Personally our tundras do pretty well on mpg. Both of the ones we own are the 5.7 v8 and they get around 21 cruising down the highway. City driving is more like 16 depending on traffic. We've never had a problem with the mpg. Maybe we did get lucky. I'll ask my uncle what his mpg is and see if it's around the same.
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Hey!!!!!i wouldnt buy one for hard use, but as a DD i would...
that being said, who buys a truck for DD use?
Their transmissions cost as much as a house to repair/rebuild, plus they dropped in some steep gears to make up for the lack of low-end the things make.......
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and, i just learned reading this thread, that they have a timing belt. el oh el.
my mother DD's a truck! Grrr
Hey!!!!!
As for the lack of low end I don't know what you're talking about. Never had that problem. Never replaced or repaired the tranny either. Nor do I ever want to have to.
08 was the last year for the 4.7l, the 4.6l and 5.7l is timing chain dohc.i wouldnt buy one for hard use, but as a DD i would...
that being said, who buys a truck for DD use?
Their transmissions cost as much as a house to repair/rebuild, plus they dropped in some steep gears to make up for the lack of low-end the things make.......
...
and, i just learned reading this thread, that they have a timing belt. el oh el.
What's weird is w very rarely see 4.6 problems but 5.7's do have stupid shit that we have seen.
