I need to upgrade my truck to a 250/2500

[TGlide]

It'll be fine on the Tundra. This is right off the Hallmark website... :

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I do understand that a Tundra can carry the Milner. Mine had 170k miles and a 4.7 liter engine. I wanted to add several options to my camper and take all the gear I felt I needed. The upgrade to a F 250 gives us some peace of mind as we travel through the Colorado mountains.

 

[calicamper]

1st gen Sequoia, I assume?

My brakes are still good at @35k; time will tell how they hold up.

I would never in a million years drive an EcoBoost Expedition. This study is mostly why. But also, the three people I know with them have problems. Mostly smaller, annoying issues, but two have the dreaded 10speed clunk where it feels like the transmission has broken in half under the truck. And one guy (his is a 2019) just had the cam phaser issue fixed under warranty. He had it fixed after Ford said they fixed them for good, and all new EBs will not have the problem. The noise was back almost immediately, and the service manager at his dealership shrugged at him and said they’re all like that.

New features and better MPG are nice, but I still think that if you want to get out to very remote places and come home every time, older Toyotas are your best bet. The trade off is lower payload and poor fuel economy. If I end up needing more payload because we start pulling a much larger boat or some giant glamper, I will have to say goodbye to the Tundra.

Zero issues with my 19. 27yrs of Toyota’s never going back to over priced, outdated Toyota’s that are not magically problem free

 

[Over The Silent Planet]

I do understand that a Tundra can carry the Milner. Mine had 170k miles and a 4.7 liter engine. I wanted to add several options to my camper and take all the gear I felt I needed. The upgrade to a F 250 gives us some peace of mind as we travel through the Colorado mountains.

I would upgrade to an HD truck for peace of mind with payload. That same truck you got is maybe where I would go if I needed to make a change. Maybe with that 7.3 pushrod engine.

Zero issues with my 19. 27yrs of Toyota’s never going back to over priced, outdated Toyota’s that are not magically problem free

I don't think Toyotas are magically problem free. They do have fewer problems as a rate of the number of vehicles built. This is because they generally detune their engines, overbuild high-stress driveline components, and their tech is old. That makes them more dependable. Which in turn makes them hold more of their original value after the warranty is up, as you said. If you prefer new tech and better mpg and don't mind taking trips to the dealer when needed, more power to you. I just hate going to the dealer for anything.

I looked hard at an Expy for my wife. I'm glad yours is fine. The people I know who have a new EB Expy have a love/hate relationship with it for the previously mentioned reasons. And the overall data is fairly atrocious as I shared. I hope Ford gets their act together. They offer the best features and numbers on paper by a long shot. They've made some recent big moves at the corporate level to address reliability issues and warranty spending. I'd love to give them another hard look when the time comes. Ultimately, we chose an LX570 for my wife. I seem to go back and forth whether I want to go to an HD truck. I'll keep watching the big three and their HD offerings. I probably won't be buying another half ton ever.