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Could the difference be US vs Can gallons
3.75 litres / US gallon
4.75 litres /Can gallon.
Above all else buying 2 Tundra's in one week shows where my approval rating is.
I tend not to be a heavy footed driver 115-120 Km/hr on highways, 90-100 Km/hr of county roads. I know, I'm speeding but I am just flowing with traffic. I noticed early if I drive 125 and above mileage drops like a stone.
As stated earlier I recently drove from Kingston to St. Catherines area via 400 series highways and thru Toronto. Round trip took 770 Km and over 8 hours of driving. I did the trip on one tank of gas. Toronto had a significant amount of stop and go traffic. I expected and got 7 hours of highway/urban driving with my 03 Access ltd. City driving does bring down the numbers of course. My Clients and Contractor buddies still scratch their heads but they were in the truck for some of these rides.
I've always had a bench seat, extended cab, TRD. When I started looking for the 07, dealers told me they weren't making the 5.7L DC in the bench seat/TRD configuration. A couple of dealers just blew me off and didn't seem interested in taking an order. But one dealer was willing. But when they punched in the specs I wanted, Toyota came back with "not recommended". That was because of the wait time. So the lesson here is, you can order whatever you want as long as you're willing to wait. They estimated the wait time would be 2-3 months. From the date they ordered the truck to the day it was delivered to the dealer was 77 days.
Mine's a Pyrite Mica 5.7 DC with Bench Seat; TRD; Autodim rear view mirror; Cold Kit; Heated Mirrors; Mudguards; Alarm System; Daytime Running Lights; Bedliner; Floor Mats.
Of course, it's a whole new truck and will take some getting used to, but so far, I like everything about it. It's a little harder to get in and out (even for my two Labrador Retrievers). I may want to consider some sort of step, but really don't want to. Haven't driven far enough to get the MPG, but I didn't buy this truck to worry about MPG.
This is my 8th Toyota truck since 1990. I trade when there's a technological or design change or when my needs change. I'll never buy anything but a Toyota truck. My "real" car is a Lexus GX 470. I'm rewarding myself after a career working in underdeveloped countries where I was forced to drive cars that could be maintained locally (Peugeots in West Africa, Fiats in Central Africa, and a couple of Hondas and a Datsun in Egypt and Haiti).
Cheers to all you Tundra owners (and prospective ones).
--rappcova--
Really enjoying the truck overall.
Crazycanuck4
Order truck April 4th
How long did it take you to get yours?
She did say when I picked mine up that if I ordered a truck now I would be waiting two-three months due to increase in orders placed.
Talk to Owner, good guy, I am sure he can do something for you. It's worth the wait. I see they have several on the lot??
I now have 200 miles on it and haven't noticed any anomalies with the roads in Colorado. Things I have noticed are: I live in the mountains and I can't believe how great the truck takes the curves. The 6-speed does tend to shift quite bit going up the curves. The TRD exhaust is nice - a bit of a resonance between 1600 to 2200 rpm. Not annoying however just noticeable. The first time I passed a vehicle on a two-lane highway was awesome. As I pulled back into my lane, I found myself saying wow, wow, wow. The amount of power this engine has is a nice surprise.
I haven't gone through my first tank of gas yet so I can't comment on the mileage. I'm at a about a half a tank at 200 miles.
I've put about 800 miles on it so far and so far, I only have one complaint. The mirrors. It doesn't sound like much, but I think they are flat out dangerous. What a blind spot. When I come to several roads where I have to make a left, I have to pull myself forward almost to the steering wheel to look around it. It would be one thing if the "mirror" was that big, but it's ALL housing.
I also got quite the shock when I went to pass someone yesterday. You really have to ease into the pedal or you might get launched into space. This truck iss a screamer. At first I was a little dissapointed in the ride. I felt it was a little rough at first. Then I realized that I was comparing it to my F150, which is not rated to haul/tow NEAR what this monster will.
All in all, the more I drive this, the better I like it.
I can't wait until mine comes in. I have a few more options and accessories then this loaner does.
rappcova
Just posting a link to SEVERAL new tundra owners posts of
transmission failures.
Has your transmission failed too?
Seems another one failed:
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/tundra/97561-6-spd-automatic-transmission-problem/
yeah i know the feeling ive raced 2 tundras so far the first one blew by me but i caught up to him about 300ft up the road after his camshaft snapped in half. the second one he was really quick tho it took me 3 blocks to catch him after his tranny self destructed. man thoses tundras sure are fast, and as a side note they are without a doubt the best see-saw climbers around :P
Just out of curiousity, why is it that GM fans apparently feel an overwhelming need to go into TUNDRA specific forums to post unsubstantiated bad news?
Do Tundra owners make it a point of going into Silverado specific forums to do the same?
The Tundra is (or isn't) going to succeed based on its own merits. Heck, one of my buddies was a diehard GM guy for years, wouldn't touch a Toyota product if his life depended on it, even though friends of ours and co-workers, family, whoever had nothing but positive things to say about THEIR Toyotas. Guess what, he gave the Tundra and chance (after yet another GMC :lemon: ) and now he owns one.
