Toyota Quality against its competitors

I had an 04 (new body style) extended cab and I loved it! It drove and handled like a truck, it had plenty of power and towed everything I put behind it.
The problem? It drove like truck, lol it felt very rigid, I used it for my family vehicle and we had a newborn.
Lets face it you cant beat how smooth the Tacoma rides. If your not gonna use your truck constantly for working I think you should stay with the taco.

 

Toyota quality isn't as good as in the past but it's still good.

 

Seriously? Mine rides like a donkey cart.


But I love it like that.

 

i cant believe that tires as awesome as the BFG AT's are related to tires as aweful as rugged trails.

 

I had an 05 f150 and loved it as a truck, it did everything great. But it didn't feel too connected to the ground unlike I do in the Tacoma, I always felt like I was floating around and not sure footed.

 

Tundra Sucks. Ford quality is not bad. I love the new 2009 F150. If you need/can affrord that much truck have at it. but for me, I was driving around in a F250 FX4 Lariat Crew cab/std bed 6.0 diesel and really didn't need that much truck. That was a sweet truck though. Ford has always made great trucks. The Taco is a good small truck. The tundra is a overgron pile of shiz. Such a large Ring & pinion, but it's still a semi-floater axle. c-channel frame that flexes a lot. bad MPG's. Overall a "trendy' truck.

 

My 97 F-150 is still running strong (sold it to my stepdad before I bought my Taco). Other than a few small repairs and regular maintenance stuff, it was rock solid.

Would I buy another F-150 based on my experience with my previous truck? Absolutely! Do I need the capability that the current F-150 offers? Absolutely not! And that's the issue as I see it. The new 1/2 tons seem to be closer to a 3/4 or even a 1 ton from 10 years ago. They are just way too much truck for what I need. If you need that capability, I say go for it. For that application, I still think the F-150 is the best 1/2 ton on the market. If you don't need that much capability, then I think you are currently driving the best truck on the market.

Good luck!

 

Well I have a chance to scoop up a set for $250(For all 4), so I'm considering it. Still not sure though. If they suck that bad, then I'll wait till the Michelin's are done with and get the AT's.

 

do that. the AT's are worth more than their price tag. easily.

Discount tires sold me my 30x9.50x15's for 117.00ish a piece...

 

Damn. Alrighty, sounds like a plan.