You knew this thread wouldn't be straightforward, didn't you?

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The Taco won't be an ideal tow vehicle, but it will do the job. The brakes are probably your weak point. I have a Taco with the 3.4L six, and a slush box tranny, and it wouldn't be my first choice to tow sh!t with, but it does alright.

A manual tranny would be a better choice, but I'm not towing all the time, and the rest of the time it's nice not to be shifting gears all the time.

My Taco has been completely trouble-free approaching 200K, which could be the best thing about the truck. You get in it, drive it there, and then drive back, with no bullsh!t in between. That's what I want my truck to do, and that's what it does.

The resale value on the Tacoma tells you a lot. It's a solid truck. It's not the best choice for anything specific, it's just a good all around truck.
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