Thinking of trading my 06Tacoma for a 2008 thur 2010Tundra.

I've got a 2006 Tacoma TRD Off Road Prerunner that I'm thinking of trading or selling out right, for a newer Tundra. I absolutely love my Tacoma but i'm not in love with it. Its great as far as looks and riding. However i miss having a fullsize truck. the only thing i would be towing is a jetski. which i know is nothing. I'm looking at a 2008 thur 2010 DBCabl Reg bed not the long bed.4x4 in white. For those who have made this move: good, bad, or indifferent? I know the gas mileage will obviously be worse but I know this up front. I've only owned 2000 tundra in the past and it got totalled in the past and kind of excited about a Toyota full size.So i need your thoughts

 

Full sized trucks are nice for plenty of reasons and you can't go wrong with a Tundra as long as you aren't doing really heavy towing/hauling. In a perfect world, like mine , everybody would have a small/mid-sized truck AND a biggy.

 

Don't. Why bother unless you're rich then do what you like. "Missing" a full size isn't "needing" one IMO.

 

I think everyone shares a bit with your situation to one degree or another. the tundra is the only truck I would ever consider trading to.

trouble is, I don't think I will ever need one. when I need a real hauler, it will be a diesel with a manual trans. its a truck that's not small enough to call convenient, and not large enough to reliably do my day-to-day work.

the truck I currently work out of is a chevy 2500 and I would never ask another medium duty gas-rig to do that. 210k on it though, after steering rebuilds, leaf rebuilds, shock replacement, wheel bearings, and just now the starter.

 

Aren't the 2500 bearings a dream to replace. Lol

 

Dang that's actually not bad for 210k miles, especially for a work truck.

 

hell I dunno, it was before I got ahold of the truck. its a company vehicle, not mine-mine

it is somewhat surprising. considering the 1500 I had was smoking at 80k miles. I guess the 6.0 is just built a little better than the 5.3 I had.

my favorite thing about the truck is the 1.5" block put under the leaf-pack that carries the welder's weight. hilarious.

when I start my own thing, im starting with a beat up 5.9 cummins. the Tundra is popping up more as a fleet vehicle, but I still haven't seen any tundra welding rigs so im a bit skeptical about them. though the rear axle they use now does look pretty promising

 

are you a pipeliner welder?

 

lol no, sometimes I wish I was. I work for a company that does just about anything so I try and make that my goal.

sometimes its refer piping (ammonia), sometimes it is steam, sometimes it is hydronics (chilled water/ hot water), sometimes its food process, the list goes on but I have yet to do oil, aside from fuel-oil for hospitals or whatever but I wouldn't call that pipelining. truck is always set for stainless and mild-steel.

also do a decent amount of copper. certified for medical-gas, and commonly do refer, hydronics, and even good ol' domestic water.

trying to carry all those fittings, books, and tools plays hell on a truck. I sometimes wonder if pipelining may be easier as I hear that they just carry welder, rod, and grinders. "fitters" do the rest lol

 

pipeling is a hard long job. been there as a fitter, helper, sideboom operator. the truck must be 1 ton dually. the welding machine is a lincoin shield arc 200 or 250. it about size of an banker desk.. beside tools you mention, pipe beivel machine, bottles torch. your books, Basicly the truck is your office, house . you might have up and mud, hills,, rough places. so its not easy as you think.
interesting job you got.. might wanna stay there.. unless you are still young and single then pipeline crosscountry is your pick. longs you can weld steel pipe. lol

 

Do it! I went from my 08 Tacoma to 11 tundra, only down side is gas other than that it's a good move. I sold my tundra because I sold my boat and bought a 98 4runner

 

Thanks. So which model did you get of the 4.6 or the 5.7? Thanks

 

I got the 5.7 only because I towed, the 4.6 has plenty of power also

 

I say do it. I just traded my 08 Tacoma (double cab short bed, TRD OR, 4x4) for a 2010 TRD OR 4x4 crewmax tundra with the 5.7L. It is seriously night and day ride quality compared to my Tacoma, no vibes, no clunks when stopped, and feels a lot sturdier on the road. My Tacoma was no joke, the dealer sold it three days after I traded it, it was a great truck, and I owned two of them. Full-size trucks ride better, they also have a lot more weight, and heavier duty suspension to work with. Also, there is more competition in the full-size truck market, forcing Toyota to make it or break it so to speak. My Tacoma was getting 16.5 MPG mixed, 2.5" lift with 285's, and my Tundra is getting 16 MPG mixed, with a 4.30 rear end, and 5.7L engine, which also produces over 400 ft lbs of torque.

Why's that matter? the tundra holds/tows a shitload of weight and has a 10.5" ring gear, which is stock on 3/4, and 1 tons. it tows around 11,000 lbs, and payload is over 1300lbs. it's second only to the F-150 EB, which is the biggest pile of shit if you ask me, and all the towing tests they do are in ideal conditions for the EB engine. still, the tundra comes out just seconds behind it.

how about its his money every month, and if he wants one/can afford it, why shouldn't he have it?

don't get the 4.6. all the research ive done indicates it gear-searches too often, and is a dog. the 4.6L engine is the same exact physical size of the 5.7L as well, and the MPG benefit is slim. plus, the 5.7L is a beast.

 

When you town with the tundra it's incredible how it drives when going thru windy roads, I towed 10k pounds through the mountains on an 8 hour trip and never felt any loss of power

 

that's pretty sick, I haven't done any towing yet.. I don't have anything to tow haha.

 

Sounds like you know what to buy next! Haha a boat or an offroad rig

 

two snowmobiles and an enclosed trailer are the plan... unless a junior appears

 

I have both and sometimes I drive them both in one day. So the Tacoma is very agile in high traffic but I'm a big guy so the tundra is more comfortable and the 5.7 no comparison with pulling passing and running. If your a good driver you can make any vehicle do what you want it to do so basically it comes down to what you really want unless you can afford both just go test drive them both and see what you really like .