Toyota Tundra

[monkey44]

What does anyone think about Toyota Tundra and value for the older versions.

2001 Tundra 4x4 SR5 - tow package - but this is only for light towing near home, not long distance ... will be towing only a light trailer for bikes and equipment.

Has a new timing belt, and has two factory recalls, a tank strap and a undercoating that Toyota did under recall ... free.

It's a V6 w/5speed standard ... 155,000 miles .... looks like it been well serviced - all records available. Looks a little beat up outside, but starts and runs like a champion - needs a few minor things, but the mechanic that did the work on it - for several years says its excellent mechanically. And I know him personally.

Wonder what kind of long-life we get out of these truck power trains, especially with the standard. Which I like better - It needs some body work, but no rust - and just dings and dents, nothing like an accident or hit. Not even a tiny tear in the fabric or headliner. Seats look brand new ... but old, you know what I mean, not a rip or tear anywhere.

Sounds great, starts on one turn, and purrs like a baby ... runs smooth as silk on the highway. But needs tires ..

What's it worth, purely from the power train value, not caring about the dents - easily fixed and painted. I looked on KBB, but want a real opinion from real experience with this truck and this kind of miles. I'm thinking $1500 or less on the outside, and it will look pretty 'cherry'...

Drove it over an hour, every gauge ticked right where it belongs ...

[skipnchar]

Very good truck when used within it's ACTUAL tow rating. This means taking into account ALL of the important numbers which include "maximum trailer weight, GVWR or the truck and GAWR of the trucks axles as it computes with the ACTUAL tongue weight of the loaded trailer.
Good luck / Skip

[Ron3rd]

I graduated from a 2000 Tundra (4.7 V8 though) to my current 5.7 Tundra. It pulled our 6,000 lb trailer OK but felt like it was at its limit. It was very reliable and we towed all over for about 3 years. Nice little truck.

We bought it used at 60,000 miles and sold it at about 100,000 and it never gave us a problem except the tps (throttle position sensor) needed to be replaced at about 90,000 miles, common on Toyotas, costs about 50-70 bucks if you do it yourself. Easy to replace the tps. Agree also with the poster above; the early ones had lousy brakes.

I'm kinda in agreement with the posters above if there are rust issues. Ours was a Calif truck and being from Calif, the rust issues associated with the early Tundras are unknown here. I guess they might be common in the east where they use salt on the roads, which is not done in Calif.

I would give you the same answer if it was a Ford or Chev with 150,000 miles on it; if it runs good and you like the truck and can pick it up for a good price, I say go for it.

[Ron3rd]

I graduated from a 2000 Tundra (4.7 V8 though) to my current 5.7 Tundra. It pulled our 6,000 lb trailer OK but felt like it was at its limit. It was very reliable and we towed all over for about 3 years. Nice little truck.

We bought it used at 60,000 miles and sold it at about 100,000 and it never gave us a problem except the tps (throttle position sensor) needed to be replaced at about 90,000 miles, common on Toyotas, costs about 50-70 bucks if you do it yourself. Easy to replace the tps.

I'm kinda in agreement with the posters above if there are rust issues. Ours was a Calif truck and being from Calif, the rust issues associated with the early Tundras are unknown here. I guess they might be common in the east where they use salt on the roads, which is not done in Calif.

I would give you the same answer if it was a Ford or Chev with 150,000 miles on it; if it runs good and you like the truck and can pick it up for a good price, I say go for it.

[MitchF150]

It's worth nothing in a general 'market' figure (or to me), but it's worth whatever you are willing to pay and the owner is willing to sell it for... 😉

KBB and the others can place some sort of 'value' on it, but in the end, it's whatever someone is willing to pay..

155,000 miles should be nothing for such a highly rated rig back in the day it came out (Consumer Reports, for example)..

My 16 year old F150 with over 247,000 miles on it rated 'very poor' according to CR, yet the old thing runs like a champ and I have no desire to sell it anytime soon... 🙂 Besides, it's got about the same 'value' as that Tundra has to the general market too... Which is nothing... 😉

Personally, it's not the kind of rig I would be looking for, so I wouldn't pay anything for it.. 😉

Can it tow my #5000 TT?? I'm sure it can.. But, I'll take my F150.. 🙂

Good luck!

Mitch

[W_E_BGood]

"...and a undercoating that Toyota did under recall ... free."

First off, I'm a Toyota guy. I'd stay away from this one because of the above statement. My son had a Tacoma in a year range that Toyota said "could have" frame rust problems in the winter salt/rust belt where we live. The local dealer very politely took it in for an "inspection" and "treatment". The treatment...spray undercoating to cover the rust. The next spring the undercoating was flaking off in areas exposing the rust again. He got rid of it.
Regards, BGood

[mguay]

Horrible MPG and small brakes. We had a 2003 for work that we put 285k on. The only piece of drive train that was NOT replaced was the motor. It was usually loaded with 4-500 lbs of gear and a couple of Fiberglass ladders. The brakes were the biggest down fall. It didn't matter who drove it and we tried many diferent manufacturers. It would eat brakes all the way around every 25-30k.