Help for any 04 Tacoma info
- Thread starter EricBirk
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I just missed out on an 03 with 91k km on it
, sold pretty fast...These buggers are tough to find in decent shape, kinda why I wanna get one now before I will never find one...
I pretty much need it to be at a dealer unfortunately, or sell my truck before and get one before it goes away...
TangoBlue
American Adventurist
I don't regret having an AT even with my GVW and 3RZ (2.7), especially now that I regeared. Like CH said when it mattered to have an MT then it was a big deal, but if it's a heavy offroad vehicle, slow is where it shines and you don't need to "row" your way through obstacles with an MT. Having an AT gives you the advantage to finesse your way over challenging terrain and concentrate using 2-footed brake and gas modulation
I totally agree with this statement, and that is the one reason I would like a AT, well that and driving downtown...
I do alot of shuttling mountain bikes and people up the mountains in the summer time, and am worried that the AT will not have the engine braking that the MT does.
Has anyone seen that as an issue?
Martinjmpr
Wiffleball Batter
Not in my experience. In fact, I went down one of the steepest, scariest declines in Colorado, Red Cone Peak, in an AT equipped vehicle and I was fine.
This isn't me, I came down the hill about 5 minutes before this guy, but it shows you how steep the trail is. There is also a 1500' drop off on either side. Incidentally, this Scout has an AT as well.
I think engine braking is one of those "nice to have" features but as long as you are aware of your vehicle's abilities and limitations, it's not neccessary. After all, this isn't the old days of drum brakes when you really needed to use your engine braking to get down a steep slope. Most vehicles have either 2 or 4 disc brakes that aren't nearly as prone to fading or overheating, at least not if they are used with a little common sense.
Thats a pretty good looking hill!!
For steep steep stuff I am not a fan of using the brakes, not for the brakes themselves but for the control. Its fine if the hill is only 100m or so long but sometimes the "roads" we take up and down are 20-40 minutes one way. You can cook a set of brakes in one weekend, sometimes one day, no problem. AND fade has been a problem for some trucks in the past. The only real way for me to sort this is to take an auto for a test drive and find a good sized hill in the city here and see what it does I guess.
For steep steep stuff I am not a fan of using the brakes, not for the brakes themselves but for the control. Its fine if the hill is only 100m or so long but sometimes the "roads" we take up and down are 20-40 minutes one way. You can cook a set of brakes in one weekend, sometimes one day, no problem. AND fade has been a problem for some trucks in the past. The only real way for me to sort this is to take an auto for a test drive and find a good sized hill in the city here and see what it does I guess.