Best Taco

>>17523036
I'm gay

>>17523036
Creature comforts improve in the later models, but ease of maintenance improves the further you move toward the earlier models.

The gen 3s are using an all new engine and trans, and while problems have been few and far between, only time will tell how reliable they are.

Stock offroad capability has improved a bit in the later models, but the older models have far more aftermarket options available.

So I guess it depends on your intent. If you want an easy to wrench on offroad toy with shit loads of available mods, a gen one or early gen 2 is probly your better bet.

If you want to daily a reliable, more modern light duty truck with above average stock offroad capability, a gen 3 or later gen 2 is probly your best bet.

Gen 3s are expensive though, and youre gonna pay the toyota tax no matter what you get

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>>17523036
01-04 A BEST

>>17523194
Thats my opinion. Id like a doublecab.

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>>17523201
I got the Xtra Cab because I wanted a long bed, but the double cabs are also really good

I'd say the biggest trade-off with the first gen is comfort, since there's less sound deadening and it's quite smaller, but if you live in a dry climate they're kickass trucks

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>>17523543
Probly a good move, the DCLBs are a bitch to park

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>>17523620
1st gens don't come in a Double Cab Long Bed anyways, so you gotta choose between an ECLB or a DCSB

>>17523036
I think the current gen looks pretty bitchin', but I'm partial to the T100

>>17523036
I have a 2014 access cab long bed. It's the base model with the 2.7 4 cyl and manual trans.

But I love it and it does everything i need at the right price. I have an acre of property, and it will carry 1100 lbs of mulch or sod as necessarily, and functions as my commuter-dd during the weekdays.

I plan on giving it a 2-inch bobs fat boy lift and some 245/75/16 tires, but there's really no reason for it other thank looks. my taco is perfectly functional as-is for camping, yardwork or commuting.