1983 Toyota Pickup review from North America

The bed of the truck rusts too easy.

The toyota pickup is absolutely the best truck ever made for its class. My 83' model has never failed me. When I purchased the truck, it was sitting in about two feet of water. I drove it for a week and it ground the universal joints to dust before I replaced them.

The solid axle four-wheel drive is bullet proof, minus the differential. I have tried to get it stuck, and being in Mississippi, it's easy. But for my 83', it just wants to keep going. Once, I knocked off the corner of the front bumper because the mud was that deep.

Although, I take the truck off-road a lot, I also used it for a daily driver. While short on cash, I drove the little truck for two years to work and back; round trip, 50 miles. I take great care of it, and seldom have any problems. I would trust it to go cross country, and back!

I love the Toyota pickup, but it does have disadvantages. The bed and other parts of the truck rust very easily, and space in the cab is minimal. It's definitely no smooth ride either, but come on, it's a truck.