I think toyota went down hill on this 05 tacoma. People bought the tacoma because it was a compact pickup. Not anymore its not, its as big as are friend the Tundra.

We bought a '05 DC precisely because it IS larger, more powerful, and a heck of a lot more comfortable for rear passengers than the earlier model. The differnce in width is only a few inches - and quite frankly, I've not seen any basicly stock (key word - stock) rigs in places where it would matter. Our's has been "over the hill and thru the woods" quite a bit this summer on fishing trips - some to pretty remote lakes/ponds, and has done just fine.

Just so's ya know, We own three Toy's, my BPOS SAS'd '87, a TRD '98 ExtCab Taco, and the TRD '05. Of the three, I'd rather drive the '05 hands down for 95% of the "normal" wheelin' we do.

dont hate on the 05's

Heres some problems other '05 Taco owners are experiencing such as paint chips, power steering failure, 4WD engagement, etc... Taco Troubles <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />. Toyota....moving forward? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />