The 1,000,000 Mile Toyota Tundra

The one million mile Toyota Tundra Story. In 2007 a man by the name of Victor Sheppard purchased a new Toyota Tundra and proclaimed he would put a million miles on it...nine years later he did, reaching 1,020,130 miles on the original engine and transmission.
Shortly after, Toyota came calling. They wanted to buy his truck, tear it down, and study it to see what they could learn for future production development. But Victor needed some convincing to give up his truck.
Incredibly, Toyota valued the truck at eight thousand dollars, which is quite the retained value considering the truck had an M S R P of twenty six thousand, eight hundred, and fifty dollars in 2007. But in the end, Victor decided to swap out his one million mile Tundra for a brand new 2016 Toyota Tundra Double Cab Limited courtesy of Toyota.
#toyota
#trucks
#toyotatundra
#miles

[@derrickmuhammad4278]

26k for a full size truck , oh how I missed those days😢

[@redsquarejay]

260k is coming. A mortgage for a truck

[@rangeroverguyxbmwgirl]

Probably government do that so people can use public transportation more

[@Uncensoredvideoss]

Maybe because 26k in that time is equivalent to 60k now since the minimum wages and overall median income has increased. I don’t get how people still don’t understand this. As people wages increases so do the prices of things so it’s always around the same

[@williamsparks1521]

​@@UncensoredvideossYou must be in management

[@masonhg600]

Now its 26k a month lollz

[@shawnkelly5419]

I would've charged what the leasing company charges, 55 cents a mile. 😅

[@caseywhite4803]

Bahaha no shit!

[@apraew20]

😆

[@bsuarez3455]

😂😂😂 ✅ $600k +

[@zombiekiller-os4rj]

Make that a dollar a mile and we good😊

[@79dent]

That's 550 grand!

[@rayhall6400]

How could it run a million miles??? Because Toyota !!!

[@communism_sucks]

Who could ask for anything more

[@redsquarejay]

Drive any car like a long distance truck driver you will put on the miles

[@justinx9892]

@@redsquarejaynope. My friend did all highway miles in his dodge driving 6 hours daily, overnight where there’s no traffic. He had to redo the engine, trans, diff.

[@redsquarejay]

@@justinx9892 How many Kms? Btw when I say trucker miles, I mean 11 hours a day every day. Highway miles are about 1/10th the wear of city miles.

[@tgilly83]

Older Toyota. I likely to ever see this again Sadly

[@sidallen685]

My 2003 4-Runner is still chugging along at 423k 4.0L 1GR engine with no mechanical issues.

[@cyprianokongwu5998]

That’s a strong car you have there!!! I got my 10yrs ago in Nigeria and now with over 300k miles, it’s still running like a horse! I dropped it when I was leaving for the United States. It’s still used for local runnings.

[@krisk1547]

These were good engines. I doubt the new 2.4 will do anything near that

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

My Honda Odyssey made it to 600 thousand miles but the mechanic damage the aluminum engine mount for the alternator. I had to replace the whole engine.

[@robertlouis9387]

Man! This is awesome! Good luck 👍 to you man.

[@jasonlax2102]

Change ur pcv valve it makes a huge difference

[@alaajaz7640]

Toyota needed to study the car, to not make this huge mistake ever again.

[@CapsizedCloud]

Which mistake?

[@alaajaz7640]

@@CapsizedCloud The car is too reliable.

[@CapsizedCloud]

@@alaajaz7640 Oh lol.

[@jpete3027666]

Yeah you can bet the bean counters were looking over the shoulders of the engineers as they took it apart piece by piece.

[@nyYankees13]

@@alaajaz7640How the hell is that bad?

[@therabidsquirrelsage3388]

God damn that's a lot it driving, over 111,000 mi avg each year. That's about 305 miles EVERY day

[@redsquarejay]

If you drove it like a truck driver then it's not that surprising.

