Still make more reliable, more resilient, and longest lasting vehicles on the road. Very few if any companies can say that. I will take a used Toyota over a new anything Euro or American made.
@@merlinthebikewizard4392 You might wan to change that wording because so much of Toyota is made in America, it's how they qualified for Nascar. Toyota is more American now then Ford, and GM.
I had a 97 Pontiac Sunfire. It was a horrible car. My little sister bought a 86 Toyota Camry...it never broke down in the 6 years she owned it and had every awesome feature my Sunfire didn't. Plus somehow...was 10 years older and got way better fuel economy. PISSED ME RIGHT OFF. never bought domestic again.
"A Tundra is for someone who keeps his opinion to himself, while a Cummins is for someone who spends a significant amount of time trying to pass on the infection of his mind." That one got me.
My truck was owned by a contractor... he put the radio in using wire caps, repainted the bed with a freakin brush, and im still finding misc staples and screws almost 6 months later. Long live the toyota shitbox
My dad had a 2002 Tundra this same color that I essentially grew up in. Sold it to a friend 4 years ago for his teenaged son to drive at 350,000 miles and it's still going. That kid abuses the heck out of it and it has outlasted 3 of his friend's other trucks.
My dad has a 2009 Corolla with 240kon it and a 2002 f150 the Corolla is in better shape and they have nearly the same mileage. I have a 16 frontier 2.5L
My dad had an 86' Toyota Pickup it was a 5 speed had the 22 4 banger most reliable thing ever but now I have a 2005 Suzuki XL7 which is a hidden gem in the car industry its gone through hell and back and just keeps going we've owned it since 2006 and its been amazing the Japanese know how to build a vehicle
I own the 2000 Tundra Limited, extra cab, leather seats and 112 thousand miles. It runs like a top and I"ve had zero problems with it. The truck is bulletproof and will probably outlive me. I plan to buy a new Toyota 4runner in 2024 to get the 6 cylinder engine before it goes away in 2025 but I will NEVER sell my 2000 Tundra Limited, NEVER, I am emotionally attached to this first Tundra. It's in perfect condition and I will be replacing the suspension if needed soon if I'm told it's worn out. I'm going to have the spray rhino liner or something similar put into the bed and I'm going to paint it will the original burgundy color and make it look new. The interior is in perfect condition. I've had lots of vehicles in my 70 years but nothing compares to this amazing 2000 Tundra Limited.
My first truck when I was 16 was a 2001 Tundra V8... the Limited with the TRD sticker and fender flares (a factory option, for the record). I drove it for 4 years and in that time took it from about 160k miles to 260k miles. That truck taught me fundamental lessons in vehicle control and capability - no traction control, no stability control and minimal ABS, but enough power to slide just about anywhere except dry asphalt. Every chance I’d get we’d set up time trials down dirt roads on a ranch or back roads in the Hill Country. In open fields we’d practice drifting before taking it to the dirt twisties. I never put it into a fence or a tree, but got close enough to learn how not to. What an incredible time. That lack of body, bed, frame dissonance you talk about is real. There’s an uncanny solidness to the first gen Tundra that makes it feel as much rally car as it is body-on-frame pickup. Maybe that’s an exaggeration... Anyway, the old girl is still in the family, around 340k miles I believe.
Thanks for this comment. It’s hard to find detailed insight on the handling characteristics of a vehicle. I value handling a lot. Your comment has given the mid 2000s tundra a leg up over my other consideration, another reliable truck; the mid 2000s F150. I’m guessing the tundra will handle significantly better with less up front maintenance (on average).
@@jaredadams7275My friend had a 99 4.6 5 speed and he drove it like Tom's Refurb, all day, everyday for over a year. 2v Ford's can take a beating. Stay away from 3v.
Because the recent Tacomas suck, and most of the 2000s ones have had their frame replaced and will last forever. It was the last bare bones truck sold in the American market. The SR5 TRD 4x4s are still worth a minor fortune given how old they are. I sold mine 6 years ago and I'm pretty sure it's worth more money now even with the new owner using it daily.
Wish more people would realize that worshipping their favourite media/hobby/celebrity/politician/website/fetish is not a substitution for having a personality.
@@UndeadPorcupine Fuck off. If people are exited about something let them. You are one of those dreary no fun allowed shits that stain the air around them with a smug grin that says to all lesser beings I am SPECIAL.... I HAVE THA TRUE PERSONALITYYYY.....
My dad told me about how he was part of a toyota focus group in the 80's. They pretty much asked him one thing and it was "what would make you switch to a japanese truck?" And almost everyone complained how small japanese trucks were. So here we are with this
As a Cummins guy but not a rollin' coal guy, it pleases me as well. Maybe we can knock those assholes off the pedestal, they keep making me out to be an asshole.
I have a 6.0 Powerstroke King Ranch F350 that I bought and use to haul water around my tree farm and a tractor between properties. It's stock other than the engine being bullet proofed and the EGR deleted. It hasn't been lifted and used the stock wheels with stock sized tires. If anything I'd like it to be a few inches lower so it was easier to reach over the bedside and un/load. When I took electrical classes last year all the young guys would talk about how much money they had dumped or were about to dump into their Cummins. The older guys who actually use our trucks as trucks instead of for peacocking trailer trash women just shook our heads.
Haha, ouch! Well you know Toyota, when you want something done right copy a design or just have someone else do it, then add lock washers and a brace here or there then slap a Toyota badge on it!
Dumbass I know: bUT tHE PRofiTs gO To a FoReiGN CoMPaNy! Me: Ya, but they use middle class American labor and fords are made in. . . . . Dumbass I know: THe pRoFiTs!!!
Was the same situation in Australia when we still made cars. The Camry had more local content than the Falcon or Commodore but try telling the red vs. blue bathurst worshipping bogans that.
Your videos really speak to me beyond just the car review. I feel like we share the same “dissatisfaction” with popular culture and humanity overall as you compare it to car cultures basically. Years of watching all your videos and I will never get bored of it! Thank you!!!
"And the Tundra spent the better part of two decades being harder to kill than Big Boss" I laughed so hard at that because I wasn't expecting a Metal Gear reference
nah, they own a handful of nice/expensive things that don't appear to be expensive at first glance... Just really well-made. other people may not even notice them ever. but he will own them for a lifetime and they will be well taken care of and be in basically as good or better condition as the day he bought them when he dies and passes them on.
I have a 2003 Sequoia (SUV Version of this tundra) and I absolutely love it. It has 150,000 ish miles on it and it drives like new. It is a fantastic truck! Last summer (2019) we took a family vacation with my inlaws and we drove up Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. My two brother in laws have a 2018 GMC Denali XL and a 2016 Dodge Durango (with a Hemi of course) and they ragged on my Sequoia saying that they would stop to help when it broke down on the way up. The sequoia climbed the mountain with the temperature never going above 1/2 way up the gauge. The Denali overheated once and the Durango three times. On the way down the Sequoia maintained speed in low gear just fine, only requiring a few light taps on the brakes, seldom exceeding 25 MPH. The Denali and Durango were unable to do so and overheated their brakes. The Durango was so bad its rotors warped and I ended up changing his brakes so it was drivable. I thanked them for all the “help” they gave me. 😂
@@GiordanDiodato the 5.7 is nice no doubt but the 4.7 has adequate power and it has several examples with over a million miles. Even more when you consider its 4.0L and 4.3L Lexus V8 brethren.
"it's amazing how a truck can keep going past the point where even the manufacturer wants to take it apart to figure out how they did it" Me: Real laugh
Hyperbole. Most of those million mile trucks are all highway and paved roads. It’s starts and stops and age-related deterioration (eg, rubber, plastic, electronics, etc) that kills vehicles. Let’s see how a Tundra that drives 10,000 miles a year of short trips on rough roads or stop and go traffic does. There’s no way it’s making it to 100 years old without near complete replacement of absolutely everything.
@@fukingidiot9156 my F-150 is at 34 years and doing great. As long as the salt doesn't get it it'll keep going for a long time to come. Everything works and the transfer case is the smoother actuation I've ever felt. One finger can shift into and out of 4wd.
@@AyAy008 K'nex are a toy/building set of plastic rods and spoke-like junctions, used for making models and miscellaneous mechanical widgets. A tennis ball tube is basically a thin 1 liter soda bottle that is cylindrical. Put one in the other and you get what sounds like the contents of a smashed transmission.
