Ready for release later this year, the 2012 Toyota Tacoma will have a revised front end. Engine options will carry over from previous models, including a 2.7-liter four-cylinder with 159 horsepower and 180 lb-ft of torque. There’s also a 4.0-liter V6 with 236 horsepower and 266 lb-ft of torque.

Because you start for us every time, in heat or extreme cold. Sure, it needs a good 15 minutes before leaving to warm up, but only because your 300,000 mile engine needs a bit extra care. Your clutch sticks and your accelerator forces itself back upon my ankle when going uphill. But fear not, because you will always make it over the bend and probably still live longer than that Mercedes that passed up doing 85 mph a few miles back.

Your rust is so widespread one would think you being parked on my lawn was a signal for the trash man to take you away, But nay I say! This Toyota Pickup may have torn seating and a broken steering wheel, but its motor and transmission, radiator and catalytic converter are sound, even if the muffler is not. A Toyota Pickup is not a car, it’s a lifelong investment. So to you, trusty and reliable 25 year old Toyota Pickup, we salute you!