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swynx
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so as a teenager i always dreamed of having the above said vehicle. being like 13-14 watching youtube all day and seeing nothing but these. everyone says "nothing will beat a toyota" blah blah, tons of aftermarket crap.. you can understand that right?
last week i got to drive the above said vehicle for the first time. extended cab, 31's, 5 speed, 3.4l... supposedly "the good stuff" at first i was all giggity with excitement.
ive driven alot of stick shifts. never had a problem driving one thats new to me. ussually get used to it within a few miles.
hop in this toyota that my dad bought from my brother and went on a 150 mile round trip drive.
lets just say i was not impressed with this rig at all. if you gave me one i would sell it. idk if it was just this truck or if there all like this.
the pedals hardly have any movement to them. clutch is stiff. sometimes i like that. every time i let out the clutch there was nothing..nothing.. nothing.. then BAMM!! its like the plates just slammed together. and the rear tires tried to spin every time. using the arm rest was a PITA, the hole in the arm rest is right where i set my elbow. looking down over the hood was like driving something with 40 inches of lift. everytime i went over a bridge and came back off it was like the rear end was super stiff and the front was extremely soft. and the truck swayed for several seconds after the bridge. the steering was way too touchy and the shifting pattern seemed to be smaller than the 1995 saturn sl1 5 speed that i have.
i dont understand what they hype is, but id rather push a ranger than own one of these tacomas.
i owned a 1988 toyota with the xtra cab and a pretty much built as much as your backyard can build 22r and 35's, i liked it way better than the 1998, but to be honest it wasnt all it was cracked up to be.
has any one else driven one of these 1998 tacoma's? any thoughts?
last week i got to drive the above said vehicle for the first time. extended cab, 31's, 5 speed, 3.4l... supposedly "the good stuff" at first i was all giggity with excitement.
ive driven alot of stick shifts. never had a problem driving one thats new to me. ussually get used to it within a few miles.
hop in this toyota that my dad bought from my brother and went on a 150 mile round trip drive.
lets just say i was not impressed with this rig at all. if you gave me one i would sell it. idk if it was just this truck or if there all like this.
the pedals hardly have any movement to them. clutch is stiff. sometimes i like that. every time i let out the clutch there was nothing..nothing.. nothing.. then BAMM!! its like the plates just slammed together. and the rear tires tried to spin every time. using the arm rest was a PITA, the hole in the arm rest is right where i set my elbow. looking down over the hood was like driving something with 40 inches of lift. everytime i went over a bridge and came back off it was like the rear end was super stiff and the front was extremely soft. and the truck swayed for several seconds after the bridge. the steering was way too touchy and the shifting pattern seemed to be smaller than the 1995 saturn sl1 5 speed that i have.
i dont understand what they hype is, but id rather push a ranger than own one of these tacomas.
i owned a 1988 toyota with the xtra cab and a pretty much built as much as your backyard can build 22r and 35's, i liked it way better than the 1998, but to be honest it wasnt all it was cracked up to be.
has any one else driven one of these 1998 tacoma's? any thoughts?
