Thinking of A used Tundra with 80-115k miles. 2008-2014 or so. Tell me what I should know.

cooger

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Originally posted by jigray3:
I had a 06 Tundra for 13 years and put 344k on it. Current 2013 has 215k, and the only thing aside from fuel economy I don’t like is the twitchy gas pedal. I just discovered there’s a replacement pedal module that fixes the issue, and some people have been successful in getting Toyota to pay for the fix, but only after jumping through a few hoops. The pedal is about $40 shipped and takes 5 mins to swap, so I’ll just do it myself and avoid the hoops.

The other thing I’ll mention is that the fluids are often unique and expensive. They are “lifetime” fluids, but the only source for the AT fluid is Toyota, there are only a couple sources for the diffs and transfer case oil. The 0w-20 Toyota brand motor oil is made by Mobil 1 to Toyota’s spec and and engineered for 10k oil changes. It is not the same as the Mobil 1 0W-20 sold over the counter. I am not aware of any over the counter oils that meet Toyota specs for 10k intervals. At least there are clones of Toyota’s red coolant.

Do you have a link to this pedal? I'd be interested in picking one up.

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Well I have a trade worked out on a 2010 Crewmax for my Gen 1 and cash.
Have not seen in person yet. Obviously they have not seen mine either. So the deal is pending our approval. Deal in principle is hammered out.
The 2010 has a clean carfax and is a nicely set up and low miles. Under 90k

Tow package
Cold weather package
New tires
New windshield
Power moonroof
Power rear window
Backup camera
Premium JBL sound package
TRD off road package
to name some of its appointments.

If it is what it seems it is about the best deal I could get trading in my Gen 1. And would make me happy and give me a nice upgrade while not breaking the bank.

Fingers crossed.

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Deal is done. I am very pleased the dealer experience was good. The newer Tundra is a gem from what I can tell to this point. Even came with Airlyft suspension air bags that no one knew about. Who ever ends up with my Gen 1 Tundra is getting a low mileage gem too. Dealer made some $ as well. What is not to like.

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maxxpower

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
Deal is done. I am very pleased the dealer experience was good. The newer Tundra is a gem from what I can tell to this point. Even came with Airlyft suspension air bags that no one knew about. Who ever ends up with my Gen 1 Tundra is getting a low mileage gem too. Dealer made some $ as well. What is not to like.

Congrats! Sounds like a great upgrade!

I am impressed with how well the Tundra's hold up, my cousin's 2008 is like new yet.

Get us some pics please.

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mark60

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Congrats you'll love it. The power rear window is one of my favorite things in the warm months.

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David Lee

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What color did you get ORC? My friends 2010 is white and has a 8 foot box.

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Thanks guys. Mine is Graphite (black) The Crewmax has a 5' bed and a huge back seat. Yes Mark I do like the rear window. This one a a moonroof which is going to be pretty sweet. Has weathertech floor mats. It also has a retractable (manual) bed cover.

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A friend purchased and had installed a 46 gallon fuel tank from Transfer Flow to give him much more range and convenience and gave a more than 700-ish range. Link

Congratulations, enjoy, best wishes to you.

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Thanks OKCGene, I think I would be prone to buying the 82 gal transfer system for that kind of $. Thanks though

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jigray3

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Link To Updated Tundra Pedal

quote:
Originally posted by cooger:
quote:
Originally posted by jigray3:
I had a 06 Tundra for 13 years and put 344k on it. Current 2013 has 215k, and the only thing aside from fuel economy I don’t like is the twitchy gas pedal. I just discovered there’s a replacement pedal module that fixes the issue, and some people have been successful in getting Toyota to pay for the fix, but only after jumping through a few hoops. The pedal is about $40 shipped and takes 5 mins to swap, so I’ll just do it myself and avoid the hoops.

The other thing I’ll mention is that the fluids are often unique and expensive. They are “lifetime” fluids, but the only source for the AT fluid is Toyota, there are only a couple sources for the diffs and transfer case oil. The 0w-20 Toyota brand motor oil is made by Mobil 1 to Toyota’s spec and and engineered for 10k oil changes. It is not the same as the Mobil 1 0W-20 sold over the counter. I am not aware of any over the counter oils that meet Toyota specs for 10k intervals. At least there are clones of Toyota’s red coolant.

Do you have a link to this pedal? I'd be interested in picking one up.

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After looking at a few, picked up a 2013 Tundra mostly for the son to drive. Even though it spent all of it’s life in N. IL, the frame is remarkably clean, black, 79k miles.

It didn’t come with maintenance history, so I started a sampling. The rear differential fluid was looking good, changed it anyway. I pulled a spark plug, iridium, looking good.

Come warmer weather I may take the bed off, minor bed rust, then add some preservative to the frame itself.

Anyway, looked at this thread for tips too.

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