My father bought this exact model brand new in 2000. It was his first new truck and enjoyed it for 10 years. It was driven to Mexico several times reliably with no issues except for a tire blowout which i remember very vividly lol. It was then sold to a family friend over there and the truck stayed while we flew back. Another 10 years later I am now an adult still get to drive it occasionally whenever asked for. No major overhauls, no problems whatsoever and pulls very strong ( Mexico driving conditions are alot worse than here in US ). My father swears by that motor and I will buy one new whenever the time comes.
My mom has a first Gen tundra, didn’t have the timing belt and water pump changed until the radiator started leaking at 169,000 miles. I changed out the radiator, water pump, timing belt, and the origional factory plugs. You cold still read Toyota on the timing belt. And it still runs like a sewing machine. They are fairly easy to work on. My wife has a 1st Gen sequoia with over 200,000 miles on it, with the same leaking valve cover gasket and exhaust leak on the same side. Still going I have a 2nd Gen tundra with the 5.7 v8. They are really over built. I’d rather have a 1st Gen club cab tundra than a Tacoma, they are almost the same size now.
We have (had) 4 2UZ in my family til mom sold hers a few weeks back. 1 x 16 year old one with 120k 1 x 15 year old one with 220k 1 x 17 year old one with 202k and mine 1 x 18 year old with 208k in a rust belt state. All of them run great.
I always thought they were horribly ugly too and ive hardly ever seen them, especially in recent years. And now being older i kinda appreciate that weirdness it has and its almost a treat to see one now.
I agree. These are classic and classy. I go back and forth with whether I prefer the early chrome bumper or the later plastic bumper. I generally prefer the the earlier first gens (up to 2003). After that they slightly refreshed the body and certain aspects of it look off to me. Definitely the best looking gen of Tundra. The subsequent models to me look bloated and fish-like. I feel like most people ditch the wheels but I like them, little starfish.
“A person who passes on the the infections of his mind” is the best quote I have heard in a minute. I also drive a 2000 Toyota Tacoma and I try and keep my opinions to myself so you got those pretty spot on.
A cummins equipped ram can only really be appreciated if you can drive one without the responsibility of owning it. I've had to rent them before for offroad/towing, and my sense was always that this is a great engine and even a decently capable frame, but that actually owning it would be, not miserable, but one long "ugh". I appreciated that while towing several thousand pounds I could still mash the pedal down and pass quickly in an oncoming lane and be doing 80-95 mph by the time I merged over, and that I could use the engine brake on downhills and practically not use my brakes and still slow down. But owning something chrysler group has got to be a pain after 40k miles. The normal truck I use to haul/haul offroad is a manual f350 and by god, the thing is an absolute pig. Everything about the truck underwhelms but it just wont fucking die.
Here comes all the “my neighbor’s uncle auntie grandma has one of these with a million miles on it and still runs, and still beats the hell out of it!” Comments
@@andersonjukebox8315 Yeah they’re great, 90% as fun as a 540, with none of the headaches. I’ve owned it for seven years, put on over 100K miles, and had a CEL come on one time-when my cheapskate friend borrowed it and filled it with 87 lol.
@@andersonjukebox8315 I love my gs350 AWD. Not a V8 but still an excellent car! Its like they stuffed a 4x4 truck in a lux sedan :lol:. Same transmission.
@@criley2723 Yeah the engine and trans for the UZ series can handle that much power before shit starts breaking. It takes a lot of work to get there though. A TRD supercharger will take you a long way. Both of mine have the basics: intake, headers, exhaust etc. Upgraded injectors and lines on the Lexus as well. It’s a pretty solid platform for building overall.
I work at an autobody shop. It is hilarious how little these trucks depreciate. We still get the odd 1st-gen Tundra in the shop that just smoked a deer for the 3rd time in its life but still has enough value to the point where it still won't total out. xD
Google management: "What's with the uptick in searches for the 'big bittern'?" Minion: "Oh, that's RCR" Google management: "what's RCR?" Minion: "See, this is why people think you're so out of touch..." Google management: "You're fired"
hahahaha. That is funny, but if we're going to be completely fair, that issue is only related to aftermarket parts. The OEM Toyota ball joints are just fine
@@SampsonGG i agree, but its somewhat of a flaw to have the entire weight of the front of the vehicle dependant on the tensile strength of that one part, and if your not in the know with these trucks and use any el-cheapo aftermarket lbj's i just hope your not doing 75 on the freeway when it decides to peace outta your truck
@@amanwithnoname6687 I mean, far as it goes, you have a point. But let's get real, if you have to say that a crappy aftermarket part that you fit to your truck is weak, and that's Toyota's fault, you aren't even reaching any more. You've reached. That's a climax of putting responsibility where it don't belong.
@@insomniacryan9916 No man, just making a joke and speaking from experience. I had two sets of different lbj's on my truck. A shop stuck on a shitty repro GM manufactured set that failed within 5000 miles without warning. The second were Moogs that started squaking within 10000 miles. Lesson learned, now on the genuine toyota lbjs with 30k and no issues. Truck has 260xxx and still runs like a Swiss watch.
@@amanwithnoname6687 My 02 AC lost its driver side tire at 75. Stayed straight and even losing all the brake fluid we were able to stop under control. It felt like a HUGE pothole nothing crazy. That was 87k miles. Before the recall was done unfortunately .
My grandpa bought a 2003 Toyota tundra V8. Best vehicle purchase ever. It handles well, has a decent engine power and nothing is underdone or overdone. We have kept our tundra in such good shape that now we are getting offers from random bystanders asking to buy our vehicle. Who knows maybe at some point we will sell it, but we have have had absolutely zero issues with the truck every since it was bought from the dealer.
Say that to a Ford, Dodge, GMC or Chevy nut and you risk having a gun in your face. Buy an american truck and your money goes over seas. Buy a Toyota, and it stays right here.
@@captainfunktastic2255 yes, too many Americans object to facts. The fax do not care. So, buy a Toyota and the money goes overseas? You mean to all those American workers? And all the people who built the parts that go in the truck in the United States? You're an idiot by a so-called American truck, and lots of your money goes to China
@@Georgespicedaddy id rather give my money to the japanese than the chinese. But if i buy used i im supporting the local economy if its a small dealer right?
@@LimitedTimeRoman My 01 4.6L has been garaged and not cranked for 4 years, I'm at the point where I know the price tag to revive her keeps going up but I'm too stubborn to totally let go of the dream
@@thomas316 Don't know about the first gens, but a recent survey showed that second gen Tundra owners spend more money annually on their truck than any other half-ton pickup because the amount of money they spend on fuel outweighs any money saved at the shop. Those 5.7s are as thirsty as they are bulletproof!
@@dave3682 Good point. Almost everyone underestimates fuel costs in ownership costs. If you drive 20,000 miles/yr and get 20 miles/gal, you're buying 1000 gallons of fuel every year. Saving 100 gallons of that is realistic with a more efficient vehicle. It adds up fast.
As I drove back to South Texas from Buda, every small part of land an man called home, had an gen 1 Toyota Tundra. I saw eight from my five hour drive. The Toyota Tundra isn't just a truck, it's the vehicle you can rely on in the middle of nowhere. Funny enough as well, all were in the same color as this one.
Maaaaan I had one of these in highschool, a 2003 SR5 with the 2U. It had 370,000km on it, I did brake stands everywhere and drove the absolute shit out of it. I did 1 oil change on it when I got it, went on that for 50xxx KM and when I changed it, it all came out and still wasn't completely dark. I was stunned. I miss that damn thing, still rolling around as I see it from time to time
08 Tundra 4.7 that my dad bought new has 170k miles, all by him. Only one major issue was the air pump, I think, something with evap. Everything else has been fine. Im going to buy it from him if he ever sells it. Too many good memories in that beast.
Wanna watch the big bang theory and actually find it funny? watch the IT crowd. same basic principle of characters, different environment, but its genuinely hilarious
I have one of the first 2000 Tundras. I have used and abused it and towed way more than I was supposed to. I have 285,000 on it and don't expect it to ever stop running. I replaced the front suspension and the differential and rear wheel bearings. Did I mention I towed 14,000 pounds? In overdrive? I recently had the front seats recovered and am due for a paint job. I put LEDs in the dash. Yes they had some rust issues. And if you don't want the front end to shudder when you brake ALWAYS hand torque the wheels. I wouldn't trade it for any other truck, including a new one. Hell, I am just getting it broken in!
