# 2002 Toyota Tacoma

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-tacoma/49279>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** tacoma, brakes, toyota\
**Created:** [May 23, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-tacoma/49279 "2010-05-23T23:50:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![rjnowell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@rjnowell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rjnowell)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-tacoma/49279/1 "2010-05-23T23:50:53Z")

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I am looking at a 2002 Toyota Tacoma, 2x4 extra cab, Prerunner w/ 4cyl and automatic; it only has 50,000 miles, and looks great.  
  
 During a test drive, I noticed the brakes feel as though they would never stop the truck in an emergency situation. The seller says this is normal for this truck.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-toyota-tacoma/49279/2 "2010-05-24T00:16:17Z")

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I’m about to go on a yearly trip to the beach. All I really want to do there is fish. I often throw fairly heavy lures into the surf. Some people say you should use a shock leader for this. Others say only if it is fluorocarbon. Yet others say to use no shock leader at all.