2011 F-150 vs 2011 Tundra

I just purchased a F150. I love it and the 5.0L is pretty stout.

 

Drove a F-150 for 12 years. Just bought a Tacoma and really love it. Much better truck. Just check resale value.

 

f-150 ecoboost, thats probably the only ford i would get from what i have seen so far. idk what it will be like in a few years though whether it gets better or worse...

 

that makes no sense, whatsoever. no offense...

 

Cool story bro.

The T100 came before the tundra and was in the full size truck class and was proven to be a very good and reliable truck. We can also go back to what came before the T100... The tundra replaced it and improved to do a better job of a full size truck. increasing in size and power. The tundra also shares many components with the landcruiser, which I would say is a time proven truck as well.

If you don't like the Tundra, there's no problem with that but you don't need to bash the truck without anything to back it up...

 

I agree that there is no need to bash the Tundra, but how about 35+ years as the uncontested sales leader in the full-size truck market as back up for the F150 comment?

F-series trucks are far and away the top choice of companies who use, and thoroughly abuse, trucks for their business (construction, oilfield, highway departments, utilities, etc). I suspect that is what he meant by 'time proven'.

 

Yeah, I've noticed that most of the fleet trucks here are all F-Series/Ranger ford trucks. I'm not a big fan of the Ranger, but yeah the F-150 is a really appealing truck

Could someone clarify this?

I know the F-150 has a regular 4x4 and a FX4 package, just like the tundra, and both have a type of Traction Control...

Now In our Trucks and the Tundra, a standard 4X4 truck with no off-road package, when you go into 4Hi you still have VSC, but in 4LO it's open diffs.

In the F-150, I've read that their VSC is only in 2H? and if you don't have the FX4 package, when you go into 4x4 you get open diffs in both 4HI and 4LO...uh oh.

 

Having something to actually back up your opinion and not bashing the other truck is what I was trying to get across, if he had just said his "time proven" agrument I probably wouldn't have said anything.

Toyota trucks and SUVs have been time proven as well, just not as full size trucks. The 1st generation tundras have proven themselves very well even though they've only been around 10+ years.

 

I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about but the vehicle stability assist programs have nothing to do with differentials unless your referring to an LSD emulation using the braking system to help avoid traction loss at a specific wheel.

 

I think he means the traction control turns off in 4hi/lo on the F-150s...

 

I dunno, I don't even know if the F-150 has a standard LSD.

Anyways, what i mean is this: When you switch to 4HI in our trucks, VSC is still active right? Then 4LO is nothing, no VSC, open diffs. (Non-TRD Model, just a regular 4x4_

In the F-150 I don't know if it's the same, I read somewhere that when you're in 2WD you get VSC, but once you engage 4X4 (either Hi or Lo) there is no VSC at all. (Non FX4-Model, regular 4X4)

 

Yeah like I said, we tried "domestic" trucks a few years ago, We had a Dodge RAM 1500, engine gave out about 100K miles later...Soon after we bought a Toyota Tacoma

 

I would go for a 6.2L chevy silverado. But out of the two, F150.

 

My f150 4x4 has the off road package which means it has a 3.73 axle w/electric locking rear differential. I don't think any other package has this option on the f150 but I am not for sure on that.

 

i test drove a tundra and it was very very nice. i just couldnt get past how enormous it felt. but i live in a crowded area.

if/when i need a half-ton..i am going with the GMC sierra. the interior is pretty posh.

so OP. this going to be your dad's truck, or dad is buying it for you? little brother gets the hand me down?

 

Well my dad's route to work, is an hour drive back and forth, so he drives a camry .

More than likely I get the new truck, and brother gets the tacoma. I highly doubt he will get a brand new truck, I got mine after 30K miles put on it by my dad.

You are right, FX4 does give you a locking rear diff, don't know what else...

But, what I need to know is if in a Non-FX4 model (just a regular 4X4) if you still get VSC in 4HI like our Tacomas do.

 

Before I bought my Tacoma last year I was looking high and low at full-size trucks and the more compact trucks with crew/double cabs....

After driving both the F-150 and the Tundra (5.7L) I was sold on the Tundra (Rock Warrior) until I test drove it home and realized it was really, really, gargantuan...nearly too long for my garage at the time with a track-bike and streetbike and various tool-boxes all over.

Personally, I thought the Tundra had better amenities inside the interior, seemed roomier and quite frankly, would last longer. The F-150 owners I know from work have been cursing about the 4.6 and 5.2 liter engines taking out spark-plug threads, which Ford supposedly fixed the heads and made their threads longer...after talking with a mechanic who owns his own shop he informed me the problem remains...so I really wasn't looking to own a truck, that when it needed new plugs, would probably cost me a shot in the ass to the tune of $1800 or a trip to the Snap-On truck and purchase a $600 special tool... The 5.0 engines I don't really know too much about (admittedly).

 

My vote is f-150, have owned 2 and they were both excellent trucks. My next truck will be one for sure. Love my Tacoma but really miss the f- 150 some times.

 

I second this thought.

Note that 4x4 in a fullsize can be difficult due to the vehicle being FULL SIZE. Being wide and long means it can be hard getting around obstacles.

 

Looks cool to me