JHanson
Senior Member
Twenty or thirty years ago I would have had no problem buying a first-year model from Toyota. I can understand the hesitancy to do so now, although a lot of the furor has been caused by those always itching to find cracks in Toyota's armor. The company did step up with the Tundra engine issue by issuing a full recall, rather than insisting on waiting for individual failures. And, ironically, there's nothing fundamentally wrong with the turbo V6; it was a simple failure to adequately flush the newly made blocks that caused the issue.
I think the new turbo four in the Tacoma is a far better engine for a truck than the previous rev-happy V6. The new boxed chassis is infinitely superior, even in the base, rear-leaf-spring version. For the upper level models, coil springs are far easier to upgrade than leafs. The front anti-roll-bar disconnect is more usable on a regular basis than a front diff lock. Many, many improvements in the new Tacoma. The only major goof I can see involves the silly "IsoDynamic" seats in the TRD Pro, which are standard and completely eliminate rear seat leg room.
I think the new turbo four in the Tacoma is a far better engine for a truck than the previous rev-happy V6. The new boxed chassis is infinitely superior, even in the base, rear-leaf-spring version. For the upper level models, coil springs are far easier to upgrade than leafs. The front anti-roll-bar disconnect is more usable on a regular basis than a front diff lock. Many, many improvements in the new Tacoma. The only major goof I can see involves the silly "IsoDynamic" seats in the TRD Pro, which are standard and completely eliminate rear seat leg room.
