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I'd happily take a megacab dually... in a heartbeat.

everything I drive gets right around 15.... I think it's me...

I legitimately got 21.3 with my F350 once... driving from Alabama back to Nashville. Once. Just that one time. That was the only time. average about 15.....

You are smarter than I. It’s taken me a while to grow up re: transportation. My wife has owned 3 vehicles in her young 42 years. Plus one of mine that she drove for two years. I admire her for that... she’s starting to balance me a bit .?

I’ve only owned 55-ish vehicles. Including ones I’ve parted. I have commitment and boredom issues. Haven’t sold one in over 2 years now... I’m turning a new leaf. Good point on the 4Runner... especially given the sequoia was available then. Now I’m not sure. A Tacoma with a v8 would have sold...

Good points... but... remember that Toyota was trying to break into the “full size” market at the time. V8 in the Tacoma would have likely complicated that effort. Ford shuttered the ranger because sales sucked. Now, things are different. Things are cyclical... Drove through a ford dealer...

True... Acceleration is nice to have... All depends on the load, too.

I've towed ~7k lbs quite often across the country. Typically my xcab on an 18' 12k trailer. I've towed with 03 Dodge Cummins, 04 Tundra, 06 Tundra, 11 Tundra CM, 06 Tundra, 15 Tundra, 16 F350 PowerStroke. There is no comparison between my F350 and any of the Tundras. Much easier to tow with -...

v8 in a 2nd gen... I'd love that. But they didn't because they didn't need to... it would have likely scavenged Tundra sales.

Not really any different than driving a 3/4 ton gasser. I could easily get away with one, but I absolutely prefer the diesel for the times when I am towing... peace of mind-n-stuff.

I have a buddy w/ an F150 with cooled seats... he always uses his remote starter and gets them cool before he jumps in... something about feeling great on a sweaty ****** after a workout...

Quite possibly. I’m sure people said that about EFI and going from a 3-speed to 4-speed trans... or central axle disconnect. All are more complicated, but how many people would realistically “go back” to a truly non-complicated world? I think about putting locking hubs on my tacoma at least 1x...

Don’t be threatening to take away my a/c seats and heated steering wheel... ?

None of those things mean less reliability. They just don’t.

not due to leafs, per se... just like my 350 is higher than 250... there's a lot of little things that add up, from suspension to tires.

Yup... and a higher payload. :)

for me it came down to the load rating. Wasn't really all that concerned about the coils, but the 2500 load rating wasn't nearly as good as the 3500. Did I/do I need the full rating? Not currently, but better to have it and not need it, I guess. Ended up shying away from the RAM because of...

Not sure I can agree with the “far from proven” technology. It’s been around for many decades on tractors/trailers. Most folks towing heavy also add for supplemental support... I probably wouldn’t run them in a trail truck, just for risk of avoiding puncture, but for a DD? sure.

Not sure I can agree with the “far from proven” technology. It’s been around for many decades on tractors/trailers. Most folks towing heavy also add for supplemental support... I probably wouldn’t run them in a trail truck, just for risk of avoiding puncture, but for a DD? sure.

Just curious... why? I almost went Cummins instead of Powerstroke and made a similar decision as you re: rear coils... but that was more to do with overall load capacity of the 3500 vs 2500 than anything.