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Ok Tundra Baws.... Tell me I'm just overreacting....
Posted on 3/13/23 at 8:31 am
Posted on 3/13/23 at 8:31 am
My 2018 is turning into a piece of junk.
Quality of materials on this truck is a joke. 1st I have a guy slide into me during a snowstorm in Northwest AR. Dude barely made contact with my rear bumper and displaced it nearly 2 inches. Shop time for that and about a $500 fix just to reset the bumper brackets.
Next I hit a deer (or more accurately the deer hit me). The front corner of this truck looks like it's been hit by a bulldozer. Ungodly repair cost on that ordeal.
3rd.... and this one is totally on me... I'm backing up a trailer.... get out to check and see if it's where I need to drop it. It's not... needs another foot. Jump back in and leave the door open... yep... the top corner of the door catches a tree limb and peels back like a can of sardines. The piece is so weak I can bend it back into place with my hands. Now there's just a nice crease in the top of the door. (again... that one is totally on me....stupid stupid!!!)
Fast forward to last night.... leaving my parent's house and my wife realizes she left her phone. So like an idiot I choose to just back up down a curvy driveway relying on the backup camera while listening to my wife and two kids tell me to just turn around. Yep. Totally got an oak tree in my blind spot and caught it just left of the trailer hitch. Less that 5 mph and you would think I hit it with a battering ram.
all I heard was how indestructible these trucks are .... but jeez. It hasn't been half the truck of my last F150.
Are my expectations too high or is crappy materials just par for the course in all vehicles these days?
It just feels like the dang thing would dent if you look at it wrong.
I know every one of these deals just sometimes happens but What happened to the days where a dang truck bumper was actually tough?
Anyone else feel this way about theirs or did I just buy a lemon?
Quality of materials on this truck is a joke. 1st I have a guy slide into me during a snowstorm in Northwest AR. Dude barely made contact with my rear bumper and displaced it nearly 2 inches. Shop time for that and about a $500 fix just to reset the bumper brackets.
Next I hit a deer (or more accurately the deer hit me). The front corner of this truck looks like it's been hit by a bulldozer. Ungodly repair cost on that ordeal.
3rd.... and this one is totally on me... I'm backing up a trailer.... get out to check and see if it's where I need to drop it. It's not... needs another foot. Jump back in and leave the door open... yep... the top corner of the door catches a tree limb and peels back like a can of sardines. The piece is so weak I can bend it back into place with my hands. Now there's just a nice crease in the top of the door. (again... that one is totally on me....stupid stupid!!!)
Fast forward to last night.... leaving my parent's house and my wife realizes she left her phone. So like an idiot I choose to just back up down a curvy driveway relying on the backup camera while listening to my wife and two kids tell me to just turn around. Yep. Totally got an oak tree in my blind spot and caught it just left of the trailer hitch. Less that 5 mph and you would think I hit it with a battering ram.
all I heard was how indestructible these trucks are .... but jeez. It hasn't been half the truck of my last F150.
Are my expectations too high or is crappy materials just par for the course in all vehicles these days?
It just feels like the dang thing would dent if you look at it wrong.
I know every one of these deals just sometimes happens but What happened to the days where a dang truck bumper was actually tough?
Anyone else feel this way about theirs or did I just buy a lemon?
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 8:37 am to ElDawgHawg
All trucks are pieces of shite. Tundra is least shittiest of them. You are overreacting.
You could have a Ford with a blown up $13k fuel system and no warranty, or a dodge with 8361593 electrical problems, or a chevrolet with a trashed transmission at 20k miles.
You could have a Ford with a blown up $13k fuel system and no warranty, or a dodge with 8361593 electrical problems, or a chevrolet with a trashed transmission at 20k miles.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 8:42 am to ElDawgHawg
Dude, YOU have turned your truck into a piece of shite. 
you need a god damn M1 tank.
you need a god damn M1 tank.Posted on 3/13/23 at 8:44 am to ElDawgHawg
sounds like you need your reverse gear disengaged.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 8:50 am to ElDawgHawg
It’s not the truck. Try to keep it between the lines and don’t back up in the dark.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 8:56 am to ElDawgHawg
IME, Toyota drivetrains are the indestructible parts. Build quality, especially interior materials, is downright awful.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 9:02 am to ElDawgHawg
quote:
Totally got an oak tree in my blind spot and caught it just left of the trailer hitch.
That's not a blind spot. You backed directly into a tree.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 9:07 am to ElDawgHawg
Can't fix stupid
Posted on 3/13/23 at 9:10 am to ElDawgHawg
lol. None of that is your trucks fault.
Learn to drive bro.
Learn to drive bro.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 9:13 am to ElDawgHawg
Stop
Hitting
shite
Hitting
shite
Posted on 3/13/23 at 9:20 am to ElDawgHawg
quote:
I know every one of these deals just sometimes happens but What happened to the days where a dang truck bumper was actually tough?
It's called technology and physics. Modern vehicles are designed to take the brunt of the crash instead of your body. You old 65 Chevy Truck would withstand a minor crash but your body bears the brunt of the force.
This post was edited on 3/13/23 at 9:28 am
Posted on 3/13/23 at 9:21 am to ElDawgHawg
So, you beat THE HELL out of a truck with collisions and complain about the truck being beaten to hell?
Interesting strategy...
Interesting strategy...
Posted on 3/13/23 at 9:38 am to ElDawgHawg
quote:
It just feels like the dang thing would dent if you look at it wrong.
You can always go aftermarket. I put a warn HD Ascent bumper on my Silverado 2500.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 9:46 am to ElDawgHawg
As a 2019 owner I nervously opened this thread thinking I was gonna read about several serious drivetrain or electronic issues happening as the truck ages.
Instead I just need to not drive like a dumbass. Thanks OP, made my day.
Instead I just need to not drive like a dumbass. Thanks OP, made my day.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 9:52 am to ElDawgHawg
A deer ran into the side of my humvee when I was in the army. Hit the front corner and bent the shite out of a very strong steel guard in the front.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:01 am to ElDawgHawg
Short between the driver seat and the wheel. Correct that and you have no problems.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:11 am to ElDawgHawg
People that think Tundras are the best everrrr are good entertainment
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:24 am to ElDawgHawg
Holy crap I’ve seen asian women drive better that you.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:44 am to ElDawgHawg
You're getting your butt handed to you in this thread and you should be. Seems like once you wrote the OP you could've realized when proofreading how asinine you sounded and aborted.
Seems like once you wrote the OP you could've realized when proofreading how asinine you sounded and aborted.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:03 am to ElDawgHawg
This is a great troll btw
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