Almost got rid of mine

[wrpsuite]

Was strongly considering selling both my 01 sport with 177k and my Lexus ls460 and getting a 2018 Tacoma TRS Ltd. Came to my senses and will be upgrading audio and adding trans cooler instead. I recently replaced bushings shocks coils tires brake fluid rear door struts. Pretty sure I’m good to go for another 100k on both vehicles. Now if I could just add keyless entry, push button start and heated seats I’d be all set. Thanks for talking me out of jumping ship. Any comments welcome.


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[thecole1098]

Good call there. The 3rd gen Tacomas should be avoided if at all possible, too many issues and just overall bad quality. Heated seats on these are a very doable addition.

 

[Scramble]

Was strongly considering selling both my 01 sport with 177k and my Lexus ls460 and getting a 2018 Tacoma TRS Ltd. Came to my senses and will be upgrading audio and adding trans cooler instead. I recently replaced bushings shocks coils tires brake fluid rear door struts. Pretty sure I’m good to go for another 100k on both vehicles. Now if I could just add keyless entry, push button start and heated seats I’d be all set. Thanks for talking me out of jumping ship. Any comments welcome.


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Go to your local car audio place & get a remote start put in. You'll have keyless entry & push button start on your new fob.

 

[Collkid]

Uh. Depending on the deal... I might have done it.


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[gamefreakgc]

Not to mention you'd be stuck with a car payment of $700-$1200 per month, depending on how you finance it. No thank you.

 

[Ryance39]

^ not necessarily, everyone's financial situation is different...

I'd have likely done it, or for similar money gone with a new 4runner.
I've got some gripes with my 3rd gen after coming to it from a 1st gen tundra, 1st gen Tacoma, and a few other comparable vehicles.

The new 4runners are very nice, no V8 option is still silly to me though.

 

[Horsethief]

Good call there. The 3rd gen Tacomas should be avoided if at all possible, too many issues and just overall bad quality. Heated seats on these are a very doable addition.

I really wanted one of these over the summer, but after spending some time on TacomaWorld and reading about all the issues, I decided against it.

Even some of the fanbois over there are unhappy with them. Seems like Toyota really phoned it in on certain details, and are riding on their past reputation for quality and reliability which it may not quite deserve anymore.

Plus, rear drum brakes. On a new for 2016 vehicle that can approach 50k. I don't care what Mike Swears says, that's inexcusable. I can go buy a 12 year old Frontier and it's going to have rear disks.

Honestly, even rear drums on these 3rd gens is kind of a head scratcher. My '97 Grand Cherokee had rear disks.

 

[gamefreakgc]

^ not necessarily, everyone's financial situation is different...

I'd have likely done it, or for similar money gone with a new 4runner.
I've got some gripes with my 3rd gen after coming to it from a 1st gen tundra, 1st gen Tacoma, and a few other comparable vehicles.

The new 4runners are very nice, no V8 option is still silly to me though.

The no V8 and no supercharger is what did it for me with the new 2018's. I test drove one a few weeks ago and was rather surprised on how sluggish it was. My 20 year old 4Runner has way less plastic, more power with 1 bolt-on part, and has a tried and true engine in it for $45,000 less. Yikes.

 

[Jason B]

The no V8 and no supercharger is what did it for me with the new 2018's. I test drove one a few weeks ago and was rather surprised on how sluggish it was. My 20 year old 4Runner has way less plastic, more power with 1 bolt-on part, and has a tried and true engine in it for $45,000 less. Yikes.

Yes! Isn't that crazy? My neighbor just got a new Pro and I was thinking the same exact thing.

 

[Scramble]

There are plenty of options out there for a new(er) truck & I ended up with a 18yo 4runner with 217k miles. :dancin:
I'm DD it & I'm not even worried in the least about reliability. The only thing that sucks is the 18mpg. I get 28 DD my car.

IMG_2723 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

 

[wrpsuite]

The more I think about it driving the same vehicle every day is a drag. I can mod my runner and drive for hunting hauling work and have a luxury car too. This equals less miles and make them both last longer. Thanks for the input especially the remote start.


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[Scramble]

The more I think about it driving the same vehicle every day is a drag. I can mod my runner and drive for hunting hauling work and have a luxury car too. This equals less miles and make them both last longer. Thanks for the input especially the remote start.


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Yep, I have an 09 Accord EX-L Coupe, a manual Lifted 4runner & a stock Limited, keeps me from getting bored.

 

[2ndhandyotaman]

The more I think about it driving the same vehicle every day is a drag. I can mod my runner and drive for hunting hauling work and have a luxury car too. This equals less miles and make them both last longer. Thanks for the input especially the remote start.

This is exactly my approach and rational for getting a 19 YO SUV. The plan was to sell the CRV and just get a sedan for a DD and use the 'Runner for pleasure/crappy weather/truck duties.

 

[muellernautique]

i had a guy yesterday run over to me and attempt to buy my 4runner...told him it wasn't for sale and he said "come on man everything's for sale"

can't say i wasn't the least bit interested in hearing what he had to say. but i'm kind of attached to her now, though.

 

[Unner]

The cost of heated seats, push start, and keyless entry is going to be less than 1 payment on a new truck. If that keeps you happy with the vehicles you have for awhile longer that's the way to go.

 

[ToyotaBrah]

I really wanted one of these over the summer, but after spending some time on TacomaWorld and reading about all the issues, I decided against it.

Even some of the fanbois over there are unhappy with them. Seems like Toyota really phoned it in on certain details, and are riding on their past reputation for quality and reliability which it may not quite deserve anymore.

Plus, rear drum brakes. On a new for 2016 vehicle that can approach 50k. I don't care what Mike Swears says, that's inexcusable. I can go buy a 12 year old Frontier and it's going to have rear disks.

Honestly, even rear drums on these 3rd gens is kind of a head scratcher. My '97 Grand Cherokee had rear disks.

Completely agree with you on the rear drums disapproval.
If you bought a loaded ~1998 Camry, it would come off the line with rear discs. And by that logic, you would think at least the 4runner limited models would have received rear discs.

That said, though, I can look past the rear drums and appreciate its fantastic build quality with great interior materials that rivals SUVs of today.

 

[Horsethief]

Completely agree with you on the rear drums disapproval.
If you bought a loaded ~1998 Camry, it would come off the line with rear discs. And by that logic, you would think at least the 4runner limited models would have received rear discs.

That said, though, I can look past the rear drums and appreciate its fantastic build quality with great interior materials that rivals SUVs of today.

I had a 88 Trans Am with rear disks, and even my '80 T/A had them! Of course, those were WS6 cars, the base models had rear drums up until the 4th gen came out in '93.

But yeah, I don't mind the drums too much on the 3rd gen 4R. I would prefer disks for ease of service, but drums will work fine in this application. I just hate working on them!

Luckily I'll probably just have to do them once, and never worry about them again, with the moderate amount of miles I'll put on mine.