I briefly looked at the DC Taco's. I could probably fit one with a 5 ft bed in my garage. But the Tundra is too big for my modest needs.

I'm a bit turned off by the gas mileage of the Taco. But it's pretty much inline with the Ridgeline. The RL has a much more refined interior than the Taco. But I can get a manual tranny in the Taco (which I would like this time around). OTOH, I can get a RL much cheaper (I think) than a Taco. The RL currently has a $4500 cash incentive whereas the Taco only has a $1000 cash incentive. That's for '08 models.

I'm a bit hesitant to buy a used Taco 4x4 since it has a part time 4wd setup. I suspect many folks are not aware that you are not supposed to use 4wd on dry pavement.. and I expect most will have to play with it not knowing. Maybe it's not a big deal... but it concerns me.

I'm waiting to hear how bad the proposed insurance settlement is before I decide what to do.

One quick question: can I take those Aisin's off my T100 and put them on a new Taco? I hate that Toyota took manual hubs off the 4x4 trucks.