Just bought a new Tundra. Wow.

[sammyg2]

Brought home a new 2007 Toyota tundra last night, this thing is huge!
it's almost twice the size of the 2002 tundra I traded in, but doesn't drive that heavy or bulky.
It's got more than enough power to smoke those "other" trucks, can you say hemi? It has plenty of room, comfortable ride, good quality, and it was made in San Antonio Texas.
Oh, and it's got brakes that are over 13" with 4 piston calipers.
The first time I got on them it nearly threw me into the wind screen


Sorry for the picture quality, the sprinklers were on which is ironic because we are right in the middle of the worst storm of the season. They are predicting up to 1/2" of rain, but I think they are exaggerating.

[pwd72s]

I've heard they're good trucks...does the roof clear your garage opening?

[M.D. Holloway]

Sammy,
Those are the best trucks available hands down!

[sammyg2]

No clue about the garage, that's where the Porsche and momma's car sleep.
I must be twisted. My new $30k truck sits outside in the rain and my $13k 911 sits in the garage all nice and dry and comfy.

[Schrup]

Nice truck, I checked one out at the spring fair last night. The Toyota rep said they made a lot of them & that deals could be had. I asked him if it was possible to get one around $500 over invoice & he said yes, which surprised me because they're the hot new rig. He may have been blowing smoke though.

It looks like they did a good job engineering them, the Titan had brake problems when they released them in 2004, but seem to have fixed it, but rear end failures seem to still be an issue. I would be leery of buying a first year truck, but he said they tested them for 3 years before release & the problems should be minimum.

I'm very happy with the Titan I bought 6 months ago, I got it for under $20k. I priced a new Tundra on Edmunds with the same options as my truck, it was nearly $9k more. I hope you got a good deal, enjoy your new truck, nice color.

[livi]

That is a giant! Very nice color.

No, you are not crazy. At the moment my 911 is sitting in my parents garage - leaving their brand new $50k SAAB outside in the rain. I think it is more than fair. First, the younger should leave room for the older. Second, the new car has a much better corrosion protection. It is only logical. At least it would be...if it was my garage..

[sammyg2]

I paid sticker of $28,800 with several goodies, but got about $1000 more than blue book on the trade-in so it worked out pretty well.
I might have gotten it a little cheaper if I shopped around but I hate that.
I walked into the dealer and asked to test drive a couple of them.

After we got back from the test drive I told them they have 2 hours to put me in a new truck because I had an appointment to go to I couldn't miss.
That made them cut down on the games quite a bit. My impression is that they are willing to deal on them and that Toyota is offering incentives at least for a little while. My credit score helped.

They had at least 20 of these trucks on the lot so they have no problem with getting the volume.

BTW, I just checked. The front rotors are 13.9", the rears are 13.6".
The older tundras had weak brakes so they went overboard fixing that problem.
No, I'm not going to paint those big 4 piston calipers red

[Aerkuld]

Originally posted by sammyg2
No clue about the garage, that's where the Porsche and momma's car sleep.
I must be twisted. My new $30k truck sits outside in the rain and my $13k 911 sits in the garage all nice and dry and comfy.

Well, if it's any comfort don't forget that it was a $30k truck yesterday. It's probably only a $25k truck today.

Congrats Sammy.
My Dad was over a couple of months ago and we were out looking at trucks. Those things are awesome!

[HardDrive]

Originally posted by Aerkuld
Well, if it's any comfort don't forget that it was a $30k truck yesterday. It's probably only a $25k truck today.

Not the Toyotas. Amazing resale value.

Beautiful truck Sammy. Great color.

[thrown_hammer]

Originally posted by sammyg2
No clue about the garage, that's where the Porsche and momma's car sleep.
I must be twisted. My new $30k truck sits outside in the rain and my $13k 911 sits in the garage all nice and dry and comfy.

Your not twisted. Now if you kept a $4,000 old Beetle in the garage then you are twisted...

[masraum]

Originally posted by sammyg2
we are right in the middle of the worst storm of the season. They are predicting up to 1/2" of rain, but I think they are exaggerating.

Hahahah. You call that rain? That ain't nothin'. Come to Houston or let me take you to FL and I'll show you rain.

Nice Truck, now you can go post on that board and brag about intimidating people in little cars. Methods are included in the owner's manual, right? Things like maximum distances to tail gate, when to use high beams, and that sort of thing.

[JavaBrewer]

I'm not keen on the chrome, especially the grill, but that is a great P/U. The new trucks drive so nice and have so much power - you may find yourself riding the bumber of many *sports* cars...on the freeway at least.

[competentone]

Originally posted by sammyg2
Brought home a new 2007 Toyota tundra last night, this thing is huge!
it's almost twice the size of the 2002 tundra I traded in....

I kind of liked the "90% of a full-size" old Tundra. I want a truck bigger than my Ford Ranger, but don't think I want something as big as full size. I may end up looking at a Dakota.

I wish they would have kept the old Tundra and just brought the new one on as a new line instead of a replacement.

[Aerkuld]

You could have bought a Chevy and gone out and raced some 911's.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Nice truck. 'yotas are good vehicles. I used to own a '98 RAM 2500; when I drove a Tundra for the first time I wanted to cry--it was so much nicer.

I saw a new Taco the other day, I think that thing is scaled up too. It's certainly quite a bit larger than my wife's old Prerunner. Good and bad--I couldn't fit easily in the Prerunner but the small overall size of the vehicle was convenient.

[NICKG]

Originally posted by HardDrive
Not the Toyotas. Amazing resale value.

Beautiful truck Sammy. Great color.

that ain't no lie...my wife and i had several tacomas, we get almost what we paid on the 01 when we traded it in and actually got more than we paid (we buy new) on out 04 tacoma xtra cab 4x4 v6 color coded sr5...boy i miss that truck. we traded it on an 05 tundra...
For me, you cannot get a better truck than a toyota, i would not evenm consider buying another brand.
I have a old 91 toyota pick up, 2wd, basic truck 139k miles...it is at my parents and peopl are constantly asking if i will take 2500 for it... ebven the 2wd tacomas are selling used for almost what they were new here.

GET A TRD EXHAUST! I work for the company that makes them...it is awesome

[campbellcj]

Nice truck Sammy! Same story here about the garage -- the ol' 914 and the 90K mile Audi park there while the wife's new-ish Land Crusher sits outside. That thing is too effin' huge to walk past when it's squeezed into the garage anyway

[the]

Originally posted by sammyg2
They are predicting up to 1/2" of rain

SO CAL STORM WATCH 2007!!!!!!!

[kach22i]

Looks like a Dodge.

[Tobra]

Originally posted by thrown_hammer
Your not twisted. Now if you kept a $4,000 old Beetle in the garage then you are twisted...

My mom does that, but it is closer to $7000 and it is sitting next to Dad's 911, both convertibles. New Lincoln and Chevy Tahoe in driveway.

Nice truck, My father in law paid about that for a crew cab GMC 3/4 ton with a turbo diesel V-8, 6 speed and leather interior a few years ago. Heavy duty everything, towing package with diff cooler etc, and would pull his 5th wheel trailer, or whatever he wanted to pull with it better than two of yours could.

That said, if I were buying a truck, it would be just like yours