I just bought my second new Tundra last week. Although I would recommend one I tell people to drive one and see if they can live with the steering. The steering is the biggest negative on Tundras. Better get in the habit of driving with both hands on the wheel or locking your left wrist against your left knee against the door if you plan on adjusting the heat/AC while driving. Putting rack and pinion on a top heavy vehicle just to cut a little weight and cost was very irresponsible on the part of Toyota engineers.
Other than that they are pretty good trucks. Too bad they are not making them any more after 2006. The truck that is....the name lives on in the body of a behemoth.
My 2001 had lousy brakes, but I understand they have improved them. I put 154,000 miles on that truck with few problems. One time when it was twenty below zero I tried to start it and the EFI decided to go into the "flood engine" mode. My lower front strut bushings crapped out at 80,000 miles due to off road use. Had to replace entire struts which were a real pain in the neck. One minor nuisance is the floorboards which are slanted to the outside so anything you have on the floor will fall on the ground when you open the door.
All that aside, I bought my second Tundra because I think they are a lot better than the competition. The engine is like new after all those miles, never any major problems with the truck. Foreign trucks like Ford and Chevy break down a lot. Buy American, buy Tundra.
I just bought my second new Tundra last week. Although I would recommend one I tell people to drive one and see if they can live with the steering. The steering is the biggest negative on Tundras. Better get in the habit of driving with both hands on the wheel or locking your left wrist against your left knee against the door if you plan on adjusting the heat/AC while driving. Putting rack and pinion on a top heavy vehicle just to cut a little weight and cost was very irresponsible on the part of Toyota engineers.
Other than that they are pretty good trucks. Too bad they are not making them any more after 2006. The truck that is....the name lives on in the body of a behemoth.
My 2001 had lousy brakes, but I understand they have improved them. I put 154,000 miles on that truck with few problems. One time when it was twenty below zero I tried to start it and the EFI decided to go into the "flood engine" mode. My lower front strut bushings crapped out at 80,000 miles due to off road use. Had to replace entire struts which were a real pain in the neck. One minor nuisance is the floorboards which are slanted to the outside so anything you have on the floor will fall on the ground when you open the door.
All that aside, I bought my second Tundra because I think they are a lot better than the competition. The engine is like new after all those miles, never any major problems with the truck. Foreign trucks like Ford and Chevy break down a lot. Buy American, buy Tundra.
The steering is the biggest negative on Tundras I tend to disagree on your statement have you driven a Gm truck? Tundra are very good on steering the Only drawback with them is the handling on the Trd editions like mine the handling on curves tends to be Non responsive and the rear end seem to have a sudden tippey feeling to it. Maybe Helwing sway bar might help but overall I dont like the handling on tight curves on the Tundra and have to be extreamly carefull on road like Tail of the Dragon which has 318 curves in 11 miles and lot of twist and turns...
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i'm on my 2nd Tundra and have been driving one since 2000 and I can honestly tell you I've never noticed anything difficult about the steering(except the turning radius is not very sharp)?
I've never had to use both hands on the wheel for any reason or use my knee to help stabilize it??? These couple things you mention were never an issue in my 6 years of driving either of my Tundra's?
maybe i'm just used to it??? or you previously drove something that steered incredibly easy???
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I have always been a toyota fan (91 P/U, 94 P/U, 95 4Runner, 94 T100, 00 4Runner, 04 Tacoma, 00 Tundra, and currently a 95.5 Tacoma) I have NEVER had a complaint other than brakes and exhaust on my Tundra. I sold the tundra to buy a Titan, wrecked that 5 weeks later hitting a drunk driver who ran a light, so I went and bought another Titan. WHAT WAS I THINKING!?!?! I still have the titan, but I went and bought a 95 Tacoma as a beater. I bought my Taco from a good friend who bought it new. It had 276k on it with the original belts, hoses, t-belt and CLUTCH!! I just had all that fun stuff replaced plus the water pump, thermostat, plugs and other little crap for $1000. I love the truck. It runs outstanding and I would trust it go across the country. This week I am about to be rid of the Titan and go back to a Tundra. I cant wait. I went Nissan because I liked the big bad truck with tons of room and power. But the legendary Toyota quality is well worth the little crap you have to do without due to Toyotas lack of high tech useless features. I'll stick with my Toyotas from here on out. Oh, and the Ridgeline isnt a real truck. It doesnt even have a frame I looked at them too.
