Why did you buy a Tundra??

Had F150. It was crap. Had 2500 Chevy. Intake gasket blows every 75k. F350 with 7.3 Deisel . Loved it until it started to rot. Have to pull off the cab to pull the engine . Have to pull the engine to change th brake lines. Researched Tundra after ex having a Corolla and had to have one. All my friends who own Ford , Chevy and Ram are jealous of my Tundra.

 

I purchased my Tundra because of my experience with a 2005 4Runner. That vehicle was hands down the most trouble-free one I have ever owned. It had a V8, so the power was good, and it was great for mild offroading. My Tundra hasn't been as reliable as that 4Runner. But, it hasn't been that terrible. Plus, Toyota stepped up after I had the cam tower leak at 14,000 miles and gave me a free 100,000 mile warranty.
Other complaints I have about the truck is that the payload is pretty pathetic, and I wish that I could have a 6.5' bed with the CrewMax. Double Cab wasn't an option for me. I am 6'8" and my kids are following suit, and the legroom in the back seat of the DC is a joke.

 

Ha! Don't know your Wife but I like her

 

I had an F150. Complete garbage. It was in the shop constantly and I didn't trust it to get me to work never mind the backcountry I like to explore. The company I worked for at the time had a fleet of Fords. 70% of them were broken down at any given time.

Toyota is about reliablity. Pure and simple. That's the most important thing to me. I don't need whizz bang gadgets like the Big 3 put on their trucks. If I wanted fuel economy, I'd buy a car.

 

I should add that my 2013 F150 was a super crew and 6.5' box. I'll say it....never again. Ever. It was way too long, especially on tight forest service roads and parking lots. I never actually needed the extra box space either. I went from a 5.5' bed on a 2011 GMC Sierra to that F150 thinking I needed that extra space. Never did. My current 2005 Tundra has a 6ft box. Never needed all that space. 5.5 is the perfect size for me.

 

I've had GMC's / Chevy's (nearly the same thing), Ford's and a 73 International Scout. All vehicles have problems, but "some companies" won't divulge problems to consumers or the companies they get their parts from. Vehicle franchises like Ford purchase parts from cheap distributors, skimp on QC time, charge up prices on parts to pocket the savings. They don't include those parts in their warranty b/c they know when they'll break down. They build so many varieties of engines, accessories and show commercials to display more options to the consumer as to, for eg... get people to fill seats at the movie theater. Was the movie good? You can say one thing about Ford, Ford makes it's biggest profits on selling parts than any other vehicle franchise on the market. Hmmm. Toyota goes the extra mile, their Quality Checks "QC Inspections" are more strict on parts than other franchises and are harder to get thru the process, other than Ford's parts slipping thru the cracks. You asked why I bought a Tundra. Well, my first Toyota was a 2015 Tundra Platinum, loved it, had it for less than three years with 93K and not one thing broke. But after Toyota offered me a very good trade-in deal, I traded it in for a 2018 1794 Edition b/c I wanted the new features that I'll use and I like the interior more than the Platinum. My friends Jason, Ron and John bought new 2017/18 F150's and in six months each of their trucks has been to dealers several times replacing parts not covered by the warranty. Money out of their pocket. Hmmm, that tells you something. This is why I bought a Toyota Tundra. 30K+ on it and nothing broken except my wallet for buying accessories.

 

I have driven a 2018 F150, a new Titan, and now own the Tundra. They are all great(Tundra is the best, still). We live in magical times! All v8s in these have over 380 hp and 390 torques. You almost cannot go wrong.... the Nissan Titan felt the most similar to the Tundra, but long term reliability is not as great. Also, if you plan to finance, Nissan has terrible in house rates. Toyota, on the other hand, can be had with great interest options. With Ford...I have owned many, and many have had weird electrical issues, from the 1980s models all the way to newer models(when they work, they work well). Also, recent Fords have had some ventilation issues, causing many people to fall ill from exhaust fumes. That may just be the Explorer, but still. That is a VERY basic engineering flaw.

 

I had a 13 SR5 that I traded thinking I wanted more bells and whistles. Got a loaded Sierra and within 6 months I had a electronic problem with the seat and two recalls.
I went back to simple and dependable with a Jeep JK.
When I had a chance to make money trading the Jeep and lower my payment by a large chunk,I knew I’d be going back to a Tundra.
I had bad luck with fords years ago so they are never going to be on my look list.
I have had 3 avalanches and thought they were great but all 3 had problems pop up around 70k miles.

 

Great points, well written, well made!

 

Why did i buy my Tundra?

1) It's a TOYOTA.

2) Everything else is total shit!!!!!!!!!

 

Don't hold back, tell us what you really think!

 

Reliability, makes modding all the more fun knowing you're not throwing money away adding to a lemon.

 

Funny about the seat. I've spent so much on my Tacoma, but would never consider dropping $1k on a new Recaro seat, even though it makes total sense. Kind of like going cheap on a mattress that you spend 1/3 of your life on. I have 300k miles on my 99 Tacoma, and have rendered the seat to an uncomfortable, unlevel, solid lump of packed out foam. I realized one morning that while the driver's seat certainly has 300k ass-miles on it, the passenger seat probably only has like 50k ass-miles on it. And so I inquired on ttora whether it was possible simply to switch the passenger seat and the driver seat, but seems there was some seatbelt nonsense or other crap that made it nontrivial and I gave up. Now that I got a Tundra, and my Taco is my backup truck, I might get a little more adventurous with the Taco and try the seat swap and see what happens. Or finally treat the old thing to a Recaro with bolsters and the whole 9 yards.

