I've owned 2 GMC Sierr@ z71s.... I'm really thinking about going to a Toyota Tacoma, but unsure on size. Any one gone from a full-size pickup to a smaller one? How was it? Just me and wife, no kids. I'm 5'10" and 235lbs. Sure seems like the yotas run forever. Both gmcs I've had get 130-140k on them and stuff just goes to hell.
Have you thought of Tundra with Double Cab? Went down to a "small" truck with extended cab... next one will be back to a full size. lost to much "room" never know when I might have more than 2 and lost the room in the bed of truck too... Always feel cramped and for the most part not that much difference in mileage with 4X4's.
MK M GOBL
I would stay with a full size. Had a small truck along with my big truck, with a V6 and it wasn't any better on gas than my V8....Ride is better and you will have a lot more protection from a accident..Big truck for me...
Coming from two 06 diesel crew cabs went to a 12 tacoma double cab sport
Wouldn't trade it for anything,don't feel like I'm lacking room at all..Plus I bought a tacoma so I sold all my tools and bought more turkey gear!!
Honestly I've got everything I need,it's got some pep to it.Not sure I'd buy a brand new off the lot tacoma if I was to get a new one,I have not talked to one person that went from old to new and is 100 percent happy
I would steer clear of the 2016 tacomas. I bought one back in february. It was a 4 door trd off road with auto trans. At 3100 miles and numerous visits back to the dealership, Toyota had to replace the transmission. It was downshifting so hard that it would bark the tires going from 3rd to 2nd gear. The day I went and picked up the truck after the new transmission was installed, it started slipping on the way home from the dealership. They "repaired" the new transmission and I sold the truck asap. Also ran into a couple other guys at the dealership with similar problems. If you go 2016 tacoma I would stick with the manual transmission. Just my opinion.
My buddy I hunt with has a Tacoma that truck has great pick up and go and we drove through some nasty mud holes during buck season this year no problem.
I've not had a full size in years but when I'm getting 18-19 mpg with the S10 and the full size is getting 18-19 mpg, I'll not have another mid size truck unless it's a Tacoma 4 door. Granted, I've got a wife and two small children but still, the difference in room is ridiculous and the smaller truck generally isn't that much cheaper. Only thing I like about have the shorter, narrower wheel base is that I can drive it into tighter areas. For that matter, I could just as easily haul the 4-wheeler.
Switched from a 2009 Silverado to a 2016 Tacoma last August. Went with the TRD Sport model Crew cab short box. Love this truck!!! It has the best resale value and dependability of any vehicle on the market!!! Use to get 17mpg tops on my chevy, with only 5,000 miles on this Tacoma I'm already getting 24 on the Highway!!! Go for it!!!
I love my Tacoma. I've been in it for 7 years after having a Dodge for 13 before it.
We are about the same size and I wouldn't recommend it for anyone much bigger, but it fits me just fine. And my Tacoma experience has been a good one. No complaints here.
I've been in an 06 Tacoma Double Cab (TRD Off Rd) since 08. It's got 167,000 miles on it now. It has been a great truck with very few repairs needed. It has plenty of room for two. We used to haul all three kids in it, but they are well past the age to make that a good idea for anything more than a short trip now. The biggest problem I've had with it is bed size. It has the short bed, so it doesn't take much to fill it up. A topper would have been a benefit anytime I travelled with it. The trucks have more than enough pep unless you are planning to tow a big camper. It has been a fantastic truck for hunting, especially on some of these small mountain roads.
I'm actually looking at used trucks now so I can turn the 06 over to my oldest. I've been looking at 2012 or newer Silverado's or Sierr@ 's in a crew cab. Trucks have gotten so danged expensive that I can't even think about a new one. It looks like the 5.3 gets as good of gas mileage as the Tacoma, but I get the room to haul everyone if I need to. However, the Tacoma has been a great truck and I have no doubt that I could buy one with 100,000 miles and not be worried about it falling apart provided the previous owner took care of it.
If I decide to go with another Tacoma, I'll be looking for the double cab with the longer bed and a topper.
I went from a F150 to a Tacoma and am never looking back!
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Quote from: Terry on February 15, 2017, 11:11:26 AM
I went from a F150 to a Tacoma and am never looking back!
