Yeah I have to admit I'm jealous of the full-time 4WD that the Lariats come with. I've never had a truck with AWD before, but my wife is on her second and I find the technology fantastic.


Good post, I completely agree with you. I'd like to add that the '07 redesign of the Tundra made it every bit as full-size as the others, and they are extremely capable trucks. I could have bought a Dodge, GM, or Toyota truck and would have been just as happy with it to be honest. Nobody makes a bad truck, and brand loyalty isn't a good quality in a competitive market.

Buy the truck you like best.

 

Tom- I firmly agree about wishing I had full time automatic AWD. But at the end of the day, those systems, usually are connected to a viscous center differential or clutch pack, have never been reliable by any brand Ford aside. Because those systems require slippage to work, the wear & tear is accelerated and costly.

I don't know that I trust the long term reliability, especially when connected to 420 lb/ft of torque daily.

 

My 2008 Harley Truck has the AWD option but it stays parked during the winter months because I don't want to expose her to New England road salt. LOL So much for AWD!

 

I neglected to mention the 07 tundra redesign. Now they are full size trucks but both of mine were not. my 2001 was a true first generation tundra, which was the size of the new tacoma. It was truly a midsize pickup, bed was only 14 inches deep vs 24" and a few other things that shorted it of being a true full size, great little truck though. the 2006 was a double cab which was based off the sequoia, so it was up to full size truck dimensions but lacked the option of a big v8. I came from a multi generational chevy family. everyone had bowties except my mom and dad. Dad traded his 97 silverado for a tundra in 01 and bought another in 06. mom had a caravan, a durango, a gmc envoy, and her past two cars have been lexus rx 350's. the rest of the family swore off gm and chrysler following the bailouts and have since traded them in for fords or toyotas. I followed suit somewhat. I do love the look of the new sierra and might have bought one had they been out in large enough numbers when I bought my f-150 but it would have been a long thought out process because of my thoughts on them taking bailout money. so far I think I'm a ford truck guy from now on but I'd be open to something else in the future if it's a better product

 

I had my 2002 Tahoe since 2004 and it has the auto 4wd button. It works great and have never had a problem with it. So to say they are costly to maintain isn't true.