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Originally Posted by mikedatiger
Salty,
My neighbor has a Tundra with about 120K thousand miles on it and no problems - i.e. typical Toyota. Now his mileage is somewhere around 15mpg and that fits with everything I have ever read about them. Great trucks, but people equate better MPG with the yota's and that just isn't true. Your best bet for MPG will be the F-150 hands down.
I looked at trucks for months before I bought my Titan in '04 and then for months before I bought my F250 this year. You'll quickly find that the price differential between a Tacoma and a Tundra is next to nothing. I couldn't justify spending that much money for a smaller truck when for a few $K more I could get a full size with a V8. Also, I found that the yota's were more than F-150's and the response was always, it's a toyota...
Titan was a fantastic truck, but MPG was laughable. This time I needed something that could tow with no worries and get good MPG. The 250 gets 17mpg in the city and I have gotten 22 on the hwy. Towing I average about 17 on highway. Titan was about 11 towing the same loads.
The Tundra is a great truck, but would recommend at least looking at the new Fords. I have NEVER been a ford guy, but now I am sold.
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That's true about the mileage, Micah. I currently drive an F-150 that hasn't given me any problems and I get a bit over 18mpg. I bought the Ford because I liked the body style....same reason I'm interested in the 'Yota.