Csuvipers quest for a new truck, rambling, comparing, questioning and hopefully making a decision

How much are you going to try and sell your truck for with a blown steering rack? That is going to be a hard sell, IMO. One of those "mechanics specials" - that usually only go for a pretty severely discounted price.

Have you been wanting to get a new truck anyway? If the answer is yes, then I would say that this might be a good time to just go trade it in, if you don't want to hassle with the repair. If the answer is no, then I would just fix the steering rack and keep on truckin. I recently went through a period where I was pretty fed up with my Tundra and almost sold it. I think it must have sensed that I was going to, because for the last 40,000 miles or so it has been running great (knock on wood). One thing, though - if I would have sold it, I would have fixed all of the problems prior to selling.

 

I let go of my 2012 DC 2 years ago. Its an SR only. 125K miles on it. Paid off. Dealer wants $16500 on it. I held and they gave me what I wanted. They made me drive the 3rd gen tundra for a week just to let my truck go. SR5 Black, leather seats ( no heated seats needed here in Fl hehehe), navigation, back up cam, line x bed. 40K miles or 3 years free maintenance. They gave me $20K for the my old 12 DC. Im happy Tundra owner.

Go for it @csuviper. My choice will be, Black...TRD black , black black. Kill the chrome...hehehe. Happy shopping.

 

Yep....tend to agree on this. You should be able to get a decent value for trade in. It would be tough to eat that labor cost again. It's a nice truck but weird how the r&p keeps failing. Maybe it's hexed.....
You left off SR5 so I am assuming you want some goodies. TRD Sport sounds good. The PRO....you could just leave as is like you mentioned and have a decent off road rig...

YOU LEFT OFF SUPER WHITE!!!

 

Scratches seem to buff out quite well. Our paint isn't that great to begin with. Dirt doesn't stand out too bad actually.

 

Go pro in voodo and call it a day

 

Just need to be able to find one now!!

 

Scratches blow! Shows up as separate grey color And to me is super noticeable. Paint is weak as fuck too. Dirt blends in and cant tell how dirty it really is untill you get close angles. Ceramic coat helps a ton in keeping clean though.

 

I got one for him already! Come on down to beautiful Southern California with our 85 degree weather in October

 

And 10k mark up

 

oorrr. just have them give you the new rack and do it your self...

save your self a lot of time and headache..

just saying. the ammount of labor to swap over all the parts and reinstall and finding stock parts getting into a new truck payment etc is way more than 3500$ and if they warranty the rack its 0 $ just your time to swap it, I could probably do that rack job in 6 hrs or less now.. ive done it three times.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/the-definitive-steering-rack-thread-with-solutions.33539/unread

 

BTW they will also take your truck and subtract 5k $ off the offer price for the blown rack, the book calls for removing the engine to replace the rack. So they will shit all over you for it.

 

I have a black Tundra, a Radiant Red Tundra, and a MGM Sequoia. The Sequoia always looks cleanest, and the scratches are much less noticeable. The downside is my balls shrink when I get in it.

 

The pinstripes on the Cement are barely noticeable. Why not a Trd offroad?

 

It can get pretty dirty without looking too bad... scratches are... well.. scratches. When it’s your rig, you see every... single...one...
GOOD LUCK!!! Post pics of your new rig!!

 

This. I was going to mention just fixing it yourself earlier, but I got the vibe that you were sort of wanting a new truck anyway.

 

Cement is my next choice.

 

you have a low miles truck. only issue seems to be the steering rack. what is the root cause of the issue ?
you might buy a gen 3 and end up with cam tower leak or another blown steering rack down the road..then what ?
i would get a quote from a mechanic shop. It's usually cheaper and also try to understand why it keeps failing.

 

Not biased but you should go with Cement. It hides scratches and dirt very well. Actually had the head mechanic at the dealership offer to buy the truck. So just do the right thing and get Cement

 

the first three revisions of our racks had an internal seal issue, the new 4th revision is good to go, see that thread i posted. Ive replaced 3 racks... and root cause is just that, bad seals. But things like lifts can speed up the failure rate. And yeah cam tower issues plague all 5.7 v8's and the rack issue is still a potential. i say fix it and go. SO much easier than all that other stuff.. but if you want a new truck then thats the answer

 

Does the 2019 pro come with heated seats now?

 

I'd go Cement or MGM if it were me.

 

MGM here. The dirt sticks on there great, no worries!!

 

I swear I saw that steering mess in the other thread and thought... NEW TUNDRA!

Limited would be best value.
Plat would be cushiest.
Pro is all set, pricey.
TRD comes sunroof in US?