Through the years I've had 2 Chevy Luv's, One Nissan, One Toyota. They were all 4 cylinders though. On every one of them I either had a head gasket blow or valve burnt. I hope the V8's are a better engine. My suggestion is stay well within your tow rating.
fordsooperdootydieselsmoker wrote: My son has a 08 Nissan Titan for light hauling of a utility trailer. My company has a couple of 07 Tundra's. Good trucks. Towing a conventional TT and staying well within the Trucks weight rating...either Nissan or Toyota will do the job. The Nissans, in my opinion, are a better value, roomy and comfortable cab and a great truck. The Frontier, believe it or not, is built on the same chassis now as the Titan, and has a great towing capacity by itself.
But for now I like my own Ford F250 PSD. And with the Diesel engines that the GM/Chevy-Ford-Dodges have, and the strong sturdy frames...they are the only choice for serious towing for now...still, especially fifth wheels!
I'm on my 2nd Nissan Titan now, an 08 4X4 PRO-4X CC LWB model. I tow an 06 Jayco 31 BHS without a care in the world. I used to tow it with my 04 CC Titan SE 4X4 SWB and the only difference I feel now is less sway because of a nearly 20" wheelbase stretch. Great great trucks. Powerful and roomy.
Flip a coin if you're leaning towards Toyota or Nissan. The Toyota has a bit more power and the 6 speed trans if that's important to you. The Tundra offers the Crewmax which the Titan does not.
The Titan's an excellent value right now because all truck sales are down and the incentives are up. The Tundra has something in the neighborhood of $5,000 rebate too. I've got 17,000 miles on my Cmax with zero problems and zero trips to the dealer.
I love my 07 Tundra to death, and especially love the low payment. It tows well and I just got back from a 500 mile trip.
We got 10 going down - 11 on the last 100 miles due to it being coastal plain. Got 8.9 coming home, mainly because I was ready to get home. As mentioned before, if you want to utilize the full 380 horses of these trucks, get ready to pay. The 381 HP comes at 5600 RPM! You do get your torque at 3600 RPM, which you will see frequently in the hills.
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drewnick wrote: I love my 07 Tundra to death, and especially love the low payment. It tows well and I just got back from a 500 mile trip.
We got 10 going down - 11 on the last 100 miles due to it being coastal plain. Got 8.9 coming home, mainly because I was ready to get home. As mentioned before, if you want to utilize the full 380 horses of these trucks, get ready to pay. The 381 HP comes at 5600 RPM! You do get your torque at 3600 RPM, which you will see frequently in the hills.
How much weight are you pulling their with your 1/2 ton Tundra?
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I didn't care for our Titan. We had quite a few problems with it. I don't know if it was a fluke because it was an '04 and that was their first year, or what. We've had two Toyota's (4Runner, Camry) and haven't had a problem with either. Good luck!
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Don't fan a flame thing here. I just want to know how this person is handling his towing with the Tundra.
Sounds like he's running up there pretty high for the max towing load rate, but I've also heard pretty good information about how the new Tundra can handle a lot of towing weight too.
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Seems that most of the new Tundra ownwers are towing some pretty hefty loads, and not complaining.
FWIW I tow a trailer that when fully loaded probably is in the range of 7K lbs. That is the trailer, genny, wood, everything. On flat ground, which is not all that often in Nevada/Utah, the Tundra tows very well at whatever speed I want. Toss in a nice 25+ MPH headwind or the 7%+ grade that we negotiate every so often to our local mountain campground, and I KNOW that trailer is back there!! Unless I lived in the plains, I would truly not want a bigger trailer...and even if I did, I would get a diesel anyway.
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