[@Dirty6ixThirty_VP]

Yeah I drove over 100 miles a day for work and school. So I believe it

[@argentum3919]

423 miles per day per a 5 day week. That's about 6 hours driving per day. If that's all you do for your job then that's the same as a 9 to 5 if you include one hour lunch break. So it's very doable. I don't know how healthy it is though, sitting in a vehicle for 6 hours everyday for 9 years.

[@therabidsquirrelsage3388]

@@argentum3919 right? I'm not saying it's impossible, just that it's crazy. I used to drive 20k miles a year and I felt like I was always sitting in my car.

[@argentum3919]

@@therabidsquirrelsage3388 I know, I was supporting your post

[@617michel]

This is why Toyota is the number 1 manufacturer of vehicles in the world.

[@nickc6959]

I used to say yes. But cars now a days arent that good anymore.

[@patrickm5217]

Except it isn’t, Volkswagen is

[@georgeburns6512]

@@patrickm5217nope they got beat out by Toyota recently

[@user-dr2ww2jg8o]

@@patrickm5217Volkswagen is awful 😂😂😂

[@castielangel5514]

Not anymore Kid...

[@Tkdofn]

I had one that had 380,000 miles I put on the truck in 4 years Ran great Followed service requirements Never had a major issue

[@chris.weather]

What was your biggest maintenance problem during that time, if any?

[@rayhall6400]

Well that's why you didn't have any trouble with it. You simply kept up with the normal maintenance.

[@canada2241]

2013 f150 EcoBoost..has been my daily and I've got 562721.4km on it and still going strong. Did maintenance when required and tires. That's it!

[@cactneir]

@canada2241 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 we don't measure cars in kms unless its garbage like ford. If you say kms while I'm buying a car I'm walking out

[@canada2241]

@@cactneir that's what happens when you live in Canada. Everything is in km.

[@thad1984]

The new ones with the turbo V6 will never last that long

[@christopherdimotsis1024]

I think the actual story has more maintenance than that. The transmission did have an issue with reverse gear if I recall reading the story and he had it rebuilt and then I think something else had failed….. I believe the story also mentioned that Toyota was actually mostly interested in how the body and frame held up because it was used for a lot of towing and transporting goods for oil field work

[@xptics]

but in 10 years of oilfield work, a catastrophic failure is bound to happen, oilfield work is tough on every piece of equipment ever 😂

[@malakisands8180]

Yes he was looking to buy a New Tundra. The Dealership gave him a brand new one and Toyota bought it from him. The reverse synchro had to be replaced but the rest of the transmission was fine

[@luisarashirovideo]

He sure changed parts more than a few times

[@For891]

Oh man, I commented in a previous post on how I thought that guy was single-handedly responsible for all the plastic in the New Tundra’s. I’m not going back to delete it either!!!

[@KDlGG]

@@xpticsit’s just used as a hotshot truck. Good maintenance anything can survive

[@joem7023]

Hoping to hit 500k in my new 4 runner with no major issues.

[@cykablyat473]

Regular oil changes and that’s easy money

[@joemumma6776]

My 2004 4runner is at 763k original motor and transmission

[@OjDidit7700]

Oil change every 5k. Transmission drain and refill every 50k. Coolant drain and refill once a year.

[@safeandeffectivelol]

@@OjDidit7700 My 2008 Highlander has 345K miles and runs like new. Just regular oil changes twice a year and brakes/transmission/radiator service every 100K miles. The only other work was replacing the water pump twice, valve cover gasket once, and starter and spark plugs once.

[@Gofackyamotha]

Trust me when I say Toyota trucks are Quality. I worked building trucks in Texas and I was ALWAYS PARANOID about messing up. You are always watched if you mess up once and you don’t get fired but you are constantly hovered over by Multiple managers and QA departments. It takes a special kind of person to do this. just know your getting a quality vehicle lol

[@redsquarejay]

Sounds like you were building ladas in Russia. One mistake you get fired upon 😅

[@johnpeters9793]

How long did you work there?? The reason I ask is the 2nd gen. Tundra had a horrible launch.... "Speaking with Automotive News at the Tokyo Motor Show, ToMoCo's global manufacturing exec admitted that problems with the automaker's full-size pickup have caused "shame" within the company. Takeshi Uchiyamada cited the rapid expansion of Toyota's production facilities, increased sales and issues with new products as being the major dilemmas facing the automaker, but that all these problems are being addressed." Many people paid over $3,000 for the AIP before toy admitted the problem. The 5.7's leak @ the cam towers to this day... There were many other problems. Luckily, my tundra only had a few of the known issues.

