Had my radiant red DC prerunner with SR5 and tow package for about a week. Only issue is the suspension noise (build date 10/04) but know that Toyota will come through. Love the truck. Was days away from buying a Nissan Titan. Saw the 05 Tacoma at the last minute and I was sold.
Not too big or costly in gas as the Titan, easier to drive/park, and not too small to fit the kids and the carseats. Perfect. To top off those reasons, the dealer gave it up for 600 over invoice. Nissan dealers here in Kansas City are still not dealing on the Titan and weren't even thinking of coming down to realistic prices, even with the 04 Titans with the rebate. I wonder why over the last year I have seen more 05 Tacomas here in the last two months than the 04 Titans all year. I think that Nissans one year truck selling frenzy will be cooled severly by the new Tacoma. Yes, they are different markets, but I think that the Titan was mostly bought by people like me who didn't want to loose their but on resale with the domestics but needed something larger than the 04 Frontier or 04 Tacoma. The Nissan Titan was the only option for me so I planned on buying it, until now. I think Toyota has a big hit on their hands.
