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Toyota Tundra 2000
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The 2001 model will have a modified rear seat (much better comfort). I seriously doubt a crew cab any time soon. The 2001 sport utility on the Tundra frame will be the next vehicle coming from Indiana.
I have no trouble ignoring lying idiots. I can only say this.....EVERY TUNDRA ENGINE IS MADE IN JAPAN! Someday, the WV plant will build our engines, just not yet. I am also certain that they will not be made with steel from Mexico.
Have a great day and enjoy your Tundras. The team here is very proud of every one. When J.D. Power rate the Tundra # 1, maybe you know who will shut up.
DH Towing Receiver Hitch (All Except Limited)
Why no factory hitch on that limited one?
HUH???? Makes about as much sense as the rest of your silly posts. On a serious note if you could just give us any semblance for the reasoning you have about your country of origins maybe we could agree with you. Seems to me the old El Camino was made in Mexico. Or are we just to humor you because you're Franklin's grandpappy. Are you sure you're not Jar Jar Binks?
A few posts back someone accused Trucks4Me to be you. The response to that accusation was that Trucks4Me just had a similar name, and not to associate the baffoon to you just because the names are similar. (this was arround post #715: you will notice that those posts were removed and the sequential numbers skips). Now, by his own admission, Trucks4Me is Franklin.
Okay, I don't personally care who you or your family is. I don't really care whether you like or dis-like Toyotas or Chevys. But by your own admission, you state that one must do the research before posting information.
Well, go back and re-read my post #771. Chevy's are more likely to be built in Mexico than this Tundra. The WV plant has two engine lines (a 4Cyl and a V6 line, no V8 as of yet). Toyota does not obtain parts from Mexico other than leaf springs (same place that supplies Chevys, Fords, and Dodge's). These are varifiable facts.
If Franklin know's these trucks (probably Chevys, Fords, and Dodges) why didn't he know this fact. And if he knew the auto industry so well, why doesn't he do some research and verify my information about the WV (It's called the Buffalo Engine facility to get him started). Let him post his findings and I will bet it coincides with mine.
I'm not sure what you have against Mexican produced parts and vehicles, since more Big 3's vehicles are produced in Mexico, and contain more Mexican parts than Toyota's vehicles (once again read post #771).
I will continue to defend your right to post your opinion here, but you're damaging your own credibility more than anyone else.
Nothing personnal, I'm sure you're as much of a son-of-a-b*tch as I am. And, personally, compared to my friends from N. NJ, you're a [non-permissible content removed] cat.
To everyone else: LIGHTEN UP!!! Don't you have any friends that are a pain in the *ss? You know, the ones that are fun to go out drinking with, but wouldn't invite to Christmas dinner (without lots of alcohol). It's not personal, he's just a jerk (he can't help it).
That's my piece. Bobby Joe . . . let's see what Franklin comes up with.
Love the sound of the engine, hate the sound of the horn.
tindras now, is there?
I'm looking for constructive help, Rube, not grade school namecalling. I don't realy care how old you are. Grow up.
I am sorry, but I am not familiar with the wheel
vibration problem that you spoke of. None of the
Tundras that I have driven have had that problem.
There was a wind noise from the rear leaf springs,
but they have been modified and that is no longer
an issue.
#961 of 977: To emruzek (framehog) Tue 05 Oct '99 (10:38 AM)
Sorry, I don't know the answer to your question.
We have a supplier on site who mounts the tires and
rims and delivers them to a conveyor inside the
assembly shop. I do know that early on, we had a
vibration in the wheels. We changed to a different
wheel/tire combo and the problem went away.
Did this really cure the problem?? From post #915 you replied to no knowledge of any wheel vibration problem, but as you stated in topic #961, you admitted there was a problem and it was cured. I am not trying to harass you, just trying to find the truth to this matter.
Try them PepBoys for a new horn.
http://www.pepboys.com/
toyota dealer tonite! We do the compare
between them tindras and his Chevrolet. Will
get a measure on that driveshaft, and bed
size now, and park them 2 side by side too.
Franklin know them trucks good! This will be
the first for me now, just been readin on them,
get to see one for sure tonite! This is the big one now, eh? Hope he gets here soon.
I am purchasing the truck to tow a new Seaswirl Striper 2100. The combined weight of the boat and trailer is approximately 4400 pounds. I realize the Tundra V8 has a tow rating of 7200 pounds.
I do not want to be disappointed in the performance of the Tundra towing this kind of weight.
Does anyone have any experience in Towing with the Tundra? How does it perform? Is there enough horsepower and torque to pull this weight without using 100 percent of the engine's capacity?
