1997 Toyota Tacoma Review - Welcome To The Family!

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    Timecodes:
    0:00 - Intro
    0:57 - Drivetrain
    3:04 - Interior
    3:45 - BFB Test
    4:25 - Interior
    5:33 - Bed / Cargo Space
    5:51 - Exterior
    7:26 - Final Thoughts
    9:32 - Outro
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  • @rightlanehog3151
    @rightlanehog3151 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Zack, How refreshing to see a legendary Generation 1 Tacoma built by the people in Fremont, California that built the Tacoma Legend. It is also a thrill to see a manual, rear wheel drive, single cab pickup which emphasizes/maximizes the bed not the cab. Heck, it even has a bench seat!!🤩🤩

  • @caryleepierce2605
    @caryleepierce2605 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Had an 85, a 90 a 95 a 97 a 2001 a 2003. All manuals. Most dependable trucks ever

  • @CptPicard1701-D
    @CptPicard1701-D หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Mustang GT rims on a Tacoma actually look pretty good

  • @bwofficial1776
    @bwofficial1776 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It makes me happy to see first-gen Tacomas on the road. Such a simple design that can run forever, rust issues notwithstanding.

  • @KingM4Bmw
    @KingM4Bmw หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I wish I had something so cheap and simple like this. Screw new cars and all their technology…..simplicity is king.

  • @archermark29
    @archermark29 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Best old school pickup of its era!!

  • @MARTINRIGGSS
    @MARTINRIGGSS หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    How I wish this truck was still on sale. I don’t need a truck that’s the size of a boat.

  • @davinp
    @davinp หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Toyota built is trucks very well to last a long time and be reliable

    • @josh3221ify
      @josh3221ify หลายเดือนก่อน

      Toyota is also famous for building extremely boring cars

    • @retrocompaq5212
      @retrocompaq5212 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      toyota trucks are the biggest rust bucket avail in canada, they generaly last 5-6 years

    • @-aid4084
      @-aid4084 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@josh3221ify boring and reliable, at least that's what they used to be known for... those modern tundra's are having such bad engine problems

  • @JustcallmeGnarly22
    @JustcallmeGnarly22 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I own an 02 in the same spec as this one. Base as base can get. It's the best vehicle I've ever owned! Love these Tacomas!

  • @jordanbloomfield
    @jordanbloomfield หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    A+ on the bed review. Covered all the important stuff without getting bogged down with all the little details 😂

    • @GeeEm1313
      @GeeEm1313 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The cup holders tho

  • @chadcraft1337
    @chadcraft1337 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The analogy of the name and “TH-camr” segment 😂

  • @thoscrich
    @thoscrich หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My favorite thing about these is the bed is so easy to load and unload. Makes me think ease of use was at the top of Toyota's feature list. Can't think of any new truck today that has a bed that would be as easy to use as the first gen Tacomas.

    • @JakeTerch
      @JakeTerch หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And easy to step up into the bed too. Now to you gotta jump up backwards to sit on your butt, and then rotate your legs in and stand.

  • @davidp2888
    @davidp2888 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    The fact that this truck is still motoring along is a testament to Toyota quality.

    • @retrocompaq5212
      @retrocompaq5212 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      these in canada splitted in half in about 5 years, i havent seen a toyota truck older than 2015 for awhile

    • @trumpet12345
      @trumpet12345 หลายเดือนก่อน

      well yes and no. the toyota truck line just had a nuclear recall as bad as the beds almost. this is made and used by papan as well as has final say. Toyota - generally most reliable cars - but trucks get these huge obvious greedy mistakes.

  • @braedenschulz1867
    @braedenschulz1867 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i got one of these with the automatic and the xtra cab and its been so fun, even started a solo landscaping/lawncare buisness

  • @American_Voyager101
    @American_Voyager101 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:29 looking at that steering wheel on this video brings me so much childhood memories when Grewing up with a 2004 toyota hiace (H100) which i had loved, i remembered as a 6-year-old my father used to let me sit on his lap and steer the van, and looking at the video reminds me a lot of that day 🥲🥲

  • @djangokill65
    @djangokill65 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Owned 2 of these 1st gen Tacos. Great, bulletproof trucks. Lots of these in California where rust aint too much of an issue.

  • @vado575
    @vado575 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Now thats a truck!!!!

  • @rushnerd
    @rushnerd หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Had no idea the 1st gen looked almost exactly like the pickups.
    God I love trucks like this. Such a shame what happened to CAFE standards and regulations. They are the perfect size and simple (not to mention cheaper.)

  • @Gene1969
    @Gene1969 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As much as I enjoyed the review of the pickup, I was more impressed with how comfortable you've become in front of the camera. This entire video was natural and organic in nature. You did an excellent job!

  • @WildWildWeasel
    @WildWildWeasel หลายเดือนก่อน

    lmao AT 4:54 how the camera focused on the shifter knob and now everything but the knob was shaking XD

  • @rockn711
    @rockn711 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best review yet! I may be partial as I'm also a owner of a 1st gen tacoma

  • @martinezandy358
    @martinezandy358 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love my 97 taco, best purchase I’ve made❤

  • @GeeEm1313
    @GeeEm1313 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Zack, thanks for the BFB sticker!

  • @bikera5751
    @bikera5751 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Always loved the 90s mini trucks.

