Towing with a V6 Tacoma isn’t fun when trailer weight gets above 3,000 lbs or so. I have had 2 (2012 and 2021 4wd short beds). They are great hunting trucks and good around town in tight spaces, but they are not comfortable long range highway cruisers, don’t tow big trailers at Texas highway speeds well, get 16 -18 mpg with factory street tires unloaded at 75 MPH , 11-12 mpg w a small UTV on a 12’ single axil trailer at 65 MPH. The 21 gallon gas tank does not get you very far.
Both trucks were comparable to F-150 XLT 4wd expensive to purchase, but I had no problems and the great resale value made them cheap to own! Put a little over 80,000 miles on the 2012 in 5 years and trade in was $3,000 less than I paid for it and got a big discount on the replacement. I moved into a house w a small garage and just traded the 2021 in on a 2024 4Runner, 35,000 miles and I got $4,000 less than new price and a $3,000 discount from msrp on the 4Runner in August. I was lucky as that was just before the new model 4Runners were delayed and existing dealer stock prices shot up over msrp.
The 15,000 mile service interval for the front diff and transfer case oil changes is a pet peeve of mine though…. The front diff fluid was toast at most changes. I didn’t drive thru standing water deeper than 6”. Some shallow 6-8”(?) mud and driving in heavy rain was common though. I got pretty fast at doing these services.
I hear the new 4 cylinder turbos tow better than my V6’s did but still get really bad gas mileage…