I own a Toyota Tacoma. I bought the car used from its original owner. The truck was about six years old with about 10,000 miles when I acquired it. Out of all the cars/trucks that I have ever owned, the Tacoma is probably my favorite. I like that for a truck with 4WD it's not super huge and still gets decent gas mileage. The look of the truck is pretty simple, and to me, that is a good thing. The size of the truck's bed is also something I am happy with. I use the truck regularly for my business as a mobile pet care provider and groomer, and it allows me to load up all of my grooming equipment and pet kennels with ease.

2008 Toyota Tacoma. As long as you give it routine maintenance and don't thrash it, it will run well into the double digit years. Extremely reliable, large aftermarket/third-party parts base, easy on the gas mileage. I own the 4-cylinder version. You can resell these for almost what you paid for it even older models.