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Correct, the Sequoia is the sister SUV to the Tundra and made in Princeton, Indiana.
Funny story- I got tired of my BIL always talking about “American Made” trucks are the best and them “Jap trucks” suck- so I Politely pointed out that his F-150 was made in Mexico and my Sequoia is made in America and asked how many times he’s had it in the shop for repairs...
He shut up rather quickly.
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I'm a Toyota fan.
Corolla
240Z
510
Celica
Tacoma
4Runner
I just could not get miles out of Datsun / Nissan.
Repairs were pretty basic and easy for either side until the "oh no, not that" variety which seemed to show up 100K miles before the Toyota.
It’s funny you mention that. A friend of mine just sold his 4Runner for a Sequoia and loves it. The main reason I’ve been looking at 4Runners is there’s a lot more of them available on the used market, but you make some good points and I hate vehicle shopping so I don’t want to outgrow this quickly. Thanks for the advice.
Another vote for Toyota, I have Tacoma that just hit 300K and runs as strong as when I got it. My brother has had 2 4 runners over the last couple decades, no issues including one that ran to 645K before he put in a rebuilt engine and sold it.
I have had a few yota’s.
1 Tacoma
3 Tundras
1 Camry
3 Highlanders
And just picked up a 4Runner today.
And a few Nissans.
98 frontier
Titan 05
pathfinder 05-06
Issues:
Titan: The brake calipers froze up after a brake change. I will take the blame on that as I think I reseated the pistons too far/hard.
Electric pusher fan.
Frontier: Timing chain guide failed at 174k. New valves, chain and guides and I rode another 50k miles until 5th gear just let go while cruising to work. When I left work I discovered 5th and reverse must be tied together somehow because I had neither.
Pathfinder:
Front wheel bearings at 135k
Electric pusher fan at 120k
The 14 Tundra had a fuel pump that would lose pressure and throw every light on the dash and disable traction control and everything. Repaired under warranty.
The only thing that concerned me today with the 4Runner is the new interlinking and tracking capabilities of the new Toyota’s. This was on the overhead console....
Vehicle Data Transmission is On! Your vehicle wirelessly transmits location, driving and vehicle health data to deliver your services and for internal research analysis. See Toyota privacy blah blah blah or to disable press SOS button.
To test to see if the truck had a cellular modem or function, I hit the location assist and it connected to a call service and I told them where I wanted to go (spoke to an actual human) and they entered the info into the built in navigation system and I could either hit GO or Save for later. I did this prior to linking a phone, so it has its own cellular device.
Last edited by 1_click_off; 12-04-20 at 22:15.
Toyota !
I just saw an article on a million mile Tundra engine. It made more power than a new one and taking it apart they found it almost pristine. Cross hatch in the cylinder bore could still be seen and there was one scratch on a crank bearing. Craziness.
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