Does anyone have any input good/bad on the 2018 and older Toyota Tundras. I am needing a new truck and i like the Tundra.

Have a 2007 I bought in 2017. No problems or break downs. Bed rusted out from the floor. 4.7 motor is gutless if pulling a trailer in hills/mountains. Also gets same mpg as 5.7 with obviously a lot less power.

I just bought a 2018 tundra 5.7 4WD.

It replaced my 2008 tundra 5.7 4WD.

The 08 was the best truck I ever owned, I’d still have it, but a tree fell on it and totaled it. I have no doubt the 18 will be just as good.

My wife has an '08 Tundra with the 5.7 engine

I've always been a Chevy 3/4 & 1 ton guy, but I do have to say that the Tundra is probably the best half ton truck on the market.
The new twin turbo V-6 is not inclusive in that statement.

If Toyota made a heavy duty truck I would own one. But I'm not ruling out an older Tundra after I retire.

I have been told to stay away from anything turbo. They are good up to about 100K then you'll have to replace them and have been assured they are not cheap, especially the twin turbos!

I have a 2010 with the 4.6 liter 310HP. It now has 315,000+ miles on it. I had to have the heater box replaced and a torque converter. Other than that, no problems.

I was going to replace my 2008 Tundra with a new one after it got totaled. I was building one online and couldn't find the V8 5.7L option. I learned Toyota no longer makes a V8 since 2021.

The new twin-turbos are impressive on paper, more power and torque than the 5.7's. But there is no way you can cram that much power into that small of an engine and still have it be durable.

I settled for a 2018 Tundra with a 5.7.

One nice thing about Tundras is how well they hold their value. The insurance payout on my sixteen-year-old Tundra was only $6,800.00 less than I paid for it new.

Bought a new 5.7 4WD Tundra in 2007. 157,000 miles at this time. Bumpers are rusting out, will be looking for replacements. Has the expanded cab with the 6 1/2 foot bed. Would buy it again in a heartbeat. Has the dual temperature controls. Dealer called it the marriage saver feature. Brakes, starter replaced, Most of the exhaust system has been replaced. Other than that, can't think of anything that's gone major wrong. 16-19 mpg is tolerable. Counterbalanced by the Prius we use most of the time. 45-53 mpg. That's a 2010 with 240,000 miles. It's a good combination. One of the few small vehicles I can comfortably sit in with room above my head yet.

Yea, I'd give that used 5.7 Tundra a thumbs up.

Toyota recalled all of the twin turbo models which is said to be around 100,000 engines

I have two 2018 tundras and my worker has a 08
They ride rough but are tough trucks. Horrid gas mileage
But reliable

My 08 had the same thing. I always thought it was silly. I mean, how do you have two zones in a small cab like that, mine was a double cab.

In the 16 years that I owned that truck I always had the left control set to sinc and I don’t think it ever moved off of that. I see the newer ones, at least my 2018 SR5 have gone back to single zone temp control.

Yeah, I read about that. When they first came out with the twin turbo V6 the turbos had major problems with the waste gates. They were fixing those under warranty. My understanding is that it is not an easy fix given the design.

The latest recall has to do with metal debris in the oil and the number one main bearing wearing out prematurely. I hope they figure it out. I wish they’d put the 5.7L back into the production but I doubt they ever will. I think this is all because whatever federal government agency that regulates these sort of things is forcing auto manufactures to produce vehicles with higher gas mileage.

What is the milage on these?

that being said Toyota needs to up their game on mpg. 1 ton gets same mileage than a 5.7 while being much heavier. love Toyotas but never had one do worth a darn on gas.

13-16

Susan doesn't think it's silly. It's not the two zones in the cab . . . it's what's blowing on ya. I like it cold. Her, not so cold. Winter time she likes that warm air . . . I tend to back it down a bit.

I thought the dual control was great. Was ticked off when they went back to single control.

Muskrat described the advantage of dual very well.

I have a 2017 5.7 and get 16 in average driving and have gotten 19 on long trips. The only time I get less than 16 is when towing.

Well then, I guess it really does work.

2022, 2023 and eventually the 2024 twin-turbo toyota and Lexus. This is a safety recall, there is not a fix for the main bearing.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/still-love-my-tundra-even-though-small-block-rebuild.119342/

https://www.tundras.com/threads/3-4-i-force-engine-failures.121107/page-2