There is something about their lines which is very retro classic. Reminicent to me, of VW Microbuses, or TR-3s or Kharman Ghias. Or perhaps the original Broncos or Toyota Land Cruisers. With no offense, the straight edged models of '86-'87 have less of this charm (although I had one, and it was a fine little truck.)

Once in a while, I come across a restored, or fanatically maintained '81, with 4x4, and it knocks my sox off! And those lines are nicely echoed in the present gen Taco.

That's why I bought the Taco instead of the Tundra. It's kind of like buying a brand new classic with airbags, ABS, CD power windows and factory warranty. All that, and mine does not have a single squeak or rattle.

Amen to that!!!

i agree, ive always liked taco's, even before i could drive, and way before i ever owned one, one of my buddy's dad had a gen 1 taco and i loved that thing, and another friend of mine drove an 83 4x2 all through high school, the damn thing had like 450k on the clock when it finally died our senior year

turner

I've owned 4 Toyota Trucks and will always own Toyota's. My first was an 83' I bought in late 83' w/8K miles on it. Traded that in for an 86' with 12K on it. Kept the 86' 14 years and threw 226K miles on it. Sold it for $3500 and had an 94' for about 6 months til my employer gave me a 99' 2wd. Sold the 94'. Had the company Toy for 2 years. Left that job and bought this 99'. Had it for 1.5 years now and had my first repair last weekend. Swapped out a bad carrier bearing. $100 part.... I am throwing around the idea of selling the 99' for another 99' or 2000 with an automatic. My kind of job sucks having a stick.