lots of cars for sale here lately

[tooter]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Some might say it is even better at being reliable than it is re MPG.....but I understand your overall point.

Our little Yaris' are now trailing technology...
...and people are moving on to newer vehicles. I, however, am a luddite who loves doors with real keys and windows that roll up and down with a hand crank... and will never part with ours because there is nothing else that will replace it.

I'm also in the same situation with my 2012 Tacoma. It's a standard cab 4 cylinder 5 speed manual with keyed locks and hand crank windows. I modified the engine to average 24 mpg around town and 30 mpg on the freeway. Toyota does not manufacture standard cab Tacomas any more, so I'm never letting go of it either.

Keep any vehicle long enough and it becomes a classic...

...and I intend to own classic vehicles.


Greg

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tooter

Our little Yaris' are now trailing technology...
...and people are moving on to newer vehicles. I, however, am a luddite who loves doors with real keys and windows that roll up and down with a hand crank... and will never part with ours because there is nothing else that will replace it.

I'm also in the same situation with my 2012 Tacoma. It's a standard cab 4 cylinder 5 speed manual with keyed locks and hand crank windows. I modified the engine to average 24 mpg around town and 30 mpg on the freeway. Toyota does not manufacture standard cab Tacomas any more, so I'm never letting go of it either.

Keep any vehicle long enough and it becomes a classic...

...and I intend to own classic vehicles.


Greg

I definitely don't share your skill, and I don't think I share your diligence re the above, but I do share the spirit behind it. When my 2007 conks out, my two quite different thoughts re replacement might be equally hard to find (a Tacoma just like yours and a well maintained, low mileage 2nd Gen Prius (think Prius RV blog + tent for the hatch that she doesn't have) with hand crank windows

[tooter]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I definitely don't share your skill, and I don't think I share your diligence re the above, but I do share the spirit behind it. When my 2007 conks out, my two quite different thoughts re replacement might be equally hard to find (a Tacoma just like yours and a well maintained, low mileage 2nd Gen Prius (think Prius RV blog + tent for the hatch that she doesn't have) with hand crank windows

I really admire you making your Yaris last for 300,000 miles.
There's two kinds of people:

1. Those who use things.

2. Those who use things up.

You're obviously #1.


Greg

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tooter

I really admire you making your Yaris last for 300,000 miles.
There's two kinds of people:

1. Those who use things.

2. Those who use things up.

You're obviously #1.


Greg

Thanks. I guess I deserve credit for (generally) being easy on my Yaris (not driving it hard). Most of the rest of the credit should go to Toyota . I'm sure 'my Yaris would have liked it ()' had I changed the oil and filter 58 times (every 5k miles) rather than the actual 20 times. The oil would probably stay closer (for longer) to the color it is when poured into the engine. My friend with the PT Cruiser says it now needs a new rear axle (at 156k). She drives that car so hard, I wonder how much that contributed to her new issue.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tooter

4 cylinder 5 speed manual

Do you know if the Tacoma was ever offered in the U.S. with the above and also with the long bed? Same question for CTScott if he sees this.

[tooter]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Do you know if the Tacoma was ever offered in the U.S. with the above and also with the long bed? Same question for CTScott if he sees this.

It was in 1988. That was my very first Toyota pickup.
I don't believe any are made now.


Greg

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tooter

It was in 1988. That was my very first Toyota pickup.
I don't believe any are made now.


Greg

Thanks. . Since I can't become shorter (), a 1st Gen xB (with the front passenger seat removed), a 2nd Gen Prius (probably with the front passenger seat removed), or a Fit (with the front passenger seat removed) would probably work re what I had in mind, but a Tacoma like yours (with the wonderful small engine/hand crank windows/manual transmission ) would not re the shorter bed.

[JustPassinThru]

Originally Posted by tooter

It was in 1988. That was my very first Toyota pickup.
I don't believe any are made now.


Greg

Those weren't Tacomas. Those were "Truck" models - in other markets Toyota sold them as the Hi-Lux; but the Hi-Lux name got phased out in America about 1974.

The actually were pretty-nice trucks; a little more spartan than the Tacoma was, but compact and rugged. Although like all earlier Japanese vehicles they were susceptible to tinworm.

The Tacoma emerged in 1995. It was a design specific for the American market and with much-greater rust resistance. And I've just bought an older one, and realized - funny-looking front-clip notwithstanding - that I'd been missing out on a great all-around vehicle.

[tooter]

I also used this 1996 Tacoma as my work truck for 17 years...



They're like a Yaris pickup truck.


Greg

[JustPassinThru]

Originally Posted by tooter

I also used this 1996 Tacoma as my work truck for 17 years...



They're like a Yaris pickup truck.


Greg

That's about like mine...except I have the stretch cab.

Like it. Much. Except...nope, it's not like a Yaris. RWD versus FWD. Much heavier; and quite a bit thirstier. But, since I'm close to work now, it's all good...

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tooter

I also used this 1996 Tacoma as my work truck for 17 years...



They're like a Yaris pickup truck.


Greg

It must have been a real workhorse . I was just looking at the July/August 2014 edition of Toyota Today. It contains an article about Nancy Richardson ("The Fish Lady") and Clyde (her 1995 Toyota T100 Pickup)....the last year of 'the previous generation'? She lives in Jasper, IN and delivers fish to upscale restaurants in Indiana and Kentucky. She just hit 1,000,000 miles. Only 2 major repairs: a transmission rebuild at about 300,000...and recently had to replace the gas tank.