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2000 Tacoma Extracab 4-door ?
Will the 2000 Tacoma Extracab have 3 or 4
doors? Will it have a front body redesign?
doors? Will it have a front body redesign?
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Hope this helps.
Around the world Toyota sells pick-ups under the
Hi-Lux name....and yes, they sell "double cabs"
Check out www.toyota.co.jp
then click on english page
then go to bottom of page and check out
"toyota around the world" there you will find links various websites for toyota in different countries. I spoke with a couple Toyota Rep's
and found out that These 4-door pickups should be available some time in 2000 Summer/Fall time frame.
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I've called two different people at toyota in Torrance, Ca. One said he was sure that it would be offered and another said she had no clue!
If we can stir up some people and tell to get this machine here in the states maybe we could avoid the dreaded trip into the Final Frontier...
Also, Final Frontier - that was pretty well put. I liked it.
We must give credit where credit is due: Nissan was the first here in the US to sell a compact CrewCab. Everyone else is now following.
I've been waiting for this truck for about 6 years. I will probably wait another year for Toyota to sell it here. NOTE: I can't believe that the most Technological Advanced country in the world lags "6 years" behind 3rd world countries on a compact CrewCab pickup truck!
I received the standard "Thanks for interest We'll
get right back to ya on that One."
Let's stir there pot. I'm obviously not the only person who would like to see the most dependable truck on the road offer the model I would like to purchase. Anyone know how Toyotas stack safety wise.
-wsn
I went to the San Jose Auto Show over the weekend and spoke with the folks at the Toyota booth and they said that Yes, indeed they we be out with a Tacoma four door in the Summer/Sept. timeframe.
it would be a 2001 model and it would have suicide doors. Checked out thr Ford Sport trac...
Frankenstein looks (looks like two ideas welded together) roomy, but odd.
Checked out the Nissan and it seemed smaller than I thought.
The Dodge was roomy but overall too big, might as well get a Tundra.
Come on Toyota don't let us down...............
actually give you more room when it comes to entering and exiting the rear seat. The Nissan opening for rear area is just dinky. I want the Reliability and reputation that will stand behind my next truck purchase.
HiluxPickup/index.html
No suicide doors on this one. Looks like a direct frontier crew cab competitor.
For the U.S. market, I heard they were doing suicide doors. I hope I'm wrong, but I guess we'll find out this week.
http://www.motortrend.com/future/index.html
Browse out to the 3rd page of the 2001 area...
-wsn
keith24
http://www.edmund.com/edweb/news/chicago00/new1.html#2
My wife and I have been arguing on whether or not to buy an SUV or a truck. Looks like we will wait and buy the new Double DOor Tacoma.
Also, I'm really interested in the turbo option the dealers offer on the 4-runner and might on the pickup. Anybody have one? Does it drastically effect mileage? Is the turbo itself well built and reliable? Does it effect the reliability of any other drive train parts? Finally, is it worth the 2K the want for it or are the V-6's enough (particularly in the 4-Runner)?
Thanks for indulging my meanderings and any comments or advice is appreciated.
And yes, you are asking for too much. There's only about 5000 of us in this country who need that kind of vehicle. I think the market will be oversaturated in two years when GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Dodge are all making a 4 door minis (well, kick out the Dodge). I mean, they are a little ugly and a lot of people buy on looks alone. (Then again, Navigators sell pretty well) The trucks will sit on the lot, the price will come down, and I will then buy.
(Unless of course, you and I look so cool in them that the image buyers who will see us cruising in style with three of our friends and all the gear on display in back and decide they need to trade in their 1-1/2 year old full size extended cab because its just not the hip vehicle anymore and its a real [non-permissible content removed] to fuel and park and by doing so will drive up the price because they are stupid and will pay anything to look cool and the dealer knows that because he has a degree in marketing and takes advantage of all the dumb egomaniacs out there to the dismay of those of us who actually need the vehicle and will not pay 30k for a glorified light duty, useless for anything other than hauling my fat [non-permissible content removed] around town pick'em up truck)
Then I'll just buy a used full size extended cab.
quick, powerful, versatile, and economical truck
with space to carry four, real people, but still
have the option to carry a motorcycle or other
large cargo"
I think Toyota is going to be the closest to getting it right. Lets eliminate the Dodge from discussion because its really closer to full size than compact and despite what many posts say, their reliability is the worser of the big three and decades behind any import.
Power: Toy's got their little V-6, not really torquey like the 4.3 Gm unit or a V-8 dodge, but a winder, and good enough with the short gearing Toy puts in their trucks (if you don't mind 3000rpm on the highway.
Versatility: a 4-door pickup pretty much defines this. And Toys bed is 6 inches longer than the other compacts. (And despite what your girlfriend tells you, size does matter)
Fuel Efficiency: You'll be lucky to get 20mpg highway with any of these heavy un-aerodynamic bricks. Get real.
