Midsize truck quality - Which truck would we buy right now?

Are you looking to purchase a new midsize pickup truck from Ford, Toyota, Chevrolet, Nissan, Honda or Jeep? Join in as Dave and Tim break down the latest issues and thoughts with each truck.
Toyota has some major quality issues! Will this affect the Tacoma sales numbers for q3?

[@bradmiles8242]

Think I would go with a new frontier

[@jelindsl]

Just bought a fully loaded premium packaged Pro4X, $45k out the door. Made in America. I appreciate Nissan for keeping the V-6 affordable enough for guys like me.

[@dansaracino6733]

you over paid right now

[@TheHillrat4wd]

Best option out there. My brother has one he's had it for 3 years because they started putting the new engine and Driveline in the last two model years of the old body he took advantage of a good discount on the old body style with the new Driveline and it's a fantastic truck he's had it over 3 years now not any problems at all not to mention it's got plenty of power, transmission shifts like butter and he's getting even around town about 20 miles per gallon with the four wheel drive Pro 4X.

[@tomm1109]

Nothing wrong with a turbo. I had a turbo Volvo in the 80s, not even special built from the ground up to be a turbo motor like the modern ones, and it went 200,000 miles on conventional oil before I sold it. Synthetic oil, and regular changes, no worries.

[@TheHillrat4wd]

As a 40-year veteran mechanic. I will say the old turbos were Dependable with minimal problems. But today that's not true except with just a few exceptions Mazda being one. Domestically they're building very small displacement engines which have many internal design flaws because they cheapened everything and made some critical engineering design flaws that's not going to show up for a few years not to mention they're using very cheap disposable turbos compared to the turbos of yesteryear so no I'm not a turbo fan today except a couple a few examples

[@mcmuskie2563]

200 is still 200

[@jeedwards1981]

He's TOTALLY wrong about transmission fluid. Toyota claims lifetime fluid which was just a marketing ploy for you to pick their car when cross shopping vehicles from other makes. Clutch particles in an Auto trans dirty up the fluid and it needs to be changed.

[@mcmuskie2563]

Ya I don’t follow all their recommendations. I changed my F150 10 speed, with 56,000klm I found out how to do it on Utube. Sucked it out, removed the pan and didn’t spill a drop. Very fine grey particles I found. Changed the Fluid,Oil and gasket, they say you don’t have to change the gasket. Anyway, immediately it shifted smoother. I tow a lot so I didn’t want any unexpected issues.

[@TheHillrat4wd]

I'm a auto mechanic of over 40 years and have been a fleet manager for many years, most of my fleet is consistent of F-150s and I can tell you I started changing transmission fluid at 50k to 60k miles because it looked like swamp water, it actually shocked me the first time I serviced the very first one I couldn't believe how bad the fluid looked

[@jeremypilot1015]

I feel sorry for anyone who is forced to buy a new truck today. Junk. A better investment is to buy a decent used one and rebuild it if necessary.

[@mcmuskie2563]

I drive a 2021 F150 3.5 Twin Turbo, it’s been a great truck. Tons of towing power and good on fuel. I’ve ordered a new one, I do my own service cause a lot of shops get paid to do a full service, and only do what’s easy, I know cause I lived it. I was a painter in a dealership collision shop and would visit the mechanics some times, what I seen would make your hair stand on end. Learn to do most of your own service, most things/process can be found on Utube.

[@jeremypilot1015]

@@mcmuskie2563 Why are you getting rid of a three year old truck?

[@dansaracino6733]

you just have to be willing to spend the day at dealer and take them to the matt rght now you can get some good deals just need your own financing or use promos you will see more promos coming.....Gm has a 1.9% last month they had a 0.9% i agree with what he said about people still having the Covid mentality Dealers are starting to send vehicles to auction new

[@jeremypilot1015]

@@dansaracino6733 it’s not the price it’s the unneeded complexity based on ridiculous emission regulations that are imposed by an agency no one in America voted for. There isn’t a single engine built today that is as tough as its counterparts of the late 90s and early 2000s. The fuel economy has not improved as the size of the vehicles increase. I had an 02 civic that got 40 mpg. You need a hybrid to even get close to that. They have over priced and over complicated the automobile. The cost to purchase and repair is way beyond buying a new one. It’s almost worth rebuilding one from the scrap yard.