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Toyota Tundra 2000
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sure to get the one with the hard shiftin trannie,
rattle cab, and hard startin motor now. These
be the best features and in high demand, could take a while to get one of them ones now. I heard them Chevrolets are powerfull, smooth and quiet, you sure don't want one like that now! Good luck on that future one now!
This led me to buy a new 96T100 4x4 XCab with a 3.4 V6 and 5 speed. I towed a 4700 lb. boat with 450 lbs. of tongue weight from LA to Lake Meade (Vegas), among other places, regularly. This include grades of 5-10% in 100-135 degree weather with the AC on. I never dropped below 45 mph on any hill nor below third gear. It got a consistent 13 mpg running it that hard in the desert heat. I never had a single problem, never turned off the AC, it never overheated (unlike many domestics sitting at the side of the road), didn't blow the head gaskets. In fact, the truck was bulletproof. The only problem I ever encountered was a radar gun towing my jet skis (2000 lbs.) that got me doing 75 mph while passing a line of big rigs.
My friend who I followed, on the other hand, with a Z71 Chevy 5.7 liter had multiple problems. Last trip, his alternator caught fire. We had to use 4 fire extinguishers to put it out. And he was only towing a 2000 lb. jet ski trailer.
I expect the same excellent, bulletproof service from my new Tundra Limited 4x4 that DOES have a Toyota Class IV hitch rated at 7200 lbs total and 720 lbs. tongue weight without weight distributing equipment! I have no rattles, vibrations or hard shifting (nothing harder than a shift from any normal high performance motor, since it is 4 cam, 32 valve, injected motor). In fact, the truck is perfect!
Believe me. I've worked as an Olds and Chevy service advisor and as a buyer for a wholesale dealer.
Good luck on that one!
1. Had a stone hit my windshield 3 weeks after I bought my Tundra in early June. My insurance company referred me to a local glass shop. Glass shop says they do not have the glass and must get it from dealer. Dealer says won't be available for 2 months. I called Toyota 800 number and the very next day my dealer calls and says glass is being air freighted and would be there the next day.
2. Had an aftermarket alarm installed. Installer not very careful with his tools and scratched some of the interior dash panels. I wrote the local Toyota office. Two days later my dealer's service manager called said to bring in the truck they would have someone from Toyota Mid-Atlantic distributor come out and fix the scratches. Dealer gave me a loaner and they fixed the panels to like new condition. When I picked up the truck the repair invoice (which was at no charge) said "Toyota Goodwill Repair". This was clearly not their problem, probably should have charged me but they did not. So far their customer service is a-ok with me.
How about it GM junkies, would they do this. Probably not!
Old Slogan:
"The most dependable longest lasting trucks on the road."
New Slogan:
"Dependable, long lasting trucks."
that Edmunds and KBB not list the hitch on them
limited ones? How you get that factory hitch when
no other has now? How you get that factory hitch
when it be stated by that Edmunds and KBB that one
not available for them limited ones? Sound like a story, like that Chevrolet story now. Like that t100 story now. Eveybody know that them t100 ones were junk! Even the factory admit that
them t100 ones were crap. Good luck on this one now!
They call it a limited because there's a limit to how much stuff you can put on it. They limited the hitch.
No stop askin'
Like a Rock
Its more than a song. They're the words we live by. They mean we build Chevy Trucks to be the most dependable, longest-lasting trucks on the road*. Built rugged....
* Dependability based on longevity: 1981-1999 full-line light-duty truck registrations. Excludes other GM divisions.
Guess them words like longevity don't have much
meaning when talkin about toyota trucks, all them
ones from the 80's be used up now!
Good luck on this one now!
Regarding their modified slogan. The commercials they air on the radio have changed. I'm not kidding. May be it's just here in Northern California. Anyone else notice the change?
them hard shiftin trannies, rattle trap cabs, and
hard startin engines was actually a feature and not the defect! If you don't got'em, you must not
have ordered em on that basic model tindra of
yours now.
That Silverado got the biggest cab of them all.
That Silverado got the most powerful gas engines too, including that v10 of dodge. That dodge does
have a fine diesel engine now, but it belong to
cumming not dodge. That Chevrolet will run the
circle round them dodges, this is the on that
fact now!
Not heard them modified radio commercials here in
the grand old South now.
So Rube why aren't you a fan of the Dodge 3/4 Cummins? Tow circles around those Chevy's.
I had my glass shot out by a vandal with a BB gun. Called dealer and they said truck was too new, none stocked anywhere in the GM system. They located independent glass shop. Had it in stock. Would I prefer LOF or PPG? Solar ray or non-tint? Replaced next day while I waited. It cost $325 parts and labor. I can only imagine what the windshield in a Tundra would cost.
Vandal was caught, by the way. His little party did $35k damage that night, before his tough love parents had a conscience, turned the punk in to the sheriff.
Wheelbase:
Chevy - 143
dodge - 138
tindra - 128
Overall length:
Chevy - 227
dodge - 224
tindra - 217
Width:
Chevy - 79
dodge - 79
tindra - 75
Height:
Chevy - 71
dodge - 71
tindra - 70
Max Trailer rating:
Chevy - 8200
dodge - 7800
tindra - 7200
Fuel Economy:
Chevy - 16/20
dodge - 13/17
tindra - 15/19
Looks like we got a clear winner here now!
All number per Truck Trends:
http://www.trucktrends.com
Also it appears you're comparing 2WD models.
