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Having camped off and on since I was a child, I learned very early that tent camping is not for me! A few years ago, my then girlfriend decided we were all going camping. Me and my 2 kids, her and her...
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hedgehopper wrote:
The OP likes Toyotas because of their reliability. Based on the three we have owned, two of which covered 200k miles each, I can support that. One was my wife's 1978 pickup. The second was a 1984 Camry that I continued driving for several years after it was totaled by a teenager talking on her cell phone (but that's another story). The third Toyota was the Tundra that we sold with the Phoenix still on it when we bought our Northern Lite on a Ram 3500. The Tundra never missed a beat during the 70k miles that we drove it.
I'd like to put our NL on a Tundra 3500 dually. But I seem to be waiting in vain for Toyota to come out with one. Does anyone know when that might happen? I've seen several pictured on the internet. But they all appear to be custom built.
To those who would not own a Tundra because of the "Buy American" thing, the last time I checked, Texas (where the Tundra is made) had not yet seceded from the union.
200k isn't that great of a thing to brag about...my last powerstroke had 200k on it when I sold it...still going strong. Not saying Toyota's aren't reliable...have had many...and currently have a camry. Just the simple fact that while Toyota might have a good rep for reliable vehicles, they are not flawless and overloaded will just turn you 200k truck into a 100k or less.
Don't hold your breath on a heavy duty truck from Toyota or Nissan anytime soon. Their half tons don't sell that great....they won't try to compete with the big three in the heavy truck market.
