Based on five years of owning an 88 pickup w/o one prob., Im ready to join the winning team again. Im not familiar with the Tacoma's as I am with the 22r pickups-basically, is there is anything typically problematic with the 1998 4wd v6 extcab I should lookout for? this one has 200,000 miles on it (montana miles). Supposedly it gets 18-22mpg, does that sound right? appreciate any feedback-thanks

 

The mileage is moderate and the gas mileage sounds a bit high but not out of the question if you drive like a grandma on the freeway.

The '98 Tacoma was a good rig. The only notorious problem is the jealousy you will experience from non Toyota owners...

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My 98 Taco Limited had an issue with the seal around the waterpump at just under 30K miles. The foreman at the dealer said some of these 5VZ engines had an issue with the seal when it left the factory. I would assume that at 200K miles the bug has worked itself out, but you never know.

Other than that my 98 Taco never let me down.

Oh, and I got around 18 mpg, mixed driving. Best I could do on a long trip was 19 mpg, and at higher elevations I pulled 20 or 21.

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Zilch. I own one. Bought it brand new. Only has 55K on it now. Love that truck. Its a TRD V6 5 spd 4WD power everything

 

had 1 put 215k on it. no problems at all, and they were hard miles. mine was a 5spd and the best i ever got was 23mpg on 225/75/15 tires, went to 31's and it was about 19-20 on average

 

i bought my 99 this summer.. the MAF needed to be replaced, and theres a TO bearing squeak i think, but otherwise.. Its pretty fun, wicked in the snow. haha

 

That is a lot of miles... even for a Toyota, it's hard to say how much longer it will drive before major engine work is required. I personally would hold out for something with 100k miles or maybe a little more.

 

Your bio sounds like mine, had a 88 taco put 375,000 on it best ride I ever owned. After a six month search found a 98 tacoma x-cab 4x4 sr5 with 156,000 on it, for a toyota thats break in miles!

 

Had a 99 Ext cab, with the 2.7. Ran like a champ. Traded it for the 03 DC.

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Do it,

Get the Taco

DO IT.

 

I have no problems with mine. I've been getting 20+mpg and have 137k on it.

Do you know the history of it pretty well? Check the diff fluid. Mine was pretty crusty when I bought it at 103k. Does it have a diff lock?

If you like the truck-get it. You won't regret it.