A co-worker asked about my Taco's tire carrier, wants to buy my truck, I said NO

[theking]

..I told him the reason is I may not be able to find another gen2 Taco with the same specs again and also let him know it took me 6 months to find my current Taco a few years ago.

He wants to buy mine because he knows how well I take care of it mechanically. However, he didn't quite understand why I said I may not be able to find one like it again since there are so many Tacos out there. I told him, let me show you why and went to the Auto Trader website. Then he finally understood  :








 

[hmgROCK]

Why is car sooo expensive bro??
You tell us now is the best time to buy
They are all tines high

[theking]

That's because of your "reading" issues (per other neutral PH members)..

[theking]

So I checked out Cars.Com and there's only 13 gen2 (2005-2015) Tacoma with the same specs as my Tacoma available nationwide  ..13 out of millions means it's pretty hard to find  ..

Again, lots of Tacoma available but once the filter is set to include V6, 4x4, and Manual drive, the availability numbers shrunk down pretty quick:

[ProudLao]

Don’t get rid of your Gen 2. Not many are out there with low mileage, and in good condition.

I love my Gen 3 sports. It’s going to be my last vehicle unless the truck cave out or eating by that salted snow.

[theking]

My first year Gen 2 already has over 200k miles so it's considered moderately high mileage but still in good condition especially mechanically. I plan to drive it as long as it can give me. Plus, it'll be hard to locate another 6-speed version in a 4x4 trim.

Gen 3 Tacos are nice too as it shares the same platform and suspensions as well as several other components with the Gen 2, take care of it and it could be your last auto. 

I just swapped the original clutch with a new one on mine not too long ago at 200k miles so it should last another 200k miles before needing another one again  :

[ProudLao]

Cool! She got plenty of miles left.

[theking]

I think so too. I bought her at 180k miles so if I can get to 300k miles, it's money well spent.