Help: buying a new truck

[bobcat]

Do a quick search on this forum for Toyota reliability.
Pm me if you'd like for some actual information.
Chev/GMC would be my pick of the ones you listed.

Do you have a chev/gmc that has lasted 10+ years with zero engine/transmission work?
Just wondering..

I do. My 2002 Silverado has only had two issues, in almost 16 years. The fuel pump went out and was replaced, and the alternator has been replaced. That's it. Got about 155,000 miles on it. Pretty good reliability if you ask me.

[Miles]

Do a quick search on this forum for Toyota reliability.
Pm me if you'd like for some actual information.
Chev/GMC would be my pick of the ones you listed.

Do you have a chev/gmc that has lasted 10+ years with zero engine/transmission work?
Just wondering..

Just sold my 06 a year ago and never had anything other then oil changes, brakes, a front hub assy, and a blower motor module for repairs.   

[thinkingman]

Do a quick search on this forum for Toyota reliability.
Pm me if you'd like for some actual information.
Chev/GMC would be my pick of the ones you listed.

Do you have a chev/gmc that has lasted 10+ years with zero engine/transmission work?
Just wondering..

No. Never owned one.
My buddy's 03 Tahoe drives like new with 210k and lots of mountain and backcountry use.
My 06 Taco rode on the frame rails at 60k but Toyota denied any problems with rear springs until the recall 6 years later.
Google Toyota frame replacement.
Engines and trannies fall off if the frame is rotten.

[Tbob]

Love all the info here guys! Thanks so much..

[Hilltophustler]

I have worked for a Nissan dealer going on 10 years now. Frontiers are pretty nice trucks. I have owned both Toyotas and Nissans. Just worked on a Frontier with 330k. They will last if you take care of them. There are a few things to look out for in the earlier years...like 2010 and older...pm me if  we want some details. 

[Stein]

Do a quick search on this forum for Toyota reliability.
Pm me if you'd like for some actual information.
Chev/GMC would be my pick of the ones you listed.

Do you have a chev/gmc that has lasted 10+ years with zero engine/transmission work?
Just wondering..

I have a 2000 Suburban with 238k and the original engine and transmission, used to pull the boat and hunting.
Next to it is my 2000 Silverado with $180k with the original engine and transmission, used to pull an rv before I bought it and now my boat and hunting rig. 

Neither have had any major work done outside of minor part wearing out.

Before those two, I had a 1993 Suburban that I sold with 199K that had no major work during it's life (I bought it from my dad, so I can vouch for all 200k worry free miles).

[follow maggie]

Do a quick search on this forum for Toyota reliability.
Pm me if you'd like for some actual information.
Chev/GMC would be my pick of the ones you listed.

Do you have a chev/gmc that has lasted 10+ years with zero engine/transmission work?

Just wondering..

I do. 13 years actually

[Scheindogg]

What truck, what work has been done other than oil changes?
Just so you guys know I wasn't asking to be snooty I just haven't heard much good about reliability in many brands outside of Toyota.

[Scheindogg]

Do a quick search on this forum for Toyota reliability.
Pm me if you'd like for some actual information.
Chev/GMC would be my pick of the ones you listed.

Do you have a chev/gmc that has lasted 10+ years with zero engine/transmission work?
Just wondering..

No. Never owned one.
My buddy's 03 Tahoe drives like new with 210k and lots of mountain and backcountry use.
My 06 Taco rode on the frame rails at 60k but Toyota denied any problems with rear springs until the recall 6 years later.
Google Toyota frame replacement.
Engines and trannies fall off if the frame is rotten.

I see, so you had a lemon of a toyota and got treated badly in the process, that would seriously p*** me off too. I have 2 friends with tacos (one '03 and one '06) and both of them love them and say they have had no engine work or major repairs at all

[follow maggie]

I drive a 2004 Chevy 2500hd with the 8.1 & Allison 5 speed. It was my dad's before mine, so I know it's history. I change the oil & filters when it's time & take it for a transmission service when it's time.  That's all that's ever been done to it. It has a 3,000+ lb camper on it from august to February, and I tow heavy loads with it, so it gets used like a truck. I don't give it anything other than regular maintenance

[Stein]

I think most vehicles lately are very reliable.  Every manufacturer has their certain year/model/engine/tranny issue pop up.  One of the reasons I don't buy new is that you never know if the latest and greatest is going to be one of those.  After a few years, it is easy to figure which ones to avoid.  If I was to buy new, it wouldn't be the first year or two of a new engine or drivetrain.

[follow maggie]

They're all good trucks if you stay within their design limits. If you buy a truck meant for running around town & occasional camping trips or dump runs and then load it down & flog it, you're not of to be happy with it.

[pianoman9701]

I searched for a reasonable deal on a Tacoma for a month or so and finally settled on a Coyote Mesa 350 gallon hot tub. My Jeep still sucks but I have a tub with a cigar every morning before work and I'm a new man! Get a tub, dude. 

[thinkingman]

Do a quick search on this forum for Toyota reliability.
Pm me if you'd like for some actual information.
Chev/GMC would be my pick of the ones you listed.

Do you have a chev/gmc that has lasted 10+ years with zero engine/transmission work?
Just wondering..

No. Never owned one.
My buddy's 03 Tahoe drives like new with 210k and lots of mountain and backcountry use.
My 06 Taco rode on the frame rails at 60k but Toyota denied any problems with rear springs until the recall 6 years later.
Google Toyota frame replacement.
Engines and trannies fall off if the frame is rotten.

I see, so you had a lemon of a toyota and got treated badly in the process, that would seriously p*** me off too. I have 2 friends with tacos (one '03 and one '06) and both of them love them and say they have had no engine work or major repairs at all

No, you missed the point.
I did not get a lemon, I got a Toyota Tacoma, which has serious inherent design and manufacturing flaws and Toyota is too arrogant to make it right.
Recalls and class-action lawsuits indicate wayyyyy more than a lemon.
All the fanboy koolaid does not change those facts.
This is the short list.....I could go on and on.

[Alchase]

I searched for a reasonable deal on a Tacoma for a month or so and finally settled on a Coyote Mesa 350 gallon hot tub. My Jeep still sucks but I have a tub with a cigar every morning before work and I'm a new man! Get a tub, dude. 

I actually did the same, ended up with a 2007 Dodge Dakota and $15K in my pocket, LOL