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I have a 2016 TRD OffRoad DCSB with AT and all the options. AT is a personal choice, but obviously if you want MT and an AccessCab you have to get a Sport (in the US. Canada is opposite - go figure). Other than that, I really like the premium package with cross traffic alert, dual climate...

Thanks, that may work. We have a tray rack and with it tilted down with two bikes, and pedals indexed properly, there’s a few inches clearance beyond the rear of the open tailgate, so maybe 20”. That means the door could probably open about 40° with a 20” opening to squeeze in and out. Short bed...

Any info on how wide the rear door is? I’m not actually interested in the opening, but how far it swings to the rear of the truck. We have a hitch mount bike rack that can be tipped down, and in that position the Tacoma tailgate can be lowered fully with a few inches clearance to the closest...

Nice truck and pictures ... and travels. You know, except for the diesel, these 2nd gen 4Runners, many similarly modded, are still quite common in the US, at least in California. But it’s cool to imagine one in the UK and on the Continent. Very nice.

I always assumed the Colorado’s diesel was a pure Japanese Isuzu design. But hey, you guys are right, it was indeed based on the same VM four-banger as used in overseas Wranglers and the Liberty CRD here. The new Wrangler will use the VM 3.0 V6 however. Live and learn here on Taco World EDIT ExPo.

Me too. I rode in a Hilux in South America this year; it seemed like a basic, stick shift diesel Tacoma would be like if sold here. Not hugely different or “cool”. And, in Latin America (and many other parts of the world now) the double cab 5’ bed has become the de facto pickup. Used for all...

I miss my T100 :( Thanks for sharing ... looks like a great adventure!

Soon after I graduated from high school, I wanted to buy my first car. After a deal on a neighbor’s ‘56 Chevy convertible fell through, I looked at (and test drove) a two stroke Saab 96 and a B16 Volvo 544. Both were white, and priced around $400. I ended up getting a motorcycle and didn’t buy a...

I have a Carista ... works well enough on my 3rd gen Tacoma and ok on our 2001 VW, haven’t tried it yet on our new-to-us 2015 VW.

“Make sense?” Oh yeah. I have my Kuat mounts positioned at different angles (not perpendicular to the truck length) and different distances from the front bed wall, for each bike to offset the bars just right. The passenger side bike’s fork mount is located just inboard enough from the wheelwell...

@brettf Thanks a million for the pictures and words!! I've played with a lot of options ... my old cab-high ARE Z Series had an even more sloping rear window than your Leer AND had an all-glass rear window with big hinges that hung below the opening, so access was really tight. My wife loves the...

Thanks for sharing! Nice truck, nice pictures of beautiful places. I have a similar DCSB OR which I bought with a cab-height ARE topper which barely fit two 29” bikes inside. I first tried an alternate facing setup like you have, so I’d only have to crawl in to secure one axle mount, but even...

I’m not the most organized storage person either, so I relate to @alexh ’s situation. I’ll say that the best feature of my DCSB relative to my ‘97 XtraCab is the back seat access ... not the seating, or the power train or the creature comforts, maybe not even the fact it was 200K miles younger...

I don’t think OVRLND is in Benicia ... I suspect you’re thinking of some other guys who do a nice popup.

I had a T100 with the same size bed as your Tundra, and a FlipPac. I think the Tundra may have more storage behind the front seats, and certainly better access, since the T100 was an XtraCab without the extra AccessCab doors. We kept the bikes inside all the time ... with the the sleeping area...

As an ME and formerly Subaru owner I’m usually skeptical of Subaru builds, which try to turn the vehicle into somethings it’s not. With skid plates, but otherwise stock, my Forester was pretty good offroad, but as a stick shift I realized that I wouldn’t get much clutch life if I tried to...

Seems like there’s two kinds of people in the world. Those who think Toyota’s are old fashioned compared to the competition ... the 3rd Gen Tacoma is just a minor refresh of a 2005 model, the Tundra is an outdated overweight gas guzzler compared to the latest domestics, etc. Then there are those...

I was talking to some buddies the other day about trying to get down to a single motorcycle. I have a street bike and a large displacement dual sport single, and I’m trying to collapse them into one ... something desert road capable, but more comfortable on the long highway grinds to the desert...

Do you mean that in general a hitch rack is in the way? Agreed, but unlike some (most?) hitch racks the 1Up tilts down easily, and at least with our bikes, clears the lowered tailgate when loaded with bikes (we have the heavy duty 2 bike version). Unloaded, it clears the 3rd gen tailgate when in...

I was referring to the Land Cruiser ad, not the ‘Mog. But I think @dwh nailed it ... 3 speeds each (+ reverse) in 2wd, 4Hi and 4 Lo.