Getting a Tundra to 500k

Watching the price of new and used pick ups skyrocket has had me rethinking future plans as of late. My 2008 tundra has 115,000 miles on it. I plan to retire in 7 to 10 years. I put about 14 to 15,000 miles annually on my truck. Maybe 10-20% of that will be towing a 4500lb TT.

Trying to take a pragmatic look at whether to

1) drive this one till I croak, which would put it around 5-600k

or

2) grab a newer used (2018 or so) in about 10 years

Thoughts?

Big ticket repairs to anticipate? Transmission? Timing chain tensioners?

 

My vote is to keep it, maintain it, and fix what's wrong.

Another big ticket item is the secondary air pumps, although many have installed the bypass for far less money than it costs to repair.

SPP

 

I think you drive the truck till it croaks and cross that bridge when the time comes. If you like the truck, stay up on maintenance and see where it takes you. Start setting aside a separate truck fund. Maybe what you would be making on payments. When the time comes, you can decide whether you want to get a new used truck or fix the one you got. At the moment, your truck is just getting broken in. There are instances of timing chain tensioner‘s/timing chains and transmissions. But nowhere near the cost of a new truck. Start getting that chain slap and get it tended to, and have your tranny serviced accordingly.

 

Mine had this fixed under warranty a couple years prior to me buying it. If it goes south again I’ll just do a bypass kit.

 

10 years out? Cross that bridge when the time comes. At 115k there's a lot of life left, and a lot of unknowns between now and it's end. Plus the 2.5 gens have so many downgrades, may as well stick with the trusty 2008 for as long as possible

 

Keep it & remember Toyota’s are boring, turn the key & go….nothing special expect reliability. Don’t get caught up in all this new tech etc. Keep it as you know it’s history. I’m in the same boat with my 2008. Except I have 197k with over. 30k towing a 7k camper. Not condoning it, but never changed the tranny fluid yet & will roll the dice till it goes.
Watch your six brother!

 

Keeping/maintaining the truck, giving a giant middle finger to the market and to the predators who must almost always be dealt with in order to buy a vehicle is what gets my vote.

I’m not familiar with any expected big-ticket repair items. Every 400k-mile and higher Tundra that I know of just had basic maintenance performed religiously. One of the famous million mile trucks lost 3rd gear somewhere in its life, and I believe the other lost reverse.

 

Absolutely. I guess part of why I’m having this self discussion now is deciding what sort of upgrades to do, such as save up for a selectable locker in 3-5 years, etc.

 

Truth

 

Wife and I retired a couple years ago. My 2010 SR5 we bought new has 86,000 issue free miles on it and the "Mod List"...well; I'm keeping it!

 

Hold what you have as long as possible, I held on to several vehicles for 15-20 yrs without too much difficulty and don't remember ever having regrets for hanging on to em. Regret getting rid of some though!

 

I would hang on to it, cheaper to keep her running.

if i could go back in time I woulda kept my old vehicles running!

 

I sold my 2004 Dodge Cummins with 302k on it. It needed new injectors, but ran like a top otherwise. I just got tired of rebuilding the front end all the time.

This truck has been trouble free since I got it 30k miles ago. Maintenance is done on schedule.

 

Starter, radiator, water pump, chain tensioners. These are the only recurring themes on 4.7 and 5.7.

I think chain tensioners is partly due to longer oil change intervals.