Great truck but a mediocre tow vehicle IMHO. I guess the new Tundra will solve that - but I'd like something in between myself. Something the size of the current Tundra D-cab but with say a 6 cylinder Diesel. Same horsepower as the current gas V8 but alot more torque.
Just curious, after reading a few posts , why does everyone compare the ridgeline in the same category as the tundra?
because It's Honda entry into the truck element however they did a bad job on the ridgeline making it looks like a cheesey Honda element with no class yuk.. Honda suv/truck has allways looked different from the get go and same be be stated on nissan. Honda is better off suited to cars like the Accord/civic in a since there Suv's/new truck has allways been a joke like when they had that rebadged Honda Suv Ie: Rodeo a wile back.Allthought now i do like the pilot's based on the acura Mdx and Honda is creating there own which is a good thing.
If you think the steering is bad on the Tundra, then you have NEVER driven a Ford Super Duty! It is the epitome of slopping steering!! You HAVE to have both hands on the steering wheel. My Tundra has awesome and precise steering!!
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I would not. However, I would tell the person who was interested to test drive it for the entire day, and to look for potential problems with rattles, and how it drives on the highway in regards to noticing vibrations or anything else that seems odd.
The steering is the biggest negative on Tundras I tend to disagree on your statement have you driven a Gm truck? Tundra are very good on steering the Only drawback with them is the handling on the Trd editions like mine the handling on curves tends to be Non responsive and the rear end seem to have a sudden tippey feeling to it. Maybe Helwing sway bar might help but overall I dont like the handling on tight curves on the Tundra and have to be extreamly carefull on road like Tail of the Dragon which has 318 curves in 11 miles and lot of twist and turns...
I love the way my 05' TRD steers and feels on the road--curves or not. Just got back from riding the Tail of the Dragon on my Harley. It will be a cold day in Hell before I would take my Tundra through the "Tail". AAMOF, a guy in a p/u and a guy on a bike were beating the "s***" out of each other at the bottom (in the parking lot of the store at the beginning) because the trucks and bikes did not seem to mix very well. I thought they had some days for cars/trucks and some days for bikes--evidently not that day!
In 2000 I bought a 4WD Tacoma but wanted the Tundra. I could not quite afford the Tundra. I loved that Tacoma but the first time I put 9 pieces of drywall on the lumber rack I thought I was going to tip over. The suspension on the Tacoma was very soft. That is a good thing if you want a great ride on rough surfaces. I installed an airlift system and that was one great improvement because I could adjust as load required, and it stiffened the ride under load.
In 2003 I traded in the awesome Tacoma for an even more awesome Tundra because of the additional space (interior and bed) and have been very happy with the truck. I installed another airlift system since I had such good results from the Tacoma. I have had people ask me about the truck and I always say the ride just can't be beat.
Original tires were the BF Goodrich and wore out quick. I purchased the Bridgestone Duellers 2 years ago and found that response suffered some what, they feel sloppy. While wear and traction are really good, they are definitely too soft for my taste. I am looking forward to getting a little stiffer tire to get back some of that response.
I would always recommend a Toyota truck! I love my Tundra.
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I looked at them too.
2006 Tundra,double cab, Limited, with the TRD package. It is Spectra Blue Mica. UPGRADES: all lights are HIDs, Gaylords X-2000 hard tonneau cover, and I have an extra 4 ports hard wired in. Alpine CDA-9886, w/iPod integration, BT & Sirius.
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