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BCExpat wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 11:20 am
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BCExpat wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:37 am Fellow BCIT grad 8-)
Same here - I wonder how many others?
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Who's truck is this?

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Is it a Nissan? I think it must be...
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Finally got my Tundra earlier this spring after 16 months of waiting. Mostly city/country driving so far plus a long road trip in August. Towed the travel trailer and did a few trips with dump/livestock trailers. So far I'm pretty happy with it. The ride is awesome and it's got a lot of pep even in Eco mode, and so far the mileage is pretty decent at 13.5L/100 overall (mostly country roads). Towing is more in the 19L range and towing on an FSR in 4x4 is 24L or worse.

I wanted to swap the stock tires but the dealership wouldn't take them off my hands so I kept them for now. FB Marketplace is swamped with TRD stock tires/rims and they don't seem to fetch much more than 50% of the new price, so I'll use them in summer, especially for long road trips with the TT. Going to get a separate set of rims with more aggressive M+S tires for winter driving. Lift kit probably sometime next year ... thinking of 2+2, keep the rake as is. I think I can get 35s on without lifting it.
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13.5L/100 km is fantastic for a full size truck

Why won't they make a crew cab long box I wonder
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Cousin Strawberry wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:46 pm 13.5L/100 km is fantastic for a full size truck

Why won't they make a crew cab long box I wonder
They do.

https://www.toyota.ca/toyota/en/build-price/tundra
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No I think the 8 foot bed only comes with the Double Cab. With the Crew Cab you only get the 5.5 or 6.5 ft bed options.
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My Tacoma gets 14.5/100 on mountain highways of in happy at 90 to 100 kmh. Cruise at 110 and it drops to 19/100.
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Topper wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:14 pm My Tacoma gets 14.5/100 on mountain highways of in happy at 90 to 100 kmh. Cruise at 110 and it drops to 19/100.
I had a chev 5.3 L half ton 20 years ago that rolled at like 13 or so. Why so thirsty? The big wheels or what?
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5thhorseman wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:59 pm No I think the 8 foot bed only comes with the Double Cab. With the Crew Cab you only get the 5.5 or 6.5 ft bed options.
Ahh yes. I just saw the 4 door cab and thought it was crew.
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Cousin Strawberry wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:40 pm
Topper wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:14 pm My Tacoma gets 14.5/100 on mountain highways of in happy at 90 to 100 kmh. Cruise at 110 and it drops to 19/100.
I had a chev 5.3 L half ton 20 years ago that rolled at like 13 or so. Why so thirsty? The big wheels or what?
2.5 inch front, 3.5 inch rear lift, aftermarket bumpers and skid plates, headache rack 32" skinny tires, 235/85/16, instead of slightly wider 31" tires.

Tacoma's are known for shitty milage to begin with. I can nurse down a flat valley highway and get closer to 12/100 but that isn't my real world driving.
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Cousin Strawberry wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:46 pm 13.5L/100 km is fantastic for a full size truck
That's just an average. Pure highway miles is under 12 if you can believe it.
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Cousin Strawberry wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:46 pm 13.5L/100 km is fantastic for a full size truck

Why won't they make a crew cab long box I wonder
I've been looking at the Tundras for a while, but the gas mileage on the previous year's models always threw me for a loop. My F-150 Ecoboost gets me around 11.6L/100kms (70% hwy / 30% "city") - so didn't want to look at a large downgrade in fuel mileage. Good to see newer models are getting better... lots of driving up here.
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5thhorseman wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 11:16 am
Cousin Strawberry wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:46 pm 13.5L/100 km is fantastic for a full size truck
That's just an average. Pure highway miles is under 12 if you can believe it.
LOL, quoted the wrong post - meant this one :)
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Cousin Strawberry wrote: Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:16 pm Is it a Nissan? I think it must be...
I have a shitty Nissan.

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