollocks) and that they must taste good as they spend so much time in this activity.

 

I like mine, still have it and drive it sometimes.

 

It’s a arb recovery point…. It’s beefy.

 

I like mine. I keep looking. I haven’t found anything I like better!

 

I've owned 8 Toyota trucks over the years. I buy Toyota because they make a lot of sense financially. The last three have cost me less than $3000 to drive for 4 years. The 3rd gen trucks are not fun to drive stock from the factory. Getting my truck tuned made all of the difference in the world. It is now a great truck and a joy to drive. I would recommend every 3rd gen owner to get their truck tuned. It is a small cost for large improvement in driving pleasure. And it makes them must faster from a stop.

 

Forgot to add photo of the day I took my Sport home!!!

May 14, 2021


And another visit to the dealership after adding side steps/exhaust tip/mud flaps.

 

This song combo basically sums up how I feel about my Sport.

 

I really like mine. There is nothing on the market that suits me better than this truck.

 

me me meee meeeeeeeeeee

 

I love mine. We have a 2022 4Runner TRD Sport, a bunch of motorcycles and my toy car. By far I prefer the Taco.

 

I sold my 3rd gen after 4 years.

I’m glad I did because I now have something that I enjoy a lot more.

 

Hundreds of thousands built and sold, zero available.

 

I bought a new '15 gen2 Sport. In December, kinda' giving my son a break, I sold the '15 to him for a steal, and bought a '22 gen3 Sport. Basically the exact same truck/options. There was about a $10k difference in price when I purchased. The bottom line for me is the '15 was a much better value. I do like some of the driver assist features in the gen3, but if I hadn't sold the gen2 to help my kid out, I'd be disappointed in what I got for $10k more in the gen3.

 

Except for the slow-ass motor, too few gears, rusty frame, and fruity looking design, I agree.

 

fell i love with my sisters 09 sr5dc which she loves and between her and her hubby beat the snot out of it in the woods and it hasn't given them much trouble, so i finally made the move from driving cars to my first lease a base model 2017 trd offroad, fast forward 3 years and rolled into my next taco a premium trd offroad both are DCSB i love'em both!! depending on what is available in 24 model year i might trade up or just keep what i have, i don't go crazy 4 wheeling mostly forest roads or driving on beaches would like too go up north and tryout VT's old logging roads eventually!!

 

You’re always going to hear 100 negative opinions or bad outcomes on the internet for every positive one. That goes for everything under the sun. People bitch A LOT more than they praise, especially online. People don’t post about how their car didn’t blow a head gasket, they post when it does. People don’t post when their test results from the doctor come back and everything is fine, they post when something is wrong. You don’t read stories about the 500,000 people who didn’t get in an accident on whatever freeway that day, you hear about the one accident that did happen. If this forum was an actual insight into how many 3rd gen owners love their trucks, their resale value would plummet. But in the real world, people love these trucks and the demand and value that exceeds pretty much every other vehicle out there proves it.

On a side note, if you think the 3rd gen Tacoma is slow, you never drove a Toyota with a 22R (or shit, even a 3.4) and it shows. People say the gas mileage has’t improved much in this class of Toyota trucks in decades, but they fail to realize these newer V6s are pushing trucks that weigh over 1000 lbs. more, while still being significantly faster, and using the same or less fuel to do it. I do wish that Toyota would make compact trucks again, with modern engines with 300ish HP and they would be that much faster and get that much better MPGs, but they don’t for whatever reasons. I’ve owned over a dozen Toyota trucks in my life (and currently still own 3 - a built ‘97 4Runner and a 2017 4Runner), and my 3rd gen is easily my favorite of all.

 

Love this truck. Yes it has some things I wish Toyota did better but overall I am very happy with my decision to buy this thing. Its comfortable for me, has plenty of power for me, the ride is great, its pretty darn quiet and has any creature comfort I could ask for and more. It gets decent fuel economy for what it is in my eyes but I am probably a little skewed as I came from a 2002 F350 CCLB with a 7.3 Powerstroke in it. The only thing I miss is the torque of that engine and it towing ability.