Toyota is very proud of their Tundra's. Nice trucks and good gearing for towing. If I go Ford I would stay with the 5.0 or 6.2L as Im not big fan of turbo engines. The Silverado & Sierra are both nice rigs too. Im leaning Ford probably the XLT version w/5.0L & 3:72 rear end
My father has had a 94’ toyota pickup i use regularly. He has done nothing but maintain it. He hasnt put a shitton of miles on it but it still jerks me around with power when i drive it. I am a bigger guy so i cant stand driving it. Its small. But it is a solid truck. I know nothing about todays truck though. So if buying new, I'm not your man.
Saw one sitting in front of the shop that was towed in. You had to be careful walking by it because the bed was pointing out sharp pieces at your neck.
I was working on a newer Silverado and told my buddy that got the ram that the Chevy was way nicer and he said he couldn't afford one or he'd have got it instead.
I should have been more clear. Some Mfg use turbo's to gain more power/torque out of small CI engines in passenger vehicles and trucks. The biggest enemy to a turbo is heat, more so than the engine itself. Some of the mid price trucks that use them have had numerous problems at one plenty or another with them. Some were not lasting 30K miles. It a good way to lighten a truck and promote good torque however for towing through mountain passes. I had a friend who bought a fairly new mid priced truck with one and had issues right away with it. Google Turbo auto/truck engines problems. There are high end products out there that have perfected therein turbos and are pretty dependable I guess.
Oh! I forgot about that one! Yes I had a Ford 250, and blew the right rear tire out, It was and 8 ply and I was hauling a load. Well that tire coming off the wheel in pieces took the whole damn side of the bed box off too. Nothing left but a few jagged piece hanging on the corner post and along the deck. I guess that aluminum wheel well is little shy of what you need. Never did see where all that went. It was on I 84 near Boardman, probably doing over 70. Nothing but a huge noise and cloud of shit in the air as seen threw the Rear view mirror. The wind was blow like hell too, so that shit was airborne.
If you get the F150, get the extended bed. I think ours is 6'5" and it makes a huge difference. We have the Eco Boost and while it doesn't make a huge impact on your MPG, it does help.
How do you like the Eco Boost? I hear it has good tongue for towing. Can you hear the turbo kick in? Thanks
