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Old 09-18-2011, 01:53 PM
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Old 09-18-2011, 01:56 PM
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the new tacomas yes arent the greatest but the 1st gen tacos(95.5-04) are the best trucks ever built with the 95-00 being the most reliable
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Old 09-18-2011, 01:58 PM
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the new tacomas yes arent the greatest but the 1st gen tacos(95.5-04) are the best trucks ever built with the 95-00 being the most reliable
theyd be the best if they could survive a canadian winter without folding in half. You cant find these trucks in JY cause their folded neatly in the drivers glovebox of their new Ranger
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Old 09-18-2011, 02:00 PM
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hey i almost bought an 03 taco crew cab lol
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My dad has a 2005 Taco TRD. The thing has been in the shop so many times for stupid crap wrong with it. And he takes perfect care of it. Totally OCD with doing everything. My ranger has been beat on, driven into the ground, abused, and blow off all the maintanence... never had a problem other than a failed radiator.
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Old 09-18-2011, 02:01 PM
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hey i almost bought an 03 taco crew cab lol
lol i am not deniying that the tacoma in those years were reliable (slightly underpowered with the 3.4L in crew cab format but I have seen more rusted Tacomas of those era then I have of rangers in the same era and theres more rangers on the road as you know so you made the right choice lol.
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My dads old 03 taco has never had a problem. And it's got 300k miles.
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Old 09-18-2011, 02:02 PM
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My dad has a 2005 Taco TRD. The thing has been in the shop so many times for stupid crap wrong with it. And he takes perfect care of it. Totally OCD with doing everything. My ranger has been beat on, driven into the ground, abused, and blow off all the maintanence... never had a problem other than a failed radiator.
Its ridiculous that toyota still has the "its double the price cause its reliable" reputation after all that happened the last few years. Id swap your dads taco for a 2005+ frontier honestly.
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I would NOT buy a jap or other over sea brand.
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My dads old 03 taco has never had a problem. And it's got 300k miles.
one word... louisiana. Winters, not so much, road salt even less likely lol. Id like to see your dad truck survive the winter here without flaking away

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I would NOT buy a jap or other over sea brand.
I would more then I would american. I dont look at brands i look at model reliability (dont like ford but I have a ranger cause its proven reliable)
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now i would buy a toyota car in a heartbeat...the camry SE is pure sex for a midsize car lol
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now i would buy a toyota car in a heartbeat...the camry SE is pure sex for a midsize car lol
its also a death trap and boring to drive. Id rather buy a nissan Altima 3.5L 6 spd manual. 350Z in 4 door format.
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If I could buy anything I wanted, id buy a Nissan Skyline in an instant, best car ever made. Expensive, but the best.
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mmm i love this color...id rock this car so much lol
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If I could buy anything I wanted, id buy a Nissan Skyline in an instant, best car ever made. Expensive, but the best.
the r34? indeed. Id have the M3 4 door. best manual 4 door car, prestigious, room for a family and reliable.

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mmm i love this color...id rock this car so much lol
damn i cant see the pic. stupid work.
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