[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Originally Posted by Prairiekid

I have been looking at getting a newer truck for a while now. I commute quite a bit for work and my daily is a Jetta. The truck would probably average 5000k a year, just for bike trips, hunting trips and the like, some weeks it won't even move.

I am wondering what you guys think of this era of Tundra. I like the trucks with lift kits but maybe they aren't a great idea used.

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/...ationFlag=true

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/...ationFlag=true

After looking at #1 and seeing the KM's were actually closer to 300k I was ready to agree with the other fellas on 'too high'..
But then you run a search on what Tundras are going for and I'm back to my original position that it's maybe not all that out to lunch. There are several comparables within a couple grand each way, and at a quick glance none looked to have the high end options (sunroof, nav) that #1 does.

#2, if you're going that high anyway you'd be better off buying a brand new base model for around $40-45k, imo.

For the amount of KM's you say you expect to put on, I think if it were me I'd go that route. They hold their value well and KM's is still the biggest thing. Quite a few 3+ year old trucks with <10,000/y which are listed at between $33,000-$43,000. Even assuming the low end of that come sale time, with what you'd be saving in warranty vs. maintenance costs + the risk you'd be taking on with an older used vehicle, I bet you'd come out very close if not ahead in $$ with the new truck. Not to mention the added bonus of driving a new vehicle vs. used for those years.