Don't forget to state that the Chevy you're using in the above "compare" puts out less power than the Tundra. Care to state those numbers?
bigger than that tindra, but not even close to
that Chevrolet now. Them Chevys just simply the
best. If most of them tindra folks would drop
them big egos and do the compare, they too would
make the right choice now, it be very obvious that the Chevrolet is the best of them all now!
What say on this one? Good luck on this one now!
Go back and re-read my post a few hundred back. About why the Tundra is best for ME.
Do you know the difference between a Tundra owner and Silverado owner?
The Tundra owner doesn't care what YOU drive.
I'll buy the silverado, you pay for the repairs. Do we have a deal?
270hp/4.8 285hp/5.3 300hp/6.0
Anyway you do the compare, the Chevrolet come out
on top, the clear winner now.
Yes, I did the compare on the 2wd, but the dimension/engine will be the same, exceptin the height and wieght now.
What say on this?
reliability myth now. If them ones from that island so great, how come they all used up after
10 or 15 year now? Them Chevrolets go on to become what is knowin as the classic. Them
forein ones just get used up now. That reliabilty
is just a myth started by them forien marketin folks, to be used on them gulliable ones.
Horsepower: 230 hp @ 4600 rpm
Torque: 285 ft-lbs. @ 2800 rpm
Tundra is 245 & 315
255 HP @ 5200 RPM
285 LB-FT @ 4000 RPM (Torque)
(Standard on 1500 Extended 4x4)
http://www.gm.com/vehicles/us/showroom/chevy_trucks/silverado.html
This was called the "new" Silverado, also had numbers for the old Silverado, which were less.
270 HP @ 5000 RPM
315 LB-FT @ 4000 RPM (Torque)
(Standard on 2500 Series)
Nice numbers but, Rube you're wrong again.
unchanged for the 2000 model year. Them Chevrolets are like rockets! Got the most powerful engines in the light duty pickup class.
be kickin even harder now! Them Chevrolets always
gettin hotter, Chevy be know for them small block
V8 power houses don't ya know? Once again, them
Chevys be top dog! That lexzy v8 just can't compete with 44 years of Chevrolet V8 history now!
Chevy - 4635
tindra - 4480
That Chevrolet be only 155 pounds heavyer.
It has the 50 hp advantage now.
Plus it has the much steeper low gear:
Chevy - 3.06
tindra - 2.80
Good luck on this one now!
Chevy 5.3 325 torque
Tundra 4.7 315 torque
Lighter, better rear end = faster
HP + Torque + Total Gear ratio = Chevy winner!
That trannie ratio make the difference now.
That Chevy guy must have been talkin on that 3/4 one now. I not judge which truck is better based on that wieght, I base it on that total compare now. Good nite for now, it be 1:30 on this side.
I've told you many times Rube. I'd love to have a Silverado, I just don't trust the reliability.
Once again, read the words: The only Tundra you can't order from the factory with a hitch is the Limited 4x4 Access Cab because of a disagreement with EPA ratings. Tundra 4x4 Limited owners can buy a Class IV hitch from the Toyota dealer and have them install it as soon as they take delivery.
Here's the Tundra 7200 lb. capacity hitch part #s for the those on the site who aren't GM owners:
Class IV Towing Hitch Receiver - PT228-34990
Wiring Harness - PT207-34002
Fuse Box and Hardware - PT220-34990
As far as reliability, check Consumer Reports. Their Frequency of Repair records are accurate, judging from my 25 years of experience in the automotive field and as a wholesale buyer. I believe the T100 does pretty good in their reliability ratings. Maybe even recommended?
Don't choke Ru. Or maybe it's that Chevy Bowtie cutting off the oxygen.
Good luck with that one now!
nothin to do with that hitch. A Wieght issue?
What about the big3, they all wiegh more than
them tindras, with or without them hitchs now!
And even them sr5 ones come only with the class 3
from that factory! That factory be cutting back on them hitches now, cuz they know something about that limited haul now! And that Chevy will
womp the tindra in the 1/4, fact is fact. Fit and finish now? Them little tindras don't hold a stick to the Silverado, use your eyes on this one now! Then egos on them tindra owners never cease to amaze! As far as your ramblings on fires, abs, trannies, and such, nothin here to refute, never heard of that tell till now, back it up with the link, and we can disscuss it. Good luck on this one now!
I'm taking a hike while you ponder over all those misgivings you have about GM, while on this beautiful snowy Saturday (2nd snow in Oct), I note how much fun you're missing if you aren't experiencing it inside the roomy cabin of a full size Silverado, great sounds, powerful hvac, the best seats in trucking, the security of on-demand 4wd and 4 wheel abs. Strike the chord Bob Seger. It's THE TRUCK.
Enjoy yours.
that hurricane here now! You be right on that rest, these here tindras owners need all the post they can get in now to figure out them hitch mysteries and such. Good luck on that one now!
"I'm taking a hike while you ponder over"
good to talk bout them trucks now! I try to keep it to them trucks, so do you. That rwellbaum2
run his mouth awhile back, and it was not bout
them trucks, this got Franklin steamin. Now
he just lookin out for me, that be all. He is
a good one, but he not look kind on the type of
talk that rwellbaum2 was spewin forth now. I say it now, said it before, lets just keep it to them trucks now! What say on this?
Franklin - It looks kind of bad when you just show up here for one thing... To threaten others. Besides, do you really think anyone is going to drive cross country to fist fight over some trash talk? I think not. Please get real, unless you're the one who wants to do the driving. If so, give me your email address and I'll email you my residential address.