Internet forums weren't going to do a damn thing to change that. They're just words on a screen, physical conversation is much more effective because it comes straight from somebodys personal experience.
In the end, Toyota is probably loving the attention. :shades:
Just out of curiousity, I did some checking:
In the Silverado/Sierra: Fuel Pump/Fuel System thread - no Toyota trolls in the last 6 pages I looked at; just GM owners with problems and others with solutions.
In the Silverado/Sierra: Noise/Vibration thread - only troll post I could find occurred in March of '06. Otherwise, just GM owners with problems and others with solutions.
In the Silverado/Sierra: Starting Problems thread - no trolls whatsoever; just GM owners with problems and others with solutions.
In the Silverado/Sierra: Electrical and Computer Issues thread - no trolls at all; just GM owners with problems and others with solutions.
In the 2007 Silverado/Sierra: First Impressions thread - no trolls over the last 10 pages; just GM owners talking about their impressions (mostly favorable, a few gripes).
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In short, when looking at the Silverado/Sierra topics I found ONE SINGLE SOLITARY TROLL POST (from March of LAST year). The Silverado/Sierra forum seems to function JUST as it is supposed to - a place for reasonable discourse.
Why is it then that some GM truck fans seem to feel COMPELLED to come over into the Tundra forum JUST to muck things up?
Insecurity issues? :confuse:
edit: anythingbutgm, I just saw your post.
I think it just comes down to insecurity issues. The vast majority of GM owners (I believe) know that both GM and Toyota make good trucks but that for their needs (or their own loyalties) lie with GM. BUT they feel no need to make themselves feel better by stirring the pot with the Tundra guys. Unfortunately, a FEW GM owners (or fans) apparently just can't get through life without dumping on the Tundra.
If I was one of the insecure GM-ophiles jumping in and out here to bash and stir and run I'd have to consider how that makes me appear.
Silly comes to mind, Immature? Definitely. Negative, Xenophobic, small-minded, and insecure are all there too.
I guess it's no different than rooting for the home team, hell up here in NE we get Yankees fans trashin us all the time
As far as the Tundra "hatin", I guess the old adage of "Don't feed the trolls" comes in to play and eventually they get bored and go away. Although, as rorr pointed out, the TUndra fans are a bit more civilized :shades: J/K
I thought about loyalty......but Toyota is very smart. Toy built a $1.3 BILLION dollar plant in San Antonio, Texas. I'm from Texas. Made in America by Americans.....thank you Toyota for a helluva new truck!
I did notice all the hoopla over the NHTSA test (full-frontal collisions that represent less than 2% of all collisions) and now you can hear crickets chirping when the Tundra took tops in rear end collision safety (38% of collisions) and GM taking it on the chin in that area.
No matter how much you try to strike up a meaningful conversation to compare facts or experiences, there is this handful of trolls out there that, rather than get more people to consider their product, basically convince owners or those on the fence about buying that the Tundra is the way to go.
If you were loading OSB board that was 1/2" thick, you must have gotten 44 to 45 boards in there before getting to that point. That is pretty decent and you could certainly stack it higher or just go with the tailgate open. Either way, you can still get your load home no problem.
1/2" OSB-I is 53 lbs/sheet
1/2" OSB-II is 52 lbs/sheet
Even figuring 'only' 40 sheets, that's over a ton of payload (and doesn't include the driver).
I'm figuring the Toyota engineers are SO good, that the restriction at the top of the bed is an effort to prevent overloading the truck by exuberant owners...... :P
I'm sure Ford and Chevy will come out with commercials explaining why the Tundra was best in rear end collisions. If not, I hope Toyota does. I paid my advertising fee and hope it is put to good use!
if 38% of collisions are rear end collisions would that not mean that the other veichle involved (assuming only two veichles) suffered a frontal collision? unless both drivers are travelling in reverse. In fact just about any accident scenario is going to involve at least one veichle suffering a frontal impact. I wouldnt say the same about rear end collisions.
And i am equally sure that the most deadliest crashes are the head on collisions or the t-bone type so those are the ones i want to be most protected from. So i guess that counts out the tundra
Ford doesn't offer them at all.
GM / D / N only have them to protect the more affluent..higher priced vehicles.
what are you talking about, just because just because the tundra managed to pull off a good grade in the rear collision test, does not negate the fact that it came in last, dead last, in the frontal collision test and im saying for every rear end accident one of the veichles is actually in a front end collision. for every t-bone, one vehicle is in a frontal collision, for every head on collision...do you see a pattern here? now keep in mind you dont get to pick which scenario you're in. but it certainly seems to me that common sense says your odds are better of hitting something or someone head on than being rear ended. And I havent seen anything to say the tundra has moved up the food chain in this area.
p.s. the rating for the 07 silverado on the IIHS site are for the classic model not the t900. And im the first to admit that looks suspicious as to why the t900 wasnt tested, on the surface it looks bad on G.M. but that does not automatically equate into a failing grade.
With most being front end because they are going too fast and trying pass most of the slow pokes in front of them holding them back. :mad:
Note: waiting delivery of DC 4x4 TRD Pyrite