What Is The Best Truck, And Why Is It The Toyota Tacoma?

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• EZ

  @ezekielrocha8385 · 1 year ago

  I miss small trucks. I don’t like how big they are now

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• LU

  @lucasbachman2080 · 2 years ago

  I have a 98 V6 4wd MT with 517,000 miles on it. It is my daily driver.

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• PI

  @piccalillipit9211 · 2 years ago

  <b>YES THE WHOLE TRUCK IS DESIGNED AS A TRUCK IN 3D</b> &nbsp; I supplied the 3D projection system they used to design these, every piece is put in and out hundreds of times to find the most serviceable shape and path.<br><br>They have theatres with 3D true to scale projections of the vehicle that you can stand in and remove the alternator or assemble the suspension.

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• BO

  @boorito20k · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA4UDenERSA&amp;t=568">9:28</a> had me rolling 😂

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• OG

  @ogKEGGY · 2 years ago

  I have a 74 Corolla that has over half a million miles on it, and it&apos;s still one of the most reliable vehicles I&apos;ve ever owned. <br>I went out on a 20°f morning not too long ago and fired it up for the first time in months, and it didn&apos;t skip a beat. <br>You get the added thrill of it being one of the least safe vehicles on American roads too, so that&apos;s exciting.

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• MR

  @MrBeef1001 · 2 years ago

  I am an engineer at a Toyota supplier. I set up the process to manufacture the shift lever boot for the new manual transmission Tacomas. Another thing that makes Toyotas so reliable is there extreme attention the quality specifications. It makes being a manufacturing engineer more difficult, but it makes for really reliable vehicles.

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• CA

  @cavedog1279 · 2 years ago

  I did the thing you&apos;re &apos;never&apos; supposed to do and bought my taco when it was the first year of production in 2016. &nbsp;I&apos;ve had it for 100k miles and it has had zero problems. &nbsp;There are extremely few vehicles that have this quality.

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• GR

  @greasebeardsgarage · 2 years ago

  You didn&apos;t talk much about the size creep on these mid-sized pickups. It seems to me like an F150 from the late 90&apos;s is about the same size as a new Ranger. The Tacoma is certainly a larger pickup than the previous generations as well. And, generally, the more weight you ask a vehicle to carry around every day, the harder it is on all components of that vehicle (except it usually rides smoother).<br><br>I&apos;m still of the philosophy that I&apos;d like to ask a larger displacement engine to work at about 20% of its capacity 80% of the time than ask a small engine to work at 60% of its capacity 80% of the time. Adding turbos adds complexity and heat. Not things that usually go hand in hand with long-term reliability.

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• OS

  @osrr6422 · 2 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA4UDenERSA&amp;t=1">0:01</a> Out here in a the rust belt, that truck is a myth. Most things just rot out here.

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• TH

  @theojones6129 · 2 years ago

  I really like Matt’s videos. It’s sad he hasn’t uploaded since last year

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• SI

  @SixtwoSC · 2 years ago

  Can fully attest. Had a 2013 Tacoma that I bought for $500 after it sank in hurricane Matthew in 2017. It already had 240k miles when it flooded. I used it on the farm until I sold it for $10k this February. It had a salvage title and 260k miles but was a 4x4 V6 and still held so much value.

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• SC

  @Scoobienorth · 2 years ago

  I kinda disagree. &nbsp;Since Toyota started focusing on being the number 1 in sales their quality slipped a bunch. &nbsp;They also forgot what got them to the reputation they currently use to sell things like the modern Tacoma and 4 runner.

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