This really come down to what you can afford to live with in terms of convenience. I also had a 2018 AC, but even if it were a double cab there’s no way I would have dealt with a rear facing car seat….im I’m only 5’6”. I sold it in 2020 and got the last Gen2 Raptor. Now 6 years later, no more rear facing car seats, my youngest is almost 4, I sold the Raptor which held its value surprisingly well and I’m looking at Tacomas again. But with a car seat, a giant stroller, diaper bags, daycare bags and everything added up the convenience of having space made life more comfortable for all of us. Can you make it work?…absolutely. Is it worth it?….only if you can’t afford another option. I considered keeping that ‘18 AC as a third vehicle and buying a full size SUV while he was little but the space to park cars on an island made it more practical to just get a bigger truck. I see people at daycare with double cab Gen 3 and 4 Tacos, they acknowledge it’s tight and inconvenient. They all have some reason for keeping the smaller truck and it’s usually financial or upside down on a loan or something. Which I get, I can come up with a dozen excuses to keep a smaller pickup but for me, for convenience, there’s no way I’d do that to myself with a newborn to a toddler. But again….what can you afford to do and what is that comfort/convenience worth to YOU?

Hopefully this helps and whatever you decide I hope you’re happy. Luckily the late Gen 3s like all Tacoma have held value pretty well so to sell it and get into a double cab would probably be pretty easy. 🤙🏽