[@austinsmith4185]

I was so blessed that I bought an 09 tundra used in 2019 for 16k with 53k miles on it. My wife and I were down to one vehicle. I needed a truck for a new job that was paying me a truck allowance. We had $1200 in our bank account and I needed $1000 down to finance it. The job allowed us to save 20k the first year and we payed the truck off in 2021. I'm now switching jobs that comes with a company truck so I can keep my tundra. It now has 208k miles and no issues. Regular maintenance.

[@kellstat]

there was actually another one turned in just a few months later with just under 1 million miles on original 2UZ-FE motor.

[@user-hu6cy4ps6b]

those 1UZ and 2UZ are insanely reliable if you take care of them. only thing that sucks with the 1UZ is the damn alternator is under the manifold ! you have to take everything apart to change that bi**h out

[@adrianherrera1031]

My 1978 toyo pickup is still going idk the miles since it only goes up to 100 k then resets but original engine and transmission still going strong

[@br748]

My 1994 GMC Jimmy that I bought brand new had 650,000 miles on it when I sold it about 7 years ago. And the guy is still driving it. I changed the oil every 3000 miles and never missed an oil change. Same motor and same transmission...

[@DawayneBuffin-ho5mn]

My Camry has 215k just put a brand set of tires on it

[@bryanfews5295]

​@DawayneBuffin-ho5mn what year is it

[@westabsupplyebay4093]

Holy cow! A million miles?! 🤯

[@sssniperangel]

Why are you so surprised? It's Toyota 😂

[@redsquarejay]

Aside from that. You better love that truck more than anything to want to sit there for that long

[@eriksatterfield4755]

I've seen videos of Tacoma's with million miles on 1 engine but 2 different trans. Impressive

[@autofairtoyota4228]

Very impressive! 👍

[@Carbonf1ber001]

No wonder why Toyota is the most reliable vehicle brand and undoubtedly THE BEST i owned a 4runner once got to 563,500 miles

[@user-de9vq9yv6i]

Should have never given it back...now.we are screwed..

[@turndroid234]

My dad's 2006 Tundra just hit 800k mi November 2023. He and I are tag-teaming the truck to reach the 1 million mile mark. Original engine and transmission. CEL came on at 400k mi due to air mass flow sensor. He bought a bypass kit and no issue. 700k mi reverse went out. Reverse will engage only after we shift first to neutral. We don't plan on fixing it. We want to see how far can we drive thus thing before transmission fails.

[@Walterrinho]

How many transmission fluid changes have you guys done?

[@TwoHawksHunting]

If reverse is out, hasn't the transmission already failed?

[@turndroid234]

@@Walterrinho every 100k mi

[@turndroid234]

@@TwoHawksHunting reverse went out at 700k. We now have 800k on the truck. We've driven the truck 100k mi without it being repaired. So we're still in the fight. Our neighbor's 2020 F150 already had its transmission replaced at 48k mi. He had to get it done because it won't even shift at all.

[@freeman1463]

GM is trash

[@f.galvez9301]

My 2014 tundra 5.7L with 175k just blew a head gasket. It was Dealer maintained and as never over heated or had issues. Currently getting fixed.

[@jpete3027666]

Yeah the 5.7 is very good but not quite as reliable as the 4.7 was.

[@TheTiredPirate]

My ram 1500 5.7 has just over 611k miles with no issue (at the moment) Hope they fix your issue

[@brucebaum1458]

Always change your own oil and cooling systems, they probably over heated your engine and obviously didn’t confess.

[@f.galvez9301]

@@brucebaum1458 not far fetched these days, who knows if that happened.

