s-10 vs. toyota tacoma

well other then what problems that toy has been having they used to being know for running for ever and i still think you cant kill a toy ...but every junk yard is over run with s-10's so if you need parts alot then get the bolt together chevy but if you want something that is known for making quality engines then the yota

What I like about S-10's is that they can look good for cheap!!! If you plan to build something to full show, go with the Taco, but if you wanna build something to cruise everyday and keep simple, go with the dime.

Everyone says "Oh but everyone has one, etc etc etc. and at shows, YES a lot of people have S-10's but how many bagged/bodydropped S-10's do you see in your hometown? For me its not all about the shows. Its about going to the grocery store to pick up some Frosted Flakes and my truck just being all laid out in the parking lot confusing the hell out of people.

I would be perfectly content if I got an S-10 and bagged it to drive daily!

---------------------------------------------Originally posted by TuckingLugs05but every junk yard is over run with s-10's so if you need parts alot then get the bolt together chevy

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Too bad S10 quad cabs aren't everywhere! FML!

--------------------------------------------- Originally posted by BabyYouWish What I like about S-10's is that they can look good for cheap!!! If you plan to build something to full show, go with the Taco, but if you wanna build something to cruise everyday and keep simple, go with the dime. Everyone says "Oh but everyone has one, etc etc etc. and at shows, YES a lot of people have S-10's but how many bagged/bodydropped S-10's do you see in your hometown? For me its not all about the shows. Its about going to the grocery store to pick up some Frosted Flakes and my truck just being all laid out in the parking lot confusing the hell out of people. I would be perfectly content if I got an S-10 and bagged it to drive daily! --------------------------------------------- exactly! you are gonna have to throw a ton of cash at anything to make it a badass show stopper, but you are gonna have to have some ridiculous ideas to get an s10 that really stands out and gets noticed. i'm 100% fine with owning an s10. everyone has one, but everyone's is different. there are a lot of tacomas around, but not anywhere near the amounts of s10s. it's all what you want and what you plan to do with it. but ya, i'm just building something to cruise low. i don't go to shows to get judged so i don't care that i have the honda civic of minitrucks. hell, i had a civic before my truck. and another s10 before that civic. and i have another s10 now too. hahhaha

unless tou just plan to bag it and have a daily then that would be ok but you gota think how many s10's are out there and it would be nearly impossable to make a one off cause the mad numbers of bagged s10 on wheels ...if i were to get another mini i would get a older one like a luv or old mazda ...you still see them but no where like the s10 or taco

I have owned both. S-10's are cheap to build, but my '99 taco I built and am rebuilding now didn't cost me much more than the s-10 with comparable parts.  I really like the lines and looks of a well built taco.  And my 4 cyl 2.4L Taco got way better gas milage than my 4 cyl 2.2L Extreme did and my taco would also beat my buddies 4.3L s-10 too. I like both but if I was choosing just one to buy it would be a Taco!!

damn, all this talk about tacos. mexican for dinner.

either or, like was said above for me personally its not all about shows, having a 96 taco myself i just want to be able to hit some switches every now and then while driving or make a noticeable entrance to some places, yet have a reliable truck, and that is attainable with a s-10 and tacoma, just the quality of the work it gets to it.

In the end its all about what you really like. I mean to me both are good trucks, and if you just want a bagged daily to cruise it doesn't really matter on either one except there are like a million places that sell bolt together parts for dimes. Its all about what you want and what you feel more comfortable in. For me its toyota for now on, but thats just personal preference.

i have owned two toyota pickups.i never had any probblems with my toyota.i have had it 5 years.my dad has a 2000 toyota tacoma 4wd sr5 extendedcab with a 3.4 v6 and 5-spd and he loves it.i have never owned a s-10 or sonoma.but my freind with 95 sonoma is having water pump issues and raidiatior issues too.it's a 4.3 liter with a auto.he had a 96 s-10 with a 2.2 liter and 5-spd.it had radiatior issues too.i love my toyota and want a coiled front suspension.i will probbably do a 1999-2004 toyota tacoma.it would match my white 93 toyota 2wd pickup.this one will be white and a 2wd and have a 5-spd.i'm still going to test drive the trucks too.