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I really am not a Toyota guy. But even in the rusted out, beat up state that T100 was in, it just.... went. It did it's job. 155k miles on it and the doors open and closed perfect, the motor quietly ticked away like a little sewing machine and didn't have a leaking fluid on it, and driving it just felt tight like it was a brand new truck. My D1 was (yea, was, it got crushed unfortunately... motor went and I just couldn't justify the repair) was built like a tank. Everything built to be accessible and changeable, large tolerances on everything, etc. But man, it drove like an old ship down the road... but I was used to that feeling coming from modified XJs. It was a LOT more comfortable though. I'd argue one of the most comfortable vehicles I've driven. The driver's seat just "fit."
Good friend of mine had a XJ, his felt roached at 100K...while mine at the time had 250K, he couldn't believe how tight my Tacoma felt with that many miles on it...while I did go though the whole undercarriage and rebuild it at 285K, it feels new again. Engine still running like a top at 340K. Think that is why I am having a hard time not being able to get rid of it...still runs great, even though it has been in the shop a bunch recently. new fuel pump, clutch, 3rd member rebuilt.
That is the big worry of the Colorado, while everything looks good on paper, will it last like a Toyota? While I do think Toyota has slipped over the years, believe they are still pretty dang good in the long term reliability department. The Chevy at this point is an unknown.
I don't like it much either. It's that "Toyota-bland" style just makes me think everything came out of the Camry. But that's been their schtick for a while.
While I do like the Toyota blandness...do not like the Tundra's dash, might be able to forgive it if it had a manual with the V8, but it doesn't so no....that dash would be constantly starring at me, reminding how woefully dismal driving an automatic is.
Taurus vs. Tundra dash.


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