Funny running across this vid! Driving my 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 for five years now, and I don't regret the purchase one bit. I'm not a big fan of trucks, especially "big" trucks. But I moved. I had a new (to me) fixer-upper of a house to make livable, conveniently located in the bass-end of nowhere on a poorly maintained dirt road. So I *needed* a truck. A new (to me) truck. A "big" truck. Lifted enough to pretend with me that the road really was drivable, especially if, say, there were an emergency during a blizzard after months of snowfall and melt had dug the potholes even deeper. In case of emergency, I needed a tank. And years later, I do not regret choosing this 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 to work with me in restoring my house to a home. It has carried all sorts of large loads confidently. It has driven horrific snow and potholes admirably. And for being over 20 years old, it has needed remarkably few repairs. Three. The starter motor needed replacing. The brake system needed a new master cylinder when it started having a weird intermittent unpredictable lack of pressure, and now the stupid sensor on the 4WD shift motor sensor is failing because the vacuum line broke and water got in and corroded the sensor contacts. For a 20-year-old beater truck that I can abuse without guilt, with confidence even, I couldn't ask for more! It handles a bad load better than you'd expect. It drives better than you'd think. (I mean it's still a big-ish truck, but for that, it does remarkably well.) It doesn't give up. It doesn't surrender. No matter how sane or insane the situation it just shrugs and rides on. It just works. Who could ask for more? Well... There is a bit of a caveat there. While it is holding up remarkably well for being two decades old, and the repairs it has needed have been fairly straight forward in theory, actually making those repairs has not been easy. The starter motor for example, poorly located. Unexpectedly located. It requires careful consideration of which surrounding functional parts you want to remove to gain access to the starter motor, because it is well hidden, surrounded. Most vehicles are not so poorly designed. Starter motors are usually easy. Not an easy fix. Likewise the 4WD shift motor assembly, while being easy to access for diagnosis, pretty much requires a complete transmission rebuild in order to replace! WHY?! So *working* on a 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 is *not* fun. Poor planning? Or vindictive evil planning on the part of Toyota to force you to go to their experts for repairs? I'm too stubborn to give in. PITA, yes. But ... manageable with the right technical documentation and/or video from other people who have suffered to attempt what should be simple tasks and figured out the best solutions around Toyota's repair tortures.
@@AlCasa52 Regular seems to think that a million miles is a pretty big achievement for this Tundra. Pretty common in the Cummins community. They're not for everyone, but would be nice for him to come up with some new material to say about diesel owners.
2UZ did not replace 1UZ, they are different engines for different applications in a same generation/kind. 1UZ is for cars and 2UZ for trucks. 2UZ replaced in some ways the legendary 1FZ.
@@tacomas9602 Though that's not exactly an unusual combination, so if this one is smoother there must be more to it. One factor may be that it's relatively unstressed, not making much power for its size.
One last thing: Very finely balanced internals. Tight tolerances and well-balanced crank/rods/pistons finalize the smoothness of the motor, another reason why LS400s idle and run so smoothly.
My parents bought one of these (in thunder grey) new in 2000, the only new car we ever had. My dad still dailies it- it's gotten me through so many moves and even a few road trips! I have a fondness for it. it's in pretty good shape, too- but it helps we live in the magic no-rust zone that is the Pacific Northwest.
I can appreciate how the car advice that is mentioned in this video is so on point! If someone asks me what car they should buy I say "Toyota Corolla". Then they go and buy something else because it's less expensive and complain when it breaks!
Just got one myself after my subaru popped a fuel line and caught fire... Well I at least got an upgrade. Paid an arm and a leg, she's got rust like no tomorrow, and I need to replace some minor parts, but I know it won't quit and leave me stranded on the side of the road. That is for sure. Got it in the most toyota color too. That desert sand silver beige.
@@Dryfloorsign The FJ? Nope. It's got serious off-road chutzpah, it's just as tough as any Toyota truck, great interior design, even if it's kinda weird looking, it's good.
How anyone could test drive a Chevy Cruze and say "yes, I want to spend large amounts of money to experience this every day" will be forever beyond me. I had one as a rental for a week and I walked everywhere I could. And thought twice about any trip I had to drive for. There is no excuse to get one over a Corolla
No non-car-person can know the pain of being asked in a hurried phone call “hey I have $xxxx what kind of car should I buy?” Followed by “whatever Toyota fits your needs” and then the inevitable “hey my new Nissan Rogue started shaking and now it’s at this shop and they’re telling me I need a new transmission can you help?” Two weeks later
Yeah pretty much all the turn of the century full sized trucks were the apex of what people who actually use their trucks want, well maybe except for Dodges!
"The Save point of trucks". Totally true. I bought the "girly F150" at that time. Wasn't bad. Ford: Bigger! Dodge: Bigger! Chevy: Square. No, wait. Bigger! And no one has stopped since. There are a ton of sedan-crew-trucks on my street, and a lot of three car garages. Never the twain shall meet, so they all sit out in the weather.
@@witwicky735 I'm on the fence to get a 2020 Titan just because different and I can use it for work and play. The New Tundra, it's just too much space on the inside. And again something different.
Did the starter recently. It's not that bad if you prep for it. Definitely not a job to just jump in and see if you can do it or not. Lextreme and lexls are the best sources for all things uz related
it only costs 80-120 bucks for valvecover gaskets and its so accessible I wouldn't put it past a DIY job. Cam seals tho... thats different, then you're doing a timing belt bcuz you're already taking the cams out.
I bought one of these in 2018 for 10k. Only had 120k miles on it. I lifted it and added bigger tires. Damn thing is still kicking even with me abusing it off road. I love this truck.
Great video! I'm currently swapping a 2UZ from a 2000 Tundra into my 1989 Toyota Pickup. Had to hear what you have to say about the motor, not disappointed.
"Tennis ball tube filled with K'nex" perfectly describes a Cruze transmission lmfao, my friends 2011 has gone through 4 transmissions. She doesn't drive aggressively or beat on it. Only has 80k miles
Soon as the warranty runs out on those replacement transmissions, dump it, trade it in, get rid of it. Sounds like a ticking time bomb she's driving around in.
I had an 02 tundra V8 that lived its entire life outdoors in New England. Beat the hell out of it for 280000 miles. Lots of offloading, dirt road drifting, and real work with that truck. Engine never missed a beat. Once had the right front shock shear off at the lower mount on the highway. Just drove it 15 miles to the shop like that.
@@marshalriggs5034 My dad's old tundra was found being sold for $14k, which is just insane. It only had 145k miles on it too. These trucks hold their value very well
So happy to have had one of these as my first car. Best investment when I doubled my money selling it. That definitely could be a $3k truck. If frame recall has been done and fixed, it’s probably a $6k truck. And if you try to get a 2004-2006, good luck trying to get one that isn’t a 5-digit price.
Something I noticed about japanese fullsize trucks when joining fullsize truck meme/trashtalk groups in facebook, is that they never make fun or shit talk about Tacoma's, Tundras or any other japanese trucks, its always on Fords, Chevys and Dodges.
I’ve had my ‘01 for about a year now and every day I fall more in love with its alarmingly inoffensive styling and rock solid reliability. Truly a truck for a man (or woman) that doesn’t talk to other people about trucks all day. PS this video is fucking amazing.
My dad’s got a 2018 Tundra, he doesn’t talk non stop about it, he loves it though. But every time he’s at a stoplight some chode in a F-150 or Chevy always, and he swears ALWAYS revs their engines when next to him just because he’s in a Tundra and not an American made truck.
Between the Toyota guys and the "american" truck guys the Toyota guys are rather quiet in comparison to the train horn, confederate flag, coal rolling, squirrel eating and LED bar youngsters who will try drinking thier beer in the dumbest ways possible
Kinda random bit nice to hear someone else had a burning oil leak they are casually ignoring. I feel kind of bad for my corvette leaking oil but it's coming from everywhere and it's out of my budget and too much work to fix it for just a small oil leak. It just smells and smokes a lot, and worst case scenario, I got a fire extinguisher in the passenger footwell ready to put out any oil fires just in case.
