I got it.. Thanks a ton! Going to pick up the truck on Saturday. Let me know if I can do anything for you in return
Same bulletproof nature as the old one, just without the timing belt replacement costs. It's basically a short-stroked 5.7.
Drives pretty good to, not a bad option for a non towing driver. Doesn't get any better gas mileage though so I don't see the point?
Hi Folks - you spoke about picking up this truck 4 years ago. Would you posting an update please. I am looking at a Tundra or Sequoia of the same era for similar reasons you stated earlier. Your feeback will be useful. Thanks.
I have both.. both are near maintenance free and I’ve enjoyed 8+ years of gas, tires & oil (a lot of gas [emoji23]) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thanks for the note. How hard can they be on fuel compared to a chev, ford or dodge? They make some big trucks. I had a 96 Tahoe that was hard on fuel. I am not so sure that the Toyota will be more costly to operate than it was.
All depends on how you drive them. If I drive like a sane human I can nudge 17 out of my supercharged 5.7. The gm’s and rams are the mpg machines for sure.
I have looked at the Ford - I use an F350 for work and it drinks fuel - but it is not my bill - it works ok but the radio display died. It plays but is useless otherwise. I have also been checking out older HD F150s for a fun thing. I want 4 doors. What I get will sit in the garage during the week. So, it does not need to new but I want it clean and reliable. Towing a 7x12 trailer is important a couple of times a year. Thus you have my quandary.
I had a 2002 F150 supercrew with the 5.4 and it gave me 220k trouble free miles, outside of the standard maintenance/consumables. Sold it a few years ago and the guy who bought it from me still drives it daily. It has to be over 300k now. I drank the beeb kool aid and replaced it with a diesel F250.
My vote is for the Toyota Tundra, based on their respective spokespersons. I’d rather do Jan 2XIDB than Dennis Leary.