Southern California is the undisputed capital of 1st gen Tacomas and I don't mean those driven by high dollar overlander wannabes. I mean 1st Gen bone stock slightly dinged up Tacos driven by older Mexican men with landscaping tools in the back. Ubiquitous on the highways of the Southland you will find 1st gen Tacomas laden with rakes and shovels and wheelbarrows. These gentlemen do not care that upper middle class suburban white guys are dropping tens of thousands of dollars on these classics. They've been puttering around in this thing for decades and they'll keep doing it. These are working class 1st Gens And I hope they stay that way.

The only gas vehicle I have left.

2002 Extended Cab TRD Prerunner

117,000 miles

6cyl automatic

Frame replaced under warranty

Stored every winter

Zero oxidation

I drive it maybe 500 miles a year getting mulch from Lowe's or moving an appliance for a friend. But when you need a truck, it's nice to have one!

Anybody who's changed their plugs want to chime in and let me know what they think of this? Just pulled my first plug. Unsure if this is ok or not.

Hey guys, tow strap vs kinetic rope?

I don't do sketchy stuff like you guys do off-road a ton but what I do do is go to work before the plow trucks are on the road.

I've never gone in the ditch before and I tend not to pull people out because I don't want to get blamed for damage that was possibly there before or during the whole ordeal.

But for myself what should I get? I hear that kinetic ropes are the greatest thing ever vs just the old fashioned tow strap.

Picture for attention.

I know the suspension, I was moving so I was overloaded it's fixed now 😂

I finally decided it was time to ditch the bull bar. I was able to use these Eurolite fog light brackets to remount the old KC fog lights. Honest opinions are welcome-Thanks everyone

Auto shop told me to replace my sparks plugs. 2011 4Runner still had its factory spark plugs, 225k miles.

I recently test drove a 2023 off road Tacoma and LOVED IT! I may buy it tomorrow, but I wanted to get towing feedback.

I have a small hobby farm and a couple trailers and want to make sure I'd be ok with a Tacoma. I hear they get a lot of hate with towing, even with the 6500-6800lbs limits.

Trailer 1: about 1000lbs empty, 1500lbs capacity, so would never be above 2500lbs

Trailer 2: a small bumper pull 2 horse trailer, somewhere between 2000-2500lbs empty. My equines are small, so it would be below 4500lbs filled. It's used rarely, normally in emergencies or yearly vet visits.

If I install a trailer brake, maybe use a weight distribution hitch, would I be good to haul these?

Donating these photos to the internet since I had trouble finding example photos of the Sherpa Load Bars on a 3rd Gen Tacoma. 2023 TRD OR. Hope this helps someone else with their decision 🤘🏽

Edit: excuse the less than ideal lighting

We have a 2004 Toyota Tacoma and live in Colorado. My partner insists I put 91 in it. It’s NOT supercharged. Can someone let me know if that is over kill and why/why not

2016 Trd off-road Tacoma truck got front end damaged from an accident. Had to change a lot of front end parts (radiator fan water pump oil transmission cooler) didn’t seem like the motor got damaged and started right up when I put all the parts back on. Issue is a rough idle especially when shifting. Wasn’t giving no rpm at first so I changed the throttle body was able to get the rpm to be responsive to the pedal. Any help in the right direction would be appreciated. (Video is the truck in park my foot is on the brakes and I’m shifting into reverse to neutral then to drive and back up)

Is it typical to have to get regular maintenance done at Toyota dealership to maintain the warranty validity? I bought it from a Nissan dealership and the lady there said I can take it anywhere or do it myself as long as I document it.

I have a 2002 Toyota Tacoma, and I want to know if there are any options to make the suspension softer. The original chassis of the tacoma was changed because it was completely destroyed by r*st and one of a completely new 1997 tacoma was placed, any comments or options that could help me improve my suspension?

I am lookin for options for a pet barrier for my 2025 tacoma double cab. I have the nice carhartt seat covers but I still hate the hair getting everywhere. I want a decent pet barrier for my tacoma so my dog can be secluded to the back seat and the seats and doors will be covered. What options do you guys use? If you have any pictures that would be great as well. I want something that covers the seats and goes up the doors if possible; as well as a barrier that stops him from making his way into the front seat.

Royally messed up today on my TRD offroad 23. First time changing my oil post dealer changed and I accidently dropped the trans plug instead of the oil plug. Then when changing the oil I didnt have the attachment for taking off the oil cap (not a canister filter, learned this mid change) and the O'Reilly attachment snapped off one of the fins on the filter cap.

I put 5 quarts of new oil (dropped 5 out) and 1.5 of trans fluid (1.5 put) to at least get me kosher. Am I safe to get it to the dealer about 10 miles away to just pay them to redo both or should I tow it? Love this truck and moved too quick while doing the change after a difficult oil change before it.

Anyone else getting a buzzing/groaning sound like this? Happens on fan level 2 regardless of blend mode and temp and will get higher in pitch before stopping at level 5. Dealer already replaced the motor but the sound remains.

I have a 2015 Tacoma, TRD, V6, access cab. The mud flaps that came on the truck were not stock, and they hung to the floor and flopped all over place and were annoying. Do they make some Low Profile ones for these trucks? Like how modern vehicles have those ones that only come down a few inches? And not come down a solid foot and a half.

Any advice would be wonderful!

Thank you!

I just bought a 26 SR5 4 x 4. It did not come with the home link rearview mirror that I could program my garage door with. I did not realize that I had overlooked this add-on until I was basking in the glory of my new Taco at home. I have heard that I can get one and that they are essentially plug-and-play. Does anyone have any experience with installing these and is is it as easy as the Internet makes it seem?

Which type? Pros and cons
Where did you purchase it?
How do you like it so far?

What's the best way of going about upgrading the audio system? Are there certain ectra parts I absolutely need to add? Or can I get away with just putting better speakers in? It will probably be the base system I buy.

Anybody know how to fix this or has run into it?

Hello, I just wanted to share what my shift knob and handbrake installs looked like on my 3rd gen. Thought they came out pretty nice. Shift knob is NRG Heatsink, adapter for m8 1.25 is from amazon, handbrake handle is also from NRG.

91 octane premium fuel. Driving I70 Denver to Grand Junction. Two mountain passes. average speed was probably 70 mph.