“Toyota is dry grilled chicken breast, quinoa, and steamed broccoli”
I felt that with every fiber of my being
Still make more reliable, more resilient, and longest lasting vehicles on the road. Very few if any companies can say that. I will take a used Toyota over a new anything Euro or American made.
@@merlinthebikewizard4392 You might wan to change that wording because so much of Toyota is made in America, it's how they qualified for Nascar. Toyota is more American now then Ford, and GM.
@@merlinthebikewizard4392 Well most of toyotas line up is made here in America.
@@CommodoreFan64 Lmao we had a similar comment at the same time
I had a 97 Pontiac Sunfire. It was a horrible car. My little sister bought a 86 Toyota Camry...it never broke down in the 6 years she owned it and had every awesome feature my Sunfire didn't. Plus somehow...was 10 years older and got way better fuel economy. PISSED ME RIGHT OFF. never bought domestic again.
WEEEZARD reference love it!
Weeezard knows all!
wait so...are you going to buy something reliable after watching this episode?
A wild Hoovie has appeared!
@@antoniosalvatore7986 0 chance.
Hoovie!!!
Gen 1 Toyota Tundra: The quietest cult you can always be a part of
😂 heck ya bro love these trucks
Honda Ridgeline owner: "Hold my Earl Grey, please".
@@Gene1969 That pass thru bed is fuckin' rad. The even MORE obscure Baja has the same thing.
I got 2 just so I can say AC-DC
If you know you know. 🤣
I'm getting a bunch of quarter million mile maintenance done right now.
I have a 2002 tundra with 410,000 miles and still running solid. I have so much respect for these amazing trucks! Thanks for this video it made my day
I swear to god if somebody give an option 1st gen super clean tundra or a brand new whatever i would take the tundra
I’m becoming a new convert. My indoctrination is almost complete
I’m about to look at a 2000 tundra for about 4k, with 250,000 miles, because it’s a tundra 😂😅
Trying to buy an 02 with 175k miles rn
@@thomassouza2633I’m seeing them with 100k miles for 10-12k
"A Tundra is for someone who keeps his opinion to himself, while a Cummins is for someone who spends a significant amount of time trying to pass on the infection of his mind."
That one got me.
This literally describes my dad!!!
Haha, every dad should have their sons watch these videos, so that they will become worldly men.
The pickup for the Construction foreman you can't mess around with.
Fuckin accurate
The foreman who has no debt and owns a cabin in the sticks, 4 hours away
Not from his words but by the size and grit of his hands
The construction foreman in which "fuck you" is part of a standard greeting on the job site
My truck was owned by a contractor... he put the radio in using wire caps, repainted the bed with a freakin brush, and im still finding misc staples and screws almost 6 months later.
Long live the toyota shitbox
Toyota Tundra: the official truck of "380k miles never off roaded all highway miles $6k no lowballers"
And they'll get it too
He knows what he's got.
Still better than a Chevy, dodge or Ford with 100k
This is not satire.
I was like, he wants $3000 for this truck?! Where
My dad had a 2002 Tundra this same color that I essentially grew up in. Sold it to a friend 4 years ago for his teenaged son to drive at 350,000 miles and it's still going. That kid abuses the heck out of it and it has outlasted 3 of his friend's other trucks.
My dad had a first gen tundra that lasted two decades
My dad has a 2009 Corolla with 240kon it and a 2002 f150 the Corolla is in better shape and they have nearly the same mileage. I have a 16 frontier 2.5L
I hope he has changed the timing belt and closely inspected the frame.
@Arturo Altamirano If the truck frame is good Tundras last a long time.
My dad had an 86' Toyota Pickup it was a 5 speed had the 22 4 banger most reliable thing ever but now I have a 2005 Suzuki XL7 which is a hidden gem in the car industry its gone through hell and back and just keeps going we've owned it since 2006 and its been amazing the Japanese know how to build a vehicle
I own the 2000 Tundra Limited, extra cab, leather seats and 112 thousand miles. It runs like a top and I"ve had zero problems with it. The truck is bulletproof and will probably outlive me. I plan to buy a new Toyota 4runner in 2024 to get the 6 cylinder engine before it goes away in 2025 but I will NEVER sell my 2000 Tundra Limited, NEVER, I am emotionally attached to this first Tundra. It's in perfect condition and I will be replacing the suspension if needed soon if I'm told it's worn out. I'm going to have the spray rhino liner or something similar put into the bed and I'm going to paint it will the original burgundy color and make it look new. The interior is in perfect condition. I've had lots of vehicles in my 70 years but nothing compares to this amazing 2000 Tundra Limited.
My first truck when I was 16 was a 2001 Tundra V8... the Limited with the TRD sticker and fender flares (a factory option, for the record). I drove it for 4 years and in that time took it from about 160k miles to 260k miles. That truck taught me fundamental lessons in vehicle control and capability - no traction control, no stability control and minimal ABS, but enough power to slide just about anywhere except dry asphalt. Every chance I’d get we’d set up time trials down dirt roads on a ranch or back roads in the Hill Country. In open fields we’d practice drifting before taking it to the dirt twisties. I never put it into a fence or a tree, but got close enough to learn how not to. What an incredible time.
That lack of body, bed, frame dissonance you talk about is real. There’s an uncanny solidness to the first gen Tundra that makes it feel as much rally car as it is body-on-frame pickup. Maybe that’s an exaggeration... Anyway, the old girl is still in the family, around 340k miles I believe.
Thanks for this comment. It’s hard to find detailed insight on the handling characteristics of a vehicle. I value handling a lot. Your comment has given the mid 2000s tundra a leg up over my other consideration, another reliable truck; the mid 2000s F150. I’m guessing the tundra will handle significantly better with less up front maintenance (on average).
@@jaredadams7275My friend had a 99 4.6 5 speed and he drove it like Tom's Refurb, all day, everyday for over a year. 2v Ford's can take a beating. Stay away from 3v.
The irony is that a used Tacoma made in the same year as this Tundra would still cost more money
Take a truck worth $1500, slap a Tacoma badge on it and instantly it’s worth “$6500 firm” in any used listing. I still don’t get it but whatever.
@@literallyshaking8019 it will out-live us 🎉
What is a tacoma?
@@baronvonlimbourgh1716 a Toyota Tacoma, it’s what Toyota calls their small pickup line in the US. It’s the Hilux in other markets.
Because the recent Tacomas suck, and most of the 2000s ones have had their frame replaced and will last forever. It was the last bare bones truck sold in the American market. The SR5 TRD 4x4s are still worth a minor fortune given how old they are. I sold mine 6 years ago and I'm pretty sure it's worth more money now even with the new owner using it daily.
“We shouldn’t want the things we like to become the totality of who we are”
Damn.
I’m stealing that.
*looking at all the people that make The Office part of their personality*
Shrieking of Jeep people heard in the distance.
@@mightaymouse I am THE Office
Wish more people would realize that worshipping their favourite media/hobby/celebrity/politician/website/fetish is not a substitution for having a personality.
@@UndeadPorcupine Fuck off. If people are exited about something let them. You are one of those dreary no fun allowed shits that stain the air around them with a smug grin that says to all lesser beings I am SPECIAL.... I HAVE THA TRUE PERSONALITYYYY.....
3:17
"Sorry, can you stay in that lane for the shot?"
"Oop- yep, sorry."
Haha exactly.
"Oop"
2002 Pontiac gang?
gods amongst men use their turn signals. and then cancel them promptly when applicable.
Montana gang?
My dad told me about how he was part of a toyota focus group in the 80's. They pretty much asked him one thing and it was "what would make you switch to a japanese truck?"
And almost everyone complained how small japanese trucks were. So here we are with this
Now everybody wants a small Japanese truck from the '80s.
Now I wish trucks were small again. Even the Tacoma and Frontier are too fucking big now. I had an 89 Toyota pickup and I loved it.
That interior brings back memories of my '01 Tacoma. Almost identical. Ahhh yes, 1990s-early 2000's velour-like tan cloth interior. Gotta love it.
It's not far off from my 02 Solara either. Miss that car a ton
The cloth seats from the 90s and early 2000s is simply amazing.
