about the 08 tundra

[mf1171]

Hey guys, I'm new here and have a few questions about the truck. I have had my eyes on the new Tundra for awhile and I'm really considering investing in one.

I have a few concerns...I'm coming from a honda accord coupe and never drove a truck, are these really that hard to drive or am I getting intimidated? I don't drive in the city too often but do enjoy heading to 6th street for a night out on the town hah.

Some other questions are regarding with the audio that comes standard, if I don't get that "jbl audio" upgrade will the stock system still come with an auxiliary jack? I could care less about the 6-disc player when I can just plug in my music collection through the Ipod (don't want to do it with through a FM transmitter)

One other question deals with 4x4. I figure, if I'm getting a truck, might as well go all the way with it. If I get the 4x4 CrewMax is there a way to turn on/off the four wheel drive for when I don't really need it?

Last but not least the is "SR5" package. Is that a good option to good with or is it better to upgrade the things I think I'll need separately? I'm not sure if the back-up camera comes with this or not, but I figure I could really use it.

The Tundra CrewMax is one sexy truck. I know I really need to go test drive one of these but I figure I might as well ask some questions while I don't have time to get around to that

Thanks yall

[supra88]

the jbl comes with more speaker, and the regular audio system only with 4
both of the radios are ipod ready.also older Toyota with text button are ipod ready
if the radio don't have the ipod cable you can get one here is the link full ipod text on the Toyota radio display

http://www.oemautosound.com/pc-511-1...2005-2007.aspx

[mf1171]

Originally Posted by supra88

the jbl comes with more speaker, and the regular audio system only with 4
both of the radios are ipod ready.also older Toyota with text button are ipod ready

thanks supra, thats great to know. more speakers would be nice, but I grew out of my "bass phase" a long looong time ago. I will be happy with a plug and play Ipod directly into an auxiliary jack

as far as the other questions are concerned, I'm sure I could look at the Toyota website but it's always nice to hear from other owners.

[mhadden]

Welcome to TN I'll try to answer all your questions...

...I'm coming from a Honda accord coupe and never drove a truck, are these really that hard to drive or am I getting intimidated? I don't drive in the city too often but do enjoy heading to 6th street for a night out on the town hah.

I have driven mostly cars in my 8 years of driving, but have also driven 32' box trucks and at one point an Int'l with a 53' trailer. I have been used to adapting to vehicles I drive. Of course, I'm more conservative when first driving them, but once I learn their limits, its not a big deal and I can "take a few more risks". Make no mistake, the Tundra is a rather large truck, but once you've driven it for a couple hundred miles you should be fine. Its still a big step up in size from an Accord, though.

Some other questions are regarding with the audio that comes standard, if I don't get that "jbl audio" upgrade will the stock system still come with an auxiliary jack? I could care less about the 6-disc player when I can just plug in my music collection through the Ipod (don't want to do it with through a FM transmitter)

All Tundra's come with an aux jack in the center of the dash, so you won't have any problems here

One other question deals with 4x4. I figure, if I'm getting a truck, might as well go all the way with it. If I get the 4x4 CrewMax is there a way to turn on/off the four wheel drive for when I don't really need it?

Yes, the Tundra has selectable four wheel drive, so it can be operated in 2WD when on the streets and selected into 4WD when going offroad when situations call for it.

Last but not least the is "SR5" package. Is that a good option to good with or is it better to upgrade the things I think I'll need separately? I'm not sure if the back-up camera comes with this or not, but I figure I could really use it.

The way Toyota works is that they bundle certain options with the trim levels, just like Honda, although Toyota is letting the consumer select options across several trims now (though its still highly selective by region). Fortunately with the SR5 you can get the nav system which has the back-up camera, or if you don't want to shell out that much cash, you can install a Toyota accessory back-up camera that is installed into the roof console of the truck. I particularly don't care for this and would go with the nav system. However, you could always go the indirect route and opt for the parking sensors, which are just as adequate.

[mf1171]

thanks mhadden! I feel really comfortable driving the rents 2002 Nissan Pathfinder so I can imagine that I would get used to a truck after several hundred miles.

there are so many choices in the trims and bundles, it's almost over-whelming haha. I guess it ultimately comes down to how much money I want to shell out. When I look and compair the different trims tho, the price difference isn't that much

[toyotaholic]

no means to jack this thread but i had some questions bout the tundra too.

is the v6 the same as the tacomas? i checked out toyotas website and the specs are identical

[Dana_15]

Yes the 4.0 V6 is the same. I have the same motor in my 4Runner as well.

[mhadden]

Originally Posted by toyotaholic

no means to jack this thread but i had some questions bout the tundra too.

is the v6 the same as the tacomas? i checked out toyotas website and the specs are identical

As Dana already mentioned, yes it is, right down to the engine cover. I think its particularly sad that Toyota's V6 is putting out as much power as some competitor's V8's!