Designed to last? My buddy bought a slightly used one and paid extra for the extended warranty at $1,000. It's had close to $2,000 in repairs covered. Rear wheel bearings, some type of air motor inside the intake for emissions failed that was the single biggest repair. Maybe he got a lemon.
Hmm sounds like he previous owner abuse if possible. His repairs pale in comparison to what I spent on a POS Silverado and last year a 2016 F150 that had to be bought back after 6500 very easy miles were put on it.
FWIW my best friend is a ME with more then 30 years experience designing all kinds of exotic weaponry and now teaches Engineering after retiring. After a long string of brand x pickups he ended up with a 2007 Tundra and not one issue and it is used hard.
