Going with the '05 Tacoma

[Cutiebaby]

Just got a quote on an 05 Silverado reg cab automatic V8

MSRP: 21,435
Quote w rebates: 14,995

silverados are nice!!!!! i myself would love a truck.....gotta wait though....too much of a pain in the butt having a truck and 2 kids in car seats...but man when they get bigger i want a huge truck!!!!! hubby likes silverado....

 

[Buddy_Christ]

I disagree entirely. Unless you are a contractor or have a boat/rv to pull no fucking point in a full size. just another dork with a small penis is what i think when I see somebody in a full size that does not need it. I've had mid size trucks (and i do construction work) for a few years now, no need for a full size whatsoever...plus doesn't rex live in nyc? wtf is the point of a monster truck in a city

Agree. Hell, most people that "need" a fullsize probably put something in the back once or twice a year that a mid-size would've handled without a problem. One of my friends has a small Dodge pickup that he treats as a 1 ton. He's one of the few people I know that actually needs a fullsize pickup because he's always hauling stuff around.

Only one other person I know needs a fullsize. He killed the transmission in his Mazda hauling his boat twice a month for years. He upgraded to a Silverado and he's getting slightly better milage with the V8 than he was with the V6 in the Mazda.


Rex - 4cyl or V6 in the Tacoma? I drove an 02 Tacoma with a 4cyl and it didn't have enough power for me. I know I would hvae had issues with the lack of torque while offroading, and yes, I would definetly offroad a new truck if I got one.

 

[PICK3]

Damn, that's a good deal. They offer anything in extended cabs?

LS V8 extended cab = $20,295

http://www.lesonchevrolet.com/en_US...MainMenu_selectAd&pageName=AdWizardMainMenu_1

 

[Buddy_Christ]

LS V8 extended cab = $20,295

http://www.lesonchevrolet.com/en_US...MainMenu_selectAd&pageName=AdWizardMainMenu_1

Extended or quad? Personally, I don't like quad cabs. They eat up too much bed room unless you want a HUGE truck. Problem I'd have with an ext cab is seating room for the kids and being able to have a car seat in there that fits (7yrs or 70lbs is the law).

 

[Rex]

Rex - 4cyl or V6 in the Tacoma? I drove an 02 Tacoma with a 4cyl and it didn't have enough power for me. I know I would hvae had issues with the lack of torque while offroading, and yes, I would definetly offroad a new truck if I got one.

I tested the 4 cyl and was surprised at how good it felt for being a small engine. 2.7L 164hp. Gets 21/26 for gas on a 21 gallon tank. As opposed to the 2004's 2.7L 150hp. Fuel economy was roughly the same though.

 

[Testosterone boy]

Check crash safety ratings.

The Ford truck has been the most dangerous vehicle on the raod for a while. Supposedly they addressed this problem for '05.

SUVs are 27 times more likely to kill the people who get hit in a broadside.

SUVs and trucks are also very prone to rollovers.

Buy a minivan.

Much safer and 25 mpg and you can haul a lot.

Plus cops will yawn at a dead body hanging out of a minivan.

 

[alien amp pharm]

I'm waiting on my car to sell then I'm getting an 05 tacoma double cab V6 w/$2,500 sport truck wheels. I can't freakin wait.

Somebody want to buy my 97 Celica?

 

[Buddy_Christ]

I'm waiting on my car to sell then I'm getting an 05 tacoma double cab V6 w/$2,500 sport truck wheels. I can't freakin wait.

Somebody want to buy my 97 Celica?

You hvae a Celica and you're buying a pickup. Guess you're one of the people that are trying desperately to make up for what they lack elsewhere, huh?

 

[dirty~d~]

After owning two Toyota pickups since I was 16 I won't buy anything else. I'll be upgrading my current 1997 model to the 2005 later this year. The only complaint I have about the new ones is the body styling... I prefer the 2001 body.

 

[alien amp pharm]

You hvae a Celica and you're buying a pickup. Guess you're one of the people that are trying desperately to make up for what they lack elsewhere, huh?

lol
I have a Camry and a Celica. I don't need two cars, so I am needing/wanting a truck.

I won't comment on the lacking elsewhere part. I'm afraid my nose might start growing outward.