 

Because it just works!

 

“Degenerates”? Hey, I resemble that remark!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3weSO1I5hrE

 

A long time ago I drove an F150 Supercrew with a 5.4L Triton engine. Honestly, I loved that truck until it hit 100k miles; then it started falling apart. Every month or so something would fail. I finally got rid of it when a spark plug blew out of the header. I then bought a diesel Mercedes SUV. It always felt a little small, but when it was running, it was a really nice ride. But when it had a problem, it cost a fortune to fix. I replaced the turbo twice, before a rod bearing finally failed at aroung 135k miles. I dumped the Merc and decided I wanted to go back to a truck, and I wanted something reliable (with no f-ing turbos). The Tundra seemed to fit the bill. I only have about 5k miles on my 2018 MGM Platinum, and I love it so far!

 

Why did I buy a Tundra?
1. Best in class (IMO) Start up! What other truck on the market starts like this awesome truck does?
2. Brakes are really good
3. The power is impressive when towing and not towing.
4. Towing Fuel economy in my experience is actually better than my friends trucks.
5. Seats are comfortable and the dash is awesome.
6. Toyota has the best Blue color imo
7. Best Sounding stock exhausts
8. Has great stability feeling and handles well towing my Jeep

I could go on and on but you get the idea. Yeah it will have lower unloaded fuel economy but losing 1-3 mpgs isn't a big deal to me. The factory trailer brake controller is not the best but it does the job so it stays. Bottom line Tundra IMO is probably the best truck on the market and I do not need no driver seat massage.

 

My oldest daughter is married to a Toyota sales manager and my youngest daughter works in a Toyota service department. I have owned a Corolla and my wife drives a Highlander and both were/are great for their intended purposes. So, when I decided it was time for a new truck I never looked at anything but Toyota.

 

Kind of stumbled into the Tundra. Have mentioned before, needed a 3rd vehicle (used) for my son as he became a new driver. Looked at Ford / Chevy, really was not finding what I wanted in given price range. Looked at Tacoma, became first choice but demand really pushed prices up. Started looking at Tundra and found a great deal from an individual owner, priced lower than Tacomas we were finding. Honestly, the owner could have asked $2k more for it and probably got it. I was his first caller the day he posted, looked at and paid his price. Win Win. Have been very impressed with it, son loves it as I do. I tease him that it is a much nicer vehicle than my first one. He could possibly drive to college if needed.

 

looked at a lifted one on the lot, took it for a test drive, but it was white so that's a nope. Figured I'd build mine up they way I wanted it. Saw and grabbed a bench seat base model SR5 in the COOLEST COLOR (MGM NATION!) Never looked back.

 

1. Dependability
2. Looks
3. Simplicity
4. Full time V8
5. 4.30 gears
6. Rugged
7. Warranty beats out the rest
8. Resale value

 

And not to mention it’s still a truck not a luxury car with a bed.

 

Consumer Reports owner's reviews sealed the deal for me.

 

When I retired back Sept., my future plans were to settle down south and start a landscaping business.
Since I was about to lose my company vehicle, I had to think about getting myself one.
I have owned many GM trucks in my life, were dedicated to them.
Tried an F150 once but eventually traded it.
I was poised to purchase another Chevy Silverado.
My wife worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance in commercial lines and told me that many contractors were getting Toyota Tundras for their businesses. She encourged me to check them out.
I did just that and eventually started to test drive them
After much research and a final test drive with my wife at the wheel, we decided on a used 2017 SR5 DC with the TRD off road package that had only 6k miles.
This was in May. The love affair is
still very strong. I love everything about this truck.
I owe it to my better half!

 

I came from a 15 Silverado and before that an 04 Silverado. I bought a tundra because of all the reasons everyone mentioned but also because the tundra feels like a real truck. The issue I had with my 15 is that I felt I was hurting it. The tundra feels like a true truck. Not a soccer dad minivan.

As far as the bed goes I went from an 8ft to a 6.5ft and now a 5.5ft. Nothing will replace an 8ft bed but I just fit all of my hunting gear tools and a 30” snowblower in my 5.5ft bed. But don’t buy a ford with an extra foot because you can’t use that additional foot when it’s in the shop all the time.

 

I was in a 2016 Tacoma which was the first generation of the new 3.5L engine. I’ve always been that person that never buys the first gen of anything but I fell in love with the truck. Quickly I started disliking some things like the transmission. Other then that the Tacoma is a great truck. It has a lot of features the tundra needs in my opinion. But it was 2wd and I’m moving to western New York next year where it snows often 2wd wasn’t going to cut it. I was planning on another Tacoma until the wife told me that car seats will not fit comfortably in the back seat. So I test drove a crew max tundra and fell in love with that V8 and room in the back seat.

 

December 2018 Consumer Reports. Road Report: Reliability. Full Sized Pickups. Tundra ranked #1 with a score of 76. Ram 2500 second with a score of 49. So yeah....;-)>
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I owned two Corollas and the wife owned two Camrys since 2010. We've come to understand how reliable Toyotas are. When we wanted larger vehicles, we knew what manufacturer that we were going with. I knew that I wanted a Tundra CrewMax. She was leaning towards a RAV4, which she bought.
The resale value on the Tundra and the rear roll down window on the Crew Max sold me, MPG be damned.

 

Ditto
But most importantly to on mods and to meet the coolest people.