I want to like the New Tundra....
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Best way to get around the DOD issues on all 1/2 tons is to move up to a 3/4 ton gasser.
Sad part is that that old 5.7 (while not top of the line on power) was a good engine.
It was a soldier. A soldier indeed.
For 12 months??? What in the actual **** man. Come on.
Someone trying to take you for a LOOOOOOOOONG ride.
Yup. Had I not got the itch to go offroading again I would of picked up a 7.3L F-250.
The steering ratio is about the same as my 59 bird.
But it does track super straight on the highway, even in the slow
lane with heavy truck grooves. Maybe the "slow" ratio has
something to do with that.
Apparently the early 7.3's have been having oiling issues, I assume (hope) Ford has fixed it by now. A friend of mine has a MY2020 (built in 19) 7.3 F250 with about 20k miles on it, he just got it back last week from having the valve body replaced. 3 weeks prior to that it had new cats put on due to a CEL for a cat efficiency code.
Regarding that oiling issue, a Ford field engineer told him "It'll probably blow up, so try to blow it up while its still in warranty"
He was ready to trade it in on a cummins Ram while it was sitting at the dealer except for the fact a base model w/ vinyl floors cummins Ram is 70 grand, whereas he paid mid 40's for this truck back in 2020. A truck with the same specs as his is about 55 grand now.
The good old days!
It's math.
$65k + tax/tittle/delivery = ~$72k
-$15k
$57k
57k at 0 interest is $950/M for 60M, @ 6% it's $,1130.
Either way, going after a 2nd Gen Platinum or TRD Pro with 38Gal tank now.
Just drove this one, does everything I need at half the price.
Been loving my ‘22 Ram. I had my heart set on a ‘22 GMC AT4 when they announced the interior refresh, but I went and drove other brands and fell in love with the Ram. Can’t say enough good things about it.
A level and 35’s make for a simple tasteful truck.
A level and 35’s make for a simple tasteful truck.
Nice looking rig!! Although...it has a 38gal tank for a reason. Based on my friends who have had them, your MPG might not be a hell of a lot different that what you've got now.
About 11-14mpg around town. But the engine is about as solid as it gets. Couple issues is the water pump tend to leak after 60k miles or so which isn’t too hard to replace when it happens. Also check it doesn’t have a cam tower leak. That can be an issue but if it’s barely seeping it may never be a problem.
Toyota claims 17mpg. Real world is 13-15mpg stock trucks and 12-13mpg for wheels/lifts.
Even 13mpg would be a 30% increase.
Remember, my biggest complaint isn't fuel cost, it's time between full ups. Right now I get 210 miles a tank. So I'm at the station every other day almost.
38 gal tank also has an issue of the fuel light comes on around 30gal, but even so, 30 gal x 13mpg = 390 miles. Nearly double.
Yup, cam tower leaks. All the other issues resolved by 2015.
Chassis remains the biggest issue if you are a rust belter. They just turn to dust up North.
The new tundras don’t get much better mpg than that. I’d take the 5.7 over it all day. You did good and saved a lot of $
Dang, I figured all newer 1/2 ton vehicles got like 1000 miles per tank between fill ups now towing 10k lbs.
See: 5.0 F150
You don't need that turd.
You already have a great HD truck. Just drive it and quit yer ****in bitching.
That junk is inferior to your 2500HD in almost every way.
I own 2 of that style truck. They suck
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