gmc canyon vs Toyota Tacoma

[Alchase]

All apples look good fresh on the tree, but not all apples have a shelf life, value and flavor as others do. With all the new mid size competition, I'm not interested in how they stack up now, I'm more interested in how the 2017s stack up 5 years from now with each other when warranties are over and components begin to wear.

That is why I posted the last 10 years of reliability and satisfaction reports.
Funny every source I have read rates them extremely high in reliability.

Edmonds
Cars.com
Every car magazine rates  them very high for reliability and customer satisfaction.

The same places that give the Tacoma great resale value.
Give credit where it is due.

The only fanboism played out here is from the Tacoma crowd.

I have never owned either, LOL

[Happy Gilmore]

The owner of my last employer had a ridgeline for a salesmans driver. It didn't go to the shop often. I do know two of the five tacomas had rear ends replaced.

[Happy Gilmore]

Having driven a friends s-10 zr whatever....at 190k it was falling apart and made you feel drunk when going down the highway. He dumped it for the 2016 taco I drove a few times. It looked good but it drove and sounded like a tool box strapped to a skateboard going down a gravel road.

[Alchase]

Having driven a friends s-10 zr whatever....at 190k it was falling apart and made you feel drunk when going down the highway. He dumped it for the 2016 taco I drove a few times. It looked good but it drove and sounded like a tool box strapped to a skateboard going down a gravel road.

My 2007 Dakota wallowed  like a fat lady on a water bed, until I replaced the ball joints and end links.
Feels like a totally different truck now.

[fish vacuum]

Having driven a friends s-10 zr whatever....at 190k it was falling apart and made you feel drunk when going down the highway. He dumped it for the 2016 taco I drove a few times. It looked good but it drove and sounded like a tool box strapped to a skateboard going down a gravel road.

My 2007 Dakota wallowed  like a fat lady on a water bed, until I replaced the ball joints and end links.
Feels like a totally different truck now.

A dodge with front end problems? You don't hear that every day.
Oh wait. Yes you do.

[Alchase]

Having driven a friends s-10 zr whatever....at 190k it was falling apart and made you feel drunk when going down the highway. He dumped it for the 2016 taco I drove a few times. It looked good but it drove and sounded like a tool box strapped to a skateboard going down a gravel road.

My 2007 Dakota wallowed  like a fat lady on a water bed, until I replaced the ball joints and end links.
Feels like a totally different truck now.

A dodge with front end problems? You don't hear that every day.
Oh wait. Yes you do.

The people who designed the linkage in the Dakota front end should be tarred and feathered.
What a horrible design.

[Happy Gilmore]

Aren't they all already at the scrap yard? Lol.

[Sandberm]

I have a 03 4wd s-10 with 177k miles and I really like it. The seating position is really comfortable. You sit "in it" rather then on top of it, if you understand what I mean. It drives nice, good vision. Also,... and this is just me and I realize I'm probably in the minority but... but I like having a tailgate that is low enough that I can take one step and climb in the back. I can load heavy things in the back easier too and I can reach over the siderails and grab stuff. How guys live(work) with lifted rigs is beyond me. And in all honesty, I use the 4wd on desert/mountain roads, muddy farm roads/snow/ice and I never find myself in a situation where I need extra clearance. I can weave around/over stuff and not ever scrape the bottom.

But its had some bugaboos...

-The door bushings are junk. When they wear out, air comes whistling in the cab and its very noisy  I changed them multiple times before going to Tacoma Screw and finding some heavy duty bushings, machining them a bit then rigging my own custom door hinge.

-Replaced driver side power window motor TWICE, passenger side once.

-In tank fuel pump went out at about 90k, left me stranded at the convience store

-Had to change radiator at 110k when it became clogged with the clay thats in dexcool

-Vacuum lines engage 4wd and ac vents. Vac lines originate off valve at top of tranny, when valve goes bad it lets tranny fluid into lines messing up ac/vent/defrost actuators.

-Intake gasket leaked for a LONG time. I finally changed it at 165k before things got deadly

[Alchase]

Aren't they all already at the scrap yard? Lol.

This one has 140k miles on this 2007 SLT 4x4. 
I have replaced the brakes, front end as I said and tires.
Besides that, it has been a good truck for how much I put it to work.
The body and paint is in great condition.
3.7 is a dog getting up to 60 MPH but cruses well at 75 with low RPMs.
Mileage is your typical V6 suckage, usually at 16 MPG.
Functional, practical, without being hideous, LOL

[Happy Gilmore]

Aren't they all already at the scrap yard? Lol.

This one has 140k miles on this 2007 SLT 4x4. 
I have replaced the brakes, front end as I said and tires.
Besides that, it has been a good truck for how much I put it to work.
The body and paint is in great condition.
3.7 is a dog getting up to 60 MPH but cruses well at 75 with low RPMs.
Mileage is your typical V6 suckage, usually at 16 MPG.
Functional, practical, without being hideous, LOL

I was just kidding. I cant tell you how bad I wanted a convertible 4x4 Dakota when they first came out.. hahahaa

[jjhunter]

'91, '94, '99, '02, '07, '13, '15 and now '17.    Hard to go away from the Toyota pickups!

[blackpowderhunter]

'91, '94, '99, '02, '07, '13, '15 and now '17.    Hard to go away from the Toyota pickups!

i'm like you but with less truck ADD! haha
93, 99, 01, 06

[Alchase]

'91, '94, '99, '02, '07, '13, '15 and now '17.    Hard to go away from the Toyota pickups!

Nice looking truck!

[Taco280AI]

'13


'15


'17


If they had the bottom end power of the 4.0, top end of the 3.5... would be a great combo!




Had the '13, averaged 19mpg, had an engine pinging issue for some reason, then got rid of it due to moving to Germany. Got back, bought the '15, no engine pinging, averaged nearly 21mpg with it with the same driving habits! The '17 is averaging 21mpg, but my usual commute has a lot of 50mph driving. Deployed, got back, upgraded... Good thing I get my Tacoma's for so much off! The least I got off was $3600 on the '13 (with $500 off for military) and got the '17 for $4550 off (another $500 off for military).

[Alchase]

Looks good in grey!