Are you saying Toyota has learned from their frame rust and leaf spring debacle?
I've had a '25 Silverado 1500 Trail Boss for the last year and a half with about 20k miles. It's a great truck with an average city/hwy mpg of 23. On a very flat stretch of 40 miles to town, it says I get 29-30mpg. Towing my horse trailer at about 6k lbs it's about 14mpg which is fantastic. The ride is super comfortable for a truck and handles the forest roads, washboard and potholes fantastic.
Probably the f150's, we have Dodge/Chevy/Fords. They seem to be the best of the group.
I also have a 2015 F150 3.5 ECO with close to 200k on the clock. Ordered it in Jan 2015 took delivery on April Fools day 2015. Always changed the oil at 5k miles, full synthetic. Meter on the dash usually says 50% oil life around then. No rattle or other engine issues. Did replace the manifolds that were badly warped last summer. Towed heavy and often since brand new. I really like the truck.
I upgraded to the BD Diesel ductile iron manifolds about two years ago...Mine sheared the rear bolt and the new ones have an extra mounting flange.
The non-hybrid tundra has the best under the backseat storage. Aside from cheap and flimsy plastic, I also think the 1794 is the best looking and most functional interior (best leather seats, best camera system, best app, best screen, back window that fully rolls down, etc). But to me, no amount of creature comforts makes the liability worth it. The truck just didn’t work for my uses and I was constantly worried about it.
Tow haul mode helps. But ultimately 4lo is still the answer.
$25k in repair costs! Wowza
I used the same. Installed them myself. A bit pricey of a repair to have someone else do with the labor. A bit of a bear with access but got it done.
Yes 2 turbos, 3 exhausts, a main seal leak in the motor recently, a thermostat, many sensors, and your standard stuff like breaks and wheel bearings. Surprisingly it’s still on the original clutch and has not had any transmission problems.
I ordered a 250 with a 6.7, still waiting for it, but I researched the new 10 speed vs the previous 6 sp. There seemed to be many similar concerns and there are certainly people that prefer the 6, but test vids that I saw on the new rigs running empty were showing higher trans temps with 3.55 than with 3.31. Being that I will stay with stock tire height and won't be towing more than #8k regularly, I opted for the 3.31. I'm hoping that the tranny's preference for tall gears is a benefit with diesel, but my fingers are crossed.
