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(K&N air filter and Full synthetic oil and transmission fluids from day 4)
DeweyII
The oldman is a right wing wingnut and covered his NRA sticker with a sign sayin' 12mies a gallon.
I left it in Vail with a tarp over it as we are back East. He could of bought 2 round trip tickets to fly into Denver .I put 31 gallons in it and it cost me $105.24 @$329.9 just to go 380 miles. :sick:
Did any one here by a 5.7 V8 because of it's stellar fuel economy ? Nuh !
Don't get me wrong i wish my Tundra got 25 mpg and still hauled butt like it does but I never bought this truck for it's econmical milage. I bought it 'cuz the engine is AWESOME and it's a Toyota , my 11th and nairly a problem yet with any of them . And if there ever was they were on it like flies on smell!
My buddy bought the new Silverado and thought he was going to get 22 mpg as advertised with the 5.3 VCM engine and he is doing no better than me on mpg and i have 100 more hp and way more GRUNT. And mine hasn't brocken down like his has 3 times in the first year.
Why the low or high numbers for people ? I presume maybe good tires and good habits equal high numbers, or bad tires and bad habits equal low numbers.....
Just got home from a trip to Forida-865 miles. '08 Crewmax 5.7 2wd. Took rt.1 for first tank of fuel, did the speed limit, drove gently, multiple small towns and through cities, got 20.1 mpg. Second tank- I-95 with cruise set at 65mph (GPS verifies) 21.4 mpg! Third tank- Bumped speed up to 70mph, and mpg dropped to 17.8 on half tank, and then secondary roads to home, and averaged 18.2- foot got a little heavier On my way to Fl, I drove hard with cruise set 10+ over speed limit 75-80mph and several full throttle blasts up to speed limiter (115mph) and several long stretches near 100 with a group of hotrods- averaged 15.6mpg. I've owned and/or driven virtually every brand and type of light duty truck sold in the U.S. and Canada including several diesels- NONE of them EVER came close to matching this trucks all around performance- including gas mileage. If you are going to make comparisons- make sure you're comparing the same thing- and by the way ignore the domestics weight and tow ratings- they make up their own-Toyota is the ONLY one that uses the D.O.T. standards. Buy AMERICAN- Buy a TUNDRA!
Looks like you beat the rated mpg doing 65. A few other MPG threads are showing lower numbers than yours (on average), but I didn't see a mpg rating for your particular year, at least on edmunds. Do you know your years mpg rating?
amen
Last week I was contacted by my local Toyota dealership who informed me that my 2005 Toyota Tundra had a recall issued for frame rust due to poor quality material. I love my truck and this news was not well received. I was informed that the service department would lift the bed and inspect the rear frame for small holes caused by rusting and if holes were present they would need to replace the frame and if not present they would clean frame and spray with a rust protector. I took my truck in a few days ago and was informed yesterday that my frame was in good shape no holes found due to rust and that they had cleaned the frame and applied the rust protector which would need to set up overnight and I would be able to pick it up today. I picked up my truck today and was told everything was in good shape and my truck went thru a toyota multipoint inspection. Prior to driving off the lot I looked at the undercarriage / frame and noticed the rust protector material was still wet. Wasn't sure if it was simply the sheen of material so I touched the frame and it was not tacky but still wet? After wiping the oily like substance from my hands I asked the Service manager to take a look and make sure the job was done. He also touched the frame and the oil like substance and informed me that it should have setup over night but not to worry because Toyota will warranty the frame for life with the protector on. He told me to check it in a couple days to see if it gets tacky and if not call him. I then noticed my left side bed flare was damaged / scratched badly and he reviewed and told me to contact him in a couple days for the loaner car and he would have my truck repaired. Very disappointing service from Toyota. I regret taking my truck in for the recall work now and if had it to do over again would have inspected frame myself. I was left feeling like they just wanted to get it done and get it out the door without any regards to Quality. I will be taking my Truck elsewhere for service in Greensburg.