Toyota fake 3/4 ton spotted, overheated
We were on our way out of the Jug Hollow camping site on Flaming gorge a couple of days ago when we ran into a traffic jam on the 5 mile dirt road into the area. A bit unusual. Turns out some peop...
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You'd be surprised how many people neglect their cooling system. With a simple coolant flush, new thermostat, and clean rad fins, very few 1/2 tons would over-heat pulling their rated capacity.
Nothing wrong with the Tundra, reliable. However, SERIOUSLY out of date, and the sales number shows. I remember jumping up and down when the specs were first released in 2006, the 381hp engine and 6 spd crushed every import and domestic competition.
That was 14 long years ago, the Tundra barely changed. Ford when from outdated and underpowered 4.6s and 5.4s with ancient 4 spd autos, to state of the art twin turbo engines making up to 450hp and 10 spd autos. And 3 chassis generations.
Nothing wrong with the Tundra, reliable. However, SERIOUSLY out of date, and the sales number shows. I remember jumping up and down when the specs were first released in 2006, the 381hp engine and 6 spd crushed every import and domestic competition.
That was 14 long years ago, the Tundra barely changed. Ford when from outdated and underpowered 4.6s and 5.4s with ancient 4 spd autos, to state of the art twin turbo engines making up to 450hp and 10 spd autos. And 3 chassis generations.
