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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
Not everyone. I would like a smaller truck, but the price difference between a decently appointed small truck and one of the behemoths is not great. When I bought my Tundra in late 2016 I looked at Tacomas. For the difference in price it didn't make sense to give up so much towing capacity, bed length, and interior room. The only thing I don't like about my '17 Tundra is the Kenworth-like styling of the front end.
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How small? When my dentist needed a truck to replace his old Ranger, I got him a 2001 Tacoma, 5 speed, V6. He's in his 70s, loves it, hauls stuff to the dump a lot, always gets asked if he wants to sell it.
You can get them for under $10K. I don't see why someone couldn't get an excellent CA/southern state example and if you had to, pay someone $5K to restore it. Mechanically they are one of the most reliable vehicles made. Put on new suspension and brake wear items, have the seats reupholstered (if even needed), clay bar paint correction/detail and you'd have a "brand new" truck even if it had 150K miles on it.