Well the 05+ Tacomas are gonna be more reliable as of right now because there new, but the olders ones are great too. It is just a matter of how much money you have to spend, im building up my 06 right now but would love to have an older one too because there smaller and built better for offroad.
I will never forget the thread about navyseals101 thinking of saving HP by removing his AC and crafting himself an AC suit made of tinfoil, ductape and ice or someshit. Oh ya he wanted to use the AC vents to stash drugs in..
and the added weight from the suite and ice chest and whatever the hell else will be better than the idle resistance of the ac pulley and weight of the system:jack:
^ Im sure the idea is still plausible, 12 bags of ice is unrealistic.
The volume of 1 bag of ice would most likely be sufficient to keep you suit cool for atleast 1 race.A pump pumping water through tubing Would weigh a hell of alot less than an AC unit, You might not get more Hp. As I originally may have stated
Anyone else have some opinions on which year is the best/most reliable? I've got a friend interested in a 2000 or older Tacoma. I drive a 2007 and can't really advise him on which year models he should focus his search on, and also if there are any model years that should be avoided. What makes your favorite year model your favorite?
Im actually kind of curious myself. I have been thinking about an 03-04, but there is a thread in Performance about a throttle by wire problem, that is not covered under powertrain warranty. If thats the case, than the 02 would be the most reliable I assume?
I love my '97(2.7 4x4), its treated me very well over the last 180k miles. In fact Im still on my original clutch and rear brake shoes/drums
Im a bit of an over achiever as far as maintenence goes, but repair wise the only things Ive had to repair/replace is one alternator(caused by temecula socalttora mud pit racing!), 2 batteries, 2 sets of starter contacts, front brake pads twice and rotors once.
not bad for a 10 year old truck.
my wifes 99 (3.4 4x4) has been equally reliable with the exception of her steering rack went tits up at about 120k miles. which is weird cause her truck is a stock pavement pounder and mine is the one that we take wheelin.
i think there all reliable, every year has its quirks, but so does every truck.
theres no way to really know, just buy one, your gonna have to replace parts no matter what.
^ thats bad advice simon... some years seem to be alot more prone to failure than others, all of this electronic integrated shit will cause problems....
its not bad advice. every truck is different, if you already know the
magic answer for your question that you seem to be asking and answering yourself, im very happy for you.
1. Use the quote function.
2. I don't have power windows or locks, but my '83 GMC Sierra had them and they never gave me a problem; that truck was 20 years old. The window and lock electronics on Toys/Lexus are very reliable, more so than the mechanical bits accompanying them.
3. You're dumber than a bag of hammers.
Not flaming you, but we buy new taco's becasue we CAN. Our mom's are not regulating our purchasing/spending habits. Why do you think that people are doing SAS...it is not because they like the "old" roll up windows or no ac. They do it for the modern creature comforts of a newer vehicle and the solid axle.
my mom isnt regulating myn either fuck tard. She thinks she can but she has no say over what I do with MY money. I know what SAS. Im not talking about SAS im talking about reliability of Tacomas as they start integrating more and more electronic fly by wire type stuff into them
i read somewhere that a 03 4runner with the v6 4.0 went up to 150,000, and it was still running good. i agree with all the electronic shit on my truck. i realy dislike the on the fly 4wd and the electronic throttle body, but i think if u take care of it, it'll last. luckily i haven't heard of any of these things failing.
You can argue all day about which is the most reliable, but for the sake of a LT set up i would go with either a 1st gen taco, or a pre-Taco pickup, because if you are using that LT set up for more then showing off in the parking lot then your truck is going to take a beating, and regardless of the reliability you're going to break things and it will cost less to fix an older truck.
I'd venture to say the pre-taco's with the 22RE are more reliable, and have a beefier frame. But your not building a LT, your baiting another useless thread.
I'd vote for the 2002. Pre-drive-by-wire, they have the oh-shit handle (the 2001's didn't), and they had all the bugs worked out of them. That's what I'd get.
I will never forget the thread about navyseals101 thinking of saving HP by removing his AC and crafting himself an AC suit made of tinfoil, ductape and ice or someshit. Oh ya he wanted to use the AC vents to stash drugs in..
Who gives a shit about power or crank windows when you have an ice cooled, new fangled moon-man suit :withstup: ! Fuck it........................... knock the windows out :jack: !!!!
I see how it is, Im saying its pretty much safe to say the new tacos arent as reliabily as the older ones now i have a bunch of white colored executives who have probably never been off roading in their life come and flame me because i insulted there 30,K+ purchase
I see how it is, Im saying its pretty much safe to say the new tacos arent as reliabily as the older ones now i have a bunch of white colored executives....
Uhmmm...no. It's not safe to say that. The new ones are to new to rate reliability long term. I'm know there are some 4.0's ('03 runners)that have eclipsed the 100k mile mark, but most haven't, to early to tell.
...and what the hell does race have to do with this...oh I'm sure you're very high Q meant white-collared
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