Thanks for showing your sienority by not starting a flame war... Yes my intentions was not to sound positive at all, however none of the points I read from your post (including this one) implies anything specific to "this" situation... What we seriously need is a whole bunch of support, and most importantly Chris' feedback so we can all get some closure... This IMO is the biggest concern in a lot of people's minds... However as it still stands, 8 almost 9 pages later... This is still the only known case... Compare this to the amount of people who has successfully transported things as 2 motorcycles on their bed (all while using the D rings which are attached to the railing that seems even more flimsy than the bed itself) to tons of bricks and what not from Toyotanation forums, you'll soon see this truck bed does work, in a LOT of situations, just NOT this one...
Seriously, I would of defended myself after my own post, but once again, you bring up experiences that have:
1) nothing to do with this issue
2) nothing to do with current tacomas
3) nothing but opinions and not facts...
I'm glad you did find a truck that fit your need with a V8 and maybe better seating materials, I do understand this is a forum and we're all here to have fun
I just broke my own rule by typing this and shows you that I too am here to have fun
No hard feelings either way, but seriously, upping the power almost 50 hp with a N/A motor over the old 3.4's is a feat if you ask me... The 05 is a whole new ball game... So hopefully after you see and toss one around in person (I still assume you didn't) you'll see the truck in a different light...
There is always room for improvement, without support everyone will not see progress... This is the place the post originated, however this is also the site with the worst feedback... I followed up on Toyota nation's replies and they're skeptical like all, but there has been far more support from them than here which is surprising...