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I've been researching trucks for over a year now. Originally I wanted the Dodge Ram with the cummins diesel, the 5.9 before all the pollution stuff was put on the the new 6.7. Found out that unless you plan to work that diesel really hard, it's not a good option for someone like me that will only do an occasional haul in the bed, and rarely tow anything heavier than an aluminum canoe.

Settling on a Tundra Limited 4X4 probably with TRD, most likely a 2008 or 2009 when I return from the sandbox next June or July.

I'm not at all discouraged by one article in CR. I've had a few Japanese vehicles and always been satisfied with reliability and service.

From what I've read on the various Tundra forums the majority of folks seem to be very happy with them. Sure, there is the occasional problem, often dealer mistakes rather than the vehicles themselves.

I have faith that Toyota will solve and resolve the problems. They have too much riding on this venture. Two plants (I think) is a huge investment and they need to protect that investment and more important their reputation. They also don't carry the union baggage that the big 3 have, which makes them more flexible in cutting back profits a bit to fix things.