Top 10 Tips For Buying A Used Tacoma!

The time has come.. the ability to find a new 3rd gen Tacoma with the color, trim, and features you want is coming to an end.. In 2024 the 4th Gen will be your only option when purchasing a new Tacoma.. The alternative… will be to buy a used 3rd gen or older generation of Tacoma. In this video are 10 tips on how to make sure you are better prepared when buying a used Tacoma!
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[@USMC_LAterZ]

I'd have to wait 5 years before the 4th gen is even thought about.

[@johnkuzar7305]

You keep that truck clean. It looks really good. Black is a challenge in PA. When clean nothing beats it

[@westcoasttaco]

Thank you! Yeah the east coast is no joke! Bugs and humidity in the summer and salt and snow in the winter. I remember it being nearly impossible to keep my cars clean back there..👍🏼🤙🏼

[@shnerp]

Also a good video for current gen 3 owners to be proactive and look after thier vehicle to retain better resale in the future.

[@westcoasttaco]

Indeed! Appreciate that feedback 👍🏼🤙🏼

[@Mikelange6226]

Yesterday I picked up my 23 TRDOR MT that I have been waiting on for almost 6mos and your channel has helped me scratch the itch until it arrived. Looking forward to grabbing some WCT gear now that I'm in👍great content and channel bro keep crushin it!

[@westcoasttaco]

Congrats on the new Taco!! Appreciate your feedback! Enjoy your new 3rd Gen!!👍🏼🤙🏼

[@westcoasttaco]

What color did you end up getting??

[@Mikelange6226]

Being a manual my pickings were slim (toyota doing toyota things) so I was praying for Lunar Rock or black and God answered Lunar Rock. Also.. this video has solid advice for buyers in general. Anyway, your Tacoma is a beaut man the truck envy is still strong

[@westcoasttaco]

@@Mikelange6226 Lunar Rock is an amazing color.. glad you were able to pick that one up! Especially in a manual tranny?!? That’s phenomenal bro!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Mikelange6226]

​@@westcoasttacoThank you Bro. My wife has long been over me yapping on about it, but as soon as i pulled in the driveway with it she wanted to drive it, funny how that works 😂. Looking forward to scheduling the OTT as soon as they're back in my area.. BTW your camera work is Godtier

[@gregduldulao7997]

Thank you West Coast Taco for your tips awesome!!!

[@pamlucchino4878]

Great video! Thank you!

[@westcoasttaco]

Thanks Pam! My pleasure 👍🏼

[@billa5289]

Traded in my 2016 TRD OR for a 2021 TRD OR in the fall of 2020. The 2021 has been a much better GEN 3 for me. Drives and shifts much smoother. The driver seat adjustability and adaptive cruise control performance improvements alone were worth the upgrade. Great points in this vid. Used prices are high so a 1 owner with service records showing 5K/6 month oil changes and dated receipts for OEM and high quality tasteful upgrades that demonstrate pride of ownership are good insurance that the truck was taken care of.

[@cuz129]

I had a dealer friend buy me a 2023 Tacoma, slightly used, at auction. It's like brand new, but it was expensive.

[@cuz129]

That's as pretty a Tacoma as I've seen. It's a beauty!

[@uno3863]

I have a 2012 TRD sport 4x4 double cab in manual, will be driving her till me or her croaks😎🤘🏾

[@rovelitolaggui9375]

I got 2022 trd off road 4x4 in army green same trd wheels and tires 265/275/16 same 2”lift front and 1”rear I don’t have any shaking or any problem smoother,,I’ll never put too any drop kit center bearing..I don’t have shaking problem…

[@cbayless4294]

All good points!! Back in 22 used Tacoma's were going for more than a new 22 but it was hard to find a new one with your options. Well I'm getting the OTT installed tomorrow!!

[@westcoasttaco]

I remember.. was looking everywhere for the setup I got.. but couldn’t find it brand new.. at the end of the day I’m very happy with the truck and probably saved some money since it came with some extra TRD mods that I would have had to pay for to put on a brand new dclb off road.. Let me know how it goes tomorrow!!

[@cbayless4294]

@@westcoasttaco Nice I paid for the pro add-on's. I sure will.

[@cbayless4294]

@@westcoasttaco Butter smoooth!!! Now I understand what you were saying. I'm waiting for the neutral drop of a shift, but it never comes with this tune. Aaron my installer was a very cool guy and is going to hook me up with his Taco club. It was all your vids on the OTT that finally made me pull the trigger. THANK'S!!! See you on your next vid!!!

[@westcoasttaco]

@@cbayless4294 it’s just one of those things you have to experience to really get it.. once you do.. you’re hooked! Glad to hear that you are enjoying it. Nice!! Hope you grow with your Taco community in your area.. that’s the beautiful thing about owning a Tacoma.. the people that own them. Great Tacoma owners out there.👍🏼🤙🏼

[@cbayless4294]

@@westcoasttaco We talked about our mods for an hour or better. Poor guy now's he's going to go broke after seeing my mods. I told him to give me a call and I'd help install them. The Go Rhino e- boards and Diode dynamics hidden light bar are on his list for sure!