I had an 03 TRD crew cab. Loved it.
Mr. Regular harbors a healthy amount of disdain for the coal rollin' cummins crowd and it pleases me.
As a Cummins guy but not a rollin' coal guy, it pleases me as well. Maybe we can knock those assholes off the pedestal, they keep making me out to be an asshole.
@@kalebnolen1616 maybe we can make people not ask 20k for their 300k mile rust box with mall crawler wheels lol
I have a 6.0 Powerstroke King Ranch F350 that I bought and use to haul water around my tree farm and a tractor between properties. It's stock other than the engine being bullet proofed and the EGR deleted. It hasn't been lifted and used the stock wheels with stock sized tires. If anything I'd like it to be a few inches lower so it was easier to reach over the bedside and un/load. When I took electrical classes last year all the young guys would talk about how much money they had dumped or were about to dump into their Cummins. The older guys who actually use our trucks as trucks instead of for peacocking trailer trash women just shook our heads.
I bagged my truck partly because i have a bad back and need to get stuff in and out the bed easier, and partly because lowered trucks look cool
@@Zach-td5mb sadly that's just supply and demand.
It looks like someone was describing the Tenth generation F150 over the phone.
(approving nods)
I spit coffee while reading this. Bravo.
yes
You don't hit your head on the top of the cab's driver door jamb getting into a 4x2 F150.
Haha, ouch! Well you know Toyota, when you want something done right copy a design or just have someone else do it, then add lock washers and a brace here or there then slap a Toyota badge on it!
The Toyota Tundra; the truck you buy when you want something American
Dumbass I know: bUT tHE PRofiTs gO To a FoReiGN CoMPaNy!
Me: Ya, but they use middle class American labor and fords are made in. . . . .
Dumbass I know: THe pRoFiTs!!!
Yep that and the Titan, funny how that works.
Because: CHICKEN TAX!
My honda shadow motorcycle was built in ohio.
New harleys have more china parts than they will ever admit.
Was the same situation in Australia when we still made cars. The Camry had more local content than the Falcon or Commodore but try telling the red vs. blue bathurst worshipping bogans that.
Your videos really speak to me beyond just the car review. I feel like we share the same “dissatisfaction” with popular culture and humanity overall as you compare it to car cultures basically. Years of watching all your videos and I will never get bored of it! Thank you!!!
"And the Tundra spent the better part of two decades being harder to kill than Big Boss" I laughed so hard at that because I wasn't expecting a Metal Gear reference
The older tundras are for dudes who never show boat and find things that are nice or expensive to be unreasonable ...a frugal collected mans truck .
These things are like Hummers on 30" rims to the Asian community around here.
My dad basically.
nah, they own a handful of nice/expensive things that don't appear to be expensive at first glance... Just really well-made. other people may not even notice them ever. but he will own them for a lifetime and they will be well taken care of and be in basically as good or better condition as the day he bought them when he dies and passes them on.
@@WaffleShortage Best answer !
These are the men I want to date, lol
My girlfriend said "kiss me where it smells," so I drove her to Newark.
I delicately liked this comment with the ring finger of my non-dominant hand
Followed by "Kiss me where it smells funny" from The Blood Hound Gang
Tell her to wash that mess.
According to George Carlin, that's a more appropriate motto for New Jersey than "The Garden State".
@@SYH653
Little known fact; George Carlin wasn’t always 70 years old.
I have the day off work and thought it was Sunday when you uploaded this. Thanks for being my calendar, Mr. Regular!
Same it truly did feel like Sunday morning when I work up late, then I saw Mr. Regular, then said yep Monday as I sip my coffee.
My toyota is best calendar
Right there with ya. I never am sure of where I am until RCR comes on
I remember when they had "seasons"
@@colekasanke1115 Same felt like watching a weekly TV show.
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! I love my 2000 Tundra 4.7, literally the best truck ever it’s great.
I have a 2003 Sequoia (SUV Version of this tundra) and I absolutely love it. It has 150,000 ish miles on it and it drives like new. It is a fantastic truck! Last summer (2019) we took a family vacation with my inlaws and we drove up Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. My two brother in laws have a 2018 GMC Denali XL and a 2016 Dodge Durango (with a Hemi of course) and they ragged on my Sequoia saying that they would stop to help when it broke down on the way up. The sequoia climbed the mountain with the temperature never going above 1/2 way up the gauge. The Denali overheated once and the Durango three times. On the way down the Sequoia maintained speed in low gear just fine, only requiring a few light taps on the brakes, seldom exceeding 25 MPH. The Denali and Durango were unable to do so and overheated their brakes. The Durango was so bad its rotors warped and I ended up changing his brakes so it was drivable. I thanked them for all the “help” they gave me. 😂
Hahah i believe you
personally I'd rather get one with the more powerful 5.7 liter engine.
@@GiordanDiodato the 5.7 is nice no doubt but the 4.7 has adequate power and it has several examples with over a million miles. Even more when you consider its 4.0L and 4.3L Lexus V8 brethren.
"it's amazing how a truck can keep going past the point where even the manufacturer wants to take it apart to figure out how they did it" Me: Real laugh
Hyperbole.
Most of those million mile trucks are all highway and paved roads.
It’s starts and stops and age-related deterioration (eg, rubber, plastic, electronics, etc) that kills vehicles.
Let’s see how a Tundra that drives 10,000 miles a year of short trips on rough roads or stop and go traffic does. There’s no way it’s making it to 100 years old without near complete replacement of absolutely everything.
@@Bartonovich52 Okay, but how many 100 year old trucks do you see on the road in general?
@@fukingidiot9156 i plan on towing on regular basis 900k with mine. It already has 176k no major repairs
@@fukingidiot9156 my F-150 is at 34 years and doing great. As long as the salt doesn't get it it'll keep going for a long time to come. Everything works and the transfer case is the smoother actuation I've ever felt. One finger can shift into and out of 4wd.
That one split my sides lolol
I just love how much and how quickly Toyota improved from the T100.
I like T100s.
Toyota F150
T100s are awesome too, like a big Tacoma.
You mean the truck that was a danger to whoever drove it?
These basically are a T100 but with a little more size and v8 option. It more closely compares to the same-era Dodge Dakota than full-size half tons.
"Tennis ball tube filled with K'nex" holy shit that made me laugh harder than I thought I should.
@@AyAy008 K'nex are a toy/building set of plastic rods and spoke-like junctions, used for making models and miscellaneous mechanical widgets. A tennis ball tube is basically a thin 1 liter soda bottle that is cylindrical. Put one in the other and you get what sounds like the contents of a smashed transmission.
@@LazerLord10 what he said
I can confirm, I have a 2016 Focus
As someone who grew up playing with K'nex, this hit home with me.
@@arcoeagle can also confirm 2012 focus with both TCM and seals replaced
My father bought this exact model brand new in 2000. It was his first new truck and enjoyed it for 10 years. It was driven to Mexico several times reliably with no issues except for a tire blowout which i remember very vividly lol. It was then sold to a family friend over there and the truck stayed while we flew back. Another 10 years later I am now an adult still get to drive it occasionally whenever asked for. No major overhauls, no problems whatsoever and pulls very strong ( Mexico driving conditions are alot worse than here in US ). My father swears by that motor and I will buy one new whenever the time comes.
When you wake up to video where Mr. Regular has nothing bad to say about your daily driver, you know its gonna be a good day lol
The 4.7L is also the same engine that powers the land cruiser. It literally lasts forever if not completely ignored.
My mom has a first Gen tundra, didn’t have the timing belt and water pump changed until the radiator started leaking at 169,000 miles. I changed out the radiator, water pump, timing belt, and the origional factory plugs. You cold still read Toyota on the timing belt. And it still runs like a sewing machine. They are fairly easy to work on.
My wife has a 1st Gen sequoia with over 200,000 miles on it, with the same leaking valve cover gasket and exhaust leak on the same side. Still going
I have a 2nd Gen tundra with the 5.7 v8. They are really over built. I’d rather have a 1st Gen club cab tundra than a Tacoma, they are almost the same size now.
We have (had) 4 2UZ in my family til mom sold hers a few weeks back.
