Greg and Pattis Tundra

[greg mgm]

My wife and I pulled the trigger on a 2010 Toyota Tundra 4x4 today.
It's a base model extended cab, standard bed, a 4.6 V8, auto, cold weather package,and a tow package. The tow package ups the tow rating to 8300 lbs, and includes a hitch, wiring plug, 4:10 gears, 130 amp alt, trans temp gauge, etc. I didn't realize until I got home that it also has the cold weather package, including a HD battery HD starter and wiper de-icer (great for us at 6400')

One thing that is very cool for me is the bluetooth hands free phone option. Never had that before and found it very cool and useful. Also cool for us is that the base Tundra comes with a heck of a lot of features- ps, pw, pdl, tilt wheel, tow/ haul mode, limited slip rear diff, dual zone AC, 2 power points, tons of storage, flip down front console, blah, blah, blah. Doesn't seem like a base model to me!

The first thing I did after leaving the dealer was to stop by the local ARE dealer, Snap on Campers in Hemet CA. The owner of Snap On was super easy to deal with, and helped me figure out which shell to order, which was the CX model. I ordered it with the lining, dome light, ARE clamp and seal kit, Yakima Rack tracks, and the Bed Rug kit. The rug kit is super cool. It has a foam bottom section with contours to fit the truck bed floor, bonded to a poly carpet top. I'll get the shell and Rug Kit in a few weeks. I also ordered a truck cover while I was there.

We found the whole process of negotiation on the truck pretty easy and painless. I did my homework on costs and was happy with the deal. We bought it from Gosch Toyota in Hemet CA, and thought highly of everyone we dealt with. We did walk out once during negotiations, but the sales manager came running out and did better on the price. Then we did the deal.

Someone's bound to ask...so OTD was $29,900.
The shell with options, labor and tax was $1825.

My first new vehicle purchase and I'm

My wife and I at the dealership...after writing the check-



In front of the house-


New truck- Old truck-


Oh so clean-

[CYi5]

I didn't know they came sub 30k, great deal! What are you planning on towing with it?

[mountainpete]

Congratulations on a beatiful truck! Looking forward to the build up!

Idea: windoors are a superb option on an ARE canopy. Really increases the usability of the truck at camp. If it's not to late, I would suggest considering adding them.

Pete

[greg mgm]

The walk out was to get it below 30k and it worked. But then again, we had an advantage by already having the $. If this truck had any more options it definitely would have been over $30k.

I'll be towing either a baja bug or manx type buggy on a 14' Carson car hauler, plus camping gear. With the 8300 lb tow rating, that shouldn't be tough at all for this truck.

The windoors sounded pretty good, but to be honest the rear door will be fine for us. Also, we still have several other things we want for the truck, like an alarm, fog lights, seat covers....you know, the never ending list!

Thanks for the comments!
I'll definitely update with pics as upgrades go along.

[shawkins]

Idea: windoors are a superb option on an ARE canopy. Really increases the usability of the truck at camp. If it's not to late, I would suggest considering adding them.

X2! My dad loves his! The ability to get to stuff at the front of the bed when its packed full on a trip is awesome.

[lowenbrau]

That 1UR engine should be pretty sweet in that truck. I had no idea they were going to replace the 2UZ until a couple weeks ago. I wonder if they are assembling it in the US like its big brother?

[keezer36]

Ah the dealership photo. I got mine snapped outside Poway Toyota. What memories.
Nice truck I'm sure you'll get many years out of it. My '05 still feels like a new truck to me. Here's one more plug for the windoor. I got one on the passenger side and a slider on the other, perfect setup for ease of access and airflow while driving.


Nice digs too by the way.

[greg mgm]

Thanks!

As for the engine, I have to read more about it. It's more high tech than anything I've owned! Coming home and up the mountain, it zipped up the grade with no sweat. I had to make an effort to keep my foot off the pedal to keep the speeds reasonable.

My old GMC has more power with it's a built 454. But it's a completely different experience in the Tundra. Smooth, very quiet, comfy... Yup, that works!

[bjowett]

Awesome! You'll get many years from it....

Hate to tell you, but you don't have a LSD. Toyota thinks it's OK to call the traction control a LSD.... it's only an open differential.

The 9.5" LSD from a 100 series Land Cruiser might fit, this needs to be verified.

[abeaudin1971]

Dang. Pricing in the US is very attractive. My Tacoma SR5 Access Cab 4x4 was about the same when you take the currency exchange into account.

Nice wheels!