[ForDorToY]

Howdy Fellas,

Let me start by complimenting you on a very clean well run forum.

Anyways, I'm a current 04 F150 owner, and always figured I'd be a Ford guy because their trucks are just so good. Every generation gets better and better, and I've only been let down (stranded on the road) once in 15 years. I get a new truck every three years or so after putting usually 160-180k miles on it. I find that after that period of time/miles it doesn't matter whos truck you drive you'll start having wear issues and reliability will suffer. I pull a 5k pound trailer about 120k of those miles. My trucks are always loaded 4 wheel drive models (current FX4 Crew).

My current truck just hit 145k miles and in a couple months will be ready for the pasture. It has performed flawlessly and has only been in for warranty 1 time for a noisey rear end. The interior still looks like brand new (last gen 150s had horrible leather), I have no wierd vibrations, no issues at all. Just drove my buddies Lariat last night (05 50k miles) and my truck feels just as solid as his newer one does.

I'm not very patient, and I already own 2 Toyota products, so I figured I come ask you fellas about your trucks. I've read all the bad press they have gotten over the last 6-8 months...camshafts, torque converters, flexing frame, buckling tailgates, vibrating dashes, and one I've never seen before was a picture posted here of a driver side seat folded backwards almost double. Now that's a scarey one.

There's also the fact that Toyota is heaping money on insentives for their new truck to get us to buy them. That's wierd, because I've never gotten a rebate from Toy on anything else I've ever bought from them.

I'm looking for REAL opinions from people that actually use their trucks for work. How many miles have they got? How are they holding up? How do they perform when working, not just drag racing Fords and Chevies.

I keep seeing everyone crow about reliability of their trucks and build quality. How do you know? Most Tundras I've seen are almost new and perform very little real truck work. Consumer Reports has them rated horribly.

My wifes 06 Toy has been to the dealer 4 times in 25k miles. Right now the blower motor is screaming for mercy and her airbag light just came on. Horrible paint, rude dealer, it's not really holding up like she expected a Toyota to hold up.

If I pull the trigger on a new Tundra will I be in for the same? Are the 08s coming out better? Have they addressed some of their teething issues?

I really dont want to wait for an 09 F150 (new sheet metal 6 speed trans), is a Tundra a viable option for someone who really uses their truck like a truck?

Thanks in advance for helping me out. All I've heard is bad about this truck (except for the motor)...I want to hear from the horses mouth about this thing. I can test drive all day long and still not learn what I need to know.