2002 Toyota Tundra SR5 from North America - Comments

Nothing. Ever.

This is my first non-domestic truck. This Tundra is so much better than Fords and Chevys I had previous, it makes it a no-comparison. Quality of this truck is unbelievable. Nothing breaks, nothing goes wrong.

It's very comfortable, and the interior quality and fit and finish is a nice change from what Chevrolet and Ford offer.

The power of the 4.7 4 cam V8 is awesome.

I read some reviews that have had brake issues. I have had none.

My truck gets oil changed at 3000 miles, and I had the trans serviced at 45,000 since I tow with it.

This truck is not a "garage queen", but rather a truck that gets used for what its intended... and it never has missed a beat.

Did I mention the engine is awesome?

Interesting. You rave about your truck, but don't know what kind of transmission it has? I smell an anti-domestic review here.

The hard plastic panels in 2008 are not anywhere as superior now as the new GM. Neither is the warranty... handling, ride, room, towing and load capacity. But you may not have been shopping new... just for a used model truck.

Of course it's an anti-domestic review. He drives a Toyota. I was anti-domestic after the first day of driving my first Toyota over 15 years ago. It's immediately apparent how much better they are than a domestic. And they keep proving it to you year after year.

The drop in quality even over the last 5 years by Toyota and Honda to for that matter is quite evident throughout this site and all over ConsumerAffairs.com. That is why we quit buying them. I'll still look at new ones, but no basis is influencing a current purchase from a vehicle 15 years ago. I doubt you have driven a single 2008 domestic to even offer a basis in comparison. Try driving both and owning quite a few more in recent years, then reply unless you are into a personal archive comparison... again drive the new imports and new domestics. I do and buy the best at the moment. Right now it's certainly not a new import. I do not have faith they will hold up......... maybe 15 years ago you had a point, but you have lost sight of current ownership to qualify a new import/domestic purchase. Too far out of date.

I think a lot of people fail to really read the reviews and comments here as well as items in various automotive sources. There is no question that Toyota quality has gone down, but the odd part is, it has really not gone down all that much in regards to the late 80's through the 90's. Even then the quality of most Toyotas was in a decline, especially Camry. There were a handful of Tacomas and 4-Runners that actually lasted to 150,000-200,000 miles. These were the exceptions, and very rare indeed.

I've never seen a Toyota that went as far as the Ford Ranger featured in last October's Consumer Reports (just under 500,000 miles). To last that long without an engine repair requires very good build quality. Toyota hasn't had that in decades.

Yet another review that's turning into a foreign/domestic debate. If you drive a Ford or Chevy, and are happy with that, good for you. Some of us want better and buy Toyota's. Read the headline, it sums it up: no more GM. I said good riddance to domestic years ago, and have a lot less headaches and a lot more money in my wallet driving imports; specifically Toyota's. No one is going to convince me that GM, Ford, or Dodge makes or a better car or truck than Toyota, because I know from experience that they do not.

And that experience was 15 years ago. Read the collective late model import reviews and Consumer Affairs; it may enlighten you to keep your older import and drive it lightly, so that it will not need a newer replacement.

I read a lot about vehicles. Just read today that Ford has recalled over 600,000 F-150's for a faulty vacuum hose that could lead to failed braking. Typical Ford, with safety issues and typical Ford unreliability. Of course, domestic owners will just bring up Tundra recalls that have long since been solved, handled properly, and nowhere NEAR in number what this Ford recall entails. Chalk up another 'negative' in Ford's column. This kind of thing is just one of the many reason's I stick with Toyota, or most any import, instead of cheap Big 3 crap.