I'm estimating here:
Dodge w/V8 17 highway on a good day
GM w/V6 19-20 highway depending on gear choice
Ford 19 highway with V-6 and 3.55's If they put a V8 in it, 17mpg tops
Toy 19 highway
Space: Dodge rules, but not in the same class
GM: probably tight leg room like a 4-door Blazer
Ford: a little better than GM
Toy: Like the Nissan, tight and upright
Cargo: See Toy's extra 6 inches above.
GM, Ford and Nissan may have deeper boxes though.
I'll take length over depth any day.
See you cruising the dealerships next fall when they are all available.
FOr the above posts regarding the bed size. The toyota bed size is 13 inches longer than the competitors, not 6 as mentioned above. Nissan, Ford, Chevy are all 48 inch beds. Toyo is 61 inches.
For the big dogs, Dodge is 63 inches, Ford F150 is 66 inches, Chevy Avalanche (1500) is 66 inches.
The suicide doors are limited to the Tundra.
Jerry
I saw the pictures of it and I think I like it although the grill may look a little funny (or maybe it's just different than what I'm used to).
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THANKS!
Wheelbase- 121.9
Length- 203.0
Width- 70.3
Height- 68.7
The only number that differs signficantly from the Xtra Cab is the width, which is up by about four inches. I wonder if that is all in the body or if there is a different frame.
Also got this on the bed:
Length- 61.4
Width- 57.9
Height- 15.9
Didn't compare these to the Xtra Cab.
Shu
it is unwieldy to manage, and difficult to use for "newbies." There is entirely TOO much topic duplication, so I will be doing some SERIOUS topic consolidation in the next few weeks, getting us down to not more than 2-3 topics per vehicle type, and ultimately down to 200 topics or less.
THIS weeks consolidation candidates are: Tundra's, Tacoma's and Rangers.
In that vein,please consolidate this Tacoma topic to Are You Happy with Tacoma - II and continue these discussions there.
Thanks!
Front Porch Philosopher
SUV, Pickups, & Aftermarket and Accessories Host
SR 5 Quad door w/remote security system, leather
interior and the works so to speak. I traded in a
'91 Dodge club cab loaded and it was a cream puff.
I was so anxious for a new Tundra, even though I
wanted a 4WD, I didn't want to wait the two months
to get one. I paid the full price, which I know
was a mistake, but under the circumstances I went
ahead. Another mistake I made was buying from a
dealer so far away. On the way home right after
leaving, we heard a noise in the left rear section
as if you had run over something in the road. We
would always check it out.- nothing! Then on other occasions as we were driving on, the 'door
ajar' light would light up, then a short time later we would hear another loud click, and both doors would unlock. We could not lock them back manually, as they would immediately unlock again.
So many times when we would lock the doors with the remote, the horn would start blowing, lights blinking, and on occassion, several people would be staring to see what the problems were. We learned, that we could stop on side of road, and
slam doors until the 'door ajar' light would go out. Some of the time when you resumed the trip, this same ordeal would happen again. I took it to a nearby Toyota dealer four times. No luck! Each
time my wife would have to come in our car inorder
for us to have transportation while they worked on
out pickup. Once they kept it 5 days over the Thanksgiving holidays. They supposedly had no rental cars or loaners. Very inconvienient. The doors were so out of adjustment, they were hard to close, and the wind noise was so terrible it distorted the radio, and it was no pleasure to listen too. Still problems with the noise like you had run over an object in the road and the light, and doors unlocking. On our fifth try, my wife and
I took this pickup back to the purchasing dealer, and they supposedly had the part to fix it with.
They didn't, and took a part off one on the lot.
This helped the problem some, but occasionaly the light still comes on and you have to stop and slam doors until the 'door ajar'light goes out. The
remote sucurity system is still a no no. We took a
short trip, about 800 miles in this pickup, and it was a nightmare from all the wind noise, and also
vibration at around 60 mph. My wife and I were so proud of this vehicle, but all these return trips to dealers trying to get the problems fixed are very expensive. Overall the 4 trips to the nearby dealer 40 miles away two vehicles, two people @ 8 trips easily count up to about $800 and the one to the dealer 200 miles away two nights was around
$500. This is our first Toyota, and our 54th vehicle. We bought this vehicle because we thought we were getting away from these sort of hassels. I am very disappointed in the service we have gotten. We were elated at the 4 door, but frankly the way these 'suicide' doors open, a lot of the times they cannot be opened if another car comes and parks beside. I wish Toyota would make other arrangements to open them similar to the front doors. Under the present arrangement, it is next to impossible to keep the wind and road noise down. Has anyone had any problems similar to these, and how were they resolved? We are desperate!