aggiepaintrain said:
a 10 year old 2015 Tacoma with low miles would be superior to anything made today
Disagree. I think the Frontier has lapped the Tacoma, and I'm not sure it is even close.
I owned a 2014 Tacoma. It was a good vehicle, but not a great one. Reliable as hell, sure, but there were still some annoyances with build quality. I think this era was before Toyota got serious about making the Tacoma anywhere near a luxury vehicle -- no power seat option, no factory leather, no push button start, etc. Some might not care, but the thinking was, if you want all that, go get a Tundra. But what if you wanted a Tacoma to fit in your garage better and only needed the pickup area a small part of the time?
Sadly, the drawbacks were too numerous for me and I got rid of it a year and a half later. The engine, for one, was a bit on the weak side. It got on the highway fine, but passing at 70+ was borderline awful. I had to give 2 weeks notice, it seemed, to pass anyone. I think the horse/torque on the Nissan fixes that. The Tacoma's gas mileage wasn't great, and I think, again, the Nissan gets better mileage now. The Nissan easily beats the previous generations of Tacomas in creature comforts, so that leaves ride and reliability. The former is likely a wash and the latter, given Toyota's recent setbacks, likely is too.
If you're buying a pickup as an ADDITIONAL vehicle, then yes, I'd go with a 10-15 year old Tacoma over the Frontier. In that case, I'd concede THAT argument isn't close. But today, go with the Nissan.