1 x 16 year old one with 120k
1 x 15 year old one with 220k
1 x 17 year old one with 202k
and mine
1 x 18 year old with 208k in a rust belt state.
All of them run great.
And yet I rarely see these Tundras
On paper. They say some of the parts are made of higher grade materials for the mighty LC. I guess we are talking bulletproof vs bombproof.
@@Karmy. They weren't a great sales success.
The one UZ: The “Hot Sauce Shits” of V8 engines.
The "boring but can't say anything bad about it" engine.
@@MiGujack3 not boring if you uncork em. Then they sound like a ginormous asshole ripping firecracker farts
There some of the most reliable v8 engines
I love my 93
I've heard they were beast after they received vvti
This gen is the best looking Tundra, IMO. As long as you don't include the sport box version with the horrendously ugly tail lights
Yes, but not the stepside version. Oh gawd the back end of those was horrendous.
Yeah that stepside is gross
I always thought they were horribly ugly too and ive hardly ever seen them, especially in recent years. And now being older i kinda appreciate that weirdness it has and its almost a treat to see one now.
I agree. These are classic and classy. I go back and forth with whether I prefer the early chrome bumper or the later plastic bumper. I generally prefer the the earlier first gens (up to 2003). After that they slightly refreshed the body and certain aspects of it look off to me. Definitely the best looking gen of Tundra. The subsequent models to me look bloated and fish-like. I feel like most people ditch the wheels but I like them, little starfish.
I saw only one of the stepside bed ones as a kid and thought they took the back of a minivan and molded it to fit to the truck.
“A person who passes on the the infections of his mind” is the best quote I have heard in a minute. I also drive a 2000 Toyota Tacoma and I try and keep my opinions to myself so you got those pretty spot on.
Me driving a Cummins hearing that last statement...”He’s right”
what wrong with the engine??
A cummins equipped ram can only really be appreciated if you can drive one without the responsibility of owning it. I've had to rent them before for offroad/towing, and my sense was always that this is a great engine and even a decently capable frame, but that actually owning it would be, not miserable, but one long "ugh". I appreciated that while towing several thousand pounds I could still mash the pedal down and pass quickly in an oncoming lane and be doing 80-95 mph by the time I merged over, and that I could use the engine brake on downhills and practically not use my brakes and still slow down. But owning something chrysler group has got to be a pain after 40k miles. The normal truck I use to haul/haul offroad is a manual f350 and by god, the thing is an absolute pig. Everything about the truck underwhelms but it just wont fucking die.
@@cheezuscrust7730 it's not the engine it's that it's imprisoned in a dodge
@@samwise1790 the cummins engine in the truck is the only good thing about it,all the rest is garbage
@@samwise1790 😂
Here comes all the “my neighbor’s uncle auntie grandma has one of these with a million miles on it and still runs, and still beats the hell out of it!” Comments
I'm over here and my dad just passed down a 2001 limited and I put the 200,000th mile on it. Plan on passing it down to my kids too👍
Because its mostly true
So far just you. How ironic.
I mean, yea. Toyotas are badass and reliable.
That Maserati driver was crying when they didn't pull the camera away from the Toyota.
Should've been like "sir, this camera only focuses on reliable cars"
lmao i didn't even notice
RCR: The UZ is tunable up to 500 hp.
Me(looking out the window at my Sequoia and GS430): Huh, this could be fun.
Ooooo GS430! I love Lexus V8 sedans.
@@andersonjukebox8315 Yeah they’re great, 90% as fun as a 540, with none of the headaches. I’ve owned it for seven years, put on over 100K miles, and had a CEL come on one time-when my cheapskate friend borrowed it and filled it with 87 lol.
@@andersonjukebox8315 I love my gs350 AWD. Not a V8 but still an excellent car! Its like they stuffed a 4x4 truck in a lux sedan :lol:. Same transmission.
He must have meant that the engine can handle up to 500 hp before breaking. No way a 'tune' will yield 500 hp without power adders.
@@criley2723 Yeah the engine and trans for the UZ series can handle that much power before shit starts breaking. It takes a lot of work to get there though. A TRD supercharger will take you a long way. Both of mine have the basics: intake, headers, exhaust etc. Upgraded injectors and lines on the Lexus as well. It’s a pretty solid platform for building overall.
"new rust peeks out from the aftermarket wheel flares there to hide the old rust." Laughs in west coast.
I _knowww._ Lucky Mfr's! The snow belt: Where cool cars are always running on borrowed time.
West coast cars cost twice as much. Probably worth it though.
Laughs along with you in southwest. Oh, those silly Salt Belt people and their uncracked, unsunburned skin. Do you even melanoma, bro?
@@off-roadanything3753 Or non faded roof and hood paint or peeling window tint. lol. Cars take a beating everywhere. ROFL
@@khrashingphantom9632 I'd take faded paint over losing half the car to rust though.
I work at an autobody shop. It is hilarious how little these trucks depreciate. We still get the odd 1st-gen Tundra in the shop that just smoked a deer for the 3rd time in its life but still has enough value to the point where it still won't total out. xD
"Wonder why their transmission turns into a tennis ball tube filled with kinex" 😂😂😂
Nissan CVTs: cheems
Toyota CVTs: Ripped Doge
can confirm
2002 tundra 190k miles on our lot is stickered at 11k but we have it for sale at 9k
Google management: "What's with the uptick in searches for the 'big bittern'?"
Minion: "Oh, that's RCR"
Google management: "what's RCR?"
Minion: "See, this is why people think you're so out of touch..."
Google management: "You're fired"
1.3 lbs
What's it about though
Gen 1 Tundra, legendary reliability and impossible to kill.
Tundra: "hold my lower ball joints"
hahahaha. That is funny, but if we're going to be completely fair, that issue is only related to aftermarket parts. The OEM Toyota ball joints are just fine
@@SampsonGG i agree, but its somewhat of a flaw to have the entire weight of the front of the vehicle dependant on the tensile strength of that one part, and if your not in the know with these trucks and use any el-cheapo aftermarket lbj's i just hope your not doing 75 on the freeway when it decides to peace outta your truck
@@amanwithnoname6687 I mean, far as it goes, you have a point. But let's get real, if you have to say that a crappy aftermarket part that you fit to your truck is weak, and that's Toyota's fault, you aren't even reaching any more. You've reached. That's a climax of putting responsibility where it don't belong.
@@insomniacryan9916 No man, just making a joke and speaking from experience. I had two sets of different lbj's on my truck. A shop stuck on a shitty repro GM manufactured set that failed within 5000 miles without warning. The second were Moogs that started squaking within 10000 miles. Lesson learned, now on the genuine toyota lbjs with 30k and no issues. Truck has 260xxx and still runs like a Swiss watch.
@@amanwithnoname6687 My 02 AC lost its driver side tire at 75. Stayed straight and even losing all the brake fluid we were able to stop under control. It felt like a HUGE pothole nothing crazy. That was 87k miles. Before the recall was done unfortunately .
My grandpa bought a 2003 Toyota tundra V8. Best vehicle purchase ever. It handles well, has a decent engine power and nothing is underdone or overdone. We have kept our tundra in such good shape that now we are getting offers from random bystanders asking to buy our vehicle. Who knows maybe at some point we will sell it, but we have have had absolutely zero issues with the truck every since it was bought from the dealer.
I find it interesting, that the Tundra has more made in USA content than any of the so-called American pickup trucks.
Say that to a Ford, Dodge, GMC or Chevy nut and you risk having a gun in your face.
Buy an american truck and your money goes over seas. Buy a Toyota, and it stays right here.
I like messing with my American car only friends and showing them videos of a Subaru and then going to the VIN tag that says made in the United States
@@captainfunktastic2255 yes, too many Americans object to facts. The fax do not care. So, buy a Toyota and the money goes overseas? You mean to all those American workers? And all the people who built the parts that go in the truck in the United States? You're an idiot by a so-called American truck, and lots of your money goes to China
Okay it’s a Japanese company so it’s not
@@Georgespicedaddy id rather give my money to the japanese than the chinese. But if i buy used i im supporting the local economy if its a small dealer right?
Respect to Roman for maintaining and daily driving his Mustang all these years!
