By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Pickup trucks have never been more popular, and the Toyota Tacoma is one we think is a nice right-size alternative to the full-size variety. Of course, if your truck is used for pulling or hauling, you?ll need the big one. For all others with new truck aspirations, the 2018 Toyota…
?2017 Toyota Tacoma expands its roster? Joining Tacoma Ranks this year ? TRD Pro model. Just like Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream, the 2017 Toyota Tacoma offers 31 flavors based on two cab types, the extended Access Cab and four-door Double Cab, each available in 4×2 or 4×4 configurations. Access Cab models provide under-seat rear storage space,…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Some people need a full-size pickup because they are pulling something big, like a trailer or boat; while others just like to drive trucks. For those who like trucks and occasionally must haul something or pull something, we think the 2017 Toyota Tacoma offers a great opportunity to drive something…
By Bill & Barbara Schaffer Shelton, Wash. ? In NWAPA Mudfest 2016 — Part 1 we reviewed the Outdoor Activity Vehicles from the Compact Utility, Premium Compact Utility and Family categories. In Part 2 we feature the Premium, Extreme Capability and Pickup categories. This year?s program was held at the Ridge Motorsports Park in…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer For those of us that think full-size trucks are too large, the 2016 Toyota Tacoma is a great option or as they say in the fairy tales, a ?just right? size. For us it was just nice to be driving a truck that fit into the garage without having to…
?2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 Double Cab V6 4×4? All-New Mid-size Tacoma poised to continue its reign Seattle, WA. – A lot of things have changed in the all-new 2016 Toyota Tacoma, all of which seem to be really good things. Some things have not changed all that much, or at least not enough to be…
By Bill Schaffer Tillamook Forest ? Oregon — There is reason purpose-built vehicles are so great, and there is a reason they are not so great. For example, a race-ready sports car might be a dream on the track, but if you have to drive it on a highway, or around town, the rough ride…
?Toyota?s Tacoma 4×4 TRD TX-Baja Series: A Hard core Off-Roader?? Toyota claims that their Tacoma is the best-selling compact pickup truck in North America, and has been since 2005. Some manufacturers have scaled dramatically back or have even abandoned the compact pickup market segment, while Toyota continues to forge ahead, adding greater value and new…
Through rain and shine the fundraising and construction on the LeMay ? America?s Car Museum (ACM) gone on without missing a beat.? Even with the recession the ambitious projects has moved forward on-time and on-budget, and now ACM management announced that the Tacoma, Wash., project, built mostly through philanthropic funding, will have its 2012 grand…
Toyota has been making compact trucks longer than I have been alive, so by now they are getting good at it.??The Toyota Tacoma remains the dominate force in the compact segment evolving with the market by? adding more room and power to meet market demands with a rugged and reliable edge. Now in its eighth…
