I saw one for sale thats sitting alongside the road, studied them several times, and they are much bigger than tacomas, or any toyota truck for that matter...can anyone divuldge on the details on toyota's thinking behind the truck and what it is commonly liked/disliked for? i haven't heard much of it... but heard TONS about runners and tacos and pickups...

Are there 4wd verisons available?
Are they more or less $$ compared to similar tacomas.. . of same year of course.
Are they nice?
Comfy?
are they work trucks or what?
are they good offroad like the pickups?
do they have as good supply of aftermarket as pickups?

the one i saw is an SR5, and it looks nice from driving past it and i'm way curious about them....

thanx for your info!

 

they were Toyota's first attempt at at full size pickup, the biggest engine you could get in them was the 3.0 up to '95 i think, and the 3.4 after that, so they were underpowered for their size, they did come in 4wd versions, they used the torsion bar type suspension, i don't think that they are bad trucks, just a little underpowered

 

they were mostly experimental... a marketing attempt to see if toyota should enter the full size truck market

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figured....

 

not much of an aftermarket following either

 

no market for the fullsize then, thats why they waited the market a few years then came out with the tundra... they were testing the waters on how a fulsize pickup new to everyone would run with the big 3

 

A friend at work has one. A 98 x-tra cab with the 3.4 auto. They have a fully boxed frame, torsion bar suspension, and the bed is the same dimensions as the Tundra. Add the TRD supercharger and it will be a good runner. BTW - the five speeds had a problem with their firewalls breaking where the clutch assembly bolts in. This caused a problem with clutch release.

 

if you could pm me the price and phone number I would appreciate it--I'm in the market for a couple of delivery trucks.

Thanks

 

This thread may have been better in the Large Trucks section of the forum as more T100 owners would see it. There certainly are 4WD versions available. They are going to be slightly more $ than a same year Tacoma. They have very good resale value. They are very nice trucks, inside and out! The xtracab is more spacious than an xtracab Tundra (the dashboard in a Tundra comes out further). The bed is just a hair (like 1/4") shorter than a Tundra bed. They are super-dependable (a Toyota afterall!) and have a track record of longevity (I know someone with 265K miles). I find my truck pretty comfortable. The factory shocks had a much more "car-like" ride to them than the Bilsteins I've put on. But its a truck, not a Camry. Although in the cab you wouldn't be able to tell that because it is very quiet in terms of road noise. They can be work trucks or not. The local stealership here in Indy has an early model 2WD standard cab they are still delivering parts in. I've seen one rigged up with a dumping flat bed. Most are private owner though just like Tacomas and Tundras. I like taking mine in what limited off-road I've done.
I'm not sure if I'd call them an experimental truck. However, it is the red-headed step child of sorts. There is not a large a aftermarket following. That hurts the rig build-up aspect. The aftermarket support just isn't there and it isn't going to get better.

Clearly I'm biased in favor of the T100. After some research I passed up a Tacoma and a Tundra in favor of my T100 (fits my needs the best).

 

T100 are great trucks. I love mine. It has 220 thousand miles. It drives good and handles ok (bilstiens help a lot). They are good trucks and I like the way they look over the newer Tundras. They can be underpowered but they get good fuel mileage. I just can't say enough about these rigs.

Andrew

 

Gringo - i'll see what i can do, it might be sold, but i'll check. would you still be interested in it even if it were in....northern cali? cause it is....lol. i noticed you're in Mexico... more than a quick weekend drive to the store...
BigA - you have the same name as me... THIEF!!

 

THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO!!! i think ill post this in the big trucks place...what do you think? i don't want to spam...can someone move the thread for me? PLEASEEE....w/a big cherry on top... or two... with whipped cream... lol

 

I would love to take a drive through Northern Cali right now--I could use the vacation! How much is it?

 

argh i forgot sorry, i've been driving for mroe time on my permit, and i went a different way, when i ride the but tomorrow i'll try to find the price! sorry..

 

sorry dude, but i can't do it, even though i'm old enough, my mom didn't like how i'd be giving out stuff like that to somene over the net. sorry man...

 

what?!?!?!
giving the price and number of somethnig for sale??? someone has paraniod parents????

 

well if you think about it, no...because any person determined to find my eaisly could. with info i've said online, adding a local phone #, and finding a t-100 near where i am is the only thing theyd need...i've stated several things about my day, that only makes it eaiser...lol.

but then agian, many moms are paranoid about their children, despite the age, and when i think about it, you're right, but i can't change my mom's thoughts eaisily...

there are thousands of people out there near me, how could they find me in my town, and why pick me? With all the sleezy kids that stay out late, and go places that make them way more vunerable and easy to catch....i dunno, don't ask me.

 

oh no worries, im 17, i dont know how old u are...i live in san jose, ca, i noticed u live in "nor cal" do u live anywhere near me..u dont have to say the city

 

not really....no. why, you trying to figure out where i live baised on my subtle clues to see if it can be done? lol...jk. but no i'm not really near you...sorry

 

The T's were cut off in '98 when Toyota decided to directly attack the F-150 market. Other factors were No V8 made it in the T-100, and its only class competitor was the Dakota. Bu the truck does have some interesting traits. A pre-Exhaust/TRD/URD (nearly OEM, not quite) photo is attached to this post.

I really like mine. I have the 4x4 SR5 auto trans, ext cab. About 65k miles on it now, Radiant Red with some custom Owens’s Tundra boards I adapted and painted to match the same. I also have a very nice stereo with a Soundstream Rubicon amp, driving Infinities components and a single 10 " sub.

This year I added the TRD supercharger with a slightly smaller pulley, trans cooler, and their stainless, (now ceramic coated) headers. I also went with a hi-flow cat and a custom exhaust. It has a 2.5" piping, a Dynomax ST muffler which then splits single to duals with Tips straight out the rear.

I next added URD's fuel upgrade, (a must if you are planning on running the supercharger) and a wideband sensored AF ration meter. (See URD Link:http://www.urdusa.com) Lastly, I just took Gaget's advice and went to John Lombardo of IPT (New Jersey) for the valve body upgrade. I shipped it out to them on Monday eve and John called Tuesday to say it arrived, was done, and I got it back Thursday eve. (Link for IPT is below): http://www.importperformancetrans.com

IPT does super work, reasonably priced, and gives personal 24/7 service. Turn around on valve body jobs is usually 24 hrs. Their instructions, (like URD's') are very sufficient to do the job with confidence that when completed, just touching the key fires the 3.4L engine right up and purrs like the day it was born - except much more horsies.

I really don't know how Gadget has had time to do all of the R&D, engineering, and consulting work that he is noted for, but it sure has saved the rest of us average motor heads a life time of wheel inventing.

In short - He is the man. I have had thee pleasure of spending time with him and he is what he appears to be. Brian T. is also a great help - which together, they have put together quite an impressive array of knowledge and goodies to keep us Toyota freaks (and credit card banks) in high cotton!