I'm driving her til one of us dies.
the 3.8 v6 is very reliable
@@LimitedTimeRoman My 01 4.6L has been garaged and not cranked for 4 years, I'm at the point where I know the price tag to revive her keeps going up but I'm too stubborn to totally let go of the dream
@@Broseph1337 don't let her die! The world needs to keep as many V-8 pony cars as it can!
And now he's trying to sell it
These things have gotten cheaper over the years and still cost a lot
It is probably the cheapest if you looked at the all-in cost of ownership. 🙂
Agreed but maybe it got cheap the least compared to the rest of the industry?
@@thomas316 Don't know about the first gens, but a recent survey showed that second gen Tundra owners spend more money annually on their truck than any other half-ton pickup because the amount of money they spend on fuel outweighs any money saved at the shop. Those 5.7s are as thirsty as they are bulletproof!
@@dave3682 Good point. Almost everyone underestimates fuel costs in ownership costs. If you drive 20,000 miles/yr and get 20 miles/gal, you're buying 1000 gallons of fuel every year. Saving 100 gallons of that is realistic with a more efficient vehicle. It adds up fast.
@@thomas316 shut up
19 years of reliability and taking people’s crap because they hated it. Your song at the end made me cry.
Just got my grandpa’s 04, and she’s a beauty! These things are amazing!
As I drove back to South Texas from Buda, every small part of land an man called home, had an gen 1 Toyota Tundra. I saw eight from my five hour drive. The Toyota Tundra isn't just a truck, it's the vehicle you can rely on in the middle of nowhere.
Funny enough as well, all were in the same color as this one.
The 2UZ-FE: The Top Gear Hilux of V8 engines
got the same engine in my 04 4runner. at about 220k & runs like new.
Maaaaan I had one of these in highschool, a 2003 SR5 with the 2U. It had 370,000km on it, I did brake stands everywhere and drove the absolute shit out of it. I did 1 oil change on it when I got it, went on that for 50xxx KM and when I changed it, it all came out and still wasn't completely dark. I was stunned. I miss that damn thing, still rolling around as I see it from time to time
i have the 3UZ-FE in my LS430 with 240k miles on it
08 Tundra 4.7 that my dad bought new has 170k miles, all by him. Only one major issue was the air pump, I think, something with evap. Everything else has been fine. Im going to buy it from him if he ever sells it. Too many good memories in that beast.
People who watch The Office and people who don't watch The Office can still agree on one thing; Big Bang Theory is awful.
Wanna watch the big bang theory and actually find it funny?
watch the IT crowd.
same basic principle of characters, different environment, but its genuinely hilarious
*laugh track plays*
My father watched both and liked both. Your statement is false.
bbt is good
Then they'll play russian roulette to determine if they are talking about the original show or the US remake.
I have one of the first 2000 Tundras. I have used and abused it and towed way more than I was supposed to. I have 285,000 on it and don't expect it to ever stop running. I replaced the front suspension and the differential and rear wheel bearings. Did I mention I towed 14,000 pounds? In overdrive? I recently had the front seats recovered and am due for a paint job. I put LEDs in the dash. Yes they had some rust issues. And if you don't want the front end to shudder when you brake ALWAYS hand torque the wheels. I wouldn't trade it for any other truck, including a new one. Hell, I am just getting it broken in!
Funny running across this vid! Driving my 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 for five years now, and I don't regret the purchase one bit. I'm not a big fan of trucks, especially "big" trucks. But I moved. I had a new (to me) fixer-upper of a house to make livable, conveniently located in the bass-end of nowhere on a poorly maintained dirt road. So I *needed* a truck. A new (to me) truck. A "big" truck. Lifted enough to pretend with me that the road really was drivable, especially if, say, there were an emergency during a blizzard after months of snowfall and melt had dug the potholes even deeper. In case of emergency, I needed a tank. And years later, I do not regret choosing this 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 to work with me in restoring my house to a home. It has carried all sorts of large loads confidently. It has driven horrific snow and potholes admirably. And for being over 20 years old, it has needed remarkably few repairs. Three. The starter motor needed replacing. The brake system needed a new master cylinder when it started having a weird intermittent unpredictable lack of pressure, and now the stupid sensor on the 4WD shift motor sensor is failing because the vacuum line broke and water got in and corroded the sensor contacts. For a 20-year-old beater truck that I can abuse without guilt, with confidence even, I couldn't ask for more! It handles a bad load better than you'd expect. It drives better than you'd think. (I mean it's still a big-ish truck, but for that, it does remarkably well.) It doesn't give up. It doesn't surrender. No matter how sane or insane the situation it just shrugs and rides on. It just works. Who could ask for more?
Well... There is a bit of a caveat there. While it is holding up remarkably well for being two decades old, and the repairs it has needed have been fairly straight forward in theory, actually making those repairs has not been easy. The starter motor for example, poorly located. Unexpectedly located. It requires careful consideration of which surrounding functional parts you want to remove to gain access to the starter motor, because it is well hidden, surrounded. Most vehicles are not so poorly designed. Starter motors are usually easy. Not an easy fix. Likewise the 4WD shift motor assembly, while being easy to access for diagnosis, pretty much requires a complete transmission rebuild in order to replace! WHY?! So *working* on a 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 is *not* fun. Poor planning? Or vindictive evil planning on the part of Toyota to force you to go to their experts for repairs? I'm too stubborn to give in. PITA, yes. But ... manageable with the right technical documentation and/or video from other people who have suffered to attempt what should be simple tasks and figured out the best solutions around Toyota's repair tortures.
"harder to kill than big boss" n i c e
This was beautiful, and my 2001 Tundra appreciates you for it! Seriously though hilarious and well done.
Something tells me he isn’t a Cummins fan, but I can’t put my finger on it.
Yeah, he loves that one Cummins stereotype lol.
LMMFAO
Not everyone has to love Cummins. and too bad the trucks they put them in are literal pieces of shit
@@AlCasa52 Regular seems to think that a million miles is a pretty big achievement for this Tundra. Pretty common in the Cummins community. They're not for everyone, but would be nice for him to come up with some new material to say about diesel owners.
@@AlCasa52 as if GMs or fords outside the engine bay are so well made lmao
Finally a real first gen tundra review on this channel!
"2000 Toyota Tundra, God a Cummins is a piece of crap!" The icing on the cake.
I am loving the Monday morning uploads, can't get enough RCR.
2UZ did not replace 1UZ, they are different engines for different applications in a same generation/kind. 1UZ is for cars and 2UZ for trucks.
2UZ replaced in some ways the legendary 1FZ.
No lie, that v8 is the smoothest v8 I've ever experienced. Nothing comes remotely close to it.
It's because the firing order plus DOHC at 90° cylinder angle
@@tacomas9602 Though that's not exactly an unusual combination, so if this one is smoother there must be more to it. One factor may be that it's relatively unstressed, not making much power for its size.
is it a cross plane or single plane crank?
One of the best engines ever
One last thing: Very finely balanced internals. Tight tolerances and well-balanced crank/rods/pistons finalize the smoothness of the motor, another reason why LS400s idle and run so smoothly.
My parents bought one of these (in thunder grey) new in 2000, the only new car we ever had. My dad still dailies it- it's gotten me through so many moves and even a few road trips! I have a fondness for it. it's in pretty good shape, too- but it helps we live in the magic no-rust zone that is the Pacific Northwest.
I can appreciate how the car advice that is mentioned in this video is so on point! If someone asks me what car they should buy I say "Toyota Corolla". Then they go and buy something else because it's less expensive and complain when it breaks!
im trying like hell to get one of these. i like them more than the newer body trucks. 4.7? fuck yes!
Just got one myself after my subaru popped a fuel line and caught fire... Well I at least got an upgrade. Paid an arm and a leg, she's got rust like no tomorrow, and I need to replace some minor parts, but I know it won't quit and leave me stranded on the side of the road. That is for sure. Got it in the most toyota color too. That desert sand silver beige.
Just got one yesterday with 88k miles
3:46 gotta love TOYOTA TAX!
It’s turned my FJ Cruiser into an appreciating asset.
No kidding, you could of bought one of those new and drove it for 9 years and 100k for practically nothing
Ah yes the Toyota tax,god those were awful
@@Dryfloorsign The FJ? Nope. It's got serious off-road chutzpah, it's just as tough as any Toyota truck, great interior design, even if it's kinda weird looking, it's good.
