Toyota Tacoma Experience
Do any of you have any ownership experience with a Toyota Tacoma. I am considering one as a replacement for my Town Car and as a vehicle to tow our PUP. Primarily it will just be me in the truck e...
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brulaz wrote:AMG1978 wrote:brulaz wrote:
Good point about payload. I forgot to mention that the main reason we upgraded to the current F150 with over 2000# payload was that Taco's payload was only ~1000#.
Cool. My 2015 F-150 with MaxTow once I had all my bells and whistles in the truck (it was beautiful, I admit) only had a 1603lbs payload. On ford.com it shows my exact engine, wheelbase, and 4x4 should be 2010lbs payload, but it doesn't end up that way :)
Hopefully your F-150 has E rated tires too.
The LT-E's and improved suspension were add-ons for the F150. Really necessary for heavy towing IMHO unless you have the HD Payload option.
Sadly, the Taco had a stiffer suspension than my F150. I think they market it to the rock-climbing crowd, but that stiffness was great for towing too. Pretty rough on the neck when not towing though. Not really great as a grocery-getter.
And yes, the brochures always give the MAX payloads. Options (leather, sunroof) can really eat into that. My F150 is a 4x2 SCab, so that helps. My 2027# payload is what's on the door jamb.
For your F-150 that is probably really legitimate.
What's funny is that on my F-250 the door jam says like 1965 or something. The thing is, that is what "legally" it is listed at, but ONLY because the GVWR cannot be over 10,000. *Technically* though it can handle a much higher payload. If you want it to legally say that, you pay for the F-350 and get the sticker to go with it (and the extra registration costs in CA as a commercial vehicle).
