Which Toyota 6 cylinder pickups from the 90's and early 2000s were less desirable than 4 cylinders?

[Dennis S]

My friend is wanting to buy a Tacoma 1st Generation (1995-2004) pickup, extended cab, 4WD w/ locking hubs, and 5-speed manual transmission. He said he wanted a V6 but I told him I had heard that Toyota older pickup fans hated the 6 and loved the 4 cylinder. Do y'all know which models this might apply to? And why?

[ztirffritz]

All that I can tell you is that there was a huge issuefor the smaller Toyota pickups(Tacoma?) because of the frames rusting away:

http://jalopnik.com/5232946/toyota-truck...ted-frames

[Octave Doctor]

I had a Toyota pup from 1986, four cylinder was plenty. Apparently Toyota horses work harder than Subaru horses.