Haha I bought a 2003 tacoma 2
Haha I bought a 2003 tacoma 2.7L 4banger 4wd auto (couldn't find a manual) in June 2020 so a little bit back Its been reliable as crap but I've had to do some stupid ass work to it. Had to put in a manual temp gauge because the wiring was screwed up somewhere and it cost less to just put in a new one, I had to get a new MAF sensor which is a common problem. Had to redo the valve cover gasket because it was toast and was letting oil into the spark plugs, drove it like that for 2 months with 0 issues except that it was a little slow WITH A CRAPPED OUT VALVE COVER GASKET!!!!!!!! Brought it to the mechanic he took it apart and was like holy shit how did you make it here. Didn't even realize anything was wrong I had put about 600 miles on it at that point. Spark plugs were dripping oil when he pulled them. Also had to replace ignition coil but it always started on the first crank. Bad cat pulled it n have one left I'm in SC so no emissions tests. So so far Ive done an oil change, belt job, trans flush, tune up, inspection before the whole valve cover deal, inspection after that had to take it to the dealership for just the temp gauge and they did a free inspection and found that whole oil situation out, new MAF sensor, valve cover gasket, Ignition coil, spark plugs, temp sensor, and did a free recall on my spare tire rack. All in all about 2500 in repairs which blows but I have had no issues since. Need to probably do the air fuel ratio sensor next but it drives perfectly. O2 sensors are shot so I have a stupid check engine light on. Best vehicle I have ever owned, Hope it lasts to 320K miles on original engine and transmission, but if they blow I will definitely find the money to replace them. Truck is awesome 4wd works like it was brand new, ac is freezing cold but I don't use it because it just puts more wear on the engine and I have that 355 AC goin on god made windows for a reason. Bare bones as anything everything manual and I love it because I don't have to worry about it failing on me. Girlfriend loves it, parents love it, my 3 brothers always take it whenever I'm home to go cruising, and my 12 year old sister drives it in the parking lot of the high school and loves it (don't tell mom) more than anything even just riding in it. Jump seats suck but the front ones are awesome. Only thing that even slightly bugs me is I have to push in the headlights and turning signals on the front back into the truck every once in a while because they get super loose but that's a weekend zip tie job for later. Im 19 and I will keep this truck until its a pile of dust. Use to have a 2010 traverse completely died at 202K miles. It was the definition of a shitbox, no airbags, no ac, optional seatbelts (they never worked) one speaker, one window that still worked, a crapped out transmission, struts and shocks were shocked so it bounced like a lowrider every time I went over a pothole which was interesting, one break caliper stopping the whole car, 4 tires balder than my dad, no horn, and no power steering, this is what I remember off the top of my head every repair was quoted at over 1K, GM makes shit cars. We had owned it since new and I got it for $2000 off my parents at 175K miles when I turned 16. Died on the 4th of July 2020. Trust me, if you are even considering a new vehicle buy a tacoma, don't buy a f*cking traverse they're complete garbage. Daily drive this truck from Chucktown to folly daily to surf, occasionally drive it to Georgetown, but im planning on a trip to OBX soon for a surf trip n camping on the beach I know that well make it just fine. Best made vehicle Ive ever had, way better than the traverse and my old Baja bug.