How much to fill up gas?

I own a 3rd Gen Tacoma, which I love but I have always loved Tundras just as much however the pump has scared me away. On average how much does it cost to fill up the TUNDRA when it's on E? My tacoma takes between $35 to $40 to fill up depending on gas prices. Thanks for the information in advance!

 

Tundras are notoriously gas thirsty trucks so I don't think you'll like the replies if gas $$$ is a primary concern....plus it's very dependant upon region if you're looking at cost.

Takes me almost $60 to fill up my 04 Tacoma with premium here in CA. Gas prices suck

 

Cost to fill is irrelevant.

Fuel economy is, and it sucks with the Tundra.

 

Not as bad as folks will lead you to think. All things equal a Tundra will get about 2 mpg worse than a Tacoma. And you cannot use cost to gas up as a yardstick. Tundra's have either a 26 or 36 gallon tank vs 21 in a Tacoma. Even with the same fuel mileage it will cost you nearly twice as much to fill up, but you'll drive nearly twice as far.

A year and a half ago I reached the point where I needed a bigger truck. I wanted to keep the 10 year old Tacoma and buy a 2-3 year old 4X4 Tundra or F-150 crew cab. I was really leaning hard toward Tundra, but used Tundra's that met my criteria simply didn't exist. There were dozens of F-150's that matched what I wanted so I went that way. I filled up my Ford with 29 gallons yesterday @ $2.35/gal for $71. But I drove 540 miles at 18.3 mpg. My Tacoma would get about 1 mpg better, a Tundra about 1mpg worse.

Assuming a Tundra at 17.3 mpg I'd have needed 2 more gallons to drive the 540 miles, so about $4.70 more for the fill up or about $76. The Tacoma would have needed about 1.5 gallons less than my Ford to drive the same distance, so about $67.50 for gas in a Tacoma. Call it $20 more to drive 1000 miles over a Tacoma.

These numbers are comparing 4X4 Crew Cab trucks. If comparing different cab styles or 4X2 trucks the numbers may be different. And your 3rd gen may get a bit better fuel mileage than my 2nd gen.

 

I filled up my Tundra 3 days ago. The gas light came and I drove 6 miles to the station.

19 gallons @ $2.67=48 bucks

 

This is a good post.

I choose what vehicle to take only on mood or driving conditions. Never on the $3 it will cost me more to drive the Tundra.

I love both for different reasons.

 

I think I can give some advice on this. I own a 2011 Tacoma V6 2wd and a 2012 Tundra 5.7 4x4 4.30 gears (tow package).

I get around 15-16mpg with Tacoma around town, Tundra only does 11-12mpg around town.
On long trips it does not make much difference, the tundra doesn't do as bad on the hwy as it does around town.

But I will say it depends on which engine and gears you get.

2wd 4.6 engine with 3.90 gears in a double cab is much better than 4x4 5.7 with 4.30 gears in a crewmax.

 

My '17 Tundra held 38 gallons and my '17 Tacoma now holds 21g. I had a range of about 480 miles on the Tundra and a range of about 350 on the tacoma. I'm getting roughly 4 mpg more with the Tacoma. Gas mileage is largely overblown and it had nothing to do with my switch. If anything, I wish I had that range back. The tundy was a chore to drive and every little trip felt like a whole production. Now I just hop in the little taco and scoot around, overall much more enjoyable experience.

I say all of this having also owned a '05 Double Cab Tundra that I absolutely adored. New models move around like bricks in comparison.

 

cost per gallon x the amount the tank holds when the gauge is on E.

I use the qualifier on 'amount' because not every gauge in a given model reads exactly the same.

You also didn't specify what year Tundra. There may be generational differences in fuel capacity, just like Tacomas have.

Anyway, do I get a prize for the correct answer to the question?

 

I've owned both generation's of Tundra. The 4.7, 1st gen was disappointing with its 14.5 mpg. I know this is about the best you can get. Here in central Michigan, it's about as flat as Florida.

I filled our 2nd gen Tundra today. It took me 295 miles on 20 gallons of gas. $55. 14.2 mpg.

I know I only get 16.7mpg when running the Tacoma on the same trip.

I do know there are a lots of wishful posters on this site.

 

Well since it costs me 58$ to fill up my tacoma @ 2.85$ a gallon i would be riding my bike if i had a tundra lol

 

Been a long day.

 

I really don't see to much of a difference between driving Tacoma and Tundra. Parking can be a little of hassle, especially if you live in the city though.

 

Parking wasn’t my problem with it. I just find the Tacoma to be much more nimble and it has far better turning radius. The CM Tundra was just gluttonous for my use.

 

On average I spend about $70 with 38 gallon tank but I can tow my boat a heck of lot further without stopping. I can also make round trip to deer lease with no stops if I chose to. If I had a bigger tank on the Tacoma I may have kept it longer but 3 stops for gas from Lafayette La. to DFW convinced me I needed a Tundra for the gas tank if nothing else.