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Originally Posted by Mr Lefty (Post 505357)

that's what mine is... 92

Yeah, I recognized the stripes. Still wish I had that truck. I'll likely be buying a Tacoma, but I want the four door version now that my daughter is around. Going to be awhile before I save enough for that.

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Originally Posted by Captain Morgan (Post 505359)

I do to.. but the 4 door in a manual (must for me) only comes in the short 4' bed. so x-cab it is... looking for one at my next base... as I wanna get out of my current debt before I start shop'n around. (my DIY move will pay for the truck)

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Originally Posted by shmike (Post 505354)

Awesomeness was peeling the TO and TA stickers from the tailgate so you rolled around with a giant "YO" on the back.

If I can ever get extra time on my hands, I can make that happen on my Taco

Well, I bought it. Pics once it's light out. It's an '07 4.0 V6, Prerunner SR5, extended cab. Only 2WD, but has a rear diff locker. Beautiful dark pearl blue. Plenty of power and a 6.5 ft bed. I got the remainder of the CPO 100,000 mile, 7 year warranty (70,000 and 2 years), plus oil changes, and free state inspections for the life of the vehicle, plus a "wrap-around" warranty that even covers tires and winshield cracks.

I also drove a similarly equipped '07 Dakota, 4WD V6, extended cab. I was unimpressed. Mushy car-like ride and handling. Underwhelming power.

Took off work early today, drove the Tacoma 24-hour tester to the Chevy dealer. Tried an '07 Colorado, I5, 4WD, 4dr with a cap. Way too much like a 4-cylinder- felt like driving my mom's '01 Cavalier. Lots of vibrations.

Don't know how they all were '07...

with the rear locker... you'll be surprised how far you can go off road with a 2wd... I had one in my 4wd Pickup in alaska... and I spend a whole day wheel'n think'n I was in 4wd, but my friend had unturned my hubs as a joke... so I spend the whole day in 2wd in reality... it wasn't crazy hard stuff, but didn't get stuck once.

^ This is true. I took my 2wd open diff 4 banger manual truck with factory street biased tires off road a lot. It is no good for tight, technical, crawling, low speed stuff but if you can carry some speed it does great in the mud.

I'm not so concerned about dirt, but snow. I know first-hand how light in the ass pickups are. My old truck, a '94 Chevy K1500 (4WD) with a 305, would get loose real easy in anything over a few inches- even with sandbags in the bed. That's why I wanted 4WD. The Tacoma has a composite bed, so it's even lighter. And then the Tacoma has a better power-to-weight ratio. 236 HP / 264 ft-lbs out of that 4.0L V6 and 3,910 lbs. Compared to 175 HP / 265 ft-lbs out of that 5.0L V8 and 4,567 lbs.

you'll want sand bags in the bed. my old 87 with the rear locker I had to have in 4wd when the pavement was wet because the 35" 13.5x50x15 would spin if I was on a slight hill... LOL course that truck is about 3/4 the weight of the new ones

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Originally Posted by Mr Lefty (Post 505413)