Toyota Tundra Thoughts?

[Bailey Guns]

Someone explain to me how a 1600lb payload ISN'T a 3/4 ton...

If I recall correctly this is just a dinosaur term leftover from the early days of rating truck payloads. They aren't accurate any longer...just traditional ratings.

If you look up payloads for a typical 3/4 ton truck (say an F-250) you're gonna see they're over twice what is listed for the Tundra. Example: F-250 4x2 Reg Cab 141.5 wheelbase has a payload rating of 4150 pounds. Not to mention the tow rating will be almost twice as much as well.

[hollohas]

If I recall correctly this is just a dinosaur term leftover from the early days of rating truck payloads. They aren't accurate any longer...just traditional ratings.

If you look up payloads for a typical 3/4 ton truck (say an F-250) you're gonna see they're over twice what is listed for the Tundra. Example: F-250 4x2 Reg Cab 141.5 wheelbase has a payload rating of 4150 pounds. Not to mention the tow rating will be almost twice as much as well.

Well, that explains it. It doesn't make any sense, but it answered my question. Thank you.

[fitz19d]

" The only feature not dialed in on the SR5 was the heated seats."

I'll tell you something...My last personal vehicle had heated seats. My car before that had heated seats. My wife's car has heated seats. My WORK VEHICLE doesn't have heated seats. When I bought my Tacoma, IT HAD HEATED SEATS. My butt deserves no less.

Can always do those aftermarket. for me again the TRD package is absurdly priced.

No link handy but the fb tundra pages been linking a article about upcoming toyota plans. Supposedly drive train updates finally, but nothing specific.

[hollohas]

One other thing I like about the Tundra is they have stuck with a steel body. Yes, it adds weight, but it's tough.

A couple years ago I got stuck in a massive hail storm on the drive home from work right next to my coworker driving a new F150. His truck had some hail damage but mine didn't have even a single tiny dent.

[NFATrustGuy]

I'm hoping to buy a new Tundra as soon as my Subaru sells. I'd probably buy a Tacoma except I want an 8 foot bed and that's not available in a Tacoma.

[LX470]

I purchased a new crew cab Tacoma in 2013. Tried to really like it but it was too small and too plain for me. The best part was the resale...it was almost like driving it for free for a year.

[BushMasterBoy]

I drive a Silverado. 6.0 gas Wish I had a Colorado diesel with a manual trans. Foreign named cars seem to be problematic i.e. "VW" Good luck with whatever you get!

https://www.carcomplaints.com/Toyota..._failure.shtml

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I don't think you can go wrong if it's something in your budget I would definitely look at it over the F-150 I recently just got a brand-new Tacoma and I'm very pleased with it

This is me, x2. Mine is a 2016 I got late 2015 and it replaced a 2013 Tacoma. Love the current gen Tundra.

After about a decade with a 5.9 CTD 3500 (SRW) with MT, THEN my wife decided we should get a camper. It is only a 2300lb hard-side pop-up, but the Tacoma can pull it - highest I've done is Berthoud so far. I don't love towing with it, but I love driving the truck in town, and I don't love towing period. I dumped the CTD b/c new baby and my wife didn't love a 1 ton with MT. I do love that the Tacoma would fit anywhere. Since then, have added a 16 4Runner and 12 FJ.

Problem is while I love the current gen Tundra, it really would have all the same parking problems as the CTD. I couldn't fit it in my garage at work. If I were really going to do it, at this point with the young one, I'd actually do the Sequoia, make my wife drive that, and probably take her 4Runner, or more likely dump the FJ and DD the Tacoma/4Runner.

Cliffs notes: How often and how much are you going to pull?

[Colorado Osprey]

I drive a Silverado. 6.0 gas Wish I had a Colorado diesel with a manual trans. Foreign named cars seem to be problematic i.e. "VW" Good luck with whatever you get!

https://www.carcomplaints.com/Toyota..._failure.shtml

The Chevy Colorado Diesel was only available in top trim crew cab with the Diesel making it a $60k small/mid size truck. At least now they are offering it in less than top trim conditions starting at $41-46k. Still hard to swallow that price in less than a full size truck.

I am in the market for a new 1/2 ton truck as well and the thing that eliminated the Toyota Tundra for me is the crappy fuel economy. Fuel prices will continue to go up over the next decade I plan to have the truck and real people are reporting only 14mpg average. Some as low as 10 when using the truck for work. Toyota has failed in increasing fuel economy since the introduction of the Tundra. Its best fuel economy was 2002-2003 which was not really a full size truck and it was 15mpg.

Toyota it is time to step up! They haven't increased fuel economy in the Tacoma since then either.

[hurley842002]

The Chevy Colorado Diesel is only available in top trim with the Diesel making it a $60k small/mid size truck.

This is not accurate, the top of the line ZR2 off road package with duramax is just over $46k, the Z71 was just over $41k.