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Old 12-21-17, 02:10 PM
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2012 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport 2wd
We decided to stay in the Toyota family and brought a Tacoma.
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Old 12-21-17, 02:17 PM
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Nice. I missed mine. I also had 2012 TRD Sport DCLB for 4 years and 68000 miles with NO issues at all. I leveled it with Billy's 5100 (@1.75") and ran 265/70/17.
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Nice. I'd have gone 4WD though, that's like 80% of the reason to buy a Taco.
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Old 12-21-17, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by BrettJacks
Nice. I'd have gone 4WD though, that's like 80% of the reason to buy a Taco.

The OP is in North Carolina. Though there are sometimes exceptions, they don't normally get a whole lot of snow or ice, especially in the semi-tropical southeast part of the state around Wilmington. The mountains, though, in the extreme west, can get some pretty good storms.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
The OP is in North Carolina. Though there are sometimes exceptions, they don't normally get a whole lot of snow or ice, especially in the semi-tropical southeast part of the state around Wilmington. The mountains, though, in the extreme west, can get some pretty good storms.
Yep, no mountains here. Hell hardly any hills in Charlotte area. Had I lived somewhere where 4wd was beneficial, I would've went that route.
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I had a 2011 and loved it. Mine was a 4 door, 4WD TRD Sport with a manual. Miss it all the time. Congrats!
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I had a 2011 and loved it. Mine was a 4 door, 4WD TRD Sport with a manual. Miss it all the time. Congrats!
may I ask, what happened to it?

if anyone is looking for a commuter car or a car for thier teen, I may be selling my Yaris soon
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Originally Posted by GibbsLexus
may I ask, what happened to it?

if anyone is looking for a commuter car or a car for thier teen, I may be selling my Yaris soon
Traded it in near lease end for my IS350.
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Nice Taco, still rocking the 1st gen 2004 Tacoma, 2wd with no options. Main thing I like about my truck is you can reach over into the bed, its super easy to load/unload crap out of the back. Must say I'm a bit envious of the crew cab like yours, about the only thing I really don't like is there is NO ROOM in that reg cab truck.
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Congrats! Love the Taco! The Double Cab Short bed is definitely a good size for every day usage.
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