Home Forums Gear Hunting Trucks and Four-Wheel Drives "NEW" Tundra

Was heading into Nashville and spotted what appeared to be a cross between a pimpmobile and a tundra.
Was I seeing things or have they dropped making a pickup?

LOL yeah like Ford Dodges and Chebbies don't get pimped up. Tundra is still the best 1/2 ton pickup out there, nothing close.

I thought the Tundra has looked the same since 2008?

It has been the same since 07 or 08, but some of the upper-end models these days do have a lot of chunky plastic chrome stuck to them. The basic work-truck model looks better than many, with some plain alloy take-off wheels from Craigslist.

They restyled it a tad in 2014

And again for 2018 I believe.

Hardly

LMFAO . There is nothing better made or designed to last. The other crap are glorified station wagons.

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.

word is that a redesign is in the works for 19 but Toy land is all hush about it.

I have an 07 that I bought new with 118000 on it, rotors and regular maintenance is all that's ever been done, I've drove it pretty hard too, I take care of it but I sure don't baby it.
don't think I could have bought a better truck in 07, especially one I could still be driving with no issues for almost 10 years.

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.

I don't think any 1/2 tons are "designed to last " any more unless you're driving to your office or picking up the kids from school.

I thought about it later, it could have been a titan.
Had never seen such on the road before.
Wonld not have even been appropriate to get flowers at the big box store on Saturdays.

whether nissan or toyota . . .

They should be embarrassed about producing the thing.

And we ain't gonna even talk about the owner here.


I am in the market for a new pickup (NO, not heavy hauler) but everything I read here says none are worth buying.

I had figured it would be my last truck( was even planning to go auto transmission) and from what I read here, even at my age I will outlast anything out there.

I plan on keeping my Tundra for a very long time, I know of so many that have done exactly that. I fully expect 300k out of mine

Well you won't have any choice on the auto transmission unless you buy a tiny truck. Most are going with 8 and 10 speed transmissions.

I have a Ram 1500. No issues hauling Sheetrock, lumber, 4-wheelers, groceries, baseball/softball equipment, firearms, bikes, camping gear, etc. All with Hemi/8-speed auto combo.

The only full sized pickups available with manual trannys now are Dodge 2500 and 3500's with the diesel. No gas engine will have it these days.