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I've owned multiples of all of 'em.....1/2T gassers with the exception of Dodge. The current F150's, Silverados, and Sierras run circles around any Tundra we've ever owned. Ain't even close, and before you say it, they've been just as reliable, many with over 200k,

Wrong....

My Tundra started again this morning.

And it has one of the highest resale values out there.

That's really cool.

There is one vehicle that will outlast the Tundra.







The Landcruiser....

OK for the non-believers,this work for you?

Have found none of the mpg results compiled by the car company on board computers are accurate.

Do it the right way by dividing miles driven on a tank by gallons needed to fill it again and you will get true mpg.

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I've checked it it's damn close.

Weird, tundra or domestic?

My tundra is pretty darn accurate on the MPG readout. I log all my data in Fuelly so I know the actual of each tank.

Try a 1000 mile trip at realistic highway speeds and get back with us.

If Toyota used those telling examples for avg MPG they would be taken to court for false advertising. Driving 34 to 40 miles on the flat, while the people passing you say there goes Mother Goose is good for a smile at best.

Classic example of figures lie.

Anyone else know a few people that always get 2-4 mpg better than anyone else? I know its possible, sometimes, if one is driving for fuel economy above
all else.

Mostly,
I just call it bullshidt!

People who drive slower than 63 MPH tend to get better gas mileage because of wind drag ... but this applies to almost all trucks.

People who keep their foot out of their driving so they “don’t get cut off” by that Jerk... also get worse gas mileage.

No offense, but is this what you call 'highway" mileage? I could get my old 1999 dodge with 318 gas guzzler up to that if I went that slow too. Guess everyone's definition of highway is different.

Bring it on the interstate at 70 and let us know how it is then. Like I said, if it still gets 24-25mpg put it in the Smithsonian.


Clyde

This is proof your truck gets 25 mpg? Come on!

If I coast down a long hill with the engine off can I then claim 1,000,000 mpg?

"Fuelly" is an app I hadnt heard of, (actually never thought of a fuel mileage app but it only makes sense) and looks useful. Thanks for the idea.

Toyota drivers don't even start talking about reliability until 400,000, 200K is nothing on a Toyota and there are several at or near 1 million miles on the original engine and transmission. That said my current 1/2 ton is a Ford and I don't have a single complaint. I also have a 13 year old Tacoma that has been a darn good truck too.

When you start comparing Toyota to Ford/Chevy/Dodge you have to consider the very different approach Toyota takes to building a truck. Since I'm more familiar with Ford I'll use them as an example, but I'm sure Chevy and Dodge are very similar.

When you look at the towing and payload specs for Toyota the truck you buy will come very close to actually matching it. Tundra only offers 2 engines and 2 axle ratios (3.90 and 4.30). They only offer 1 wheelbase with 3 cab styles all on the same frame. They will all come very close to pulling/hauling what is in the brochure.

Ford offers 4 engines and 4 axle ratios, their only V8 is closer in size to the smaller Tundra V8. The lowest gearing you can get in a Ford is 3.73, but those are rare. Most 4X4 F150's come with 3.31 or 3.55 gears. Most 4X2's have 3.15 gears. Then they offer 4 cab styles on 4 different wheel bases. (one specific to the Raptor). And the higher trim levels offered by Ford make the trucks curb weight so heavy that it really cuts into payload. When you buy a Ford the tow and payload ratings are all over the place and usually are no where near the advertised ratings in their brochures. Some Tacomas will haul/tow more than a LOT of the F150's on the road and MOST Tundra's will haul/tow a LOT more than MOST of the F150's on the road.

Properly equipped a F150 will pull a much heavier trailer and have much more payload than you can get in a Tundra. But you have to choose carefully if buying a Ford. Most of the trucks they build are not designed for the type of use most of us need a truck for.

I would slightly disagree JMR.

Most people, including most of the use for most of our members
could be done by a VW Bug. Especially, if it was AWD and had better
ground clearance. Sure, I haul big loads in my truck, sure, it has been
in some nasty crap. Most of its mikes have been just hauling ass.
Mine.

I got 2, a 04 with 133,000 miles, it’s my work/huntin rig, and a 18 crew max that doesn’t have 10,000 on it yet I use to pull the camp trailer trips etc. both great trucks, I’ve had Toyota pickups since I was 16, never own another brand..

Dunno how folks get such good mileage, the 04 standard cab gets 14 mpg, my big one doesn’t get much better