F150 5.0 vs Tundra
Good Morning! I have a Springdale 260TBL that checks in a 4890 Dry. We have been towing it with a crew cab GMC 1500 with the 5.3. The truck handles it fine but it is very under powered. The truck h...
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blackgrizz550 wrote:camp-n-family wrote:
You won't get many responses on here for the Tundra as there aren't nearly as many owners as the big 3. That being said, you also won't find many actual owners with bad things to say about their Tundra either.
You are correct that the Tundra is lacking a lot of the gadgets and gizmos the others offer but you won't find the reliability, resale value and customer satisfaction with them either. Which is worth more to you? And how many of those overpriced gadgets will you really use?
I traded my '07 Tundra crewmax limited for a '14 Ram 2500 Laramie with all the bells and whistles. I've been shopping for another Tundra ever since. The Tundra went into the shop twice in 5 years for unscheduled maintenance. Common AIP pump failure covered under warranty (newer models have been changed) and once for a belt failure (my own fault). I'm never comfortable driving the Ram as it's left me stranded so many times. Spends weeks at a time in the shop, including 4 transmission rebuilds. Most of the gadgets have failed at least once, brakes seized, countless electrical problems, chrome rusting, mirrors failed, seats fell apart (twice)........
Why do I still have the Ram? It's still under warranty and the trade in value is horrendous, last offer was $28k CDN (for a $79k 2 year old truck!) and I can't find a Tundra for a reasonable price. People just don't sell them and if they do they command big $$.
What kind of MPG can be expected with the Tundra? Some say it is horrible, some say not.
My GMC gets 15 city, 17 hwy and 9-10 towing the camper.
My Tundra was lifted with 305/55r20 AT tires and mileage wasn't any worse than others. I would get 17mpg hwy, 14mpg city and averaged 9.8mpg towing our 34' 7600lbs trailer. I could probably get better but tend to have a heavy foot on the highway. All hand calculated, even though the computer was pretty accurate. The 5.7l with 4.30 was a bulletproof tow beast. Pulled way better than my current truck.
The 2016 and newer Tundras have a 38gal tank.