  • @bazilwreckerloughead
    @bazilwreckerloughead หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's a nice looking, honest little truck. Thanks for showing it to us TH-camr...er, I mean Zack.

  • @doug6191
    @doug6191 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    5:51 - I liked the trucks when they had sealed beam headlights - before the composites. They looked more aggressive. The lines on the side of the truck are nice, too. It didnt work as a stepside, though. That was a misstep to keep up with Ford & GM.

  • @Hobotraveler82
    @Hobotraveler82 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome little truck. 😊

  • @engineer_alv
    @engineer_alv หลายเดือนก่อน

    My FIL owns a 99, pretty much same spec except for the factory A/C and updated dash with a passenger airbag. Also a CA truck with a healthy frame. The sheetmetal is another story, though as it developed rust bubbles around the top mounted stop light a couple years ago. He isn't fixing that as the truck has over 230K miles and dings and dents all over but he's kept up with maintenance and recently replaced plugs, radiator, both exterior handles (they break quite easily) front control arms and valve cover gasket. That's probably the biggest expense he has done over the last 10 yrs he has owned it. So overall not bad

    • @moonshinershonor202
      @moonshinershonor202 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ought to put a laser engraved plaque on it by this point, it's a classic!

  • @alqvy5373
    @alqvy5373 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I want one of these 1st gen Tacoma but my god there hard and kinda expensive ppl be taxing these but now I know where there so reliable and simple

  • @THNKKY
    @THNKKY 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Its the truck of the future!

  • @Mintman83
    @Mintman83 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A friend of mine has a 1998 he still drives daily

  • @wanderingdaze7018
    @wanderingdaze7018 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Got a 97 same color. 4x4 manual with 120k no issues

  • @doug6191
    @doug6191 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love that color on the truck, though I'd never own it.

  • @TheBabyDerp
    @TheBabyDerp หลายเดือนก่อน

    great trucks

  • @FrequencyORD
    @FrequencyORD หลายเดือนก่อน

    that MSRP today would still be under $26,000. How times have changed.

  • @carlossalvatierra7051
    @carlossalvatierra7051 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    its perfect

  • @andrewhallett-patterson9778
    @andrewhallett-patterson9778 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hilux in Australia. Legendary reliability.!👍👍🇭🇲

  • @manuelramirez8203
    @manuelramirez8203 หลายเดือนก่อน

    With the Ford Rims Nicee!!!!!!

  • @thecutlemon8101
    @thecutlemon8101 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice

  • @andyk6796
    @andyk6796 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why does the 5-speed shifter look like it's trembling? Is it scared or something?

  • @mumwifeteacher
    @mumwifeteacher หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love manual transmission cars with no tac. It’s so stupid now that cvt mini vans have a huge tac in the gauge cluster for no point.

  • @patricktidman1770
    @patricktidman1770 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    4:52 is that a factory NA miata shift knob?

    • @drewzfoster
      @drewzfoster หลายเดือนก่อน

      yup, out of a 95!

  • @kevinmartinez2548
    @kevinmartinez2548 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The NA miata shifter actually kinda fits better than you'd think

    • @drewzfoster
      @drewzfoster หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was wondering if anyone would catch that!

  • @insid3493
    @insid3493 หลายเดือนก่อน

    CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BIG FRIGGIN BOTTLE!!!!

  • @isaiahhernandez8162
    @isaiahhernandez8162 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wanna add that having six lugs doesn't necessarily mean your Tacoma has 4 wheel drive. Base model Tacoma Prerunners have two wheel drive as well as six bolts. though that's a whole different engine and suspension package, so I'm not sure if that means anything for this video

  • @ishmamrahman877
    @ishmamrahman877 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's a good looking truck much better than the bloated overstyled mess that are on the roads today

  • @2H2521
    @2H2521 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very nice! Not a fan of these after the 1st gen’s, the new ones are such outdated junk.

  • @WilliamHollinger2019
    @WilliamHollinger2019 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:18 my former neighbor used to own a truck like this until it rusted out.

  • @cardiffchris
    @cardiffchris หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Super Easy to load a Dirt-Bike with the low bed.

  • @blautens
    @blautens หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where's the trick power tailgate? Or the backup camera, the 360 degree camera, the front camera, the giant screen, the magic towing app, the...oh, yeah, that's right, it's a truck.

  • @aenoymotors
    @aenoymotors หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That is a refreshing thing to see... A basic truck to do truck stuff. I miss those.

  • @Jonathan-bk3dq
    @Jonathan-bk3dq หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those Ford center caps look insulting to the Toyota lol

  • @thereferenceman
    @thereferenceman หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love tacos

  • @Crispychicken4u
    @Crispychicken4u หลายเดือนก่อน

    The original 🌮 taco

  • @mumwifeteacher
    @mumwifeteacher หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great truck but those rims look so stupid. I know it’s just me but I also hate after market radios, I don’t care if it had car play because it looks tacky and out of place.

  • @davinp
    @davinp หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A mechanic thinks Toyota is making a big mistake going to turbo as those don't last as long as regular non-turbo engine

    • @kaibuergisser7803
      @kaibuergisser7803 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree wit him

    • @retrocompaq5212
      @retrocompaq5212 หลายเดือนก่อน

      toyota cant make turbo engines, they never been able, the new ones have huge issues, now its not just the bad frame, the engine and transmission is awful too

  • @julesl6910
    @julesl6910 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is with the radio station voice??? Why can't you just talk to us