I’m interested in getting a used truck and wanted to see if there are any makes/models in the 2000/2010s that people more knowledgeable than me would recommend. I’d say performance is less of a concern than reliability for me. Thanks!
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I had a manual 1998 Ford Ranger for years and my dad had it before me, never had a problem with it. Great little truck and I would highly recommend. I've had a used 2010 F150 for a few years now, also like it and never had a problem with it. If you're looking for ones to avoid, I used to know a guy that had a 2008-ish F150, looked almost idential to the one I have now, but it was a piece of junk (although to be fair, he wasn't the greatest caretaker of vehicles). I found out later from an auto nut that Ford and other manufacturers cut a lot of corners during the '08 recession and thereabouts, so the vehicles they made during that time frame were more often than not pieces of junk. Might stay away from those.
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Ah good to know on the 2008s, I’ll watch out for those. Some folks were telling me Toyotas are pretty good maintenance wise but that they also have higher used pricetags because of it, but just preference wise I’d rather get an F150. Thank you!
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You got it king. I've been hearing a lot of good things about toyotas lately, especially their newer vehicles. I know several people who got the new-er model Tundras and really liked them. I hate new vehicles though (any vehicle with a screen, really) so I probably won't ever own one past around 2010, like what I have now. Some people like to crap on Fords for reliability issues, but my dad and both my grandfathers were Ford men and always swore by them. Neither my dad or I have ever had issues with Fords both new and used, cars or trucks. Your vehicles will take care of you if you take care of them. I ran my old ranger until it had over 250k miles on it, and the engine could probably have gotten to 300k or more but there were various issues with the suspension and clutch and crap that were needing to be fixed soon and I didn't want to put a bunch of money into it when I already knew that I was going to be needing a higher powered truck soon.
All the newer model Toyotas (including Tundra) use twin turbos with fewer cylinders (twin turbo V6 in the Tundra).
The other downside to a newer model Tundra (past ~2018? not sure when they switched it) is it doesn't have a proper front or rear bumper, there's no real way to even step up onto the thing in the back, and you have to get an aftermarket front bumper to use pull cables. If you want a utility step at the back at all it's extra, and more for the motorized one (meh). I personally ended up pulling back on getting one because of the engine, this and the below mentioned as well (would cost too much in aftermarket to fix for my taste, when other brands had stuff out of box).
The bed in the Tundra also has zero extra utility built in (pretty much all the other manufacturers do *something* with the bed that's useful, but Toyota doesn't).
I have a relative who has a Tacoma that they kind of begrudgingly got pigeonholed into buying, but they also have good things to say about it despite not wanting to like it. I just don’t like the size of it compared to a Ford. But I’m also in the same boat on the screens, I want a model with as minimal modern gadgetry as possible. Another guy brought up diesel engines and recommended Dodge for that, I’m gonna look into that too. Thanks again my brother.
I've never owned a diesel, but I was of the understanding that they're only cost-effective if you drive a *lot*. Diesel costs more than gas of course, but the engines can run to like over 500k miles easy, or something like that.
The Toyota Tax is definitely a real thing; you'll see guys with a late 90s - early 00s Tacoma or 4Runner with 350k miles on it ask 15k for it and get it.
The other downside to a newer model Tundra (past ~2018? not sure when they switched it) is it doesn't have a proper front or rear bumper, there's no real way to even step up onto the thing in the back, and you have to get an aftermarket front bumper to use pull cables. If you want a utility step at the back at all it's extra, and more for the motorized one (meh). I personally ended up pulling back on getting one because of the engine, this and the below mentioned as well (would cost too much in aftermarket to fix for my taste, when other brands had stuff out of box).
The bed in the Tundra also has zero extra utility built in (pretty much all the other manufacturers do *something* with the bed that's useful, but Toyota doesn't).
Just some things to consider.