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The diesel F250 is handicapped because its GVWR has a hard limit. For whatever reason, the OEM's seem to restrict the 3/4 tons to a 10k GVWR limit. The diesel F350 (SRW and DRW, 4x4) is within a few hundred lb's of the gasoline variant in terms of payload. You're not losing much payload at...

Skid plates, front bumer (winch-ready) and rear bumper look to be the biggest value added. I wouldn't buy this whole package, but if AEV offers the individual components (which they usually do), I think they'll be a great addition to the Colorado aftermarket.

The newer vans are looking pretty decent as overland options. How many of them come with 4x4 from the factory?

This is partly what I was getting at earlier in the thread. Even if the engine is still in good shape, the truck itself may be in need of some serious work unless it previously served as a garage queen. The Ford chassis and interior from that era of trucks seems to hold up well; the engine may...

You can find plenty of examples of owners of other brands having engine/vehicle having problems; that's all the internet is good for these days it seems. Go over to a Tundra forum and watch some owners talk about cam tower oil leaks; you'd think the 5.7l iForce v8 was a POS design from the way...

Perhaps because that 6th cylinder gets "nuked" more often in your imagination than it does in real life. The older 5.9L isn't perfect, but those kinds of catastrophic failures weren't too common with stock tuning; still aren't, I see plenty of them on the road.

The engine itself should be fairly reliable as long as you keep up with the maintenance. There might be a few bad apples out there, but I'd certainly opt for a 5.9L Cummins from that era over a 6.0L Powerstroke. The truck may be a different story; I don't have a lot of faith in the trucks...

I suppose the better way for me to phrase it this: If I could legally swap a gently used Toyota diesel into an older 4runner or Tacoma, and if parts for said engine were widely available, I would definitely go that route. Those, engines, while not without their faults have a pretty solid...

Many Tacoma's and Tundra's were produced in Mexico, some still are. I think you're being a bit selective with your quality standards there.

The only real point I agree with is that the Toyota diesels will fit into some of their platforms easier. A 1KZ-TE may fit into a 4runner with relatively little drama, I don't know if the same would hold true for swapping it into a Tacoma. Moreover, any swap would require some reprogramming of...

I think you owe it to yourself to check out that engine in person rather than rely on internet claims and short video's to form snap judgments. FWIW, the guys over at Motortrend and Ultimate Adventure have had mostly good things to say about the 2.8l, as evidenced by how many builds are now...

Using that same logic, swapping a more powerful 1/2 ton gasoline engine into a jeep or midsized truck is also against EPA rules. So that issue isn't just relevant to diesel swaps. I'd be interested in learning how the OEM crate engines figure into all of this. Obviously GM and FCA offer a lot...

Have you actually test-driven the 2.8l Cummins, or are you just regurgitating what some online vendor claimed? Because your argument seems to mimic the one posted on dieseltoys website very closely. FWIW, you should at least be a little bit skeptical of dieseltoys' claims, considering that...

Nah bud....it's well known that the venerable 5.9L Cummins will easily get 25-27 mpg on the highway. If you run some unicorn farts through the fuel system, people have been known to get 30 mpg with that ole' workhorse. Ask anyone over at cumminsforum.com; they'll back up what I'm saying...

Amarok would have been cool. This thing looks like a CUV with a pickup bed.

This 'pickup' is basically a VW Atlas with a different body on top, no? If so, it's more of a competitor to the Honda Ridgeline than it is to the Ranger's, Tacoma's and Colorado's.

Someone should make a t-shirt with that motto.

Noted. Like I said, I'm not a fan of the Tundra for a few reasons. I'd rather see the frame fully boxed, but I still think that truck is well-built and very robust in its current form. It can ultimately tow and carry more than the LC 200, so obviously the frame is durable. Everything else...

I'm not necessarily a fan of the Tundra, for a few reasons, but when you see it in person and compare it to other 1/2 tons', it definitely looks a bit beefier: Bigger rear axle (10.5") than all other 1/2 tons. 4.30 gearing, whereas most other 1/2 tons are using higher gearing, even with their...

You're right in that his words are open to somewhat broad and vague interpretations. Still, saying that out loud doesn't give a whole lot of confidence to the person looking to buy a 10 year old F-150. And nor do I consider Ford alone in this design mentality, as I see most other OEM's design...