paperhanger

Why the hell are you asking, grow a set and buy the ricer truck. Question answered.

'05 F-150

buy what you want and feel comfortable with, the new Ford's are the nicest trucks on the road (hands down) but they are having some problems, for me if i was buying a truck right now i would have tough choice to make and it really comes down to two trucks F-150 or the Tundra, the problem i have with Ford is when ever they build a new engine they have a lot of problems and never really seem to go back and fix those issues, they just fix the newer ones and move forward, the Tundra i know a lot of guys that have them and love them because of they are reliable, sure they have some problems they all do but FE sucks and i don't think it is worth extra power, i talked to guy from a construction company who we work with form time to time and they have switched there 1/2 tons to the Tundra, they went from F-150's and 1500 Chebby's, with the Chebby's it cost them around $.10 a mile to fix and service to keep them on the road, Ford's it cost them around $.07 a mile to fix and service to keep them on the road, the Tundra it cost them $.04 a mile to fix service and keep them on the road, good luck with your choice

Mangler

I USED to think the cargo bed shake was bad on my FX2, but damn that Tiyota was bad. I thought the whole bad was gonna tear off
Yeah good luck with that purchase.

IronJoce

Nobody asked you what you need a truck for? Are you going to tow anything heavy, work!? Or it will be a DD only and you want something nice?

Payload sucks on a Tundra, I would say it sucks as much on a Platinum or maybe even more.

I like my F150 and wouldn't trade it for anything but my mileage sucks because of what I do with it. Stays in the driveway for 4 days, drive the kids to their soccer game 2 miles away and tows my RV on the weekends. Would 1 or 2 MPG make a difference for me? No, I'm already getting 13MPG average. Would a Thundra be a good choice? No, this 1300lbs payload wouldn't be enough for what I do.

As per resale value, things changed a bit in the last years. I'm pretty sure my FX4 with Maxtow/EB will be worth as much as a Thundra TRD in few years and it did cost me few 1000$ less than a Toyota.

Good luck

GatorMedic

So you're trading in what I assume to be a perfectly good 2 yr old truck for a brand new $50,000+ truck, and yet your main worry is a potential minuscule mpg difference? I'm a little lost here because if gas money is such a deterrent to you that you might base a $50k decision solely on a possible 1-2 mpg difference, then what the heck are you doing getting that expensive of a truck?!

sharper4

I like the look of the Tundra but I just can't get past the dated interior. The recession took hold a few years ago and many automakers have made leaps and bounds with features and presentations inside their vehicles but the Tundra seems to be a little behind. The 2013 F150 is supposed to get the MyTouch with a nice large screen so if you hold out a little longer you might get even more features worth holding onto your Ford for.

I drive mixed city / hwy and get combined 17 mpg. That seems pretty par for pickups these days. Maybe you could rent a Tundra for a couple days or ask to take one home on the weekend. That might help with your decision process. But whatever works for you, good luck.

Chad81

Ironic isn't it?

sharper4

This is a good point. Not trying to beat anyone up but it seems silly to buy and trade a $50k truck because you want to save $1.85 at the pump when you fill up.

troutspinner

You get what you pay for......

unixgeek13

I have a 2010 Lariat with the 5.4. I have a friend with a '10 Tundra. We bought them 4 days apart. We swapped trucks for a day to see how the other side lives. I'm happy with my choice and he's really disappointed in his.

What I find interesting is why a person is spending around 50k and even cares about the opinion of a bunch of Ford people that he doesn't know. Buy what you want and don't look back. Good luck.