Hi, I will be living in the west of canada in the mountains, i've owned a 2003 tacoma manual v6, I simply love manual transmission on truck.
I'm looking to buy a brand new 2021 tacoma v6 manual transmission, is it worth it ? compare to the same price I could have a Chevy full size silverado v8.
I will do mainly a lot of highway to go to work, maybe an hour or so, and some fun in the forest after that, But i'm not going to bring the truck doing big off road on rocks like crazy.
What do you think ? I've read that the tacoma Automatic transmission arent good today, that is why I want the manual transmission, but overall, do the new tacoma are good and reliable or toyota simply stay on their legend of the past and havent improve them ?
Oh, and my 2003, of course the frame was rust as hell, I weld it as much as i can, have they resolve the matter ?
thank you !!!
Tacoma every day, all day. Far better build quality and longevity.
I would always go for the Tacoma. I would also only get a manual transmission. Automatic transmissions are, at best, a nightmare of hydraulic engineering that never has passed the test of time. Silverados have a history of terrible electrical system failures and that, coupled with an overly complicate automatic trans are the things nightmares and empty wallets are made of.
looks to me the tacoma served you well to what you need it for. a small reliable truck
if you need to tow, then yea get the v8 silverado
otherwise tacoma better for longevity
Seems trying to compare automatic to manual drives should include the entire drive system of both. Since the automatic transmission has clutch packs inside it seems fair for the clutch wear to be included as part of the manual transmission drive train.
Hey Jimz -
Great comments and good point. However, when the clutch plates go out on an auto trans, you're looking at thousands of dollars in repairs, compared to the manual trans. When the disc goes out in a manual, it'a a couple of hundred for a new clutch, pressure plate, throw out bearing and pilot bushing.
I own a 2005 Tacoma V6, since new. It has 214K miles on it and I had a single 1000 repair and maybe three $300 repairs the entire time. I would not worry about the auto transmissions on these one bit, they are bullet proof.
I paid $28,300 brand new and it's still worth 10K so the resale in unmatched by any vehicle, period.
I have read there have been some issues with the latest version, so you should look into that. You could consider a used bulletproof version of the previous generation, like mine, it was still produced through 2015
Agree with JoeC. I have the last of the previous versions, a 2015 Tacoma V6 4WD. That version was made soooo long that every possible kink appears to be worked out. Plus the 4.0V6 is bullet proof. Friend has a 2017 with the new 3.5 V6 and its not quite as smooth and quiet. Have also heard of early issues on the new versions with the auto trans.
If you don't need to tow, then get the Tacoma.
Thank you for your answer everyone, appreciated !