Why did you (or will you) buy a Tacoma?

I've now had a 00 Ford Ranger, 85 Chevy S10, 90 GMC S15, and a 99 Dodge Dakota. By far the Tacoma outperforms them all. Liked the S10 the most because it was a great beater. Too bad the motor blew, I'd probably still have it, stupid simple to work on too.

 

It started with a '96 Toyota Corolla, back when I lived in the flat lands. I put 140k on it, and the only thing I ever had to fix on it was a $200 exhaust manifold. Moved to Colorado and needed something with 4wd and clearance that could handle the mountain roads and snow around here, so I sold the Corolla and bought a '98 4Runner. Put 215k miles on it, and the only thing that I ever had to fix was a $300 starter. Then I got two big dogs that trashed the interior of the 4Runner, and I bought a house... It was time for a pickup. The Tacoma was the logical progression.