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Tundra vs Tacoma -- this is nutty
Just for the heck of it I priced out an 06 4x4 Access Cab "Full size" Tundra to compare with the 07 4x4 Access Cab "Mid size" Tacoma. After incentives a V8 SR5 Automatic Tundra is LESS than a 4 Cyl. SR5 Tacoma. What? And to top it off although the Tundra is 10" longer than the Tacoma it is within about a half inch in all other dimensions. It seems Toyota doesn't really know what to do with their truck line.
Mark, how are the seats in your Tundra? Do you have the regular seats or the Captains chairs?
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Tundra vs Tacoma -- this is nutty
To get a Tundra over a Tacoma for the same price seems sort of a no-brainer. The rated mileage is about the same as the V6 Tacoma.
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Tundra vs Tacoma -- this is nutty
I got the price from Edmunds and don't remember exactly but it was less than $26k for a 4x4 Access Cab SR5 Tundra V8, auto, PW, cruise control and fairly nicely equipped. Current incentive is $2500 off.
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Tundra vs Tacoma -- this is nutty
15mpg? Their literature says the V8 should get 15/18. Is most of your driving in town?
The last couple of vehicles we've bought have been internet deals. Edmunds lets you configure a vehicle by selecting your options and then request quotes from local dealers. Dealers hate internet buyers because if you're not sitting at their desk they can't pressure you, and they know you're also searching other dealers so they have to be competitive. Anyway, we've got very good prices doing this and the configurations have come very close to what we want without loading it up with profitable add-ons like undercoating, fabric and paint protection, etc. None of this "you have to take the NAV system because they all have it" crap.
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Tundra vs Tacoma -- this is nutty
Yep. Good information, thanks Mark.
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Tundra vs Tacoma -- this is nutty
The mileage rating seems to have increased a few since yours was made. Have you thought about a quad-cab truck with a canopy?
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Tundra vs Tacoma -- this is nutty
I thought the 06 Tundra brochure said 16/19 for the Access cab automatic but that's only 4x2. 15/18 it is with 4WD. Definitely lower than I'd like.
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Tundra vs Tacoma -- this is nutty
I ended up buying an 07 SR5 4L V6 Automatic Tacoma. It's pretty nice but Toyota has taken some dumb shortcuts. It's still the best "compact" truck on the market IMO. Averaging about 19.5 MPG the first two tanks and about 40% of that time was in 4WD so I'm pretty happy.
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Tundra vs Tacoma -- this is nutty
A brand new 98 SR5 would probably a better truck than the 07 but for the size and power the 07 does pretty well mileage wise. The mileage is equal to the 98 Ford Ranger I had before and it's not even close to broken in yet. Not bad for a truck that is 15% bigger and has 50% more power. But the efficiency comes from somewhere and in the Tacoma's case it came from weight savings. Composite bed and thin sheet metal. Don't even try sitting on the 07's tailgate, it is likely to bend. There's a guy making metal inner panels for the tailgate that will beef it up a lot but it's sort of sad that they sold it this way. Still, I like the truck so far.
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