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Originally Posted by aaron_c
What truck did all of you '07 Tundra owners drive before you bought the Tundra? I'm mainly looking for people who have owned other full-size trucks, for comparison purposes. The Tundra looks so massive, is it hard to navigate in parking lots and such? or is it not really as big as it looks? And lastly, tell me why you bought the Tundra over anything else.
thanks everybody
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Not a Tundra owner (yet) and not sure if I will be but...
I've owned a F250 Diesel 4x4 SuperCab Lariat for 20 years, the Truck is as solid as the day I bought it and has NEVER let me Down. Aside from the Drivers seat being a little tired everything still looks almost like new...really! I honestly don't think the new 07 Toyota would fare as well in that amount of time or not. But >>> I may be wrong.
What worried me about the 07 Toyota Double Cab I test drove was the abundance of plastic EVERYWHERE...even the inside door handles seemed like they could snap off in my hand. Very thin Carpets, but the Leather seemed of Good quality, the cloth in the lesser Truck also seemed thin.
The ride was quiet but going over some simple RR Trax the Truck became nervous and jumpy as the rear left the roads surface. And I've been over the very same Trax hundreds of times with my F250...solid every time.
The Tundra's Trany was very nice!
The brakes and acceleration was very impressive however.
The other thing that really got me worried was the Frame...the cut away sections in the Dealer were able to be flexed by hand (c-channel)...should a Frame do that by hand???
I would have to wonder, with the thin metal used in the Frame even the Boxed and Double C-Channel how long before it would simply Rust through???
The above may not be a concern for someone that gets a new Truck every couple years etc...but I hang on to mine for a long time, especially if it's going to take $42K+ out of my pocket!
Can the new 07 Tundra last the test of real time or...will be be a Rusted up Tin Can 10-15-20 years from now?
Not sure about any of the above...I come here and read about the current owners problems if any and, I'll do some research and get feedback... maybe the 08 Tundra will get my money. I might like to see a Diesel in the Tundra...the 09 F150 will have one. It would be hard not to wait for that.
And why no power rear slider on the Tundra Double cab...?
