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Long-Term Update: 2005 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner

Total mileage 15,630

By Neil G. Chirico
Photography by Brian Vance

2005 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner

Average fuel econ 17.8 mpg
Unresolved problems None
Maintenance cost
$47.73 (5K service);
$45.85 (10K); $138.45 (15K)
Normal wear cost $0

This truck never sits. Another update, another service; this time, the 15K regimen. In addition to the Tacoma's scheduled maintenance, the service department checked out a persistent clunk from the driver-side front window. Previously, the dealer replaced the window regulator assembly. This time, they lubed the run channel to prevent it from binding or sticking. They also replaced a dirty air filter, a testament to all the off-road driving this truck has seen so far. One editor commented that our Tacoma is more at home on a trail than on the freeway, no bad thing when you're called a PreRunner. And even more impressive when considering it's a 2WD vehicle.


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