Opinion=Reliability this is a owner provided opinion.
Popularity there is small cult of truck buyers who consider the Tundra. The Colorado outsells it. But Toyota just produces just enough to meet demand thus the resale value. Even with the substantially smaller and tightly controlled inventory...
Do you comprehend the replacement for DEXRON II is DEXRON VI?
https://www.acdelco.com/parts/oils-fluids/gm-oe-dexron-vi-transmission-fluid
The UOA's show your viscosity argument has no merit because the actual operating viscosity of DEXRON III and earlier DEXRON fluids are thinner then current...
Originally Posted by bdcardinal
Originally Posted by buster
I need to find a truck like this. I want something high mileage/used so when I take it off-road I don't care if it gets banged up.
Ya I was showing it to some friends and one of them said "you should have got a 4x4" like dude I got...
Originally Posted by littlehulkster
Originally Posted by sloinker
Sounds like you are biased.What you like and what is objective are at odds in your review. For $55k you can get an American truck that meets or exceeds the Toyota as far as fake wood etc. You will also get vehicles with competing...
Originally Posted by WagonWheel
Nobody DIY'ing buys PP by the quart. It's 23$ /5qt jug all day long at WM or Big River.
The price is what the market will bear, so kudos to them for operating a profitable business.
A lot people buy by the quart. Even a 5 quart jug at auto parts store is $39.99...
Originally Posted by Amkeer
Nice truck! Slow! Ya right. Mine is 12 years old and is a great truck. I get 16 mpg consistently. The motor is easy to work on when needing to replace plugs, belts, coolant, etc.. A plug change takes about 2 hours if you take your time. They have Iridium plugs which...
Originally Posted by Lubener
Originally Posted by dave1251
Originally Posted by Lubener
Originally Posted by Tigerbangs
My Lincoln Continental Town Car has 13700 miles on it, but because it's sat for sometime, I'm going to change all the fluids including the transmission. I understand that in...
Best V8? With the worst MPG and the Tundra is slow. It's so slow it's slower than the GM 5.3 trucks. The interior is a cheap rip off of the previous F150.
Don't worry Toyota will make it right soon with a 450HP turbo V6.
Originally Posted by rideahorse
I am in the thicker oil crowd. Want to know why. Because I am paying the bill. My Ford Edge has 250,000 miles on 15w-40 diesel oil. Still runs perfect. Would it have done it on 5w-20. Maybe. But I know it did it with my oil. We have a lot of engines that run a lot...
Originally Posted by CKN
Originally Posted by Linctex
Originally Posted by Stelth
Also, this isn't a complaint,
the fluid exchange was $189. Oil was 11.99/qt. Air filter was $29.99
I WOULD BE COMPLAINING!!!!!!!!
A fluid exchange at most dealers is $200.00/up for the transmission. So the...
Originally Posted by FordCapriDriver
Their whole business model is ripping off people lying to the customer about things that don't need to be done while overcharging on eveything they can, 11.99 a quart for transmission fluid? what does it have gold in it? 30 bucks for an air filter? lol...
Originally Posted by Lubener
Originally Posted by Tigerbangs
My Lincoln Continental Town Car has 13700 miles on it, but because it's sat for sometime, I'm going to change all the fluids including the transmission. I understand that in 1977, Lincoln started using a dextron/mercon transmission...
Originally Posted by 4WD
I have several quarts of Super Tech SAE HD30 conventional.
It's SN Plus and makes specific mention of LSPI mitigation on the back label.
IRC a "conventional" oil is better at LSPI prevention over PAO.