1st gen Tundra buying advice

Hello everyone I do not currently own a Tundra but I am seriously considering buying one in the next couple of months. My current truck is a 99 dodge ram 1500 with 200,000 miles and the transmission won't last much longer. A replacement transmission even if I install it myself will cost more than the truck is worth. I love the Dodge styling in general but I'm in my mid 30s now and need to get real about having something reliable and Toyota's reliability is legendary.

So my questions are how long can 1st gen Tundra drive trains last? I've been cruising Craigslist and Facebook and any Tundra in my budget has over 320,000 miles. How many more miles could I reasonably expect from a Tundra with that kind of mileage? I'd like to get another 50-75k miles out of whatever I buy and I don't expect it to perfect just reliable transportation. What common problems do they have at high miles? What engine or transmissions should be avoided? Is there good technical information available for me when repairs are needed?

I'm no mechanic but plenty handy and not afraid of wrenching but I'm not exactly wanting to go pulling out engines or transmissions. In the past I've cut my losses on previous vehicles when a transmission dies or when the engine spins a crank bearing, etc.

Thanks in advance

 

They'll last as long as you did the maintenance on them.

I bought mine with 167k on it and it's currently at 195. Only necessary repairs were a carrier bearing, muffler, and rear axle bearing. I'm running 0w-20 there's no oil leaks, the transmission shifts great, and no crazy rattles from the suspension.

I drove 3 Dodge trucks and 3 Jeeps before buying this and they were reliable but required constant upkeep. Now I work on co-workers vehicles since I have extra time from not working on mine

Watch out for frame rust and check to make the the timing belt has been changed that's really about it.

 

https://youtu.be/ogPmNzO-uv8
1 million miles !!!!