[@joesinegal8167]

A Million Miles Driven On The Original Engine And Transmission Is Absolutely Priceless For Research! The Information And Knowledge That Will Be Learned/Gained is Also Priceless! Toyota Exchanging A 2016 Tundra For The Million Mile Tundra Was Definitely A Fair Deal! ✌️

[@SpecialEDy]

My 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager has 436,000 miles. My parents bought it new, i inherited it when my dad died.

[@golferpro1241]

Impressive

[@Rain-ox3dp]

But how many parts do you have to replace on it😂

[@drmcgillicuddy1807]

Its not how they built it, its how the owner maintains it

[@frankskeen1310]

None of the manufacturer want to make any vehicle that lasts that long, repeat sales is what they thrive on and their repair facility big time. Those vehicle will and do break and they make a killing off that fact.

[@billytothe6thpower]

They wanted to study it so they don't make that mistake again

[@bjaming682]

The real reson they wanted to examine is because the truck is too perfect. The company wants to make sure they die faster , buy more again!!

[@dreday3113]

Facts

[@bjaming682]

@@dreday3113 glad you know

[@awmarlow8]

I’ve got a 2007 Tundra Limited CrewMax. Love that damn truck and intend on trying to get 1 million miles if these crazy drivers on the road cooperate 😅

[@timhnartiel]

Good luck with that one 😅😅😅

[@user-tm9tq4vv4w]

My 1995 gmc sierra got double them miles and still going

[@qapncrunch]

I find it extremely difficult to believe you have 2 million miles on a GM product of any year

[@octaviacarrero-falkner4762]

I used to be a Jeep owner. The grand Cherokee and now I love my Toyota Highlander. I love it never had any problems.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rangeroverguyxbmwgirl]

My mom used to own lots of Toyota and Lexus like 2017 Camry 2.5V, 2006 Lexus GS, 2016 Lexus RX, 2015 Lexus NX, 2007 Camry hybrid and 2020 4Runner limited. Sadly she sold her 4Runner to my dad’s friend and my dad bought her Range Rover instead I hope to see Toyota product again

[@ryanr3071]

I bought my tundra limited in 2008 brand new for $41,000. I’m at 245k and still running like the day i bought it. Best truck i have ever had. And i have owned a few others since i got it too.

[@thatslegit]

they wanted to study it to see how many corners they can cut

[@autofairtoyota4228]

Ouch! 😬

[@DarkAttack14]

"the steering wheel has not fallen off yet... We're going to need you to thin that steering shaft out"

[@dfaro8453]

@@DarkAttack14😅 I thought it. They built their cars for though times.

[@JAMESYBOY.]

Unfortunately I have to agree with this. The new toyotas are aging like milk They don't make them like before

[@Roberto-de8xv]

​@@JAMESYBOY.What year/models?😊

[@noefernandez6250]

You will never see a hybrid tundra reach that kind of mileage

[@zubiac]

We have two Prius Taxis with over 1million km on the clock here in austria. no repairs and they are still running.

[@aaykay4060]

That’s a bold statement. I suspect you’ll eat your words in a few years.

[@chente-ov2rn]

My 1995 Chevrolet suburban has now 998,678 miles on it .

[@u.d.novthu2k204]

Original engine and transmission?

[@joshr8666]

Did you hit a million yet? That's awesome

[@chente-ov2rn]

@u.d.novthu2k204 yes everything is original

[@chente-ov2rn]

@joshr8666 no it has now 999,145 I haven't been driven it lately that much .

[@joshr8666]

@@chente-ov2rn Hope Chevy will reward you

[@stevenblossey8946]

There is alot of Ford and Chevy Trucks that also have a million or more miles on them .

[@jameswesterman9283]

No where close to how many Toyotas, all my Fords were POS

[@betitos11]

I would have offered it to Toyota for a cool $1,000,000 😎

[@crodrc51able]

Yesssss!!!!!!

[@bilstein2410]

I went to an auction once and found a Volvo XC90 that had over 300,000 miles on it. Come to find out it was towed behind motorhome most of its life.

