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Anyone have the new Tundra? Getting a new truck by fall. How do you like yours? Wondering if I should stick with the '21 and older for the 5.7l? How many miles on a used one before you think about not getting it, on a Toyota specifically?

Tow a #5500 boat most of the spring/summer and into fall. Haul a few wheelers when the boat isn't hooked up. All 3 wheelers and the trailer probably don't weigh what the boat does.

I've been keeping my trucks to 180-200K, so 5-6 years.

Can’t speak to the new one. 80k on my 2020 with just gas and oil.

You could always buy a new Chevy for 80,000.00 Dollars.

Brother in law has a 2023 he bought used in Florida. Dealer owned it and it had 2300 miles on it. It's the hybrid with the turbo V6. Think it is the limited package. $72,000. Beautiful Truck. It's the pearl white with black interior. It's loaded. There were none here locally in south Louisiana, so he flew down to Naples and drove it back.

He loves it.

I don't. The windshield if very narrow. (horizontally from the dash up to the roof line) Don't feel like I see well out of it.

Other than that, he has around 12,000 on it now. Plenty of power for his needs. Pulls a 21ft bay boat no issues.


Clyde

Bought my 16 Tundra in 18 and my 21 Tundra in 23. I look everywhere online, find the best deal and have flown out and driven back with these last 2. Didn't want a 22 or 23, don't like the new grill or the V6 at all. Just turned 30K on the 21, so, hopefully, it'll be with me for a while. Personally, I looked for 25K or less on it and a year or 2 older and saved some serious coin by doing so, compared to a new one. Completely personal preference, but that's what I did on the last 2. I did find that there's a lot of them out there!

They were plagued with turbo issues when first introduced. Knowing Toyota they have likely sorted that by now, but they look kind of hideous to me, both front and rear views. Also, not very fuel efficient, a typical Toyota trait.

I also haven’t warmed up to the looks.

We looked, drove, kicked tires, walked away...and promptly bought a used 2016, original owner with low miles off Craigslist...and left about 35k in the bank.

I love the 2nd gen Tundra. This new one looks ugly as fugk.


As low of miles as I could find/afford. I think most all the 1/2 tons will go 250k + miles pretty easy.

Sold a f250 last year with about 200k on it. Driving an old Sierra now with somewhere around 275k.

I’m do for a newer truck as well.

Look for a 4-5 year old, clean, no-wreck Tundra 5.7 liter with 60,000-75,000 miles on it and drive it to 200,000mi with ease. With the "tow/haul" feature engaged, you won't know you've got a boat behind you.


RS

The 5.7 is a real gas hog, 12.5 to 13.5 MPG. I should have bought the Chevy. Nice truck, but more if a SUV,not a real truck. I've had no problems at 90,000 miles. New ones are much better on gas and fast as hell! Ugly too!!!!!!

I waited for the gen 3 Tundra like a kid on Christmas morning. Eyeballing the 'net for two years prior, reading every article and viewing every rendering. 'Excited' is an understatement. I ordered a new TRD Offroad in the Spring of '22 (I had a huge wad of cash to spend with the shale oil gains I've made since '20 and covid) and just before it arrived I bailed. The debut was brutal, total issue-related chaos.
Consumers have had nothing but problems with the new Tundra, disaster for what are normally-reliable Toyota trucks. Do your diligence and the answer is obvious. I purchased a 20k mile 2020 SR5 4WD and it is as-expected--a fabulous truck.
Maybe, m a y b e...I'll look at the '25 Tundra to see if the bugs are dealt with and that's a big maybe.

I own a 2023 SR5 that i bought new in March.So far I love the truck.Only have 13000 on it but no issues.

Flew from Michigan to Penn. in '19 to pickup a '19 with 10K miles. 60K + miles currently. Not one issue. Average 14.5 mpg winter, 16.5 summer - mostly country driving. Good trucks.

I've got a '07 with just under 250k on the clock. I've owned it for about 10 yrs now. Bought it with about 140k on it. I changed the spark plugs, water pump, and radiator since I've owned it. Toyota put a new frame under it a couple years ago. I use it to haul my boats in the summer, plow my driveway in the winter, and haul whatever I need to when needed. I've hauled 14k lbs plus whatever a 22ft deckover equipment trailer weighs before. I'll echo the complaints about mileage, best I've ever seen was 15.6 calculated off mileage/fuel, but I average around 12.

The 5.7's are proven engines. I'd personally give them a little while to work out the kinks of any new engines. They'll stand behind them, but I wouldn't want the headache in the meantime. Just my .02.

I wouldn't buy a Chevy for $80

Thanks Dean.,

I found a '21 I like with 28K on it. That's what made me ask the question. I don't like the shorty, short box, but I have that on my F-150 now. So, I can live with it if need be.

We have a 23 with the off road package (non-hybrid). We’ve also put 400k miles (combined) on a couple Sequoias with the same power train of the old Tundras.
Love power/delivery of the new Tundra. It lacks for nothing power wise, and would only be better with the hybrid options. If I drive the speed limit with stock tires, it gets 20+mpg on the highway. With heavy off-road 10 ply aggressive tires, it dropped to 18 and change. Across all city and highway, our combined mileage is 17 and change, which is a meaningful bump from the 5.7.

Our Sequoias were/are typical toyota reliable. Gas mileage sucked with highway of 16 and combined 14.

Only thing I don’t like about the 23 Tundra is all the alarms…they get damned annoying. I think this is more reflective of lawyer mandated “safety features” in new cars For what it’s worth, I’d buy the Tundra again tomorrow….. We also plan to upgrade the Sequoia the next year or so.

Only thing I don’t like about the 23 Tundra is all the alarms…they get damned annoying. I think this is more reflective of lawyer mandated “safety features” in new cars For what it’s worth, I’d buy the Tundra again tomorrow….. We also plan to upgrade the Sequoia the next year or so.[/quote]

Like the little coffee cup dash light that reminds you to take a break!

Like the little coffee cup dash light that reminds you to take a break![/quote]

Yeah - thought that was hokey on my Tacoma too but I've never driven it long enough without stopping to trigger it. Just seems like a waste of time.