Is this the CHEAPEST Truck to Own ? | Toyota Tacoma TRUE COST

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:02]I have this really good looking 2012 Toyota Tacoma but it has been modified like slightly facelifted to look like a 2016. I'm here to tell you how much it will cost you to own and maintain this car in Nigeria. My name is Krank and this is [music] 234 Drive.

[00:00:22]To get this modified headlight it cost you about 500 K for a pair. But if you want the regular 2012 headlights, that one is about 150,000 Naira for a pair.

[00:00:31]The grill is about 120 K but this particular grill is the modified type so this is about The full front bumper on this car is going to cost you about 300,000 Naira.

[00:00:46]And yeah, let's come to the tires and suspensions.

[00:00:56]If I tell you to get tires for this car, Tokunbo tires will cost you about 40 to 50 K each and brand new tires will cost about 120 K each.

[00:01:05]Brake pads on this car is like 25 K. The brake disc, [music] a pair of brake discs is like 70 K.

[00:01:11]The suspension is about 65,000 Naira for a pair.

[00:01:14]For the front, for the rear about 40,000 Naira for a pair. The side mirror on this car is about 120,000 Naira for a pair. The fender alone is going to cost you 120 K for a pair. Yes, the four door of this thing this four door is 120,000 Naira.

[00:01:34]I don't know why it's that expensive but yeah.

[00:01:36]This four door is 120,000 Naira. So be careful if you have this [music] car.

[00:01:40]This is a modified tail light. This tail light is about 300,000 Naira for a pair.

[00:01:43]But the regular one is about 120,000 Naira. And this door this door you see is 250 K for this door. 250 K for the door.

[00:01:55]The back bumper is about 200,000 Naira. The owner of this car made me understand why they say maintenance is everything. I started it and there was no check engine light on, no error light at all on the dashboard.

[00:02:08]Impressive. Now let's go to the engine component. This car uses a 2TRFE engine.

[00:02:14]>> [music] >> A smaller V6 engine.

[00:02:19]This is a 2TR V6 engine. This engine costs 4.5 million Naira. You can see the hydraulic brake booster. This one costs about 65K. On the other side you can see an ABS machine.

[00:02:29]>> [music] >> The ABS machine is about 200,000 Naira to replace.

[00:02:33]AC compressor on this car about 200,000 Naira.

[00:02:36]To service it, it uses a V6 engine so roughly 90K if you're using a premium oil.

[00:02:42]Oil filter another 6K 10,000 Naira. The radiator on this car is about 120,000 Naira.

[00:02:51]So the maintenance is not high. It is the irregular Toyota maintenance. Toyota parts are not cheap but they are affordable. Like they are not cheap but they are affordable and they last very long if you buy the authentic ones. Finally to buy this car in Nigeria today tokunbo ranges from 21 to 26 million Naira depending on how clean it is because this is the second gen Toyota Tacoma. While the used one is going to range between 8 9 10 11 12 million Naira for a clean used one. And one that isn't clean might you can see below below 8 million Naira.

[00:03:24]Maybe 6 6 to 8 million Naira. So that is all. My name is Crank and this is 234 Drive. If you are considering buying a Toyota Tacoma it's a very reliable reliable truck. If you need utility everyday in your life like come and just come and see.

[00:03:40]Come and see this.

[00:03:43]Like this is utility.

[00:03:46]I can put whatever I want to put in the back. And I actually still have regular seats although they are a bit cramped, but you have regular seats.

[00:03:54]Yeah, so you can see seats about three people, one, two, three in your Tacoma.

[00:04:00]So, that is all. My name is Krank, and this is 234 Drive. If you want more personal tips about your car, just join our WhatsApp community using the link in the bio. Also, make sure to visit our website today, www.234drive.com. [music] See you next time.