[@geoestrada5001]

My 2005 Tacoma got 220. K and still running very good. Never disappointed it’s been very loyal to me .

[@waynehenson1094]

That's exactly what I paid for my 07 Tundra. $26k and I am still driving it today. Bought it brand new. 230k miles. Great truck!!!

[@Running-with-skizers]

Toyota wanted it so they could make sure their trucks could never hit a million miles again

[@AndreMazi-du3ck]

I think to improve their products, Toyota likes that good reputation as most reliable cars maker

[@brianreynolds622]

That way they can take it back into the shop and figure out what they can go a lot more cheaper on to make it break down a lot faster

[@aaykay4060]

Look up the Japanese concept of kaizen which Toyota adheres to. It’s the opposite of what’s you’re claiming.

[@brianreynolds622]

@@aaykay4060 if they make all the trucks that last that long did it be years before you come back to buy a new one that's really like TV sets I've had one since I was six a 25 inch console that still works you can't get any TV set now the run 35.40 years without breaking down

[@RubenDeanda-lb9wr]

I’ll give it up for way much more money for me is nostalgic for them is gold

[@mikoviza5492]

It is Possible if you maintain it properly. THE BIG QUESTIONS. are: How many parts did you replace? Do you used original or generic parts replacement? Do you consult a good mechanic? Do you do Periodic Maintenance? How much did you spent on all of these?

[@jacobstacy588]

My dad bought a camery in 96 new some package were everything was gold even the rims from factory my childhood car he it had 753,000 miles before he gave it to my cousin and it still ran and drove it was all raggedy had lot of miles my cousin had it for a week someone rear ended her and total it

[@lazzapata]

That’s so cool how Toyota wanted the truck so they can see what they can learn from it and see how they can make they’re cars batter. That’s what makes a great car company

[@drdrew3]

No. Toyota doesn’t want them to last 1 million miles. They make their money selling people NEW cars. Planned obsolescence

[@user-yr2vn4ml9l]

Except ls engines they will also go a million miles!

[@kike510mig]

2012 200k mile toyota tundra running strong

[@extramiddle2106]

Currently 470k miles on my 95 E150 with the inline 6and it runs no different than when my dad bought it 99% of its life. That 1% : -2 distributor caps -2 fuel pumps -connection accidentally severed to rear lights - worn power connections - steering pump That’s it outside of regular maintenance

[@Anthony-vq1wn]

I have a 2005 Tundra. I absolutely love it. Best truck I've ever had.

[@autofairtoyota4228]

So pleased to hear that! Thanks for sharing!

[@Anthony-vq1wn]

​@@autofairtoyota4228 So Toyota gave him a new Tundra as an even trade for his million mile Tundra?

[@autofairtoyota4228]

@@Anthony-vq1wn Yes

[@Anthony-vq1wn]

@@autofairtoyota4228 Excellent

[@kaleb5426]

I want an old 4runner so bad like an early 90s to 98

[@ralphalvarado6155]

Unfortunately that new tundra may not even get closer to the first one since build quality have degraded so much at Toyota.

[@redsquarejay]

Only one way to find out. Drive it like a long haul trucker. Day in day out. She might not hit a million, but I would guess maybe a 750k?

[@johnpeters9793]

That's hilarious!! When the 2nd gen. Tundra came out in '07, the 1st gen owners said the EXACT SAME THING!! In the meantime, I bought one and experienced a few of the problems that caused a toyota executive to admit they were ashamed of the quality of the new truck....I liked mine because of the class leading 1/2 ton specs.....but it wasn't without its faults..

[@EyFox0]

Me hearing the Word "Tundra" Reminds me of Call of Duty

[@CH67guy1]

I saw this guy drive past my house numerous times over a span of several years. And every time I saw him, 15 minutes later he passed my house again, but going the other direction. I think these trips were him picking up a takeout pizza because his wife refused to cook for him. She accused him of always being out and just driving around.

