fadedsun

How do you view them?

Next year I'm getting a new truck, and it's going to be a Tacoma. I'm up in the air about getting the 4x4, however. I know for sure it will be an access cab, 4cyl SR5.

Is the 4x4 worth it? I don't off road at all-the most I do is through muddy fields.

scuba

A 4x4 will have better resale value then a 2wd.

fadedsun

Resale means little to me since I usually keep vehicles until they die.

scuba

Not many with 05+'s hanging around this site. Search TTORA about the 05+ problems and real world opinions. You can read on that site until your eyes bleed.

fadedsun

What is ttora?

scuba

Another forum. More specifically, one that is geared more towards Tacomas.
The people there aren't as nice as here, which is why I said search till you're eyes bleed


http://ttora.com/forum

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

www.ttora.com

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dropzone

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I miss my '05 Taco but it was not with out it's problems, those have since been fixed on the newer Tacomas.
If you don't need 4x4, just get a 2WD.

William

I feel it's better to have 4wd and not need it, than to need it and not have it.

But then again, I'm the type of person who might be driving down the road and, at random, decide to explore a trail I've never been down before. I'm also the kind to take trips to Kentucky, or out west, and I like to be able to explore where the typical 2wd can't go. I also have a 21 foot boat with a cuddy cabin, and sometimes boat ramps are a bit too slippery to pull that heavy boat with a 2wd.

You say you drive in muddy fields, and 2wd may be okay for that. But all it takes is one time where you need 4wd to get out of where you are, and if you don't have it, you may be stranded.

scuba

That is all.

fadedsun

How gutless are the 2.7L 2/4x4s?

William

Well it obviously wouldn't do any good to compare it to the 4.0 V6. But by most accounts, the 2.7 appears to do just fine most of the time, for most people.

Some people think power is everything, and it isn't. A select few even think of the 4.0 V6 as lacking power or being gutless. That's far from the truth, and is all based upon perception. And some people's perception is skewed, especially those that are used to V8 power.

According to the numbers, the current 2.7 has quite a bit more horsepower and torque than the old 3.0 V6, which is known as the 3.slow. Plus, the torque characteristics of the 2.7 are more suited for a truck than the 3.0 V6.

In fact, if I were going to make an older (pre-Tacoma) 4wd into a project truck and wanted more power but didn't want any more weight or worse gas mileage than necessary, I would see about installing the 2.7.

If I could afford one, I would love to have a second Tacoma as my off road beater. It would be a basic 4wd standard cab with the 2.7, and I'd give it the necessary mods (lift, lower gearing, bigger tires, Toyota E-locker rear). With the right gearing, the 2.7 would be fine for a standard cab Tacoma.

85GT-79FJ40

The 2.7 in the 05-up trucks really isn't too bad. I have an extended cab 4x4 and it goes okay. Forget about passing anyone on long steep uphills in 5th gear though. My brother in law has the same truck with a 4.0 and a 6 speed that i've driven a number of times and it's almost as quick as my essentially stock drivetrain 85 mustang GT. But my truck gets 22-23MPG on the highway and he can barely muster 20. I personally would prefer the power of the V6 (and I could really use a double cab) but with 90 miles of commuting 5 days a week that extra few MPG adds up really quick.