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Tundra!! Built in the USA

Aj, 11/19/2015
2016 Toyota Tundra SR5 4dr CrewMax 4WD SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
28 of 30 people found this review helpful

If you want a true American built truck and built by Americans then your only choice is the Tundra. Great truck. No regrets for buying. Find the right dealer though because I probably paid more then I should have.

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Drove em all

Rich Cates, 09/17/2016
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2016 Toyota Tundra SR 4dr Double Cab 4WD SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
12 of 12 people found this review helpful

Test drove Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, and Toyota. Ford finished a close second but did have offer the lengthier bed with a double cab. Last two trucks have been Rams...sorry Ram, but these guys got ya this time. Tundra is the best truck for the money based upon my needs. 25,000 mile update. Solid strong performer with the 5.7 liter. Pulls my 30 plus camper with little effort. 4x4 is rock solid in mud and snow has yet to let me down. Only issue has been drivers roof trim strip feel off at some point. Toyota replaced under warranty during maintenance. Also the 2 year maintenance provided by Toyota is a blessing. Will negotiate a longer maintenance program on next vehicle. Would buy another when needed.

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One of the Last Remaining Work Trucks

Adam, 01/08/2016
2016 Toyota Tundra SR5 4dr CrewMax 4WD SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
27 of 29 people found this review helpful

When did the light-duty trucks become judged based on features and fuel economy? Is this the new way of judging work trucks? For me, a light-duty truck needs to be reliable, simple, and be able to perform duties consistent with a light-duty truck. Ford has now come out with a lighter body to compensate for its weaker turbo-charged engine. In addition, when I test drove the truck I still couldn't figure out the electronics after spending 2 hours with the system. This truck just screams low reliability, high repair bills and low resale value. The GM brands are definitely a step up from the Ford in terms of logic for electronic systems, but can you trust them with as many recalls that they've had in the past few years? The Ram (in my opinion) is the closest in terms of what I consider to be a good work truck, but personally I don't trust their drive train (clearly they don't either as they're reducing their warranty program). I was looking for a reliable truck that's easy to use and can get the job done, the Tundra was the only option that I was comfortable with. As a previous reviewer noted, the Tundra is tied (per Edmunds article by Carroll Lachnit) with the Ford for the "Most American" truck based on percentage of U.S. / Canadian content, so you can't use the argument to "buy American" against the Tundra. Even if it's global headquarters are in Japan, it's ownership (like Ford, GM, and Chrysler) is scattered throughout the world as a publicly traded company. I just hope the engineers are very careful to not "follow the Jones'" to a luxury vehicle and stick with one of the last great light duty work trucks.

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The best Truck out there!

Asony01, 06/07/2016
updated 12/20/2021
2016 Toyota Tundra 1794 4dr CrewMax 4WD SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
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Updated comment as 12/19/2021 Almost 90k miles now and still drive as a new truck. I haven't had any issues at all , the warranty on the truck is over ! I haven't had time to panic bc ik that there won't be any problems, just waiting for 100k to do a service that requires at that point, $2k on that and will be good to go for another few more yrs without any breaking the bank. Heard the 5.7l is out of the market and they won't bring this engine back again. Changed to gel battery AMG bc the OEM started to leak and my wires needed some cleaning up And since then no problems . I added the sway bars TRD (what an improvement) also added the Skid plate TRD for easier oil changes. Still have issues with tires, no matter what brand , still fishtailing at times , when wet roads. Moved to NW and WA state is raining all day all night. At 100k will update the real costs and you will see what I know the Toyota tundra is one of the best damn trucks out there. Good luck

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Strong

Craig, 12/03/2015
2016 Toyota Tundra SR5 4dr CrewMax SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
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I drove a F350 7.3 for 12 years and traded for a Tundra limited 5.7 4x4. I am very impressed so far. Very nice very strong, poor gas mileage @14, but it can run on 85 or 87 fuel. So far I could not be happier.

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