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| 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! | |
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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. |
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| 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. | |
| The new 2005 model is being unveiled there...the Chicago Auto Show is in the first half of February. | |
This may not be the best place to post this, but here goes. I have a 98 4 x4 taco x-cab v-6 auto. I am planning a trip to the Outer Banks of NC and would like to take it on the beach. Any tips on what to do so I don't see my truck float out to sea with the tide? I read about lowering tire pressure to 20lbs and following in others tracks to keep from getting in trouble, but has anyone else ever done this and if so, what advice can you give me. Thanks
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1. Be smart and don't go into water holes you don't know. 2. 20lbs?? Whoever said that is out of their minds. In sand, typically you need less than 10. It all depends on overall conditions, how many rocks you are gonna see, etc. Many people will tell you to lower the pressure as much as possible without risking the tire breaking the bead. I'd say start with 15 lbs, drive around a little and see how it feels. If you don't like it, lower it some more. |
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| This may seem obvious BUT....don't forget to bring an inflator with you to air back up. Don't laugh; I've seen it happen..... | |
I recently purchased a new '04 Tacoma Dbl. Cab with the V6. I have noticed what sounds kinda like spark knock when accelerating. I just passed 1000 miles but it has done this since day one. To see if this is spark knock, I put a tank of 93 octane in but still hear the "noise". I definitely don't want to have to use 93 octane and would like to stay with 89. I traded in a Jeep Cherokee that would knock unless I used 93 octane so I figured 93 would stop the noise in the Tacoma but it didn't. I'm not sure if this is a real problem or just normal for a Tacoma V6. Also, I am very picky so this may just be normal. Just curious if anyone else has noticed this. I'd rather ask you guys than the dealer. I have the extended warranty so I'm not too concerned but would still rather prevent than have to fix a problem. I would also rather avoid the dealership and their "expert diagnosis". Thanks in advance for any responses.
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No unusual noise in my Tacoma with V6. Maybe you can listen to some other Tacoma engines next time you are at dealer and also have the mechanic listen to the noise. Here is some info. on detonation I just read http://www.misterfixit.com/deton.htm interesting |
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emt, I've got a 98 Taco 4x4 x-cab also (5-spd though) and have taken it on the beaches down there plenty of times. 15-20 lbs. is fine. From what I can recall, nearly all of the gas stations south of Nags Head have free air compressors but the ones in and north of Nags Head seem to charge $$. Get yourself a tire gauge at the very least, your own compressor would be a good idea too. Make sure you know the tides and also pay attention to how far the last high tide came up. It'll be noticeable enough. Try to minimize your time on the wetter sand/mud. Don't park too close to the water (in the mud), park closer to the dunes (but not in/on them). Also make sure you have the name of a local towing company just in case. One time I was down there I saw a group of people get their 4wd suburban stuck in the mud and the tide was coming in. They were trying to dig the mud out from underneath to try and get more clearance. They were yelling at me for not helping them but I saw what was happening. Their truck sank deeper into the mud with each shovel/hand full of mud they dug out. A guy in a 2wd F150 offered to pull them out but couldn't. He nearly ruined his rear axle and got stuck in the mud himself. Yep, two for the price of one. A tow truck driver eventually came to their aid for like $75 apiece or something like that. Not more than 20 minutes later, about 1/2 mile down the beach a guy in a jeep got stuck and the same tow truck came out to bail him out too. $225 for that guy in less than an hour! I started shopping tow trucks the next day. Have fun and I hope it goes well 4 ya'! |
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