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Toyota Tacoma question

russkii said:
Im looking to purchase a tacoma, not for work just for personal use caz i love trucks and i live an active life: snowboarding, mountain biking, camping , etc ...

my main concern is fuel economy

just wondering how much L/100km do you guys get with this thing

4x4 v6 of course

thanks
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I was in the same boat as you couple years back. Decided on the tacoma and then started to look around for one and took a few for a drive.

Not a whole lot of space in there for starters. Second the thing is a pig on gas with the v6 4.0 What the claimed fuel economy is and what it really is are two different stories. Third the people who were selling them are worse than gixxer sellers on kijiji.

Ended up getting a crv instead. Mid size suv with a 2.4 liter 4 banger. Can fit everything you can dream of inside with the folding seats and with an added hitch i can tow my bike around anywhere i please. Front wheel drive with the rear kicking in if it detects wheel spin. A tank in the winter ;)

The biggest factor was the price, at the time i could have gotten a used tacoma with 120-150k for the same price as a crv that was a couple years newer, and had 40-50K. No brainer in the end really.

If you're more of a toyota guy or need a v6 id go for a rav4 with the 6 banger.
 
I say drop the Tacoma and get something bigger. Gmc/chev 1500s are pretty decent trucks and ford f150s are much nicer to drive. I have a 2011 f150 ecoboost and I'm getting around 12L/100 km, and it's much more of a truck than a Toyota. I also have a 6.0 L silverado hd and a duramax Sierra. The Sierra gets the same mileage as the f150, but I paid about $20k more for it. My silverado is by far the worst, I'll get 18L/100km at best. In the winter when I plow with it, I average 24L/100km.

If fuel mileage is your primary concern, get a car or small SUV with a trailer. If you want a truck that you can use as a truck, get an f150 with ecoboost engine, or if you can afford it, a diesel chevy/gmc.

When it comes to trucks, ignore people who have only ever owned 1 brand and swear only by that brand. But if you want something that's gonna last, get something domestic.
 
Pinnach said:
I say drop the Tacoma and get something bigger. Gmc/chev 1500s are pretty decent trucks and ford f150s are much nicer to drive. I have a 2011 f150 ecoboost and I'm getting around 12L/100 km, and it's much more of a truck than a Toyota. I also have a 6.0 L silverado hd and a duramax Sierra. The Sierra gets the same mileage as the f150, but I paid about $20k more for it. My silverado is by far the worst, I'll get 18L/100km at best. In the winter when I plow with it, I average 24L/100km.

If fuel mileage is your primary concern, get a car or small SUV with a trailer. If you want a truck that you can use as a truck, get an f150 with ecoboost engine, or if you can afford it, a diesel chevy/gmc.

When it comes to trucks, ignore people who have only ever owned 1 brand and swear only by that brand. But if you want something that's gonna last, get something domestic.
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I agree. When it came time for a new vehicle for me last winter, I decided on a truck over a SUV because for the same money I can get a lot more truck than a SUV also with the truck I can just throw whatever it is in the back and not worry.
So I started looking at the options and at gas mileage. I started looking and the mid size trucks and there is only the Tacoma or the Frontier.
Long story short I ended up getting a 2014 Silverado with the 5.3 liter V8 because I got a great deal on one.
I also get about 12L/100km depending on how much highway I drive.
The only thing with a truck...you will become everybody's best friend when they move ;)
Cheers.
 
Have a Ford Ranger 4 cylinder.
Unloaded, highway, I will get 9L / 100 km, driving 100 km/h average
With bike in back, track day gear etc, 10.5L / 100 km, driving 100 km/h average
Towing Trailer, 2 Bikes, All track gear in bed (stuffed full), 14.5L / 100 km, driving at 110 km/h (as per day to Shannonville a couple weeks ago).

For what it is, it does the job really well.
 
kellen said:
Hay guyss I want a Tacoma




Mmmokay, here's a bunch of cars and weak ass "SUVs"
Gtam
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Good point.

