Tacoma X-Cab 4WD V6 vs. Sierra X-Cab 4WD Z71?
What is your opinion regarding the "value" for
your dollar of these two trucks? I'm very serious
about buying something soon but am having a hard
time evaluating my options.... I'm interested in a
4WD X-Cab truck with plenty of power. I like
comfort but don't expect a cadillac feel. I expect
to use 75% in town/to work and about 25%
hunting/camping/offroad. Any thoughts or
suggestions? Oh yeah, I don't really like Dodge or
Ford products... no good reasons, I'm sure they
make some good trucks as well... I just don't like
the way they look.
Help!!!!!
your dollar of these two trucks? I'm very serious
about buying something soon but am having a hard
time evaluating my options.... I'm interested in a
4WD X-Cab truck with plenty of power. I like
comfort but don't expect a cadillac feel. I expect
to use 75% in town/to work and about 25%
hunting/camping/offroad. Any thoughts or
suggestions? Oh yeah, I don't really like Dodge or
Ford products... no good reasons, I'm sure they
make some good trucks as well... I just don't like
the way they look.
Help!!!!!
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Mike
and like eelectrical problems.
Get the Tacoma if you like to hunt and fish, or offroad. The Sierra "offroad" package is
a joke, consisting of cheap bilstein shocks and a sticker. Hell, gas tank guard and front axles
guard is optional on the Sierra. The Tacoma offers a locking diff and a clutch start cancel
switch for serious offroading. Its ground clearance is higher.
As far as performance goes, the Tacoma will sMOKE
the doors off of a Sierra. If you have an extra
2 grand, throw in a factory installed TRD supercharger and you will be pulling 0-60 in the 6 second range in 4x4. Charger or not, the tacoma beats sierra in o-60.
If you want more room, go for the sierra.
Remember, the only decent stock 4x4's currently available in America under 30 grand are TOYOTAS and JEEPs. Ford, Chevy and Dodge are haulers,
not offroaders. All tests prove this.
The choice is yours.
Toyota= OFF ROAD POWER!, acceleration on demand and good looks!
Z-71= good looks, hauler power, good ride for passenger and driver!
but its like comparing a supra and a viper!!!
how about a ranger and a big Ram?
it's mess this weekend either.
Tacoma TRD Rocks!!!!!!
Just curious what it means,
Mike
In regards to the person that doesn't think a Tacoma with a V6 can't pull. I had the T100extra cab with the same motor and it pulled my 16' boat very easily. I would think the tacoma would kick butt with that 220lbs torque motor. Power to weight ratio is great!!! As far as the Silverado, I passed one the other day going up hill(70mph) pulling my boat with my Tundra. That is what we need to compare to the Chevy. Leave the Tacoma alone. It will eat up any S10 or Ranger.
Tacoma and found every 15,000 miles you have to
"Lubricate the propeller shaft and re-torque bolts"
Then it says to: "Re-torque drive shaft flange
bolts" What's the difference between the propeller
shaft and the drive shaft? What do you torque the
bolts to? Where are the bolts on the propeller
shaft to torque? Where are the flange boltslocated? Thanks for any help.
Enjoy the TRD sticker!
Vince8 you are a trip! How could you even argue 5 ft/lbs of torque! Up to this point Rangers are the inferior truck. I have been pretty busy since early spring and I have been mostly, monitoring the topics. From what I can tell you are the only person who touts the Ranger's imaginary strong points.
Well, to each his own but, Ford just doesn't have "proven reliability" that's just fact get use to it. It's not your problem if everyone's thinking is that Fords are nondependable, its Fords problem!
I was going to buy a Ranger because of its better sticker price, but after driving it, the Ranger felt cheap and not a tightly built truck.IMHO
Remember Ford sell cars and trucks. Toyota bulids cars and trucks!
OK Vince flame me baby! Bring it on!
As far as build quality/reliability. The Ranger is a reliable truck. This is why you see so many of them on the road along with older Rangers at that. This is also why it continues to sell so much better than the more costly Tacoma.
The 4.0 is viewed as inferior because its not "high tech" overhead cam technology. In 2000 sometime Ford will play the HP/high tech game and install a 205HP/240ft/lbs of torque single overhead cam V6 in its Rangers.
Both of my Rangers have proven to be every bit as reliable as any Tacoma. And I am hearing the head gasket problem has not gone away for Toyota.
You know nothing about what Ranger has to offer. The only rear axle Toyota offers is the locker in its TRD model for up to 5K more than a Ranger XLT. Other wise if you don't have the TRD option on your Tacoma, you get an OPEN AXLE, if you know what that means. Toyota only offers 1 V6 engine, Ford 2. The 4.0 and 3.0. The 3.0 kills the 2.7 in the torque arena, end of that story.
Sorry you paid so much for a perceived quality/reliability advantage, don't get pissed at me!
I know more about the Ranger than you think! That's why I purchased the Tacoma.
Knowledge is power. You just made a bad choice, we all make mistakes. Now you're stuck with a truck that you have to pay some one else to take. Toyotas are legendary in resale value. Around my parts Rangers are a dime a dozen. Heck I might buy a '97 Ranger to haul trash to the dump , which is where it'll probably end up after 60K anyway!
You and I could go on 4 ever because I always try to help the less fortunate. You should get mad a Ford, not me, they continually build unreliable products. Sorry, Vince you got suckered into a low budget truck.
Hey look at this way, you did convince me to buy a used Ranger to haul my trash and be my junk truck!
Vince converts another one!!!
As for resale arguement. A Tacoma owners generally pays anywhere from 3 - 5K MORE for their truck. So, tell me where resale comes in? Also, you may want to check Kelly Blue Book, and compare different models of Rangers/Tacoma's and years. The resale value on the Rangers is pretty good. You are greatly misinformed about the Ranger and its value/performance.
And my first Ranger went to 96K with NO PROBLEMS, that is why I couldn't justify spending the extra 4K for a Tacoma optioned the same way.
I'm not mad at anyone, just feeling a bit sorry for you because you have had the wool pulled over your eyes.
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