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Tire Pressure sensors are overly sensitive.
The power of the 2005 model V-8 engine is amazing.
A 3/4 ton plus payload is handled easily.
The truck gets 18 to 20 m.p.g. on a consistent basis.
I have a V6 Tundra Xtra Cab and I get the advertised mpg of 16 in town and about 20 on the highway. It's amazing you get better mileage with the V8... it's almost not believable.
Ya, right. I have a 2005 Tundra Reg cab and I am lucky to get 12mpg in the city. Had two buddies that have similar trucks, and get worse than me. This truck is a piece. DO NOT BUY A TUNDRA. You will be sorry, I am. The truck is 13 months old and has been in the shop 17 times. It still has breaking problems and pings like crazy if you go over 3000rpm.
GARBAGE...
Sorry, but I think that the previous comment is false. I know plenty of people that have Toyota's and I know how they run. In the shop SEVENTEEN times in a little over a year? I don't believe it. WHERE ARE THE SPECIFICS? What keeps breaking? Motor pings? Well, is there any oil in the motor? Maybe check that first. To call a brand new Toyota "garbage" is nothing more than being ignorant of how well engineered they are. Sounds like somebody that just has a problem with imports, and just wants to make waves.
True that, there's always some redneck who can't take a 5 minutes to see past his/her favorite American manufacturer to see that Toyota is a worthy competitor. 90% of their accusations are false and its becuase they just can't stand that an "import" is doing better than a domestic. Since Toyota is hardly an import these days, its just that much more silly. All companies have their strengths and weaknesses, Toyota's strength just so happens to be reliability. Ford has the best suspensions, Chrysler has the most reliable full size trucks (engine), and Chevy has the best transmissions.
Gas mileage is determined by the way the operator is driving the vehicle. It is totally believable that he gets 20mpg if he isn't excessively speeding or rodding on his truck. Tundra's are great trucks!
I bought an 05 Tundra, with the 4.6L V8, and the fuel economy is about the same (sometimes a little better), than my 02 Tacoma (3.4L V6)...
I have an '05 Toyota Tundra and I love this pickup. This vehicle has enough power to handle any work I do with it. Gas mileage is decent. On the hiway, I get 20 mpg or a little better. City driving is 16 consistently. I have had zero problems with my Tundra. This has been a very reliable vehicle for me and my family. I would recommend a Toyota to anyone.
What a lot of people like to do is generalize about Japanese cars. They figure because it comes from Japan it's got to be reliable. Very wrong. The only Japanese manufacturer that has been able to hold true to that statement is Toyota.
With Honda, if you buy anything outside of a Civic or Accord, the reliability factor you get is all luck. Some people even think of Honda as the Chevy of Japan.
Nissan gave Japanese cars a bad name because their vehicles rusted so easily and quickly. They use the worst material to construct their vehicles. People overlooked the fact that the engineering aspect of Nissan's is good because they couldn't get over the rust factor.
The Tundra is a good truck because the average American won't ever haul more than 2000-3000 lbs at most. You don't need a 5.4 or 5.7 liter v8. It's ridiculous that those engines sell as much as they do. I can almost promise that if you choose to buy a Tundra, you won't even use half of its ability, and in turn save a lot on gas.
The Tundra and the Ford F-Series on Edmunds Reviews had the same gas mileage on the highway in 2006 reviews... the Ford having a bigger V8 and more standard features and less per mile cost than a Tundra based on 15,000 miles over 5 years True Cost of Ownership. But it seems that a lot of people automatically assume that owning a Toyota is cheaper with the scare of $3.00 a gallon gas last year.
<<The Tundra and the Ford F-Series on Edmunds Reviews had the same gas mileage on the highway in 2006 reviews... the Ford having a bigger V8 and more standard features and less per mile cost than a Tundra based on 15,000 miles over 5 years True Cost of Ownership. But it seems that a lot of people automatically assume that owning a Toyota is cheaper with the scare of $3.00 a gallon gas last year.>.
Now this is funny. People saying which gas guzzler is more fuel efficient.
Sorry, but if you buy one of these vehicles gas mileage is obviously not a concern, especially since most of these vehicles are used by commuters.
The company I work for just bought an 06 Tundra for a survey vehicle. I love the room in the cabin and the ride of the truck, but it has had its problems.
It has stalled on the interstate a few times, and seems to have constant electrical problems.
It has also had a few transmission "quirks" like not shifting into gear or slipping every once in a while.
Now I'm no redneck, and saying that is... well like saying everyone who drives Toyota's are snobs and don't support the United States it's just ignorant.
In my opinion, the 05 Silverado is a far superior truck. My suggestion is if you're gonna get a truck, get a truck, not a car that looks like a truck.
Why would the average American buy a Tundra when they can have more for the same pricing as some Silverado's? Has anyone else driven both models to compare? Maybe I am one of the informed prior import owners that bothered to and bought GM full sizes in 2004 and 2007. I was on the other side of the fence as well, but looked around and haven't looked back after 2004.
I test drove Ford, Chevy and Toyota (Tundra) before buying my truck. I SHOULD have bought the Chevy. I DID buy the Ford. NO WAY was I buying that flimsy Tundra. A REAL TRUCK it ISN'T!!
The new generation Tundra is more of a truck than any F-150 that's been made yet. Sorry.
The Tundra sold less than 200,000 vehicles last year in the USA... please test drive this vehicle and a new Silverado or Ford F Series in the same night... I ordered my new GM Silverado on the spot.
I get tired of reading that domestic owners are rednecks by the way. I was not one when I drove imports and now exclusively domestics at this point and time. I would rather be impartial each year, and select vehicles with the most features, performance and benefits. The manufacturers are not paying for my vehicles, I am. I am not going to walk into dealerships and automatically buying the same models without driving 4 or more different mfrs import and domestic ever again.