doinepicstuff
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Hey y'all,
I've been running my 2002 Tundra (215k) miles w/ 2005 Kestrel/Hawk (fully loaded fridge, solar,etc) for a little over a year now and although its an amazing rig I'm considering upgrading the truck. I'd love it to get some feedback from y'all on the topic. My first Gen Tundra brothers what kind of maintenance issues (if any) are y'all having? I recently did the timing belt and water pump and some suspension upgrades on my truck to prevent issues in the future. We plan to be living in her full time next year and traveling the Pan Am/U.S. so I am willing to invest some time and $$$ into the right rig and dialing it in. As I see it the Tundra is a great platform for this rig except it is slightly underpowered and burdened by the weight. After I load all my climbing, biking, surfing, dive gear and 2 people the truck sits fine but just doesn't like climbing those big mountain passes and the MPG is horrible. I know she is way over payload! I've heard this discussion a 1000 times on here and understand so please none of that...
These are the trucks I am looking at: (I know I'll have to mod the bed/build a riser to fit the camper):
New Gen Tundra w/5.7
Chevy 1500
Chevy2500/3500 Diesel
Ford F250/F350 Diesel
I'd appreciate any feedback/experiences with long term ownership/maintenance issues/travel concerns.
One of my concerns is accessible parts/mechanics for the diesels during the Pan Am section of our trip. I am a trained air craft mechanic but have limited Diesel experience and the cummins I owned 8 yrs ago was a nightmare.
I've been running my 2002 Tundra (215k) miles w/ 2005 Kestrel/Hawk (fully loaded fridge, solar,etc) for a little over a year now and although its an amazing rig I'm considering upgrading the truck. I'd love it to get some feedback from y'all on the topic. My first Gen Tundra brothers what kind of maintenance issues (if any) are y'all having? I recently did the timing belt and water pump and some suspension upgrades on my truck to prevent issues in the future. We plan to be living in her full time next year and traveling the Pan Am/U.S. so I am willing to invest some time and $$$ into the right rig and dialing it in. As I see it the Tundra is a great platform for this rig except it is slightly underpowered and burdened by the weight. After I load all my climbing, biking, surfing, dive gear and 2 people the truck sits fine but just doesn't like climbing those big mountain passes and the MPG is horrible. I know she is way over payload! I've heard this discussion a 1000 times on here and understand so please none of that...
These are the trucks I am looking at: (I know I'll have to mod the bed/build a riser to fit the camper):
New Gen Tundra w/5.7
Chevy 1500
Chevy2500/3500 Diesel
Ford F250/F350 Diesel
I'd appreciate any feedback/experiences with long term ownership/maintenance issues/travel concerns.
One of my concerns is accessible parts/mechanics for the diesels during the Pan Am section of our trip. I am a trained air craft mechanic but have limited Diesel experience and the cummins I owned 8 yrs ago was a nightmare.