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  • mviglianco1mviglianco1 Member Posts: 283
    You assume that you know absoultely everything but you dont know anything about me. I bought a Tacoma because I had an 88 4x4 that I put through hell and it treated me right no matter what I did to it. No, I dont know everything and that is why I am here, but if you ever listen to anything I have to say listen to this. I am no "idiot" and anyone who knows me knows that. I think you would be surprised at how much I do know and the advantage I have is that I realize there is much more to learn. You may be a smart guy, but believe me, you are not the only one.
  • wsnoblewsnoble Member Posts: 241
    I believe that Jspiwak said they need not hear from you. If this person wanted to hear from you or about Rangers they would probably be in a Ranger Conf. room. Run along Vince...

    -wsn
  • spoogspoog Member Posts: 1,224
    lol. Check out these pics here Unix:


    http://www.tacomaterritory.com/

    click on the Offroad Adventrues linkt to the left and let the pictures load. Welcome to Ford country!
  • keith24keith24 Member Posts: 93
    In response to your question 20-some posts ago:

    I, too am shopping for a new truck. Mine will be a Tacoma. X-cab. V-6, 4x4. In driving ALL of the "compact" trucks on the market, the Tacoma seemed to fill the bill.

    I'd narrowed my choices down to 2; the Ranger, and the Tacoma. Then, I started the decision-making process. I drove both trucks on extended, 2-3 day test drives. I derived my decision on what I learned in these test drives. There were a number of things (both good and bad) about each truck that I came across.

    Ford Ranger: VERY COMFORTABLE TRUCK! Not quite as much power out on the road as the Tacoma, but still capable of doing what I needed it to do.

    Toyota Tacoma: Seats too low to the floorboard, making it not quite as comfortable on longer trips, but tolerable nonetheless. On the road, the power was perfect. Not too much, not too little, right where and when you needed it.

    OFF-ROAD:

    Granted, I couldn't take these trucks where I REALLY wanted to, cause they weren't mine. My family owns 135 acres, mostly pastures and hay meadows, with a steep, 200 yard hill on the backside. So I got to do a little. But in the slow, low range, creepy crawling, I really couldn't find any significant differences between the 2 trucks.

    The 2 trucks were as identical as they could be from their respective factories. x-cab, biggest v-6 available, 4x4, 5-speed.

    Everyone who's against toyotas will whine and moan about the price. Yes, the toyota is higher. But, at the bottom line, there was less than $1200 difference.

    Some will say that its not worth the extra $1200. Others will say "you get what you pay for". These were both well-built, capable trucks, with only a few drawbacks. I've decided that the toyota is a better choice. Does this make me a complete idiot? Some say yes. I could really care less.

    Hope this helps. If not, good luck!

    keith24
  • unixgodunixgod Member Posts: 91
    Johnny boy. From the looks of things, that Ford wasn't really all that stuck. You are a moron if you think ANYONE will believe that this truck that was supposedly life lifted from the swamps of hell, was actually stuck deep. I used to own one of those wimpy little 6 banger Tacomas. You can talk trash all day about reliability and such crap and that is all opinion, from BOTH sides. However, you are a complete fool if you think anyone would believe that a Tacoma pulled a V8 full sized truck from a hole that the Tacoma could go through. I would believe that the Tacoma along with all the V8's horses may have helped that truck out. Hell, if thats the case someone could have tied a rope to it and pulled it out on foot!

    You're an idiot to think anyone would even entertain such a ludicrous thought! LOL!!!
  • mmcbride1mmcbride1 Member Posts: 861
    Why are you in here? Are you that insecure about your truck that you need to come into a Toyota only room and tell us how great your truck is? Get a life!

