Okey dokie then! I'll start positioning my finances for it. Hopefully I can get one in a desert tan.

My first truck was a 1989 Ford Bronco. Owned it from 1995 until 2000 and dropped the transmission twice, replaced the intake manifold, alternator, water pump, radius arm bushings, etc..

I was always working on it. I'm 45 now and working on cars has lost its appeal. I can do it, but I kind of dread it now.

After that I owned a 1993 Dodge ram for a couple of years but I never really liked it.

I'm ready for something different.

Tony.

A ram 2500 is in the top 5 and a ram 3500 is in the bottom 5. There is about 5% difference in parts...

My guess is the people bitching about the 3500 are running them way overloaded with the base transmission. There is a better transmission option but it costs money. These morons can't do enough math to see that the little extra for the better transmission will easily save them money in the long run if they depend on their truck to make money.

Love Toyota's, can't drive them. Something weird in the seating geometry kills my back. Even with multi position electric seats I can't get comfy. I have a couple of friends who have the same issue. Plus, no diesel kills it for me.

I'm going to test drive a Titan XD this weekend. Big fan of Cummins but I really prefer inline engines. They just seem to last a lot longer.

Probably going to end up with a short bed Ram 3500.

Good luck in your search

Got rid of my 2014 Nissan Murano for a 2018 Toyota Highlander. Loved the looks and ride of the Murano but there was something (after 30,000 miles) always going wrong with it. Key s not communicating with the car. They had to pull the intake once. Dash not working (loosing the screen). On a trip losing power wouldn't accelerate. Only 40,000 miles and I traded it. Won't risk my money on another Nissan.

2006 4x2 Tundra with 4.0L sold with 344K miles for $6K, still serving it's new owner well. Current 2013 4x4 Tundra with the 5.7L has 205K miles. I would not own anything else.

Just in case it needs to be reinforced....Tundra. I had an 07, 12, and currently a 15, all great trucks.

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Just make sure you get the 38 gallon tank, that is the only thing I wish was different on mine.

For whatever reason, the stock fuel tank is surprisingly small. If I was towing, I would be pulling over every 3 hrs to refuel that 22gal tank.

The base fuel tank is 26.4 gallons, not 22.

I stand corrected...I had Tacoma on the mind.

I have had a tundra since 2013 and will not own any other truck other than a Tundra. Very reliable and have had zero issues. I will admit the mileage sucks but I understand it is a truck and I love driving it so I look it as Smiles per gallon and not miles per gallon.

We have both in the family - 2006 Nissan Titan 5.6 (232K) & 2014 Tundra (100k+). Without a doubt, the Tundra is the more reliable truck.


Below are a breakdown of issues outside of usual maintenance and replacement of consumable parts.

Tundra to date:
- replaced fog light assmy. when the snap-in clip failed and it fell out at high speed. TX to CA trip.
- replaced shitty plastic oil filter cartridge canister with an OEM metal version from Camery/Altezza
- recall for defective lugnuts
- only other complaint is crappy MPG of aprox 14.5 combined


Titan between end of warranty (no problems b4) and up to ~100K:
- replaced failed fuel pump
- replaced failed passenger side, rear axial bearing...what a beating

From 100K to 232K:
- 3 service recalls
--- ECM
--- inaccurate fuel gage
--- faulty fan wiring
- replaced both failing rear axle bearing
- cracked manifold that resulted in a rich mixture (+LT fuel trim) causing the pre-cats to burn up at ~150K. Replace manifolds/pre-cats assemblies were $850 at my cost. (I get all my part from my nephew's garage vendors.) MSRP was $1350. Also, this engine designed does not have a EGR system so I was concerned the engine was sucking back the disenigrating CAT material. Lucked out as compression was still good. Caught it in time
- O2 had to be replaced as well. Still getting code after cat replacement, so they might have been damage by the rich exhaust
- replaced all transmission line hose and clamps (screw-type) after the shitty OEM pinch clamps failed on the return line from the radiator. No CEL came on when most of the transmission fluid dump while driving. SMH
- This past Sept. @ 5K miles later, the truck showed hesitation in 1st and 2nd gear, and a 3-4 second cyclic shimmering at 60+ MPH. Either trans, torque convertor or both were damaged when the truck lost trans. fluid
- MPG is about 16.7 combined
- No zerk fitting to grease the undercarrage. WTF!!! Tundra has them.

