New to Forum New to Yodas
However long time old pickup owening guy
Always wanted a toyota truck
Always wanted a 4x4
Don't "need" a 4x4 often need a truck.
But really will have to be my daily driver
ask me questions, I like one I want to buy it will have to drive it to work everyday
What do you guys think

 

How far will you be driving it everyday? If youll be driving it very far might want to consider getting a 4 cylinder model.

If your really set on this truck though I would just buy a cheap honda to drive to and from work then you can drive your truck when you wanna have some fun.

 

Put it this way: a well maintained V6 4x4 pickup can expect ~20MPG highway, 16-18 city... depending how you drive it. I wouldn't expect much more than that, but some guys baby them and get 24MPG highway...

That's with a manual transmission. Automatics... not so good. Also gutless.

 

The basic question is how long a commute do you have??

I have a slew of vehicles that can be pressed into daily driver status at any time.

But then my commute is 5 miles the long way!

So If I drive the 7.3 power stroke or the 3.4 Toyota there is not much difference. in my fuel bill come the end of the month.

I sure would not want to drive a hour or more one way to work with any vehicle.

That is the only issue your maintenance and gas expenses will they fall within a amount you can live with on top of other monthly expenses .

I have a coworker who commutes about 65 miles oneway 5 days a week who does no maintenance what so ever. Then complains when he needs $1200 to $1500 in repairs about 2 times a year.

 

if theirs going to be a lot on 65+ mph in your commute i would save up for a newer Tacoma with a 3.4 or a cheap civic or corolla, i did a 35mile commute each way in heavy traffic and 60-80mph with a 22re 5spd 4x4, it gets old really fast. getting onto freeways is no fun, averaged from 17-23mpg. if your commute is in town and back roads its going to be a great truck.

 

I just restored(mods and more restoration to come) a 92 as well. I am using it for the dd, and have a round trip commute of 18 miles total. I love the yota, and plan to make it as awesome as every other one I see on here while maintaining the dd status.

 

If you don't need a 4WD I would stay away from them at least until you are sure what you want. My 88 2WD is a blast to drive, jumps right up to 80 mph when you want it to and can get 30 mpg when you want it to, and is fairly smooth on the highway. Can't keep my wife out of it, she loves it better than my LS400.

You will miss all of that with a 4WD, not to mention increased maintenance and 3-4 times initial cost, leaving 10 minutes earlier for work, not to mention 4WD are kind of dangerous in inexperienced hands. My 88 4WD has been on its side twice that I know of from black ice and sporty manouver to avoid a deer.

If my 2WD went down it would be missed more than my 4WD.

 

Sixstring... Even pro drivers make mistakes, so that point is null and void. Not speaking for anyone else, but being as I run a top heavy KW loaded with 46,000lbs of steel daily, the yota doesn't phaze me. Good words of advice, appreciated, and if they were directed at me, unnecessary. I log around 125,000 miles a year. At work driving year round. As far as expenses go, proper maintenance and some common sense will benefit more than the lack of a second drive axle up front. As long as you remember these rigs are older, things break, and wear out. Another point to bear in mind is that when some of these were built, highway speed limits were 55, and gas was less than a dollar for premium. They weren't designed for the higher limits that we think of as normal today.

Best thing I ever learned: Every machine has limits, flaws, and personalities not unlike a person, when we forget that someone or something gets hurt.

 

Mine got about 19mpg (50 miles commuting each day). V6 4x4 standard transmission with 200K.