Bear with me, I'm going to be asking perhaps 2 or so more questions in later posts but in the mean time I'll try to read ahead before I ask them.
I'm considering a 2006 Tacoma either regular or access cab. Assuming it will be an access cab and flat terrain, the max weights I'd expect would be
(1) passengers = 500 pounds and bed = 1000 pounds simultaneously and nothing in tow
--or almost never--
(2) passengers = 500 pounds, bed = zero pounds and in tow = 1500 pounds simultaneously.
With this scenario, I'd like to have a automatic trans but will a 4 cylinder be adequate ? Of course 6 cyl is better but I'd like to save on gas. Most of the time (95% of the time), I'll likely just have passengers = 400 pounds maximum with nothing in the bed or in tow. It doesn't need to be fast on acceleration with a load but of course I don't want to have to count to 10 to begin to accelerate either with a load.
What do you think?