In comparison, I have a 1998 4Runner that lasted 280K (wrecked) which only suffer a crack flex plate at 240K as the only major component failure. All other replacement on that 4runner were scheduled maintenance or worn parts like plug cables, rotors, shocks and struts. I think it would have easily broke 300K if it wasn't wrecked. Safe to say the Titan is my first and last Nissan.

benny6, maybe 1 1/2 years back, Member egregore posted his experience with a lifted Tundra truck. IIRC it can cause damage to some sort of shafts or bearings. The repair was costly as the engine needed to be removed. Maybe he will weigh in on this. Other than that, Toyota does build a good truck.

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benny6, maybe 1 1/2 years back, Member egregore posted his experience with a lifted Tundra truck. IIRC it can cause damage to some sort of shafts or bearings. The repair was costly as the engine needed to be removed. Maybe he will weigh in on this. Other than that, Toyota does build a good truck.

I'd be interested in hearing more about that. I don't recall that thread, and nothing turned up with a quick Google except a reference from egregore about how it was a pain to replace the Tundra's steering rack since you had to pull the whole engine.

Was it an extreme lift, or just something modest? What was the specific problem that developed?

My wife had a ~2" leveling kit on her Tundra, with no issues.

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We have both in the family - 2006 Nissan Titan 5.6 (232K) & 2014 Tundra (100k+). Without a doubt, the Tundra is the more reliable truck.

In a true comparison @ 100K looks pretty close (plus the Tundra is much newer technology).
Even so it looks like to me you got your moneys worth both ways.

Yes, circa 2015 I had to pull the engine to replace a 2011 Tundra's steering rack, due to internal fluid leakage. It had a pretty considerable lift on it, however. It can't be good for a rack to have too steep an angle on the tie rods. But they are generally not known to need this repair often.

My experience with these is limited to older ones (my average car is ~10 years old, and my first job of the morning was on a 2000), and people beat their vehicles to shit here, so it may not be all that relevant. But I have found Titans to have more problems (mostly electrical and brakes, along with broken exhaust manifolds and studs that are difficult to repair), than Tundras.

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Yes, circa 2015 I had to pull the engine to replace a 2011 Tundra's steering rack, due to internal fluid leakage. It had a pretty considerable lift on it, however. It can't be good for a rack to have too steep an angle on the tie rods. But they are generally not known to need this repair often.

My experience with these is limited to older ones (my average car is ~10 years old, and my first job of the morning was on a 2000), and people beat their vehicles to shit here, so it may not be all that relevant. But I have found Titans to have more problems (mostly electrical and brakes, along with broken exhaust manifolds and studs that are difficult to repair), than Tundras.

Common problems beside the crack manifold is crossbledding of the coolant and transmission fluids in the radiator. This typically results in a wrecked transmission. $$$$$ The solution is to a radiator bypass to an aftermarket transmission cooler to eliminate this from ever occurring.

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We have both in the family - 2006 Nissan Titan 5.6 (232K) & 2014 Tundra (100k+). Without a doubt, the Tundra is the more reliable truck.

In a true comparison @ 100K looks pretty close (plus the Tundra is much newer technology).
Even so it looks like to me you got your moneys worth both ways.

My experiences and expectations with Japanese vehicles is zero major issue system issue before 100K. Some Japanese makes meet that expectation easily; other barely meet that on average.

My brother has a body shop. My nephews own automotive repair shops specializing on Euro & Japanese imports. I have worked at both to help out over the years. I get to see how well they are designed, built and easy to work on or not. Repairs after 100K is indicative of the reliability of that make and models.

I checked the Tundra's ODO this morning. It is sitting at 138K. Yes, I got good usage from the Titan but I would disagree on the economic side if I was a typical owner without the DYI skill/tools and access to garage cost parts as I do.