    P.S.-The locker does NOT disengage, it is only MEANT to be used up to 5 mph, though. Get a clue!
  • scape2scape2 Member Posts: 4,123
    Clueless, It is posted right in your handbook about the locker and 5mph and I believe even posted on your door jamb. Goes to show that people buy T O Y O T A for the name and image not the function.
    And I notice spoog doesn't give the link of the Ford towing the Toyota out??
  • katsohiskatsohis Member Posts: 83
    IT CLEARLY SAYS NOT TO EXCEED 5 MPH! NOWHERE DOES IT SAY LOCKER WILL DISENGAGE AFTER 5 MPH.
  • modvptnlmodvptnl Member Posts: 1,352
    Thanks to spoog Toyotas suck, thanks to vince can't stand Rangers, all chevy owners are embarrassed by unixgod/2sly4u/brent71/zbadz1(I think his next name will be Sybil). Does Yugo make a pick up? Maybe their supporters will be less obnoxious.
  • unixgodunixgod Member Posts: 91
    "suck". They are just overpriced and overrated.
    However, if you have no more spine than you indicate, you SHOULD buy a yugo. Import buyers don't buy a truck to use it as a truck anyway. Yugo would probably serve the same function for ya.

    What a wuss! Maybe you should get your momma's ok before sighning on here again. Wouldn't want to destroy your picture perfect world with my abrasive opinionated posts. whaaaaaaa!
  • modvptnlmodvptnl Member Posts: 1,352
    Is that some fat boy marine code or something? You forgot to add ignorant to your description of your posts. Any one want to start a pool as to when unixgod/2sly4u/brentz1/zbad1 gets booted off Edmunds for a fourth time?
  • unixgodunixgod Member Posts: 91
    a nerve has been struck. Didn't know you yuppie yoda "boys" had any nerve.

    This fat boy will......any time.

    btw: it would be the 5th time, not that it is relevant. The Tacoma is still overpriced, underpowered, overrated, and feeds a foreign country. How many times I get kicked off this site doesn't change that.

    Ignorant? You Yoda girls don't even know how your own trucks operate. You buy based on false reliability marketing gimmicks and claims. You buy so-called locking differentials and don't have a clue how to use them or even need them. You buy off-road suspension equipment to use your trucks for carrying groceries. Ignorant? I may be in a lot of ways, but being money ignorant is not one of them. I know how to buy a quality product and not waste money. I know what I am buying and how to use it. The Toyota buying ignorant community are the same ones who buy a VCR that continues to flash 12:00 because they are too stupid to know how to change the time and too lazy to learn how. They would rather pay an outlandish amount of money to continue being stupid and lazy.

    T-O-Y-M-O-T-A. Toy Trucks with Toy Motors.
  • wsnoblewsnoble Member Posts: 241
    I have a ? Have you ever owned a vehicle with a " tacoma engines" in it? If so please tell me about your experiance as i think we could all benifit from your experiances.

    If not please refrain from posting in this group. This group is about people who can answer questions, because they have either owned or currently own a vehicle with a toyota tacoma engine in it or for people who want to leverage off of other people, who have owned this particular models engine, experiances...

    Thank You in Advance
    -wsn
  • mmcbride1mmcbride1 Member Posts: 861
    Unix and Vinny are only here to let us know how insecure they are about their purchases. Note you don't see any of us posting in Chevy only/Ford only topics because we are happy with our purchases.
  • unixgodunixgod Member Posts: 91
    drive "over" a Toy Mota! LOL!
  • wsnoblewsnoble Member Posts: 241
    UnixGod

    Instead of being unproductive, why don't you answer my ? Do you or do you not have an automobile with a toyota tacoma engine in it?

    If you do, please contribute

    If you do not, please stop posting your imature ramblings

    Thanks
    -wsn
  • wsnoblewsnoble Member Posts: 241
    Anybody here using the K+N air filter on there Tacoma...?

    -wsn
  • unixgodunixgod Member Posts: 91
    you had more truck?!
  • mmcbride1mmcbride1 Member Posts: 861
    maybe he'll go away.
  • katsohiskatsohis Member Posts: 83
    how could you drive over me if you can't catch me?
  • katsohiskatsohis Member Posts: 83
    i have a k&n filter in my v6 tacoma
  • unixgodunixgod Member Posts: 91
    "i have a k&n filter in my v6 tacoma" Yeah, that extra proven "less than 1 mph increase really makes that Tonka a rocket, huh?

