As bad as I hate too, because trucks are way to much, I'm going to buy a new truck. I'm looking mainly at the Nissan or Toyota. If you had to pick, which 2026 truck would it be?

Friend of mine has a 1 year old Frontier, has nothing bad to say about it, seems to be a little more roomy then the Tacoma, cheaper too...

Not sure when their going to be available but Hyundai is coming out with a challenger for the Tacoma.

If new, I don't think it matters. If buying with more than 60,000 miles, it would to me.

You'd probably be fine with either one. A test drive will probably help shape your decision a lot.

One big difference is Toyota went to turbo 4 cylinder and Nissan still uses naturally aspirated v6, whichever you like better.

Both companies reliability has dropped off some but I believe Toyota is still on top in that category

Ford ranger
cheaper by about 10g than the tacoma.
Great truck on the highway and excellent off road including deep snow.
Bought one new in 22 no problems at all.Put equal miles on the trapline and on the highway.

And why i leant tword the Nissan for the simplicity in the motor. More complex = more failure points.. but I keep vehicle untill they go to the scrap yard. If you dont it longevity may not be as large of a concern.

Toyota still offers theirs in a manual transmission. So it wouldn't be a difficult decision for me. I would prefer the v6 to their new turbo 4, however. Both have always made pretty good, reliable trucks. Toyota has the advantage in parts and aftermarket accessories availability however. And I don't know about the new ones, but in the past Toyotas have usually been designed to be easier to work on than the Nissan. Again, I don't know about the new ones, but Toyota also usually had the advantage in ground clearance, and for many years, in gas mileage.

If Nissan offered a manual transmission, they have been close enough in every other department that I would check them both out thoroughly before I decided. But since they don't, I haven't even paid any attention to their new offerings.

I'd go with this ^^

Just my opinion---the Frontier is a touch more old school overall. It reminds me of a 2nd/3rd gen Tacoma from the 2015-2018 era in many regards---not overly tech driven. Lots positive to be said about that but if you are looking for the latest touch screens/cameras etc you may be disappointed. Not sure about Frontier reliability overall but modern Tacomas are much less bullet proof than they were in many (but not all) prior model years. Mine is starting to age and will need to be replaced at some point but I'd be pretty hesitant to jump into one of the turbo 4 cylinders just yet. Not convinced Toyota has those figured out but they did release the 4th gens starting in 2024 so you'd think some of the initial kinks have been worked out.

If I had to replace mine today I wouldnt touch a Big Three/UAW made vehicle in that size category if you gave it to me and I'd likely take a really hard look at the Frontier even though I've had a gen 1, gen 2 and gen 3 Tacoma

Does the Tacoma still sit like a corvette leaving you on the floor?

Coming from an extended family that has now owned 35-ish Toyotas over the last 45 years. Very hard to compete with Toyota’s dependability and reliability. Several well into the 200,000 mile range and a few well over 300,000 miles. No they’re not the prettiest girl at the dance, nor do they have all the bling; reliability and dependability, they sure DO. Easy choice for me. I’ll add too; none were ever bought brand new. FWIW. Good luck

No new trucks for me anymore, find a Tacoma with low miles, extended cab 4x4. Shop around, had my last one shipped a 1000 miles. All full size pickups are too tall in the box, have to let the tailgate down to get in there. Not good if you do any amount of trapping. Resale is the real plus, if you buy right and put a 100,000 miles on it that will cost you 7 to 8 grand in depreciation, You can't do that with any other truck.

Ford

I would consider a low milage good condition 3rd generation Tacoma with the 3.5 V6. I miss mine everyday as I drove around in a mom mobile with my kids

I was in the market for a truck recently. Initially looked at midsized trucks. I settled on either a used older gen Tacoma or a new Frontier. I decided to go with the Frontier. Before pulling the trigger though I came to realize that I really need a full size. I have four kids in the house. I need the space. And full size isn't too much more expensive and fuel economy is pretty similar these days. That said, if I didn't have kids I would have gone for the Frontier. I like that truck a lot.

Thanks for all the comments. Which do yall suppose has the better resale value?

I needed a truck recently . Went with a 04 f 150 4.6L 4x4 with 83k miles with the half extended cab becuse I got it for $6700. A full size extend cab would been nice but price won as well as timing. I needed something when my transmission on my other truck went out.
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Toyota has a great trade in value,just traded in a rav 4 last week trade value shocked me.
I never traded any of my ford trucks,they all sold within a week for what I asked at the curb.

wow, you must be hard on trucks.