Any input will be greatly appreciated.
This site has the horns I purchased for mine, the truck has not arrived yet but you will know when it does.
The Air Horns sound Too , Too European to me.
Besides Rueblue would not approve.
re: Tundra
I LIKE the fact that the Tundra is a bit smaller then the full-size USA trucks. Personally, the "compact" pickups (Ranger/Tacoma/Frontier/S10) are just a bit too small for me, and the Full-Size trucks are a bit bigger then what I need. Seems to me the Tundra is just right.
Thank you for the camper websites. I am in Erie. I think a Tundra Denver group would be a good thing. Let us know.
laughed and laughed at him all scrunched up in
that cab..... We pulled that massey-furgerson behind us, but that sales lady not let us hook and haul on that one they called the sr5, so I didn't do the haul with that one. That drive-shaft looked thin too haul a massey-furgerson, but we never got a try it. Anyone do a haul
of full weight on one of them yet? That
massey-furgerson comes in about 9500 or so.
but that Franklin's Chevrolet been haulin that massey/furgerson plenty of times now. How do
you fella's fit in that Tojo sized cab now?
I be too old to squeeze on in there, and poor
Franklin had hard time squeezin out now! They
sure are smaller than the big3 now. They
look thin and they too small and lightwieght for the farm, I think they get used up quick if you put em to work hard. Anybody out there workin that tindra on the farm yet? Can the fifth wheel
be added on that bed? Anybody out there added the fifth wheel on one yet?
I think the Tundra audience is made up of mostly personal use buyers. That means people using it for NON COMMERCIAL purposes. Myself, I haul camping gear and a boat, which will never go higher that 5000 pounds, even if I get a larger boat. The heaviest thing in my camping arsenal is BEER! So, none of your arguments hold any water when you're talking about pulling over 8000 pounds. It doesn't matter, get it?
If us Tundra buyers were going to work on the farm and haul tractors we wouldn't have bought Tundra's. I think I can speak for other Tundra owners. We bought these trucks because we expect a better quality truck than the big 3 put out. BIGGER doesn't mean BETTER!! Please understand this. It's plain-as-day obvious that Toyota's are more reliable than GM's, HANDS-DOWN. You were shown a list of topics that cover GM problems, did you see it? Are you in complete denial?
To summarize for you:
We are after LIGHT DUTY, RELIABLE trucks. Chevy doesn't win that category.
Even some of the positive Chevy reviews say the build quality of GM is questionable. Maybe you should checkout the "tractor pull" topic. Get off of our asses now.
And yes I agree you do have a right to your opinion and to post. It's just that you've stated it many times, and frankly it's not considered anymore.
Respectfully yours
-Art
FYI: If I was going to tow houses and and other large items I'd buy a Ford, despite the fact that the GM has more features.
That Kenworth not near as strong as that
White-Liner in my book.
Chevy says:
We build the most dependable, longest-lasting
trucks on the road.
That means that them Chevys must be more dependable than them tojo toys. This is
based on JD-Powell folks tell, not mine now.
I agree that them tindras not near as heavy duty
as the Chevrolet. I just am wonderin if any one has worked one of them yet, added the fifth wheel for the heavy load, and such. After lookin em over in person, I think they might get used up quick on the farm, as thin as they are. What say,
anybody workin them limited ones?
-Art
A happy Tundra owner who just smoked a Silerado.
Franklin just tad bigger, and he had trouble
with that cab space now, I not give it a try, as
I too old to struggle with it. Maybe that nephew
more limber? He surely not stretch out now, that
for sure, in that tojo size cab. People who use
them trucks for work add them fifth wheels, 1/2 ton included now. Franklin has the fifth on his.
Artp, that slogan backed up by that JD Powell folks, go grab a Chevrolet brochere, and see it for yourself now. Them topics all on same thing, some type of vibration or something, seems I here tell of this on them tindras now too. Yet to see anything that amounts to much of nothin.
Fact is, there be millions of them Chevrolets and just a few of them tindras, expect to hear more based on this fact alone.
One more thing too, them Chevys are worked by
them owners, haulin and such. All I be hearin
on them tindras is campin and boatin and such.
That aint workin a truck! Bring them tindras
down here to the Jones farm, we put'em to work quick now. And there is no way that tindra goin
smoke a Chevrolet, unless its that little v8 or 6
now! That Chevrolet must wieght 500 to 600 pounds
more than that tindra, and still whip it in a race. Good luck on them limited ones now!
Now leave us alone!
