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[Zee09]

So about two months ago my long time beloved country bumpkin Ford dealer (large though) got bought out by some outfit I’ve never heard of.

Happened to drive by yesterday and was surprised to see the lot that was normally overstuffed was way thinner and you could tell vehicles were spread out to make it look full. Had to be less than half normal inventory. As usual about all you could see from the highway was trucks, but way fewer of them.

I’m at a loss for an explanation, any ideas?

If you listen to YT the truck market has imploded sort of like the 80% reduction in new homes in Florida..

A few guesses.... New owner has moved trucks to their other locations, blow out sales and the end of the year is close and you may have 179 tax code buyers like myself buying now....

I'm waiting until 2026 because I will need the 179 tax code break.

 

[Zee09]

Toyota admits fewer than 30% of their dealers can repair the new Tundras creating long wait times with major issues.

 

[CKN]

If you listen to YT the truck market has imploded sort of like the 80% reduction in new homes in Florida..

A few guesses.... New owner has moved trucks to their other locations, blow out sales and the end of the year is close and you may have 179 tax code buyers like myself buying now....

I'm waiting until 2026 because I will need the 179 tax code break.

Yep-that's why you don't watch Youtube.
Too many "experts" who don't have a clue, failed testing methodology-and the list goes on.

 

[Delta]

Truck buyers...........

Would you buy a 2026 Tundra?

Sorry I'm late to the party... butttt

As a Toyota fanboy, after I saw CCN's video of the engine teardown out of the new Tundra, nope, no way. I was debating getting one after my Tacoma's lease is up (don't judge me, we all know how often I swap trucks), but after seeing how "weak" the bottom end is on that video there's no way. The little 2.4 turbo in my current truck is waay stronger on the bottom. Another Taco it is.

If I needed a full size, it would probably be an F150 with the 2.7 TT V6.

 

[Zee09]

Tundra replacement crate engines are blowing now and Hybrids as well even in 2025.....

 

[Zee09]

Toyota is hired 350 people in Alabama to fix engines via new units...right now over 100k engines required

 

[drtyler]

Sorry I'm late to the party... butttt

As a Toyota fanboy, after I saw CCN's video of the engine teardown out of the new Tundra, nope, no way. I was debating getting one after my Tacoma's lease is up (don't judge me, we all know how often I swap trucks), but after seeing how "weak" the bottom end is on that video there's no way. The little 2.4 turbo in my current truck is waay stronger on the bottom. Another Taco it is.

If I needed a full size, it would probably be an F150 with the 2.7 TT V6.

Why is the 3.4 bottom end weak?

 

[Delta]

Why is the 3.4 bottom end weak?

It's one of those have to see for yourself kind of thing, I'm not very good at explaining things. This is all strictly IMO so

 

[Zee09]

It's one of those have to see for yourself kind of thing, I'm not very good at explaining things. This is all strictly IMO so

I hear it was a $3B mistake and counting...

 

[Zee09]

The Car Care Nut thoughts on the Tundra engine woes... 1 year ago

 

[SC Maintenance]

Sorry I'm late to the party... butttt

As a Toyota fanboy, after I saw CCN's video of the engine teardown out of the new Tundra, nope, no way. I was debating getting one after my Tacoma's lease is up (don't judge me, we all know how often I swap trucks), but after seeing how "weak" the bottom end is on that video there's no way. The little 2.4 turbo in my current truck is waay stronger on the bottom. Another Taco it is.

If I needed a full size, it would probably be an F150 with the 2.7 TT V6.

I did see the CCN's video, and the mains did not look too small, the journals anyway. The bearings themselves looked like they did not fit properly. I have seen that type of failure before when the mains were over-torqued. Not saying that is what happened there, could be all kinds of things.

Anyway the failure he had seemed to be the bearings themselves, not the journals.

 

[gfh77665]

Geeze, sentiment has shifted on the almighty, magical Toyotas, it seems.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

All new " run of the mill" cars are junk. You get what you pay for. I'll take my 3 beaters over any new car anyday. Super reliable.

 

[gfh77665]

Toyota is trying to push a V6 TD for the Tundra and YT is pushing the Tundra hard these days....
Very little mention of the issues

Are all pickups junk now??

https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/fo...IH3l8XxfTehqmg_z2H10l4FKW07vJiVifGErajCWMOXmQ

 

[Zee09]

Does anybody make a good truck?
All brands bashed here...

 

[Zee09]

https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/fo...IH3l8XxfTehqmg_z2H10l4FKW07vJiVifGErajCWMOXmQ

Even the F150 is having issues but it's better than most.

 

[odie]

Even the F150 is having issues but it's better than most.

Ain't what they used to be .

 

[Passport1]

Here's your woodie. Can get all your junk in this trunk.

Classic.com

 

[walterjay]

Ain't what they used to be .

Datsun used to be a good one

 

[CKN]

Here's your woodie. Can get all your junk in this trunk.


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Pickup trucks are more capable and get at least 33% better millage than that thing.