so i'm pondering the idea of selling my truck so i could buy a '96 tacoma ext cab v6 4x4
about 80,000 miles manual

i just like the idea of 4 wheel drive and hope i could get about the same mileage or a little better

basically i need ya'll to convince me not to do

 

America > Japan

 

what he said, plus: why not buy a 4x4 dakota? have fun taking crap from EVERYONE. do you have ANY self respect? patriotism? oh, and the big one, i will find and hurt you. haha

 

well it's already been bought over here once so it would be used. the guy i would be buying it from would be getting a new f150 so in a way i would be helping out america

plus a dakota 4x4 mpg would be worse

 

Dude don't do that. If you do you're an idiot. How much do they want for it? I bet you could get a much nicer dakota for the same price.

 

dunno how much he wants for it. i could probably get a good deal on it

 

He's probably asking the same that I paid for my truck. And if you're conserned about mpg, the 5 speed 4.7's do quite well actually. I get 20-21 on the highway. And I know others do the same. I bet you really won't do anybetter with that little v6 that has no power.

I looked it up and they make 190hp/220tq and get 19 mpg ave. The 4.7's have 235hp/295tq and I get about 17.5-18 all around mpg. So do you really want that truck for an extra mpg??

 

Hey Id love a toyota! But I could NEVER part with my truck. If the motor problems are nasty and its not worth me fixing Ill be researching a cummins and dumping my bimmer

Dont flame him for the yota, Tacomas are engineered, researched and built in America! So you are helping Americas, period. I have def become a mopar man but if you look in my sig I have 2 imports too. Nothing wrong with imports, Americans are still employed to get them in the US and on the road.

Honestly Id rather get my kota to 110% than replace it. My subby is just my DD at the moment so I can get my kota done

 

makes ya feel better, my 4x4 v6 is averaging about 20 mpg with the maintenance kept up (as it should, regardless of vehicle) and making sure all the sensors are working properly.

 

my 4x4 3.9 get about 20.5mpg. The EPA lies but at least it lies consistently. My truck shouldnt get much better than 17- 18 on the highway.

And yes maintenance done 100% with quality product on time is key to anything!