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#194 of 539 Seats by mtngal Dec 18, 2003 (7:55 am)
My other half and I recently checked out the seats in a new Tacoma. The dealership we went to had all of their trucks on another lot, so they took us over there in a Tundra. The difference between the 2 was incredible! The Xtra cab Tacoma wasn't that much different from what we have (little lumbar support and the head restraint is all wrong for someone as vertically challenged as I am!) but the Tundra seating was very comfortable. I won't mention the seat comfort in the new F150 we made the mistake of looking at after looking at the Toyotas.   I far prefer the seats in my Wrangler to our 2000 Taco. The Taco is OK for less than an hour. Since my commute is normally at least an hour and a half, it gets hard to take, and I definitely want more comfortable seats!
#195 of 539 Seats by bearcrkrd Dec 19, 2003 (3:05 am)
I have a 2001 regular cab, 5sp, bench seat, with 52,000 miles. Bought it new, and use for commuting. I don't really use it like a truck, but figured it would be dependable. It is! Wanted to buy a Civic or Corolla, but didn't have any down at the time, and needed a ride. This was $12,100, Thanksgiving weekend, 2001. At first I thought the seats were pretty bad, but some of that was minor lower back problems I was having. That problem flares up from time to time. While not an Audi A4, time has proven it was not the seats. I have never smoked or eaten in it, and haven't gone off pavement. Never wore dirty clothes or tooted into the seat. If I had a garage it would be just like showroom condition. This is more of a novel than a post. This is my first post to any board, and I can't check back too often, hence the long windedness. This vehicle has proven to be a great choice. It's not the safest around and needs to be driven accordingly. I'm a happy buyer.
#196 of 539 seats by whatnow2 Dec 19, 2003 (8:27 pm)
I believe that several threads on the Edmunds site contain messages decrying Tacoma seats. When I was shopping, I found a few one or two year-old Tacomas for sale, but every one had bad (hard, uncomfortable) seats. The new one I finally bought (in July 2001)was almost as bad. By now, I hate it. If I can't use cruise control and contract my right leg for a while, I really suffer at longer than 100 miles. In my other vehicle (Honda Accord), no problem for very long drives. Again, why are pickup drivers second-class citizens for seat comfort?
#197 of 539 Magnaflow exhaust and TRD air filter by chorton Dec 20, 2003 (11:48 am)
got them put on this week to my 2000 X-cab 4X4 V6 Auto. Made a Huge improvement for both gas milage and better passing power too!! The magnaflow system is not that loud either, I didn't want the pissed off bumble bee sound!LOL.
#198 of 539 Magnaflow exhaust by mr2don Dec 21, 2003 (10:29 am)
Chorton What model is the muffler? Is this the two exhaust pipe system out of a single muffler? Thanks
#199 of 539 chorton by sc0rpi0 Dec 22, 2003 (9:06 am)
Hmm. According to the dyno tests that TTORA guys have run, a pass-through muffler and TRD filter add at most 5-10hp. So I'm surprised that you got so much power. On the other hand, I have Amsoil oiled foam filter (which has never needed cleaning in 30K miles) and magnaflow muffler as well. I didn't notice great power or mileage increase, but it's there. Maybe you got power increase b/c you finally cleaned your air filter? 8P
#200 of 539 whatnow2 by rlafaver Dec 22, 2003 (1:56 pm)
I think you will find the biggest problem with the seat is the location of the spring in the back. It is usually located down low at the lumbar area on most seats, but in the '03 Tacoma 60/40 it's about 6" below my shoulder blades, and I'm 6'2". It was a killer for me, but I don't know how it would affect a shorter person. I have to say that I could have lived with it in the city, but I do a lot of highway driving. mntgal is also on the highway often, if I remember correctly. I sold mine to a guy up in Portland after I replaced them.
#201 of 539 rlafaver by whatnow2 Jan 02, 2004 (9:03 pm)
The problems with my Tacoma 2001 seats are: no lumbar suport, no side thigh support, flat seat profile, hard seat bottom, and short seat length. The worst is short seat length and hard seat bottoms - it kills my thighs and legs on long drives. Exactly the same situation the airlines tell you to watch out for to avoid possible life-threatening leg clotting. Plus, my upholstery is wearing thin after only 20000 miles. I'm 5-10 and 185 lbs, so I don't think I'm uduly stressing the design. Toyota seats are just crap!
#202 of 539 When will Tacoma be updated? by moparbad Jan 07, 2004 (5:22 am)
Ranger, Colorado, and now Frontier all offer 4 door extended cab compact trucks. When (if ever) will Toyota offer this feature for it's compact trucks. The double cab is nice, however, I'd really like to have an XCab with small rear doors. Seems like the Tacoma is getting long in the tooth. Camry, Corolla, Sienna, 4Runner all have been redesigned with little change to the Tacoma during the same time frame.
#203 of 539 Taco Updates by emt Jan 09, 2004 (11:42 am)
I keep hearing 2005 for the new Taco, but have not heard much else such as engine choices, other than the same V-6 in the 4 runner will be offered. Toyota seems to be keeping this a big secret for some reason. I would like to see the 6 foot bed offered on the double cab like Nissan offers. The puny box now offered on the DC will do me no good at all, but I would like to have the DC for as my next truck, if it had the 6ft. bed. Other things on my wish list are better seats, no not better, superior seats. The seats in my 98 Taco x-cab are tolerable at best. How about the first(for the 21st century and US) small/mid size truck with a diesel???? With all the secrecy behind the new Taco, I hope Toyota will give us another winner and show the rest of the world who really does make the best and longest lasting trucks on the road.

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