# Is the Toyota Tundra good? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 17, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-toyota-tundra-good/599874 "2011-10-17T02:31:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-toyota-tundra-good/599874/41 "2016-07-13T02:22:10Z")
> [@dionmax](#): > > You need your head examined. I sell Ford,Dodge,Chrysler and Jeep plus any other brand of truck and Toyota is as good as it gets. Calling them junk kinda takes away any credibility that you might have. My family has owned more than 15 Toy Trucks from 83 till the present and not only have we never had one break down with less than 300 k on it but brakes and oil changes are about the only thing you need worry with. I have a 2003 Toy Tundra V8 SR5 and I am the original owner and I have 327 k miles on it and the truck runs so quite that my friend who is a full time mechanic is amazed that every time I stop by he cannot hear me pull up and swears it is the quietest > v8 truck he has ever heard and that is with over 300 k on it. The truck runs like a corvette and Gets 20 miles a gallon on the Highway. It has never leaked or used oil, and the gas mileage is identical to the day it was bought. We gave two toyota’s away to family members in the past because they were over 200 k and both of them got 350 k and as far as I know they never had a critical failure of the engine to this day. All vehicles are going to soar past 100 k today or your brand with be out of business within 5 years but Toyota Trucks are amazing and I have never had a Transmission problem. Just because you had a bad experience does not say anything bad about toyota and says more about you and how you must treat and maintain your vehicles. Do not make statements as if you are some expert please and stick to posting on the sporting sites where exaggerating and telling lies is common. Fascinating post. Unfortunately, it’s also in violation of the rules of conduct around here. Please review the [Registration Agreement](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=650726) and the [FAQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562482) regarding rules, guidelines and etiquette for reference, particularly as they pertain to insulting other posters. Then please consider whether reviving a five-year-old thread to argue with posters who may not even be around any longer makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-toyota-tundra-good/599874/42 "2016-07-13T02:51:24Z")
> **[2000 Toyota Tundra Reviews - Carsurvey.org](http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/toyota/tundra/2000/single-page/)** > > Read 2000 Toyota Tundra reviews from real owners. Find out what they're like to drive, and what problems they have. Some of those reviews could be helpful. I’m surprised there are so many bad reviews on a Toyota. 2001 reviews are a lot better for some reason. > **[2001 Toyota Tundra Reviews - Carsurvey.org](http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/toyota/tundra/2001/single-page/)** > > Read 2001 Toyota Tundra reviews from real owners. Find out what they're like to drive, and what problems they have. Looking into it, the 2000 was the very first model. So I guess that one would have more bugs. But did they institute and changes from 2000 to 2001? EDIT: Crap this thread is 5 years old. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-toyota-tundra-good/599874/43 "2016-07-13T03:52:10Z")
> [@Gary\_T](#): > > **ZOMBIE ALERT!** > > Blather blather blather. Opens a five year old thread, responds to – who? can’t tell – run-on sentences, no paragraph breaks. Thinks his experience is significant but whoever’s isn’t. What a waste. Philster’s post #4 almost certainly. Which isn’t my experience at all. Toyota is one of the best brands out there. I might consider a Tacoma for my next vehicle. The Tundra’s mileage is the main point against it. > [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Looking into it, the 2000 was the very first model. So I guess that one would have more bugs. But did they institute and changes from 2000 to 2001? The only major revision was the 2007 to current model year. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-toyota-tundra-good/599874/44 "2016-07-13T15:42:02Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > I might consider a Tacoma for my next vehicle. The Tundra’s mileage is the main point against it. Mrs. L.A. has a 2000 Tacoma Extended Cab she bought new. She _loves_ it. She had it repainted in its original colour a couple of years ago, as Toyota’s red seems to be prone to fading. Her truck has a four-cylinder engine and a five-speed standard transmission. She bought the undercoating because she was living in Washington (does again now, of course) and wanted to protect it from the wet. She had the bed sprayed with ‘Rhino’-type coating to protect it. She’s put a little over 100,000 miles on it since she bought it. She had two squawks about the truck. She had trouble getting up gravel roads on hills, and driving in snow, because the stock-type tires didn’t grip well. Last year she bought beefier tires and that is no longer a problem. The other thing is the gas mileage, which is about 24 mpg. She has a heavy foot, so that might be a factor. The four-cylinder engine mightn’t be the best choice for freeway driving. I know my six-cylinder Cherokee got better mileage than a former coworker’s four-cylinder Wrangler because he was thrashing his engine on the freeway and the Cherokee’s engine was just loafing. That said, I personally _like_ the four-cylinder/five-speed combination in Toyota trucks. Dad’s Hilux had a four-speed. (It got about 20 mpg.) Mrs. L.A. bought a 2010 RAV4 recently as her work vehicle. Nice car. More practical than the Tacoma or Jeep for her job. And she wants to keep her Tacoma pristine. If the Tundra is anything like the Tacoma, it’s a great vehicle. Too big for my tastes though. (And the new Tacomas look as big as the Tundra. Hate 'em.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-toyota-tundra-good/599874.md?page=2)