You've been so informative about the weakness of the Tundra. Tomorrow I will trade in my Tindra for one of them Chevy's. I can't thank you enough for openin' my eyes and tellin' on that factory. Toyota liars!
Do you think I should get a Silverado or Sierra? 1500, 2500 or dually 3500? Which engine do you recommend? Should I buy the extended warranty? When the f***er breaks which shop should I take it to? Or will you and Frankie come and fix it for me? Can I at least borrow your Chevy to get to work? Which GM topic do you think I should go to, to get good information about the Chevy, without havin' to listen to all them lies?
Again, Mr. jones, sir, thank you!
Also, where do I get one of them JD Powder brochures? I thought they made whiskey? Goin' for new markets huh?
truck. Get one loaded up now, it will give you
the haul in style!
That 2500 won't break, have no fear, work it hard
now, it was built to last, be a classic one day.
Good luck on that new Chevrolet, glad to have been
of service on this one.
Took my Tindra down to the Chevy place for the trade. When I pulled up there were five or six guys lookin' at Chevy trucks. All their heads popped up, they were lookin' at the Tindra, yep! When I parked they all came over and started askin' questions and such. One guy wanted to look under the hood and said "wow! a Toyota truck with a V8", "how much torque that thing put out now?" I told him, "I recon' it's 315 ft/lbs now". Then they started askin' how much and were'd ya get it from.
I told them guys about how you and Frankie set me straight on the Silverado and told em your tells about the factory. You know what they said? They said "We know that Frankie guy, he's full of it, his family's trucks been in the shop plenty now". They said "boy, you don't listen to them Jones's now".
Well Rube...
I took my $30,000 Tundra and I headed outta there now, just as the plaid coated salesman was chasin' me down.
Havin' second thoughts, what think?
Chevrolet dealer, you be makin that up now!
But I say this much, if you paid $30,000 for
that tojo truck, the joke be on you! eh?
By the way:
I'm tryin' to decide whether to trade my wifes 99 VW Passat for one of them Chevy Cavalier, what think?
Artp, I think that dealer would swap you that tindra for this Chevrolet, what think on this?
I would trade on the Cavalier for sure.
a. You do NOT talk the way you write, or, if you do, it is purely for show
b. You WRITE this way as an insult to the average American
c. You are probably just a kid who enjoys jerking peoples' chains on the internet
d. Your internet skills are far and above those of the average, farm-raised senior citizen, see "c".
I am shocked and offended that Edmunds' has allowed you to post for this long when your posts are an obvious slam on hard working minorities and low income people who have not had the priveledge of a higher education. You should be ashamed of yourself.
PS- When will you get it through your head that the majority of Tundra owners are buying as a personal use vehicle for light towing and hauling??!! These same buyers are LOOKING for a truck that is SMALLER then the big 3 full-sizers, so arguing that the Chevy is better because it has a higher tow rate and a bigger cab is an irrelevent argument in this topic. I am sure that if someone, even a die-hard Toyota fan, was looking for a truck to pull 1-ton farm duty, they would not even consider the Tundra because that is NOT what they were designed for.
liberal Vermont colleage town, but there is no
truth in those words of yours. Just talkin on
trucks here now, no insult meant to them tindra owners, have been plain on this point many a time. The fancy ones like you try to read more
into them posts than is just there, these are just
simple truths on trucks, you read into it anything
more than that, and it be your tell, not mine now.
Life must be hard on a tender one such as yourself, if these here words are offendin and shockin to ya, hope things get better ya when you grow up now.
Pilo, we raise some chickens here, but never worked for that GM factory. Enough on my simple life here, back to them trucks now.
Artp, that is one fine truck now, is it not!
As far as his opinion on the Chevy trucks, I actually agree with him. For the kind of work he is describing, the Chevy would be my choice too and I certainly don't deny him his opinion.
I don't take any offence from WHAT he is saying, just HOW he is saying it. I needed to speak my mind about it and now that I have, I will drop it.
In an earlier post you mentioned hauling a Massey-Ferguson tractor. Just curious, but which model?
You and franklin better cut down on that fried chicken and mashed taters. Pretty soon you won't be able to make it out the door to get to your shivy. Better stop with that whine, for you give yourself that there coranary too. Stress is bad on you old overweight folks. Good luck with that there health.
Why do I know I'll regret doing this?
I'm not yet ready to purchase a new truck; however, come next summer I will be. For my needs, here is how the current line of trucks stack up:
#1 Tundra
#2 Ford
#3 Chevy/GMC
#4 Dodge
I currently own a Chevy S-10 4X4 Extended cab, but have regretted not getting the Toyota due to the poor quality of the Chevy and very poor dealer service.