@@Eatinbritches i dont mean fj's,i mean corollas from the 80s jumped to a proce of a 2000 era car that's also good but lacking rwd in my country
6:14 car wizard shout out appreciated
I specifically scanned the comments looking for this, surprised me too. I like David, good guy.
How anyone could test drive a Chevy Cruze and say "yes, I want to spend large amounts of money to experience this every day" will be forever beyond me. I had one as a rental for a week and I walked everywhere I could. And thought twice about any trip I had to drive for.
There is no excuse to get one over a Corolla
Especially when comparing the lifespan!! Cruzes are lucky to live 5 years, and you'd be lucky to die 5 years before that Corolla!!!
not unless you're too cheap to pony up for one at Enterprise. that's when you go to the Hyundai Accent, since the Yaris sucks ass
No non-car-person can know the pain of being asked in a hurried phone call “hey I have $xxxx what kind of car should I buy?” Followed by “whatever Toyota fits your needs” and then the inevitable “hey my new Nissan Rogue started shaking and now it’s at this shop and they’re telling me I need a new transmission can you help?” Two weeks later
First time I disagree with The Roman about the soundtrack.
I would like to hear from AC/DC: Na-na-na-na nA, Tundra ⚡ ⛈️
You've been... Tundrastruck
I agree with this man
@@TheOtherNeutrino Hope they have insurance
YOU'RE A ... TUNDRA TRUCK
I had 2 first Gen Tundra. Would go back to them in a heartbeat if I could. First Gen Tundra, the Save point of trucks.
Yeah pretty much all the turn of the century full sized trucks were the apex of what people who actually use their trucks want, well maybe except for Dodges!
@@ToyotaNutjob Mistakes of youth, and got bored.
"The Save point of trucks". Totally true. I bought the "girly F150" at that time. Wasn't bad. Ford: Bigger! Dodge: Bigger! Chevy: Square. No, wait. Bigger! And no one has stopped since. There are a ton of sedan-crew-trucks on my street, and a lot of three car garages. Never the twain shall meet, so they all sit out in the weather.
@@witwicky735 I'm on the fence to get a 2020 Titan just because different and I can use it for work and play. The New Tundra, it's just too much space on the inside. And again something different.
Speaking from experience on multiple UZ V8s, they are one of the easiest engines EVER to work on. Other than the starter.
What about ECU tuning?
Did the starter recently. It's not that bad if you prep for it. Definitely not a job to just jump in and see if you can do it or not. Lextreme and lexls are the best sources for all things uz related
Starters last a long long time but if they go its a pain to replace it.
it only costs 80-120 bucks for valvecover gaskets and its so accessible I wouldn't put it past a DIY job. Cam seals tho... thats different, then you're doing a timing belt bcuz you're already taking the cams out.
I bought one of these in 2018 for 10k. Only had 120k miles on it.
I lifted it and added bigger tires. Damn thing is still kicking even with me abusing it off road. I love this truck.
Me too😂😂😂
Me too😂😂😂
That comment about the tundra being that meal you know you should eat but don’t was so spot on
Great video! I'm currently swapping a 2UZ from a 2000 Tundra into my 1989 Toyota Pickup. Had to hear what you have to say about the motor, not disappointed.
"Tennis ball tube filled with K'nex" perfectly describes a Cruze transmission lmfao, my friends 2011 has gone through 4 transmissions. She doesn't drive aggressively or beat on it. Only has 80k miles
I mean wouldn't she have spent like $12-16k on all of those transmissions? I would have traded it for a better car a long time ago, lol.
@@michaelfjmusic covered under warranty supposedly, but yeah after the 2nd one failing that would have been the final nail for me
Soon as the warranty runs out on those replacement transmissions, dump it, trade it in, get rid of it. Sounds like a ticking time bomb she's driving around in.
My friend's late-model Malibu also ate its transmission. Not sure how many miles, but it was only a few years old.
Chevy Cruze is a certified dumpster fire of a commuter car
My high school pep band played at the line-off ceremony for the TMMI plant where this was built
I had an 02 tundra V8 that lived its entire life outdoors in New England. Beat the hell out of it for 280000 miles. Lots of offloading, dirt road drifting, and real work with that truck. Engine never missed a beat. Once had the right front shock shear off at the lower mount on the highway. Just drove it 15 miles to the shop like that.
My dad had an 03 SR5 TRD Tundra. He traded it in for a 2016 1794 TRD with B R O W N leather
Don't mess with 1794!
Funny. I just sold my 2014 1794 for an 03 SR5
@@marshalriggs5034 My dad's old tundra was found being sold for $14k, which is just insane. It only had 145k miles on it too. These trucks hold their value very well
One of the more positive reviews I’ve seen from Mr. R 😊
red, which is very close to B R O W N
😂😂😂
Or you have internal damage and your stole is a mix of both
Actually brown is dark orange. Thanks Technology Connections!
Red is just brown with context.
@@Hotlog69 orange is just yellowish-B R O W N
I have a 2000 4runner, almost 300,000 miles. 3.0 V6 one clutch, original water pump. Love that thing.
My dad had a 2000 limited 4.7 2wd. It had the tail light shades, a camper top, and audio stuff. Good memories, put me on to the 95 4runner I have now
A "Back 2 Good" Matchbox Twenty cover?? Deeep cut, Roman. I'm impressed!
When you want something as bulletproof as a Hilux, but don't want the "isn't that the one Top Gear tried to kill?" in every Walmart parking lot
The Hilux has never been available in America.
@@Hansengineering Yeah it was for a while. Just called the Toyota Pickup and the one Top Gear tried to kill was one of the last gens sold here
@@niko1600 the Toyota Pickup wasn't a hilux, my dude. America got their own truck.
@@Hansengineering It was a hilux in every way except name lol. Until about the 80s we got them. It took me 5 seconds of research to find this out
@@niko1600 "research"
So happy to have had one of these as my first car. Best investment when I doubled my money selling it. That definitely could be a $3k truck. If frame recall has been done and fixed, it’s probably a $6k truck. And if you try to get a 2004-2006, good luck trying to get one that isn’t a 5-digit price.
Picked up my 2000 tundra with 49,500ish miles on it back in October of 19, and it still only has 67,000ish miles on. Love this truck!!
Something I noticed about japanese fullsize trucks when joining fullsize truck meme/trashtalk groups in facebook, is that they never make fun or shit talk about Tacoma's, Tundras or any other japanese trucks, its always on Fords, Chevys and Dodges.
Box frame rust holes.
keyword: old piss
Toyota Tundra, when you buy a truck for a truck, and not to covered the scent of NEWARK IN YOUR PANTS.
I own one of these. 197k miles still going strong. Just getting broke in.
I’ve had my ‘01 for about a year now and every day I fall more in love with its alarmingly inoffensive styling and rock solid reliability.
Truly a truck for a man (or woman) that doesn’t talk to other people about trucks all day.
PS this video is fucking amazing.
I don’t know what you’re talking about “Tundra keep their opinions to themselves “
Toyota guys never shut up how great their Toyota is.
My dad’s got a 2018 Tundra, he doesn’t talk non stop about it, he loves it though. But every time he’s at a stoplight some chode in a F-150 or Chevy always, and he swears ALWAYS revs their engines when next to him just because he’s in a Tundra and not an American made truck.
@@graevly8066 Ironically the tundra is more american made than most american trucks.
I talk nonstop about my 2006 Scion xB
@@graevly8066 American BRANDED truck. Toyotas are more American made than Fords, Chevys, Dodges etc
Between the Toyota guys and the "american" truck guys the Toyota guys are rather quiet in comparison to the train horn, confederate flag, coal rolling, squirrel eating and LED bar youngsters who will try drinking thier beer in the dumbest ways possible
I just bought an 03 toyota tacoma. 3.4l extended cab 5 speed!
My parents: go play with the neighbor's kid
The kid: 1:00
Still one the best looking truck of all time, the proportion are just right.
Kinda random bit nice to hear someone else had a burning oil leak they are casually ignoring. I feel kind of bad for my corvette leaking oil but it's coming from everywhere and it's out of my budget and too much work to fix it for just a small oil leak. It just smells and smokes a lot, and worst case scenario, I got a fire extinguisher in the passenger footwell ready to put out any oil fires just in case.