    "how could you drive over me if you can't catch me?"

    Gee, I guess you got me there. Let's strap 5k lbs to the back end and see who wins! I guess if Toy Mota used real truck sheetmetal, you yuppie teenagers wouldn't buy them Tacoma's any longer. They would weigh too much to beat the Ford escorts in a 1/4 mile race any longer!
    My very modest GrandAm would leave you sitting still. I guess that is what makes a good truck, huh? Racing?
  • scape2scape2 Member Posts: 4,123
    I'm outa here. Will only come back to visit and to dispel any Ranger rumors or bashing. Have a good holiday season! I've been up to MT Hood enjoying the snow!
  • benz88benz88 Member Posts: 42
    Actually the claim is 15 more horses for the K&N kit ($219). There is a picture of the kit on pg 113 & the back of the Performance Products catalog.

    Just the filter is about $55, there is no claim of increased hp with a stock filter swap. The cleaning kit is about $10.

    I don't see any claims of increased horses in Katsohis's post. I think the benefits are better filtration. Although Unixgod did seem impressed.

    I've heard that it is noisier with the k&n filter than the stock.

    My questions to Katoshis is how often do you find you have to clean the filter? And is it worth the pain in the [non-permissible content removed] factor compared to disposable paper?
  • wsnoblewsnoble Member Posts: 241
    I also have the K+N and it feels a little more "jumpy" but it's probably nothing...

    I bought it because in the long run it will be cheaper to buy it and re oil it than prurchasing Reg Filters.

    Funny how "Whats his name" takes the economics road about his non Tacoma Truck, but chooses the "Other side of the fence" just to make fun of the filter

    The filter is definatly a little louder, but nothing you can hear over the radio.

    Has anybody cleaned their engine yet, and what did you use on it?

    Thanks
    -wsn
  • unixgodunixgod Member Posts: 91
    the K&N filter replacements. I happen to have the K&N Gen II system on my new Silverado.

    Does it make a huge difference? No. Does it run any better? Subjectively I may be able say yes.
    Does it save any money? I have never done the research, but I would say that with the initial expense and the fact that there is higher risk of dirt particles entering the intake, I would say it is not much if any benefit financially.

    It's made, not just assembled, in the US. That is a huge plus either way.
  • spoogspoog Member Posts: 1,224
    The last few summers, Chevy trucks have been made with Japanese steel. Wether you know it or not, the U.S. steel mills were preparing for a shortage ,and cut back availability quite a bit to conserve, to get their stock piles back up to full capacity.

    GMC and CHevy had to IMPORT Japanese steel to make the Chevies frame and other integral metal parts. And YES, the Silverado is one of those trucks.

    Enjoy your Japanese truck Unixgod!!!



    Yeeeeeeehawwww!!!!!!
  • hindsitehindsite Member Posts: 590
    Seriously if everyone that owns a Toyota here would just ignore Vince8 and Unixgod for a month or so maybe this topic will be more informative. Just pretend you don't see their post and life will go on.
  • mviglianco1mviglianco1 Member Posts: 283
    I really suggest going to the TacomaTerritory site if you really want to get/share info about the Tacoma
  • wsnoblewsnoble Member Posts: 241
    I agreee. I have an account there as well.

    The K+N pays itself of after about 4 normal filter intervals. Again not to mention the potential bennies...

    I agree Hindsite, though Vince's last few posts seam to show he is calming down a bit, at least in the Tacoma only Boards.

    We should ignore those who are only here for the "Wrong" reasons. Sometimes i just can't resist showing people that just because they belive something, that it doesn't make it a FACT.

    From now on i'll do my best to ignore "Mr Phillips/Maganavox".....LOL!

    Again has anybody cleaned there engine yet, and with what?