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I82l8 said:
I agree. When it came time for a new vehicle for me last winter, I decided on a truck over a SUV because for the same money I can get a lot more truck than a SUV also with the truck I can just throw whatever it is in the back and not worry.
So I started looking at the options and at gas mileage. I started looking and the mid size trucks and there is only the Tacoma or the Frontier.
Long story short I ended up getting a 2014 Silverado with the 5.3 liter V8 because I got a great deal on one.
I also get about 12L/100km depending on how much highway I drive.
The only thing with a truck...you will become everybody's best friend when they move ;)
Cheers.
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If you want a truck, get a Truck.

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I82l8 said:
The only thing with a truck...you will become everybody's best friend when they move ;)
Cheers.
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I gave up on that. I just give my buddies the key and let them do it themselves. I've come to learn that "can you help me get drywall from home depot?" really means "can you deliver and help me unload 30 sheets of drywall, then help me finish my basement?"

I don't mind helping my friends out, but sometimes i would just rather sleep!
 
The only pickup trucks that have remotely tolerable fuel consumption by my compact-car-guy standards are compact 4-cylinder 5-speed 2 wheel drive models. As soon as you start checking off options, fuel consumption goes out the window. 4x4 adds more weight and raises the vehicle, which not only means you will be punching a bigger hole through the air (more drag) but also makes loading and unloading motorcycles more difficult. The full size trucks are all so high up nowadays - even the 2 wheel drive models - that loading and unloading a motorcycle from the bed by yourself is a royal pain.

Just so ya know, Toyota has been having major issues with frame rust on several different models - wasn't just first-gen Tacoma as first thought, it has progressed to second-gen and Tundra and the related SUVs and it isn't even known if the problem is solved to this very day.
 
Brian P said:
The only pickup trucks that have remotely tolerable fuel consumption by my compact-car-guy standards are compact 4-cylinder 5-speed 2 wheel drive models. As soon as you start checking off options, fuel consumption goes out the window. 4x4 adds more weight and raises the vehicle, which not only means you will be punching a bigger hole through the air (more drag) but also makes loading and unloading motorcycles more difficult. The full size trucks are all so high up nowadays - even the 2 wheel drive models - that loading and unloading a motorcycle from the bed by yourself is a royal pain.

Just so ya know, Toyota has been having major issues with frame rust on several different models - wasn't just first-gen Tacoma as first thought, it has progressed to second-gen and Tundra and the related SUVs and it isn't even known if the problem is solved to this very day.
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I'd love to own a pick up truck and get rid of the trailer. Would actually use the bed a few times a week to haul stuff around. But they are sooo high up now!!!

There is no way one person can safety load / unload a bike into a 1500 / f150.

The only one with a low enough bed is the Colorado or the Tacoma 2WD's that work for me. For now it is going to be SUV + trailer.
 
frekeyguy said:
I'd love to own a pick up truck and get rid of the trailer. Would actually use the bed a few times a week to haul stuff around. But they are sooo high up now!!!

There is no way one person can safety load / unload a bike into a 1500 / f150.

The only one with a low enough bed is the Colorado or the Tacoma 2WD's that work for me. For now it is going to be SUV + trailer.
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If I had the correct ramp I could use my avalanche for my race bike. I use the one I use for my trailer woth the bike stand as a step to load my MX bike. If you had an 8 foot ramp that was wide enough to walk up it would be easier with a sport bike
 
kellen said:
If I had the correct ramp I could use my avalanche for my race bike. I use the one I use for my trailer woth the bike stand as a step to load my MX bike. If you had an 8 foot ramp that was wide enough to walk up it would be easier with a sport bike
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something like this....but then I'd have to put it away in the bed ?

I'd really like to try loading a bike into a pick up truck. WILL SUPPLY bike.

Most of the stuff I am loading up does not run, so do you think it can loaded and unloaded with one single person?

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I'm not sure of your parking situation, but another option would be a small enclosed trailer. I have a 12' enclosed trailer with a ramp and can get pretty much anything into it without much effort. Plus, it doubles as winter storage. I picked it up a couple of years ago for under 3k brand new. It's like a shed on wheels. And it's light enough to tow with a mid size SUV.
 
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