2002 Toyota Tacoma

Pros: Smooth and powerful engine, very decent fuel mileage, capable off-roader, and comfortable

Cons: paper thin body panels, poor seat material, and the worst clock location possible

The Bottom Line: The Tacoma is stylish without looking gaudy and still retains a truck-like look. It is the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned. It might be the perfect truck.

Review: Well, here I am writing about a vehicle for the first time in my 15 year driving history. My '02 Tacoma 4x4 SR5 TRD 3.4L V6 is my eighth vehicle to date. I have had a mix of cars, trucks, and SUV's over the years. However, I believe my Tacoma to be ...

Pros: Fun to drive, comfortable seats, leaves you feeling good.

Cons: Truck ride, 4cyl could be more powerful

The Bottom Line: This truck is perfect if you don't want a full-size truck, but still want that good-truck feeling.

Review: INTRODUCITON: A relative of mine recently bought a new 2002 Toyota Tacoma X-tra cab 4-cyl. It is gold, with the SR5 package, which adds a lot of chrome, to make it a nice looking little truck.

ENGINE:
Ah, the heart of the truck. It sounds...

Pros: Reliability, Fuel Economy for V6, Sleek design, Resale value, Head Turner

Cons: Xtra Cab leg room, speakers

The Bottom Line: Safe, Reliable, Beautiful and Efficient

Review: I recently purchased a 2002 Tacoma PreRunner Xtra Cab with the following options: SR5, V6, Auto tra ...

Pros: build quality, tradition of strength, option groups

Cons: emergency brake and clock locale.

The Bottom Line: I think I found a vehicle that will be in my family for a LONG while. Highly recommend!

Review: After years of owning Honda Civics and Nissan Altimas, my wife and I decided to step up (no pun intended) to a truck. Here's our take on this vehicle.

I could not believe the ride quality over my Civic and my wife's fully optioned Altima GLE!...

Pros: Reliability, Styling, Resale Value

Cons: Ride, clock, no 5 speed??

The Bottom Line: If you need a reliable truck that seats 5 do not hesitate, go out and test drive this truck.

Review: The Tacoma Quad Cab offers the best of both worlds. You can haul around your buddies or pickup a load of top soil for the yard. Everybody knows about Toyota's reliability so I won't sped much time on that. So far we have logged 13,000 miles on our...

Pros: Reputation of reliability, styling, good acceleration, fun to drive.

Cons: roll-overs?

The Bottom Line: So far, the Tacoma has been great. I'll keep you updated as I go along...

Review: I have a 2002, manual, 4X4, V6, Extracab with the TRD package. I bought the truck used in 2003 with 5,000 miles on it and have only put 1,000 on since then. When I was researching this truck, I found the longitudinal reviews with numerous updates to ...

Pros: Great power, price, and good looks for a mini-size truck.

Cons: Clunky 5 spd and clock location

The Bottom Line: This is a great truck for the buy. It is big enough to do normal workloads and can get in garage with ease. Buy this truck if you want reliability.

Review: So far I have 2500 miles on the truck and it has been a great experience. I purchased a 2002 xtra cab 4x4 with the sr5 package which includes the cd player, white faced gauges, v6 power, cruise control, bigger tires, and delay wipers. I looked at ...

Pros: power, comfort, ride.

Cons: 5' bed, clock position behind steering wheel, need some brighter color choices.

The Bottom Line: Highly recommend. Good ride, plenty of power, comfortable interior with lots of amenities. I really like this vehicle and enjoy driving it.

Review: I've had my Tacoma for 5 weeks and have put 1500 miles on it. The ride is excellent, even with the off road package. I thought I would not like having the automatic transmission (manual not available), but it is actually very effective on or off road. ...

Pros: Reliability, fit and finish, performance, comfortable, great looks

Cons: Digital clock placement, defogger.

The Bottom Line: Everything with this truck has been excellent with no surprises. Don't let the price scare you away, in this case you get what you pay for.

Review: My wife and I began thinking about buying a new compact truck in October. We quickly narrowed the field down to the Ford Ranger, the Nissan Frontier, and the Toyota Tacoma. After test driving the Ford Ranger, we were down to two, as the 2002 Ford...

Pros: Toyota quaility,Comfort.Looks and styling

Cons: MPG!!! No standard available in quad cab,now wife can use it :(

The Bottom Line: Great truck!!! Ride is fantastic!! with TRD package

Review: great styling,very roomy interior for a compact truck,1st thing I did was get into the back seat to check for roomy ness and I must say I was impressed.I didn't care to much for the new grill stlye on this truck.I notice people like the way the quad cab...