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Originally Posted by FlatironsDreamer
Wow - amazing how Tundra zealots are throwing everything they can at Consumer Reports, with little understanding of how the magazine works. No matter how you spin it, this is *BAD* news. The ratings are based on surveys tabulated by a non-profit! They have no agenda! They have been recommending Tundras for years so this is not good.
I happen to think they're spot on with many of their comments -- i.e. the jittery ride, poor gas mileage, rough TRD package, strong acceleration, no full-time 4WD, impressive tailgate...
Please stop the whining - it makes us look like children.
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Right. Anyway, as soon as I found out that the '08 Tundras needed to have the skid plate removed in order to get at the oil filter for routine oil changing, that one thing alone told me that this vehicle was not well planned or executed and not up to previous Toyota standards. So I'm not surprised, except for the 2WD getting such a high rating. I'll have to agree with people here that that is rather puzzling.
Consumer reports is the most objective information source we have available - certainly much more reliable than the car dealers and Toyota zealots on this forum.