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I have to say, My buddy and I have always said that Motertrend/Car and Driver has always been paid off when it came to the imports. So it was no surprise when I picked up a copy of TruckTrend and read that the 2008 Toyota Tundra was the 2008 Truck of the Year. Especially when I seen the competitors. They had all heavy duty trucks and then the tundra. It seems like the only thing these guys like praising up about the tundra is how fast it is. IMO who cares how fast it is...its a truck for god sakes. The question is can it work like a truck? I work in the oil patch, and some of the lease roads I have been in on, its a wonder any truck can travel on them. I have seen alot of trucks pulled off location with a CAT. And of all the trucks I see out there it still seems to be only the big 3. The only time I do see a new Tundra around is in the city, I guess where it can drive fast on paved roads...Don't get me wrong I think Toyota has come along way with there new truck...I guess that cuz its built in the US now. But I don't think they put those trucks through ahard enough test to see how well they do hold up with the BIG 3. I bet alot of trucks sold out there don't even go in 4WD. Toyota might have a big and powerful motor but GM still has a bigger payload and towing capacity with there VMAX...Any way sorry for ranting on I just had to that after reading the article in TruckTrend.

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I have to say, My buddy and I have always said that Motertrend/Car and Driver has always been paid off when it came to the imports. So it was no surprise when I picked up a copy of TruckTrend and read that the 2008 Toyota Tundra was the 2008 Truck of the Year. Especially when I seen the competitors. They had all heavy duty trucks and then the tundra. It seems like the only thing these guys like praising up about the tundra is how fast it is. IMO who cares how fast it is...its a truck for god sakes. The question is can it work like a truck? I work in the oil patch, and some of the lease roads I have been in on, its a wonder any truck can travel on them. I have seen alot of trucks pulled off location with a CAT. And of all the trucks I see out there it still seems to be only the big 3. The only time I do see a new Tundra around is in the city, I guess where it can drive fast on paved roads...Don't get me wrong I think Toyota has come along way with there new truck...I guess that cuz its built in the US now. But I don't think they put those trucks through ahard enough test to see how well they do hold up with the BIG 3. I bet alot of trucks sold out there don't even go in 4WD. Toyota might have a big and powerful motor but GM still has a bigger payload and towing capacity with there VMAX...Any way sorry for ranting on I just had to that after reading the article in TruckTrend.

 

Toyota got the award because it is the only "new" truck out this year....same as the Silverado winning in 2007(Tundra was not elegible). I would imagine the 2009 F150 will win in 2009 being it will be the only complete re-design.....the dodge will just be a refreshening. The award and 50 cents will get them a cup of coffee.IMHO.

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Yeah, it's all about how they rate the vehicles. They also gave COTY to the CTS. But those type of awards don't really carry much weight with me when it comes to shopping for a vehicle. Gotta take everything for what it's worth and then go make up your own mind.

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I agree its always the newest model that wins. I predict dodge will have the TOTY next year. If it was all about speed, I would think they would have put the titan. Sure they are pigs on gas and ride like tanks, but man are they quick. As for the oilpatch, it is mostly the big 3, the newest being chevys around here. Has me a little skiddish about the tranies, but i know the kind of abuse those trucks go through. I think GM trucks are still the most popular for the managers and supervisors on most job sites.

jrrod2004 Senior Enthusiast

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I wonder if all the manufactures would release a NEW truck all at the same time....for comparison's sake (probably will never happen)

jrrod2004 Senior Enthusiast

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Oh no... another reason for my dad to discourage me from buying another gm product.... I will always own a GM

 

 

Ask your dad why TOYODUH put that contrasting dash in the sucker...I mean come on, Silver and BLACK down the dash....stupid and not visually appealing....

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...I guess that cuz its built in the US now.

 

 

The Tundra has always been assembled in the USA. They have two plants, one in Princeton, Indiana (where the prev gen was assembled also) and the new plant in San Antonio. In fact the Tundra is a North American only truck.

 

The award means nothing, its just a marketing gimmick.

omegafiler Senior Enthusiast

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...I guess that cuz its built in the US now.

 

 

The Tundra has always been assembled in the USA. They have two plants, one in Princeton, Indiana (where the prev gen was assembled also) and the new plant in San Antonio. In fact the Tundra is a North American only truck.

 

The award means nothing, its just a marketing gimmick.

 

 

Or assembled in the US by robots built in Japan. :)

JokerJ Enthusiast

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I stop caring about the COTY of the year back in the late '80s. It's all subjective. I'd give the award more respect if it came out 5-10 years after the trucks release date and it was based on true performance on the streets, roads and fields of the good ole U.S. of A.

 

So don't get all worked up about who won this year, last year or next year. I bought a GMC on the basis of past experience with them. They have been faily reliable. The only time one wasn't was when I bought it used and it had not been taken care of properly.

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Oh no... another reason for my dad to discourage me from buying another gm product.... I will always own a GM

 

 

Ask your dad why TOYODUH put that contrasting dash in the sucker...I mean come on, Silver and BLACK down the dash....stupid and not visually appealing....

 

 

 

hahaha he alwways gives me s**t about every car/truck I have owned (All GM). He finally admitted the other day that the best trucks are American made and that the Silverado/Sierra are the longest lasting (just because his mechanic said so, haha). He gave my brother s**t about his Ram, though. lol

cambo Enthusiast

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Oh no... another reason for my dad to discourage me from buying another gm product.... I will always own a GM

 

 

Ask your dad why TOYODUH put that contrasting dash in the sucker...I mean come on, Silver and BLACK down the dash....stupid and not visually appealing....

 

 

 

hahaha he alwways gives me s**t about every car/truck I have owned (All GM). He finally admitted the other day that the best trucks are American made and that the Silverado/Sierra are the longest lasting (just because his mechanic said so, haha). He gave my brother s**t about his Ram, though. lol

 

I drive a 2001 Z71 and my brother drives a 2002 Ram. My dad talks about how beautiful my truck is and how he wishes my brother would get rid of the Dodge. But my dad also drives a 2002 Nissan Xterra.

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I had a 2007 Tundra Limited, and it was a d**n nice truck. Both on and off road, it was powerful and drove well. The interior is kinda cool once you get used to it. More than that, the truck felt solid in all types of conditions when driving it. It towed like a beast, and unlike the Big 3, the tow ratings don't go down much when you add options or have different cab sizes. My double cab (4 door) Limited still had a 10,300lb rating, as compared to my Vortec Max LTZ extended cab rating of 8000 something. I had to let it go for personal reasons, but wouldn't hesistate to buy one again in the future.

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Yeah once you got used to Toyotas Quality going in the dumps. Also somebody said that the F150 would probably win next year? I agree but then they also said that the F150 was a complete redesign and the Dodge was a refreshening, its the other way around, the F150 just uses an updated frame and interior, but a lot of other stuff is the same. Also as far as I know the Dodge is almost all new.

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