Got to Drive in a Tundra
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I have an '07 Tundra and my whole interior is screwy. Not much lines up and it squeaks every second - sounds like a loose tooth you rock back and forth like 3 days before you pull it.
I love Fords and our two '98 and two '99 Expeditions (one of each MY used) gave us essentially trouble free miles. That first '98 we bought new was absolutely flawless at 150K miles. I still wish I had that thing. Biggest mistake I ever made was getting rid of it.
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I have an '07 Tundra and my whole interior is screwy. Not much lines up and it squeaks every second - sounds like a loose tooth you rock back and forth like 3 days before you pull it.
I love Fords and our two '98 and two '99 Expeditions (one of each MY used) gave us essentially trouble free miles. That first '98 we bought new was absolutely flawless at 150K miles. I still wish I had that thing. Biggest mistake I ever made was getting rid of it.
-rockstate
Otherwise, rockstate is the FTE member I was referring to. Thanks for the post!
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Okay that seemed to work.
That was a snowmobile trip to the pinepass. ( In the above photo)
My enclosed trailer was parked a little out of the picture, but there is the truck.
I will attach another pic of it also.
This was early this summer on a trip we all took to a cool resort.
We were there for 5 days, and I was pretending to be choking the kids ( yes I know I am a bad father) so my wife took the pic, and the truck happens to be in the background.
Oneday I should wash it up, and take a few pics I guess.
That was a snowmobile trip to the pinepass. ( In the above photo)
My enclosed trailer was parked a little out of the picture, but there is the truck.
I will attach another pic of it also.
This was early this summer on a trip we all took to a cool resort.
We were there for 5 days, and I was pretending to be choking the kids ( yes I know I am a bad father) so my wife took the pic, and the truck happens to be in the background.
Oneday I should wash it up, and take a few pics I guess.
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I admit to not having driven the new Tundra, but we have owned an '05 since new. No squeaks an rattles, even though it has been driven offroad. No other problems except a tailgate latch adjustment (my Ford trucks had latch problems also) and the lower ball joint recall (they were not worn out on ours). Towing is stable and it handles fine with the slide-in camper installed.
Compared with the '05 F-150 (5.4, FX4 pkg) that was test driven, the '05 Tundra superior in every way except interior.
As for putting 2500lb in the bed, only an F-150 "Payload Package" 7700lb GVWR model (really a light duty F-250) can handle that and Toyota does not offer a comparable model, so that is not a fair comparison. My '94 F-150 that the Tundra replaced was just over 6000 GVWR and the Tundra is about the same. The "Twin Traction Beam" really squatted down with the camper installed.
Toyota quality may have slipped since then, as the new Camry also seems "cheaper" than older ones. Tundra production moved from Princeton, Indiana to a new San Antonio plant, but that should not, but may have, made a difference.
Jim
Compared with the '05 F-150 (5.4, FX4 pkg) that was test driven, the '05 Tundra superior in every way except interior.
As for putting 2500lb in the bed, only an F-150 "Payload Package" 7700lb GVWR model (really a light duty F-250) can handle that and Toyota does not offer a comparable model, so that is not a fair comparison. My '94 F-150 that the Tundra replaced was just over 6000 GVWR and the Tundra is about the same. The "Twin Traction Beam" really squatted down with the camper installed.
Toyota quality may have slipped since then, as the new Camry also seems "cheaper" than older ones. Tundra production moved from Princeton, Indiana to a new San Antonio plant, but that should not, but may have, made a difference.
Jim
Its been a great truck for him, and was part of the reason I thought they would be good still.
I was very disappointed with my 2007 as it was poorly built.
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Good looking truck! Too bad it's surrounded by GM's.
Don't know if you plan any mods, but keep us informed on it's progress if you do so.
Don't know if you plan any mods, but keep us informed on it's progress if you do so.
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