Need to get me a 300k mile club stick for my 03 taco 🤙im the same way and have owned my truck for almost 10 years and have kept the maintenance up. Mines the 3.4 v6, but the thing just plain starts and goes without a thought.
Nice! Better get on it and wear that 300,000 mile club sticker with pride! The old Toyota drivetrains really are rock solid and those things will run forever, if you can keep that frame rust down on them. I've only got 130,000 on my '19 Tacoma and '14 FJ so far, so it's a ways till I get to have a mileage pride sticker. Maybe at 200,000 miles I will? 😅 -Brock
We’ve had multiple GMC Canyons go well over 300k on original drivetrain. These Toyotas are great trucks, but they aren’t the “gold” people think they are.
The 4th gen Toyotas, probably not. The 3rd gens, maybe/hopefully. If I get the same level of reliablity that Andrew has had out of his 1st gen Tacoma, I'll be a happy customer. There's a reason that people think Toyota trucks are "gold", and it's because of how well the drivetrains held up on the 1st and 2nd genereation Tacomas and Tundras from the 90s and into the 2000s. This was at the same time that domestic manufacturers like GM and Ford were building stuff that wasn't as reliable. Years ago, Toyotas were considered "Japanese Junk" by many....it's not like everyone wanted them. It took years of great quality and success to build up that reputation. It's that "gold" perception that drove the resale value on them up, and pushed me for my Tacoma when I purchased it new in 2019, over a new Ranger or Colarado. I knew that I'd be stacking miles on my truck and didn't want to cringe or consider it "worn out" after exceeding the 100,000 mile mark. I'm now approaching 140k miles and have had zero issues. Somtimes I wonder if I should have considered comparable Rangers and Colorados, but I think in the long run I'll be better off. That's great that your Canyons made it over 300,000 miles but overall, I see MANY more Toyota owners bragging about high mileage approaching half a million miles than domestic truck owners. So, that's either because 1) Toyotas statsically make it further along without major mechanical issues or 2) Toyota owners are more vocal about their vehicles last longer. I'm leaning towards option 1. Maybe it's just a difference in typical owners, but it's kindof interesting - it seems to me like most GM/Ford/Dodge owners feel like their vehicles are old and worn out past 100,000 miles....while Toyota owners consider it "just broken in" and start wearing their high mileage like it's a badge of honor😂.
I hear it’s a good idea to always check your radiators too, might leave you stranded if one goes bad.
Not when there's an Autozone around with an open parking lot!
Need to get me a 300k mile club stick for my 03 taco 🤙im the same way and have owned my truck for almost 10 years and have kept the maintenance up. Mines the 3.4 v6, but the thing just plain starts and goes without a thought.
Nice! Better get on it and wear that 300,000 mile club sticker with pride! The old Toyota drivetrains really are rock solid and those things will run forever, if you can keep that frame rust down on them.
I've only got 130,000 on my '19 Tacoma and '14 FJ so far, so it's a ways till I get to have a mileage pride sticker. Maybe at 200,000 miles I will? 😅
-Brock
We’ve had multiple GMC Canyons go well over 300k on original drivetrain. These Toyotas are great trucks, but they aren’t the “gold” people think they are.
Mines an 03 Tacoma and it’s at 302k miles. It’s needed an alternator. That’s about it. Still has stock timing belt and water pump.
The 4th gen Toyotas, probably not. The 3rd gens, maybe/hopefully. If I get the same level of reliablity that Andrew has had out of his 1st gen Tacoma, I'll be a happy customer.
There's a reason that people think Toyota trucks are "gold", and it's because of how well the drivetrains held up on the 1st and 2nd genereation Tacomas and Tundras from the 90s and into the 2000s. This was at the same time that domestic manufacturers like GM and Ford were building stuff that wasn't as reliable. Years ago, Toyotas were considered "Japanese Junk" by many....it's not like everyone wanted them. It took years of great quality and success to build up that reputation.
It's that "gold" perception that drove the resale value on them up, and pushed me for my Tacoma when I purchased it new in 2019, over a new Ranger or Colarado. I knew that I'd be stacking miles on my truck and didn't want to cringe or consider it "worn out" after exceeding the 100,000 mile mark. I'm now approaching 140k miles and have had zero issues. Somtimes I wonder if I should have considered comparable Rangers and Colorados, but I think in the long run I'll be better off.
That's great that your Canyons made it over 300,000 miles but overall, I see MANY more Toyota owners bragging about high mileage approaching half a million miles than domestic truck owners. So, that's either because 1) Toyotas statsically make it further along without major mechanical issues or 2) Toyota owners are more vocal about their vehicles last longer. I'm leaning towards option 1.
Maybe it's just a difference in typical owners, but it's kindof interesting - it seems to me like most GM/Ford/Dodge owners feel like their vehicles are old and worn out past 100,000 miles....while Toyota owners consider it "just broken in" and start wearing their high mileage like it's a badge of honor😂.
FAKE! First day he ever had that truck!