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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Today we went to the local Ford/Toyota dealer to try out a Tundra and 5.0 F150. We first tried a 2017 F150 XL Screw with the 5.0. The handling, ride, and power was a significant improvement over our current GMC. I liked the truck, but the alignment was off for some reason.
We went back and looked at other trucks. They had the identical truck in silver, but with tow mirrors and it had the 3.5 Ecoboost. I did not want an ecoboost, but we tried it anyways. The mirrors were much better. The alignment was perfect. My thoughts were that I wanted the tow mirrors for sure.
As the drive continued I began to notice that the ecoboost has far more power than a 5.0. Its also much quieter in the cab. I stomped on it and couldnt believe how quick it was.
We got back and the dealership tried everything in there power to stop us from going to the Toyota side. I told them I had to try the Tundra. They crunched the numbers and the two trucks we tried were within a grand of each other, and the same price as the crewmax Tundra. I checked the payload on the ecoboost we drove and it was 1,956 pounds.
We went over to Toyota. They pulled around a white crewmax. We got in it and were ready to drive when the sales person came out and told us we couldnt drive it. Apparently there is a stop sale on crewmax Tundras due to defective rear bumpers. I asked if we could drive an extra cab and she said yes. Before they drove off with the crewmax I checked the payload. 1,270 lbs.
We jumped in a double cab and off we went. It had more power than the 5.0, but less than the eco. It rode rougher, had more road noise, louder engine, and less comfortable seats. We knew by the end of the drive that the Tundra wasnt for us.
We went back to the dealer and basically got the Ecoboost for the same price as the 5.0 without tow mirrors. I was hesitant to pull the trigger on an Eco. The test drive surprised me. I know it will tow great. I just hope it is reliable!
Today we went to the local Ford/Toyota dealer to try out a Tundra and 5.0 F150. We first tried a 2017 F150 XL Screw with the 5.0. The handling, ride, and power was a significant improvement over our current GMC. I liked the truck, but the alignment was off for some reason.
We went back and looked at other trucks. They had the identical truck in silver, but with tow mirrors and it had the 3.5 Ecoboost. I did not want an ecoboost, but we tried it anyways. The mirrors were much better. The alignment was perfect. My thoughts were that I wanted the tow mirrors for sure.
As the drive continued I began to notice that the ecoboost has far more power than a 5.0. Its also much quieter in the cab. I stomped on it and couldnt believe how quick it was.
We got back and the dealership tried everything in there power to stop us from going to the Toyota side. I told them I had to try the Tundra. They crunched the numbers and the two trucks we tried were within a grand of each other, and the same price as the crewmax Tundra. I checked the payload on the ecoboost we drove and it was 1,956 pounds.
We went over to Toyota. They pulled around a white crewmax. We got in it and were ready to drive when the sales person came out and told us we couldnt drive it. Apparently there is a stop sale on crewmax Tundras due to defective rear bumpers. I asked if we could drive an extra cab and she said yes. Before they drove off with the crewmax I checked the payload. 1,270 lbs.
We jumped in a double cab and off we went. It had more power than the 5.0, but less than the eco. It rode rougher, had more road noise, louder engine, and less comfortable seats. We knew by the end of the drive that the Tundra wasnt for us.
We went back to the dealer and basically got the Ecoboost for the same price as the 5.0 without tow mirrors. I was hesitant to pull the trigger on an Eco. The test drive surprised me. I know it will tow great. I just hope it is reliable!
