"Andy Hill" <andy_hill@hp.com> wrote in message
news:bpqp42dq9ri6kh5vart2ahskusgl5p8knt@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> "Norman Dowds" <dowds3926@shaw.ca> wrote:[color=green]
> >I am in the process of acquiring a 2002 or 3 toyota tacoma and would like[/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green]
> >ask those who have experience whether they would recomend a 4 or 6[/color][/color]
cylinder[color=blue][color=green]
> >for use for camping travel on backroads and which transmision to consider
> >and why .
> >
> >The truck would not be used to haul other than camping gear to locations
> >requiring 4 wheel drive and of modest grade .
> >
> >Piror to test driving ( for which there is no substitute ) I would like[/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green]
> >hear from owners as to there satisfaction and knowledge of pros and cons[/color][/color]
..[color=blue][color=green]
> >[/color]
> I've owned a '96 Taco (4x4, 3.4L V6, manual tranny) for roughly eight[/color]
years now.[color=blue]
> Seriously overpowered unless you're towing a large load. For just stuff[/color]
in the[color=blue]
> bed, a 4-banger with a manual tranny would have plenty of guts.[/color]
I have an older 22R and I have been very happy with the four. The only
thing that I could complain about is that I can't pass Corvettes. But hey!,
I bought a four wheel drive truck. Oh yeah, I trouble getting out of second
gear in Colorado, but I like the scenery anyway. It hasn't ever left me
stranded.