    -wsn
  • gonzo7gonzo7 Member Posts: 259
    Try cleaning your engine with just water. If that doesn't work, use some gentle household cleaner-409, simple green etc.. A lot of the harsh stuff can mess up the aluminum componants.
    Whatever you use rince it off quickly.
  • unixgodunixgod Member Posts: 91
    I want proof. If what you say is true, let's see the facts. I don't believe you can find any.

    As far as post #227....Yeah, don't put any harsh cleaners on that delicate engine. It has a hard enough time holding up on it's own. Don't put any kind of dishwashing soap on it. It might break it down to a lump of aluminum! HA ha! LOL!
  • gonzo7gonzo7 Member Posts: 259
    My advice to use only gentle cleaning of your engine applied only to Toyotas.

    If we were discussing cleaning Ford/Chevy engines, a gentle cleaning would not be applicable. With all of the oil and fluid leaks,
    you would need some highly volatile solvents.

    But since this is a Toyota page use the following cleaning schedule:
    @100k miles, rinse dust off engine.
    @200k miles, repeat
  • ziggy10ziggy10 Member Posts: 41
    I don't know if it would hurt anything, but I used to have to clean my old Plymouth Sundance hunk-o-junk engine and it was mostly aluminum (I think). I just took mine to the car wash and ran the engine cleaner suds on it a couple times. It seemed to clean it up pretty good, until the next 10k miles. It never hurt the paint or hoses or wires (although my entire ignition system did fry about 20k miles after I started doing it.....).
  • katsohiskatsohis Member Posts: 83
    i just use simple green and the garden hose every once and a while.......been doing it for years now with no probs!(of coarse thats on a toyota)who knows what it would do to a gm product????
  • daniel40daniel40 Member Posts: 34
    But someone I know with a 94' 4runner has
    380,000+ miles on his 4 cyl. engine w/no rebuild.
    He does take care of his truck though, he is
    a firefighter and in his part time he does
    a delivery service where he gets paid by the
    mile, the thing is at about 300k his odometer
    broke but his trip odometer still ran so he
    calculated it that way since he gets paid
    by the mile anyway. Can you believe that, the
    engine is outlasting all the guages. Oh by the
    way it still runs quieter and smoother then a
    brand new Ranger. hehehe
  • mviglianco1mviglianco1 Member Posts: 283
    Everyone isn't wired the same. I know accounting was much harder to me then Computer Science, which came pretty easily. If you are this confrontational all the time they must make you work in the boiler room. Got any advise on instlling Linux?
  • gonzo7gonzo7 Member Posts: 259
    I pursue a real life for a few hours and find posts 235-246 gone.
    I guess we displeased big brother.
  • wsnoblewsnoble Member Posts: 241
    Also i think it's big "Sister"

    -wsn
  • lawdawglawdawg Member Posts: 6
    It all comes down to what you like.... If you have a Tacoma you are not going to down play it or say another truck is better. Because then you are saying, "my truck, the one I spent so much on, isn't as good" and no one wants to hear that or even say that about their truck. I have owned a Tacoma, and have been a passenger in a Ranger, they are both capable trucks.

    Unixgod....... SEMPER FI
  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
    ...who took out the offending posts, but the tone here does need to change to a more congenial note. Right now, it's scaring the tourists.

    KarenS
    Edmunds.com Town Hall Host
  • chevytrucks4mechevytrucks4me Member Posts: 8
    I have been reading some of these posts and want to say something. I am not going to slam any of your imports. I choose Chevy while you choose another. No harm done. However, one thing in defense of the domestic trucks is that there is a lot of myths going around that domestics are junk and that their customer service is terrible.

    Toyota has had a terrible time resolving the new year problems with the Tundra. What is not good for Toyota business is that they are not providing any compensation for those that have problem trucks. They just say to wait for a fix.
    GM just bought back my truck. I had a 99 year Silverado. It did not have "major" problems, just one that they could not fix without tearing into the engine to find out what was causing it. Rather than go through that hassle and expense, they just replaced my truck with a like model 2000. I have to say that GM took extra good care of me. I am not implying that Toyota has worse customer service. Just saying that GM takes care of their customers too.

