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#41 of 539 Mileage and seats by saupe130 Dec 03, 2002 (10:44 am)
Got a 4x4, ext cab trd v-6 5 spd, 1998 model Tacoma. 156K miles, never less than 17 mpg (towing) and never more than 22 mpg (windows up, 67 mph, air off, 36 psi, interstate). I can tell you that if you're going to be above 40 mph for extended periods, it actually saves fuel by running the air and leaving the windows up. Tailgate down has no noticeable effect. Below 40, the drag penalty is negligible and windows down is better. BTW, I have checked and recorded mileage since I owned the truck. Seats are buckets and I like them fine for any length of trip. TRD is hard ride, but doesn't bother me. I have been stuck in it three times, all on inclines with wet grass only. Dropping into 4HI allieviated the problem. I like the Pre-runner for its ride height, but the automatic transmission totally bores me, so I had to go 4x4.
#43 of 539 Picture of my 2K3 Tacoma by moparbad Dec 03, 2002 (8:20 pm)
http://pics.tdiclub.com/members/gregory/2003Tacoma.jpg
#44 of 539 Argh....all the silver Tacos :) by sc0rpi0 Dec 04, 2002 (7:04 am)
Mine's still cooler Mine's 2002: Here (At Tellico, NC) Here(At San Antonio) And here (closeup of ....my tonneau cover All those pix are of the stock height, I just had it lifted, no pix of that yet.
#45 of 539 Silver re scorpio by moparbad Dec 04, 2002 (8:28 am)
I like the picture with the truck sideways and also all muddy. Thanks for sharing the pictures.   A little background about my Tacoma. During the past 5 years I have tried to purchase a Tacoma 3 times and could not get a dealer in my region to get the equipment I wanted. The two problem issues were ABS and Sunroof. I must have tried 20 plus dealers in the Midwest area. In 2003 ABS is standard so all I really needed was to find a truck with sunroof and color key. I again found that midwest dealers could not get the truck but that West Coast and Southeast dealers had trucks equipped the way I wanted. Since I wanted color key I was limited to Silver, Black, Red and Dark Red. First choice was dark red but I ended up finding a silver one since there really does seem to be more Silver Tacomas than any other color.   Did a dealer lookup for major cities in the Southeast and checked their inventory. Emailed about 8 dealers in the Atlanta area and ended up making a deal on the Silver truck that I posted a picture of earlier.
#46 of 539 Part two of my Tacoma story by moparbad Dec 04, 2002 (8:40 am)
Once a price was agreed to (about $23,500 on a $26,500 MSRP) I waited for the dealer to get the truck from port. Then I got a call that the truck was damaged during delivery and the dealer refused it. Arggg!   They found another truck and last week I flew to Atlanta and picked up the truck and drove it to Chicago area. I am very happy with the truck and plan to keep it until it falls apart.   The thing that really makes me angry about Toyota is not being to order what you want from the options available. What makes it worse is that Toyota was building the exact trucks I wanted but would not sell that option combination in the region I live in.   Something else odd is that the dealers I spoke to in the Southeast all told me that the sunroof was hard to get and when they did get a truck with a sunroof it sold quickly, yet Toyota's line on the sunroof is that it is not a popular option. Hmmm, if you don't make many you won't sell many. There were over 30 Tacomas available w/ sunroof in Southeast region port 3 weeks ago and now there are zero.   Bottom line is I highly recommend a Tacoma even with the hassles of obtaining one the way I wanted it equipped. Majority of people would not be a stubborn about specific options as I was and can get one from their local dealer.
#47 of 539 hey Toyota owners by 1evilduck Dec 04, 2002 (12:47 pm)
Man i envy all of you!! I just recently traded my 2000 Taco v-6 4X xtra cab Limited for a new Jeep Liberty. Let me give you all some advise, don't ever trade your Toyota's! I have driven so many cars, trucks, and SUV's looking for somthing that my wife and I could agree on, and for the money, NOTHING compares to my Taco. I feel so empty without my truck!!
#48 of 539 Where is TBunder? by obiwankenobi1 Dec 04, 2002 (1:07 pm)
He LOVES Jeep Liberty's and would be glad to tell you how great they are.   Maybe he could help you get over (i doubt it) the loss of your Tacoma?   Obi
#49 of 539 obi, evilduck by sc0rpi0 Dec 04, 2002 (1:36 pm)
With his hardcore does-not-compare-to-anything-you-can-put-on-your-Tacoma OTT lift, yeah, he'll help him get over it:)   Why Liberty? If you had a 2000 Ltd Taco, you could have easily traded for a 4Runner.
#50 of 539 Actually.. by 1evilduck Dec 04, 2002 (3:48 pm)
the Liberty was about $8500.00 less than the 4Runner, with the same equipment. And, it was the best car that my wife and I could agree on. Don't get me wrong, I like the liberty, but when comparing it to the Taco....well, let's just say I miss my truck a whole lot!

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