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You better look back or your going to run over something... :TooFunny:
I have a full size f150 for traveling and family use (gets driven very little. 300 miles a month) I also have a 2000 toyota tundra access cab first gen to hunt in and drive to work. These trucks are beasts with the 4.7 V8. Gas mileage is around 16 mpg with 33s on it and it's been super dependable. Mines got 167k on it but I have no doubt it'll go twice that. The first generation tundra is about the same size as a new Tacoma so if you're looking for a used Toyota I wouldn't forget about these. I sure love mine!
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I've got a 2WD 2000 4 cyl. Tacoma that I use for work, hunting, & hauling my kayak to the water. It has over 275K miles and still gets 29 MPG. It doesn't like to go in the snow and seriously lacks power, but I have an F250 that we use to pull the horse trailer and do the heavy lifting. My Tacoma has hauled loads of deer and turkeys out of the woods and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Jim
Quote from: TheSportsman on February 14, 2017, 10:08:22 PM
Both gmcs I've had get 130-140k on them and stuff just goes to hell.
Wow, not very good with todays standards, I have a 6 cyl. 4WD ranger with 230,000 and still going. Not sure what I'll get next? but always like the bigger Rangers, V6 not the 4's, might be an option as they are to start making them again?
Had a ranger ext. cab for years, had to trade it in to get my wife a new car so I took over driving her 09 Pathfinder 4WD. Gotta admit I like the extra room but when it's time for me to get a new one my heart is set on an F-150 crew cab 4WD. I've got two young ones so I have to be able to tote them around too and the ranger just wasn't cutting it.
Quote from: TheSportsman on February 14, 2017, 10:08:22 PM
I've owned 2 GMC Sierr@ z71s.... I'm really thinking about going to a Toyota Tacoma, but unsure on size. Any one gone from a full-size pickup to a smaller one? How was it? Just me and wife, no kids. I'm 5'10" and 235lbs. Sure seems like the yotas run forever. Both gmcs I've had get 130-140k on them and stuff just goes to hell.
5.3 liters??
I went from a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab to a 2004 Toyota Tacoma double cab 3 years ago. I've had no regrets at all. only issue I have is the double cab only has a 5 ft bed. I keep a camper shell on year round and I can carry most anything under lock that I may need for deer and turkey hunting. If you don't need a full back seat, you could go with an Access cab and gain another foot of bed and still have storage behind the front seats. I've currently got 165,000 mile on mine and it's still running strong! I've had a few things, mechanical, need to be looked at, but that's with any truck! I personally don't think you'd go wrong! I'm 6 foot and 200 lbs and I don't feel cramped or limited while driving! My wife and I usually take my truck when we go on vacation and I've driven it to Ohio, Kentucky and the Smoky Mts. on several occasions with no regrets. I usually average around 20 mpg on interstate travel also.
I have an F 150 for work and things but my hunting truck is a 97 S10 with 220 000 on it. Gets 27 mpg.
Downsized from 2005 Silverado Z71 to a 2013 Tacoma Crew Cab V8 TRD with a long bed.
Hated it.
Nothing at all wrong with the Tacoma.....reliable, good ride, and great resale value.
It just did not fit me.
Traded the Tacoma in for a 2015 Ford F-150 4x4.
Much, much more comfortable and happier and with minimal losses due to great resale value of the Tacoma. Also no appreciable difference in fuel economy.
My experience.....
GunRunner
Drove a 1997 Tacoma 4X4 Extended Cab for over 16 years. It had about 240,000 miles on it when I sold it. It ran great & didn't need any oil added between changes. Great tuck. Really wish I could have kept it but needed the money for the newer 2013 Tacoma 4X4 Access Cab I bought to replace it. Seemed to me like the Toyota's just didn't spend as much time at the repair shop as the others. I had a full size 1988 chevy truck before the Tacoma & had no problem at all going to the smaller truck.
I went from a crew cab 2500 to a Tacoma when I went back to school to save money. It was a good little hunting truck, but I'm ready to go back to the full size with a crew cab now. Talk of babies and more dogs means we need more room.
I will say though I only got that Tacoma seriously stuck once.
I went from a full size z71 to a crew cab v6 tacoma and will never have another full size truck. These tacoma are tough as nails. I've had a 03 and now have a 2012 and never had any problems. Mileage runs around 16 town and 20 hwy. I have noticed that the new ones have a lot more bells and whistles which personally I don't care for.