[@mac3792]

You have been had by a crafty F&I Man. He is usually the best in the store at taking your money because he is not the "salesman" that you are watching like a hawk. You let your guard down because he is your "friend," and the real pro takes over. In this case it looks like he purchased the paper at a lower rate because you probably have good credit. Then he sold you the extended warranty and the payments were close in the end whereas if you did not want the warranty you could have had lower payments once he showed his cards. Now, if you wanted the warranty then he did a good job for you and you both came out OK. I usually pass on any extended warranty on Toyota vehicles new or used because, well you know, Toyota. Anyway, you have a real beauty there.

[@PositiveVibesOnly3453]

Killer content. 🎉

[@LiftHybrid]

Everyone should post what they have when they got it and for how much! I Just got a used 2021 Tacoma sr5 2wd 60k miles for 31.8k out the door 3 days ago. Lmn if that’s a good deal or not!? Came with some nice tires already and a bed cover. I love it either way and can’t wait to take it on adventures in the future! I’ll probably keep it stock as much as possible tho.

[@westcoasttaco]

Every Tacoma owner comes from a different market… Some people come from areas with a lot of inventory and some can barely find them. At the end of the day as long as you are happy with your truck and you feel like you got a good/fair deal, that’s all that matters 👍🏼🤙🏼. When I bought mine I paid $42k.. what color did you get? Congrats on your new taco!!

[@LiftHybrid]

@@westcoasttaco thanks! Yeah that’s true. Always been a Chevy guy but have always like Tacomas too. It’s Barcelona red metallic.

[@westcoasttaco]

@@LiftHybrid right on! Congrats 👍🏼🤙🏼

[@esquivelep]

👏👏

[@apa7611]

I wouldn’t buy a used one that’s been modified. only in stock form. Im not buying a 4th gen Tacoma anytime soon. Im sticking with my 2022 trd off-road access cab for a while!!

[@RockymtnGuy0]

I should have gone with the access cab as well. I can't stand the double cab long bed when in a city.

[@apa7611]

@@RockymtnGuy0 I needed the 6 foot bed but the double cab and 6 foot bed was way too long for my parking space and what not.

[@sebastianvazquez1463]

Hey boss quick question, I am running 265/75/16 m\t tired with a -12 off set on my wheels and I get a slight rub on my front mudflap. Will a 2 inch trd lift kit fix this? I love the look of my mudflaps.

[@westcoasttaco]

Hey brother, I don’t run a -12 offset, but with the TRD Lift Kit, I get zero rub on my mud flaps and I am running the BFGoodrich 265/75/r16 a/t ko2.

[@sebastianvazquez1463]

@@westcoasttaco That’s beautiful my man love your set up, I’m actually running the toyo open country mt’s, would you say that I’d be good after the lift or what is a way I can make it work without removing my mud flaps?

[@westcoasttaco]

@@sebastianvazquez1463 thank you! Are your mud flaps OEM? I would like to think that if you added the lift that should solve it, may have to work the offset??

[@sebastianvazquez1463]

@@westcoasttaco Yes they are the factory ones, and hopefully because they rub on the middle

[@johnconway7484]

They should just make the Tacoma classic like dodge did with the ram 1500

[@deanarmbruster9012]

Ya the wifey wants to get a 4 Gen. And trade 3rd Gen. NOT HAPPENING. I never should have traded my 3rd gen.

[@westcoasttaco]

Good luck to ya brother!🤙🏼

[@ElSabio2929]

All I can say my 4th gen tacoma is the best. is a 2030, I get it 6 years a go and is been the best truck I ever had. no problems at all, everything is invisible you can’t see nothing wrong with it😂

[@westcoasttaco]

🤣

[@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK]

With all the problems you`ve had with that Tacoma, just sell the damn thing

[@westcoasttaco]

Never,🤣! After all of the work and effort I’ve put into this truck it wouldn’t make any sense to get rid of it now.. i finally get to sit back and enjoy it.. Maintenance and other mods will be in the future but as of now most of the “larger” hurdles are completed.. besides I want to hold onto the V6 longbed platform.

[@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK]

@@westcoasttaco Do you still have a slight vibration in the front differential between 34-41 mph ? even after the ecgs ?

[@westcoasttaco]

@@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK Not any more.. smooth as silk.. except for the tune, ecgs bushing, and carrier bearing drop kit, nothing else has been replaced or added to aid in vibration reduction.

[@fredhenry426]

First and only thing you need to know buying a Tacoma is WHERE WAS IT ASSEMBLED. Period. End of. If the truck was made that that fucking taco country forget about. They build/assemble shit. Quality means nothing. For that matter any vehicle made in Taco & bean country run away. Pure crap.

[@bounce12]

Yup I sold my 2015 rally 2 edition Chevy Silverado with 60,000kms on her 2 years ago and first thing the few places that buy used trucks asked was the vin number. I said what do it matter and buddy the guys said they will give me $24,000 if made in Mexico and $32,000 for an American made one. Lucky I had the number 1 on my vin and got the 32. I will never ever buy anything with Mexican vins ever as it’s a big time loss on resale value!!! The big manufacturers will not tell you this tho!!!

[@Yowzoe]

We’re second gen Tacomas made both in the US and Mexico? That’s what I’m looking for…

[@dakerson1234]

Cringe.

[@jasonfingers6101]

Horrible video!!!! So much unnecessary talking about nothing! Just a video of a guy who loves his own voice

[@chrischurch6187]

Hey West Coast Taco. When are you going to be selling your merchandise. I would like to buy some patches for my Taco. Thanks man 👍🏻

[@westcoasttaco]

Hey Chris, planning to launch the shop on Friday.👍🏼🤞🏼