Thinking about getting a 2021 V8 Tundra.

No truck is as reliable as the Tundra. But the Tundra has also been running the same platform since 2007. But that's the one box the Tundra checks over any other brand. It's under powered, out of date, and has worse MPG compared to the competition.

 

What about the Dodge Rams with the Hemi V8's as far as reliability? Just looked at a real nice, loaded 2021.

 

RAM is one of the least reliable pickups. I believe the 2017's had 19 recalls already. They have the fancy bells and whistles to bring people in, but they don't last.

 

JD Power listed the F150 and Tundra as the most reliable full size pickups for 2020. The Tacoma and Ridgeline were listed for mid sized just behind the Frontier.

 

Oh I am not disagreeing with you on dated.

But I guess those of who want a truck that will go 350K miles, I know the 5.7L is getting that, I was curious if the EB are also getting that reliably.

 

My neighbor spent $87,000 on a 2500 Ram Diesel. It is a 2020. In the last year he has had in the shop a bunch of times. It didnt start few times, then keeps throwing CEL. His wife has new Aviator, shut down twice on highway, and random electrical gremlins.

Poor guy, has had nothing but trouble after spending this much money on two cars during Covid! He is trying to lemon the Aviator and swap it for a Land Cruiser 2021

 

The price of these new trucks makes my poor head want to explode. You think I'm crazy, but I'm just growing old.

 

All brands and configs can "suck".... but let's be honest the Tundra dino-saur is proven rock solid. I had one as a loaner while I got the fuel pump recall done on my Tacoma and lets be real... that is a nice full size truck if you do not value buttons you will only push-use once.

 

Yeah. It definitely has reliability in the bag. That's what those dated trucks all have in common as a benefit. EcoBoost engines have been around for quite a while and have been shown to be pretty reliable. Definitely a few out there with 200k+ out there too. But they're not Toyota. But if the EcoBoost engines were as terrible as people try to make them out to be, Ford wouldn't keep putting money into them and Toyota certainly wouldn't be developing their own.

Some people fall into the "more moving parts" argument. But those people generally give the same arguments as people did when diesels got turbos and now they pretty much all have them.

 

Opinion? I agree, I made a deal for a 2021 Tundra at the end of February, it should be here before the end of March.

Reasons The way it shifts/drives and I was in a F250 before the Tacoma, and I just could not get used to the size... wished I could because my F250 got 10 MPG and the Tundra is going to be in the middle between the F250 and Tacoma.

I wish the Tundra has the storage behind and under the rear seat like the Tacoma, I will have to address the under seat part with aftermarket.

Best of luck, my 2019 Tacoma held almost all of its value, I feel like I am getting out of it for free.

 

I had a heart attack looking at msrp of my truck!

 

Did you get a negotiated price on both or just look at MSRP? They wanted to sell me a Tundra bad or I would have probably gone with the F150. About 18% off MSRP.

 

Personal experience, I have a 2016 Ram 1500 with the HEMI. I drive it between Alberta and Ontario at least 7 times a year, 3 times already in 2021. That's 30 round trips give or take. That's 90 thousand kilometers of highway driving with temperatures ranging from plus 30 celsius to minus 30 celsius. Canadian highway and road departments love their road salt and beet juice in the winter. Just about to tick over 146000 kilometers total, and did my very first non scheduled service repair. A 55 dollar wheel speed sensor. It's been absolutely reliable and trustworthy for me. I've enjoyed every mile I've put on it, and still enjoy the drive every time I turn the key. Drives great. Looks great. No squeaks or rattles. Hasn't cost me an arm and a leg. Haven't spent countless hours in the service bay. Hasn't left me stranded. Don't have any concern that it will. Seems like everyone has a friend who has a story about Dodge/Ram/Ford/Chevy/GMC, etc. Maybe their friends are just idiots who don't take care of their shit?

 

Dodge MSRP was almost 50K (actually saw 3 different prices between dealer paperwork, sticker and web. LOL) vs the Tundra at almost 41K for pretty much base with PWR seats. In the end Dodge was giving me $500 more for my 17 Tacoma trade at $24K. Dodge had all the usual lifetime free oil changes, paint protection, fancy large wheels and other dealer installed bells and whistles. My magic number was $16K out the door in my money. Both are off by $1500 at the moment. I know the reliability is with the Toyota but the Dodge was loaded and really nice. Hard choice considering where gas is going!

 

Oh man, what a sheep. Plenty of million mile Toyota v8’s out there. Show me one single turbo motor that has a million miles and hasn’t been through at least 5 turbos. Some people just can’t see the forest with all the damn trees in the way.

 

Do you not care about longevity? Turbo motors are nice when new but good luck getting 200k miles on one without big maintenance bills (turbo replacements)

 

I actually drove two brand new Silverado's both with turbos after the salesman told me how there were just as powerful as the V8 they were replacing. NOT!

 

I have had multiple turbo motors from multiple manufacturers go over 200k without new turbos.

 

I don't know what the market is like now, but when I bought mine in 2019 13% off MSRP was pretty standard on the Tundra if you worked a deal.

You can check out Tundras.com to see what folks are paying now.

 

The difference between me and you is I can read. I never mentioned anything about longevity.