Daily driving the tundra???

Other forum members already did the rough estimate on the cost of fuel for you. Given that number, you would also want to look at what the monthly payment and APR are on the Telluride. After that, see how many months it will take you in Tundra gas payments to equate to not having a payment or APR loan on the new vehicle.
Additionally, the depreciation of the KIA will be much higher than your Tundra even with fewer miles on it.

 

I own two Tundra trucks, one for work and one for everything else. And I loath commuter cars... these days I actually avoid driving cars all together. If fuel cost gets out of hand where I live, I will cut back on something else but I won't buy an econo-box.

 

I daily drive my tundra, 25 miles 5 days a week. Other car is a Subaru Ascent.

Keep killing that debt! No car or high interest debt here, only the house. Greatest feeling ever.

Drive the truck, I have a allergy to having two things that serve the same purpose.

Cars are a liability, don’t have more than you need.

 

My Tundra is my DD too, I drive a minimum of 80 miles a day, 5 days a week. And seems to have become the weekend family transporter too. I had a commuter car but man, just did not feel safe in that car! I'm not perfect but seems like too many shit drivers around me.

 

I drive 108 miles a day, five days a week.

 

Its my DD 40miles a day for 5 days most of it on highway. Coming from small fiat, i feel so much safer on highway between 18 wheelers. I love it except gas money but no regret.

 

That's why I bought it. Only have a 36 mile round trip to work. Been thinking of getting something cheap and used for daily but it looks like I might be moving into a Work at Home situation after this year's review.

 

Wife drives it daily. Miles per day can vary but we're an ez 10 minutes to the NEAREST grocery store. Forget the trips that take an hour or more which could happen this afternoon.... who knows

 

My Tundra is an almost daily driver. I use it to and from work, roughly 20 - 24 miles round trip. On non-work days, we use The Woman's Corolla S for booting around town. We also take the car on road trips where we don't need the cargo space.

I'd love to drive it every single day for everything but I just can't justify paying the extra fuel. I took her car to the gun range last Thursday. 150miles round trip. Cost me about $12 in fuel. Tundra would have been double that, easily. I used the money I saved for an extra box of 9mm...because I suck at pistol shooting. LOL

 

I daily drive my 2019 Tundra about 20 miles each way, 4 days a week. I don’t care about the fuel economy so makes it an easy choice. LOVE MY TUNDRA. Daily drove my 2013 Tundra also. Tundras are the only vehicles I’ve ever owned that I feel completely safe and comfortable in. DD it.

 

I DD mine. I dont like driving cars for the most part. I dont mind the fuel costs....my commute is low miles.

I will echo what others have said about debt. It sucks. Being debt free is really nice.

 

I need to slow down... I have almost 30,000 on my 2018 after one year of ownership. All highway, so I am not too worried about wear and tear, but still, that's a lot of miles in one year. And, it is not even my daily driver.

 

Keep the Camry. Drive the truck on weekends.

 

I DD my Tundra on my 26 mile round trip. I love it and bought it to use it so no need for anything else.

 

This. You should be able to figure out the actual money savings either way. Balance that with what you'll enjoy driving more, and you'll have your answer.

I don't mind debt. Obviously, high interest credit card debt is bad. But if the interest is low enough, the money is so cheap to borrow, why not? Having said that, my only debt is mortgage debt, and I have no plans to pay that off early at the super low rates.

 

You bring up some valid points and I appreciate the effort you made in the cost break down link. I know you and I haven’t communicated in a while but your not a slut ha ha

 

Every day. 10-100+ miles, depending on where I'm working. That's why I bought a Toyota.

 

50 miles a day, and depending if i have errands to do for my wife on my way home.

 

I DD my tundra 5.9 miles to work, 5-6 nights a week. I dont mind the fuel cost too much because I love the truck. It's actually a little cheaper than my lifted fj was to drive.

 

Daily driver here. 34 miles a day. In traffic, that's 2.25~2.5 hours a day normally, and it gets worse if someone has an accident or breaks down on the freeway. The miles don't bother me, but the constant idling and inching up and constant braking that eats the truck, does bother me. Still, I got 17 years out of the last Tundra as a daily driver and it was still going strong when I sold it. I don't want to whip the dead horse of insurance $$ vs gas savings and the value of not piling miles on the truck, we all know how that works. I had thought to keep the old Tundra (slightly better gas mileage, paid for well over a decade ago, reliable) but then why was I buying a new one? And why was I paying to insure both when I can only drive one at a time? So I reluctantly sold the old Tundra. Truck is a truck, not a museum piece. I bought it to use it, so use it I will.

 

72 miles a week aint shit. I do more than that a day.

 

My 2019 shares daily driver duty with my 2014 Rav4.

Commute is 90 miles a day. Truck goes 1-2 days a week. Rav4 goes 3-4 days a week.
Rav gets 28+ mpg. Truck is still new, but I am up over 18.

 

I've driven 43,520 miles in exactly 1 year and 1 day and I've loved every minute of it in my Tundra!

 

I hate debt as well, I'd sell the Camry, put on Michelin tires (comfort) and DD the tundra. Drove for months 50 miles a day, the only thing I'd change is having road tires vs ATs earlier.

The Telluride is a sweet ride, I'm sure you'll sleep better with $$ put into it from the Camry.

The safety aspect and joy are worth paying the extra $25 to $40 monthly by DD'ing the Tundra vs the Camry's insurance payment.

 

Only thing I’m struggling with is I have been using the Camry for commuting the last two years and I am only putting about 12000 miles a year on the car.

 

Are you not going to bang your girl to keep it new,cause the next guy will. Drive it till it breaks

 

I am not going to do great with fuel in the tundra but I know that it’s got some upgrades won’t be any Michelin’s going on it ha ha

 

Ya there is always that. Got to keep it tight right!

 

Yep, daily driver.... But less than 20 miles per day.
Still have to visit the gas station way too often.