Alright y'all, been a long time since I've been in the market and I'm looking for advice.

I'm looking to get a slightly used (under 20k miles) midsize truck (f150, ram 1500, tundra)

Not looking for anything fancy & hoping to not spend more than $45k out the door. My goal is buy this truck, baby, & drive it until the wheels fall off. Just starting my research now but I'd like to get this boards opinion on what I should be looking at for the most reliable truck.

Most towing I'd do is a bass boat and maybe a trailer with a ranger & deer hunting equipment at most. Crew cab is preferred

Any advice is greatly appreciated

I'm considering buying a v8 tundra with low miles and storing it for five or ten years until I need it. Pretty crazy probably. I don't want a 6 cylinder turbo.

If this is real it's a steal

https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/d/dallas-black-on-black-2020-toyota/7736867730.html

I know a guy that has 2 of them and one sitting in his garage to drive in about 6-7 years for this exact reason.

Idk

I emailed him just for fun though

No way that's real. Can't be.

AstroAggie15 said:

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Not looking for anything fancy & hoping to not spend more than $45k out the door. My goal is buy this truck, baby, & drive it until the wheels fall off.

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I always like reading lines like this. We've all read/heard/experienced trucks blowing up at <100k miles. Every one of those guys drove theirs until the 'wheels fell off', too.

Is what you're really looking for a truck that will last a decade and 300k miles?

Buck also asked another good question: what's your intended use? Is it a daily highway cruiser for commuting to work? How many miles do you drive a year? How often and how far are you towing a boat and a ranger?

The stereotype is that a Toyota will run for years with no troubles. It will. But if you have a 70-mile daily roundtrip commute, you'll pay a small fortune in gas. How big are the boat and ranger? Can you get away with a Tacoma?

I just got out of a 2.7L F150. For my light duty use, it was absolutely perfect. Even with a sometimes heavy foot, I got >21mpg in a 70-mile commute with mixed driving. Highway cruising was a breeze and 24+mpg was common on longer trips. I could also tow anything I needed to other than the space shuttle or fifth wheel - modest boat, utility trailer with lawnmowers and junk, or pallets of dirt, mulch, and gravel.

I will throw my hat in the ring for the Titan as well. Just bought my second one in the last year (first one got totaled a week ago). Great trucks and great value. The Platinum Reserve trim is incredibly nice. Loved the one I got in July, so when it got totaled, went with another one.

FYI check around you can find brand new Chevy/GMC 1500's for that price with the 5.3 and 4x4. They will be base model trucks but sound perfect for what you're looking for.

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/new/searchresults.action?sourceContext=homePageNewCarTab_false_0&selectedEntity=d630&zip=77845#listing=361909044/NONE/DEFAULT

https://www.toyota.com/configurator/build/step/summary/year/2024/series/tundra/model/8248/exteriorcolor/01G3/interiorcolor/FA21/packages/option8/?bap_guid=8d0982c5-8f55-4f6a-8b01-4887f5891488

New tundra SR crew cab 2WD if $44.5k + TT&L MSRP. Bet you can get one for $45k out the door with a warranty and no maintenance issues or missed oil changes.

Do you really want a truck? I thought I'd miss mine except I have a 4x6 utility trailer that's easier to load and unload than any truck bed. There's too much of a markup on trucks and people like to steal them compared to suvs.

With that said, I'd look at 4Runners or lexus GXs and Sequoia if you want the V8.

Previous generation Tundras or current generation Titans are your best reliability bets, but I did hear that 2020 model year Tundras were having more issues than usual. Rams with the air ride suspensions will have the best ride quality.

I have a difference of opinion, you take care of them and they will take care of you….mostly just as much as any of the others. My 14 was a great truck outside of one transmission at 143k, my 22 ZR2 Silverado had been a great truck through 45k so far

I did delete AFM admittedly super early into owning it, the theft thing well if they want your truck they will take it.

Each to there own but I'd trust my ZR2 more than any tundra after seeing recent friends/coworkers Toyotas crap out on them!

And we dive into the age old Ford vs Chevy vs etc argument that is ages old!

Corps_Ag12 said:

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Idk

I emailed him just for fun though

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Did you ever hear anything from this guy? Posting still up and seems like a great deal

I think the fallacy in your argument is that a domestic isn't going to last. Any vehicle, including Toyota's are eventually going to have issues when they get old and up over 150k miles. I find that most of the people that crap all over domestics haven't owned one built in the last 30 years.

That's a great looking truck. Why are you selling it?

Don't want a truck anymore. Bought a Tesla but it was from out of state so too much of a pain to try to trade it in.

I love the GM/Ford 10 speeds

1939 said:

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I think the fallacy in your argument is that a domestic isn't going to last. Any vehicle, including Toyota's are eventually going to have issues when they get old and up over 150k miles. I find that most of the people that crap all over domestics haven't owned one built in the last 30 years.

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Yep, I replaced the radio in my 4Runner at about 200k miles. Stupid Toyotas.

Wow, that was a beautiful truck - glad everyone is ok. Looking forward to pics of the new one.