    All these manufacturers are in the business to make money. Period. If you want to have them make things right, you have to persue the issue. None of them are going to volunteer it. I really didn't have to push very hard to just get a new truck after I put 18k miles on the first one.

    Give the domestics a break. The vehicles and the domestic manufacturers are top notch these days.
    Just because yourself or somebody you know had a bad experience, doesn't mean that they could not have gotten satisfied. Most likely the person did not know the process to take to get the problem fixed. After 4 failed attempts to fix a lifter knock, I wrote a letter to the BBB. Withing 10 days the process to get me a new truck was complete.

    The truck I have now even has the 4:10 gear locking diff. Something I didn't have on the other one and wished I had gotten.

    I have owned all GM trucks and cars. Not one but this one has given me any problems. I have put over 300k miles on an 84 GMC I had from brand new. I had very little problems with it the whole time I had it. Still ran pretty good with an excess of 300k on it.

    The imports are good vehicles too, but I have to agree with Unix in that they are way too much money for what you get and they do not last any longer than the GM vehicles I have owned over the years. Just my preference.
  • modvptnlmodvptnl Member Posts: 1,352
    Don't know if you're new or even if you are Unixgomer but the difference is in how you post. Unixgomer goes back months as several different identities. As Zbad71 in the F-150vsSilverado Topic he rants and raves how great Toys were because of his Tacoma. Then he changes months later and talks about what junk they are. Buys a used F-150 with 35000 miles and is upset the dealer that he didn't buy it from won't fix his problems. On later posts he talks about his "NEW" junk F-150 and its problems. It was the same truck. I could go on for hours but the point is I don't think anyone minds peoples' posts as long as there are no personal attacks on individuals or their choice of vehicle. I will say Unix/2sly/zbrent/zbad did get the worst of everyone and that's all he wanted on these posts. By the way he will be back sooner than later, he always is. Glad G.M. took care of you.
  • hindsitehindsite Member Posts: 590
    Well, I owned a domestic pickup truck and gave it to my son this past fall. I bought the Tacoma last year and I can't say anything bad about either the domestic or the import trucks. There are some that like both domestic and import vehicles.
  • wsnoblewsnoble Member Posts: 241
    I too am glad that worked out for you. Unfortunatly is not always the case with GM. I have a friend who is currently suing GM and the local GM dealership, because they won't do what you just spoke of. He thought that if he went straight to GM, that would get the ball rolling, but no dice...

    What did you do exactly to get the ball rolling, as i'm sure he would be open to anything at this point.

    Thanks in Advance...
    -wsn
  • chevytrucks4mechevytrucks4me Member Posts: 8
    I just wrote a letter to the BBB and to my Attorney General of my State. Within a few day's, GM was calling me offering extended warranties and all sorts of stuff. I just held firm, told them I already had an Attorney retained and ready to procede with litigation against GM. They provided me a buyback within 10 days.
  • hindsitehindsite Member Posts: 590
    How many of you Tacoma owners use the K & N filter? Is it worth it? I have heard that the filter is suppose to last a long time. How is that possible?
  • y2ktrdy2ktrd Member Posts: 81
    when it gets dirty you simply wash it out and re-oil it.....thats it.i had one in my 97 and i just
    took it out before getting rid of it and put it in my new 2000.they last forever!
  • gonzo7gonzo7 Member Posts: 259
    There is an attraction of pretty cheap H.P.
    There is an Edmunds discussion of K&N filters in the accessories area. Most everyone feels that there's little if any increase in H.P.
    Too bad.

    Mushy ride? Check the Air Pressure in the tires. I like the ride of mine with 35 front and 32 rear.
  • hindsitehindsite Member Posts: 590
    Thanks for the tip and will go to that topic. I was just curious about it since I have seen a lot of post about those air filters.
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