2007 Toyota Tundra: Ford,Chevy,Dodge-and other imports BEWARE!!!!
02/19/07 (updated 02/22/07)
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I went to work for a Toyota dealership over a year ago in Md. as a part time salesman. I sold 60? Toyota's in 6 months I had a lot of fun doing it, and not being a "people person" I quickly "burned out" still also maintaining a full time job. After about a 3 month "vacation" the GM called me back and offered me a part time used car manager position-so I took it. For about four months now I've been appraising used cars and have gotten pretty good at it. Only a couple of small losses. ALL manufactures will have some bugs. When I appraise domestics it's always lower than Toyota or Honda. When I appraise domestic trucks and the customer sees my offer it's like they want to get me!!Hey you bought it not me!!Before I came to work at Toyota I would've never bought a foreign car.NEVER. Until I went to the service bay and saw a Tacoma before it was called a Tacoma with 600k miles on it and I talked to the customer who told me that that engine had never been taken apart! a four cylinder! How many Chevy's I went through barely getting a 100k miles on it, or after spending thousands of dollars to get there. And you see Toyota's with 100k,200k,300k miles on them with all original drive trains! Last February I got a 06 double cab Ltd tundra optioned out-plus another couple of grand in TRD parts and even though it's only got 8k miles it-not one problem. Out of all the vehicles I've sold 1 Tacoma had a pin hole leak in the radiator from the factory. Anytime I've seen my other customers they've been happy or with someone else buying a Toyota. Yesterday 2/19/2007 I took out a 2007 double cab limited 5.7 6spd tundra, and I gotta tell you I'm trading in my 06!!This is a truck!!!FOR ALL YOU DOMESTIC GUYS/GIRLS OUT THERE-JUST TEST DRIVE IT IT MAY SAVE YOU ALOT OF MONEY DOWN THE ROAD AND PUT A SMILE ON YOURE FACE EVERYTIME YOU GET IN IT.REMEMBER I DRIVE TRADES-GO DRIVE IT!!!!!!AND ITS MADE RIGHT HERE IN KENTUCKY Source: eBay Motors Reviews |
2004 Toyota Tundra: Double Cab great for growing family
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I purchased my Tundra Double Cab new from the dealer in 2004. My kids were getting bigger and our family needed more room that our Ford Ranger had. We have taken many long trips in it as well as the daily commute to work. There are some good things, some minor annoyances but overall I'm happy with it.
Pros: Reliability - In three years I've not had one single mechanical issue. All I've done is routine maintenance and replace tires. Not so much as an alignment so far in 55K miles. Comfort - Road trips are easy in the comfortable seats. There are four 12 volt outlets for everyone's electronic gismos which is nice too. The cab is quiet (without kids anyway.) My wife comments that it is quieter than her Honda Accord. Towing - Although not the highest in its class, I'm not towing construction machinery. It worked great pulling a 10x6 trailer stacked floor to ceiling with camping gear for 25 Boy Scouts. It handled the North Carolina Mountains just fine. Value for the money - Over time I've noticed that the amount I have left to pay has always been less than the book value. This says to me that this truck is holding its value very well. Storage - The center console is cavernous! There are two compartments - the top for pens, tire gage, etc and the lower section is HUGE for bulky items like a three ring binder, loads of CD/DVD cases, snacks, whatever. The glove box is average but sufficient to hold the manual and maintenance records. Every door has a large map pocket (AKA trash receptacle.)
Cons: Turning radius - it took me a long time to learn how to park this truck. You may also want to look at bumper to bumper length if you plan on putting it into your garage. It barely fits in mine. Manufacturer's tire pressure recommendation - it’s bogus. The manufacturer recommends a tire pressure on the door jam that, wile providing an almost car-like ride, will burn off the corners of the front tires. Keep the pressure around 34lbs to save tire life.
Overall, I'm very happy with my Tundra and would buy it again. I've looked at the new 2007 models but I still like my 2004 better. Source: eBay Motors Reviews |
2005 Toyota Tundra: 05 tundra nice truck, but dealer lied to me, wrecked
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i have always like the toyota tundra outstanding truck better than ford or chevy, very comfortable, little hard on gas for this year model, can pull a mountain, can say enough good things about the truck, very nice Source: eBay Motors Reviews |