I've owned my 2005 Toyota Tundra limited for about a month now and I love it like I never dreamed I would. I would suggest an '05 if you go for a Tundra as its the first year with both a 5 speed transmission and the VVT-i (variable valvetiming technology w/intelligence)to save you lots of gas mileage. If you drive the speed limit and avoid aggressive starts and stops, you can get 20mpg on the freeway. This is for a truck that can tow close to 8,000 pounds. I'm nervous that if you bought that Tacoma and tried pulling more than a few thousand pounds, you'd be better off MPG wise pulling with a Tundra. I don't do towing and haven't hauled much yet, but with the power and options I have on the Tundra I can't envision having a Tacoma just to save 2mpg. I haven't had the chance to do much off roading with mine yet but I'm sure it will perform wonderfully. I just did a quick eBay search and it looks as though you can a baseline double cab for around 15K. Obviously, mine being a limited and having fairly low miles it was $5K+ more than that. I'm so glad I didn't buy a fall-apart domestic truck. Best luck and God bless.