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anyway, i had an important post to make:
remember the vibration or shudder some of us have mentioned in the past?
mine was ever so slight and only during heavy braking, but hell, for $30k i expect perfection.
so, i took my tundra in to have the head mechanic in vancouver check it out. he said some of them have had warped brakes, and he replaced and/or resurfaced all four pads and calipers for free
(of course)... end of story.
the truck is flawless again.
ps I change my own oil when i can.
#114 of 320: recall (barlitz) Sun 08 Aug '99 (03:38 PM)
I heard from a toyota salesman that they have had
a few problems with the lexus with the same engine
as the tundra,and they may have to do a repair,a
fuel line repair.It may be nothing you may just
want to call your dealer.
Question on Brakes: My 4 runner has had major brake probs living in mountains now, warped rotors, blown cylnders, dust everywhere. I decided to go with a man trans but ended up ordering an auto as that's all that is avail with Tundra V8. What can be done to improve life of breaks, (other then messing with gear two and OD?) I was told the american metallic brake pads are source of probs on 4runner. Should i be looking for asbestos for mountain driving? Any tricks to keep break dust under control?
She was buying it for her husband and it was a total surprise to him! If my wife did this I'd probably divorce her!
WHO is STUPID enough to pay that much over sticker for a truck?
Wow,
Todd~~~
Also if you go by the Toyota Tundra web site it shows that you can only get 2-tone paint on the Limited, and that has to be Jade Mica and Thunder Gray. Yet, on my local dealers' lot, I saw an SR5 with a Blue Pearl and Thunder Gray paint job. Does anyone know what the deal is? Is the 2- tone paint job an extra option you can get on any sub-model? Can you get any combination of paints? I would ask the dealer, but they are so busy I can't get a salesman most of the time. I figured I would get a faster answer from you guys.
Going to add a Rockford Fosgate punch 5 channel amp (50 watts x4 and 100x1 for sub) and keep the head unit. I think I'll probably remove the back armrest and in it's spot put a similar size box with an 8 or if the space can handle it find a 10" sub and cover it with similar color speaker grill material to match the tan leather. This should rock pretty good. The head unit is actually pretty nice with the 6 disk changer but the reception is mediocre. Oh well, I listen more to CD's anyway.
Anybody hear about any performance add-ons yet. Borla has a cat back exhaust but I don't want more noise. A K&N sure would be nice, as would a supercharger. Not that it needs it but man, being able to bring the 0-60 times into the 6-7 sec mark sure would be fun!
Carl
I found the TRD package to give a very comfortable ride. I drove on the Interstate, back roads, and up the mountains on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I did a little 4 wheelin' on a side gravel road. The ride was smooth and very comfortable, but stiff enough to handle well on some hard, hard cornering. It handled the gravel road great! It was wash-boarded (what we call the rough little ridges that build up on gravel roads in this neck of the woods) and looked rough, but I couldn't feel the roughness. The Tundra ate the road up! Those Bilstein's (they were labeled "Toyota Bilstein") are great. I noticed with the TRD package that the whole rear end was raised a little bit higher that those without it (tail gate was about 2" higher)
Now that I've tried the power captains chairs, they are must haves in my book. I have driven a bench model and found the seat to be OK (a lot better than my 92 Toy pickup, but not as good as the leather seats in my 4Runner). The thing that made them so great was that there are two adjustments to the seat part not just one like on the unpowered captains chair, and I don't think the bench had any. The powered chairs have the adjustment to raise and lower your butt, (like on the unpowered), but also have a separate adjustment to raise and lower the edge of the chair under you knees. I'm not tall (5'10") but have always found Toyotas to be designed for people with shorter legs than mine. With both my current Toyotas, if I pull the seat up enough to comfortably reach the wheel and rest my elbows on the arm rest, my knees are always sticking up in the air raising my whole leg off the seat. I end up driving with my legs twisted sideways (alright, spread) so that my foot is on the gas and my thigh is on the seat. This hurts my knee and ankle on long trips. All the Tundra's seats seem to be higher off the floor, but with the power seat I was able to lift the seat all the way up to support my whole leg. It was great!
I found the 6 CD changer to be cool. I took 4 CD's with me and fed them all into it (the CD holder in the arm rest is cool too). The sound was better than the "Deluxe" versions. I was impressed with the controls and adjustments on the stereo. Of course I cranked up the bass all the way. The high and midrange sounds all right, and the bass would do, but I think I will take the powered sub-woofer from the back of my 4Runner and sit it behind the passenger's seat (with clips for the wires for quick removal). I think this will add the extra umph I'm used to. I especially liked the fact that you can scan through a song. This is a feature my after market CD player doesn't have.
I was going to order my Tundra from the factory, but the one I drove today was great. The only thing it doesn't have that I was going to order was 4-wheel anti-lock brakes. This one only has rear wheel anti-lock. If you can't tell, I'm so excited I may go back tomorrow and get it. It didn't have a price on it yet, but Jim Barkley has been selling them for around $800 to $900 over invoice, which I find acceptable. Sorry for the long post, but like I said I'm excited!
Good luck with the new truck!
I had my Toy PU for 8 years without ABS, now I don't think I'll buy another car without it.
(Just my opinion.)
I've talked to other folks who have had the same problem with other types of vehicles. One guy got rid of his Chevy truck just after sliding into a stopped vehicle at a red light. He said his vehicle never got above 20 mph.
I have not experienced this problem with the Toyota ABS but I didn't notice it on my Ford Ranger till it was a couple of years old.
If my Autobytel qoute ever arrives and is not competitive I plan to give Priceline.com a try.
Tom
Thessick, I agree with your pricing estimates. Jim Barkley rules. I'm glad it's my local dealer! The bad thing is that a truck doesn't stay on the lot more than a couple of days. The Sunfire Red Access Cab Limited I was the first to test drive Friday was gone by Saturday afternoon. I'm going to start calling to find out what's on the lot before I go over there.
However, in slow stops in a couple of inches of snow down a hill, the ABS did not prevent me from sliding into a couple of intersections. I found that I had to pump the brakes in these situations a little to prevent the snow from building up under the tire, and then was able to stop. ABS pumps the brakes so quickly the snow doesn't get cleared.
My choice is to go with ABS, understanding that it has it's problems in inches of snow. Like I said, I'm convinced that it prevented an accident where I would have been at fault, and it has helped me stay in control in wet weather many times.
But, didn't someone say that article mixed up the Tundra with a RAV4 on the options and price?
I e-mailed Truck Trend, but they haven't gotten back to me yet.
The Steps are $329 plus $90 paint to match
Also, how did the guy who got 18-19 mpg do that? I'm getting 15-16.5. On freeway and hills. I'd love 18-19 -- that was with 4x4, correct?
Love this truck. Yes, upgrade the speakers. And the head unit. My head unit crashed on a bump last week and destroyed my new Santana CD. Now I'm upgrading that too.
Just wanted to let you know that it is possible to get over 20 mph highway. I own a beach house near the Atlantic coast in Maryland which is 157 miles from my primary home. I drive to this house every weekend during the summer. I went down there this past weekend. I filled up before I left and did not stop for my usual fill up before I started back home. I put on 389.1 miles on my Tundra and used 18.696 gallons. This calculates to 20.81 mpg. This included about 40 miles of under 40 mph driving.
I have over 7600 miles on my Tundra and love it. So it is possible to get great mileage but I am sure personal driving habits make a difference.