Shahram
I ain't got herpes no more.
Just thought I'd share...
I work for a shipping company in SoCal. One of my coworkers, Carlos, drives this very clean 96 Tacoma 4x4, manual with the 2.7 engine, 4 cylinders.
I found this set of pics from June 23, 2006. He has since put on quite a few miles, doing a delivery route which covers at least 200 miles per day in sometimes harsh conditions, on some really rough roads.
Other than preventative maintenance, ie fluid changes, brake pads, tires, etc., Carlos has replaced nothing--not the clutch, not the engine, no rebuilds, not the timing chain, no springs, nothing. The truck sounds great, drives great, the AC blows cold, and the head unit still pumps out the ranchero tunes just like the day he drove it off the lot.
I asked him the secret to keeping his Taco alive and well after so many hard miles. "Drive slow," he said, "take it easy, not too fast. She go anywhere you tell her, but don't push her too fast. Fast is no good. She don't win the race, but she finish." Shift easy, accelerate easy, brake easy...seems logical!
He's adamant about oil changes and fluid monitoring, too. Oil changes every 3,500 miles, flush everything else twice a year, and the air filter every other month.
He's deadly serious about his love for his Taco. She's his daily driver, his work horse, and his weekend 'wheeler. "The other trucks, those are good for the kids or the peoples that don't go far. But for the serious work, for the long distance, there is only the Toyota. Toyota have respect for the peoples that works hard."
I work for a shipping company in SoCal. One of my coworkers, Carlos, drives this very clean 96 Tacoma 4x4, manual with the 2.7 engine, 4 cylinders.
I found this set of pics from June 23, 2006. He has since put on quite a few miles, doing a delivery route which covers at least 200 miles per day in sometimes harsh conditions, on some really rough roads.
Other than preventative maintenance, ie fluid changes, brake pads, tires, etc., Carlos has replaced nothing--not the clutch, not the engine, no rebuilds, not the timing chain, no springs, nothing. The truck sounds great, drives great, the AC blows cold, and the head unit still pumps out the ranchero tunes just like the day he drove it off the lot.
I asked him the secret to keeping his Taco alive and well after so many hard miles. "Drive slow," he said, "take it easy, not too fast. She go anywhere you tell her, but don't push her too fast. Fast is no good. She don't win the race, but she finish." Shift easy, accelerate easy, brake easy...seems logical!
He's adamant about oil changes and fluid monitoring, too. Oil changes every 3,500 miles, flush everything else twice a year, and the air filter every other month.
He's deadly serious about his love for his Taco. She's his daily driver, his work horse, and his weekend 'wheeler. "The other trucks, those are good for the kids or the peoples that don't go far. But for the serious work, for the long distance, there is only the Toyota. Toyota have respect for the peoples that works hard."
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