[@sgt.miningdrill2680]

This would never happen to normal regular work class person Since they dont have money to buy overpriced new car

[@blacklanner5886]

With inflation, it's not how much you paid for the vehicle. It's how much transportation is worth NOW.

[@CCPwillfall01]

My ram has the OG engine and transmission it was a snow plow truck for 20 years and still hauls stone for me it has 750k miles

[@vipergtsmre]

Toyota: "We screwed up, this should have broke at 200k miles so he would buy another"

[@nashooo5903]

you are probably mistaken with GM, they're the ones who do that kind of crap. Actually their self destruct is now at 70k, just barely out of warranty

[@lukejones4356]

They wanna make sure that never happens again

[@saberahmad1845]

We are talking about Toyota, they will further improve it, if possible.

[@ItsYaSkinnyBoi]

Even Toyota couldn’t believe how reliable that truck was even though they made it, incredible.

[@chriswells506]

1999 Toyota Corolla that I bought when I graduated college. 24 years later, I drive the same car to the same job I took right out of school. 920,000 miles and same engine and transmission.

[@MrMatt3046]

26000 is what a base model Tacoma cost now.

[@backwoodstherapy]

Yeah, extended cab 2wd. The 2024 version will start at $32995 for the most basic one. Crazy.

[@AtteroDominatus]

@@backwoodstherapy You want to hear crazy? Our 2018 4runner cost us $52,000 to start. After getting a ceramic coating done and a couple other things, it went to $67,000. Once the bank bent us over to rape us some more, the total became $82,000 at 6.99% interest. Worth every penny but I will tell you that Canada blows.... Big time... Moving to the states is looking more tempting every day. Do you guys accept asylum seekers from the northern Mexico as well?

[@MrMatt3046]

@backwoodstherapy 32000 is what I paid for a 2019 sr5 four-door with the full package. It had everything but was two-wheel drive.

[@D.c5-]

$27,000 in 2007 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $39,984.07 today

[@miladwolfster4309]

My 2007 Corolla has 80k miles After 16 years its still new

[@rangeroverguyxbmwgirl]

Nice! My mom’s old 4Runner was 6K miles now it’s gone :(

[@BeansMcGriddle]

You still have another 50k to go before it's broke in.

[@willcresson8776]

How... how on earth did you only manage 80k in 16 years? I racked up 45k in 2 years on my FJ Cruiser when I was doing my most driving. I still rack up 12k-15k/year and I consider it to be moderate/low. I'm not knocking it, that's impressive and I'm not surprised it's still basically new. I just want to know your circumstances to how.

[@miladwolfster4309]

@@willcresson8776 we don't Drive it except on the weekends It's Taken care of really well too

[@leonel2009ish]

My 2005 has 184 thousand miles no problems

[@franknedobity2757]

I wish I could have gotten my 08 Tacoma to 1,000,000 miles but due to cab rust that would never happen. I am now the proud lease holder on a brand new 23 f-150 5.0.

[@BOMBON187]

Ford, GM, and Chrysler would buy back their vehicles too if it had over a million miles and fire the engineers for making too reliable.

[@7734Goat]

Toyota probably wanted to figure out how they can make the engine fall apart at half the miles. They don’t make money by making vehicles at last forever.

[@jacksonduval4995]

I bet he took the new truck back to Toyota 2 times by now 😂

[@VideosVlogsThatsIt]

big oof

[@abhaynaik9320]

Bought my first 2023 tundra capstone BLACK. Shes a beaut

[@funkymonk542]

I had a 85 Toyota LandCruiser that beast had over 500K miles .

[@kross1261]

I believe there are 5 or 6 million mile tundras now

[@tylerbuck9347]

No vehicle has ever driven more than the 3 million Volvo

[@HapaHeritage]

A million miles on a V8. That’s impressive

[@Worldp766]

Isn't tundra is v6 Or maybe the american variant has the v8 option

[@zuriiiii77]

@@Worldp766Tacoma is v6 buth the tundra comes in v6 options

[@euchaniie]

@@Worldp766it’s both

[@71sc502]

​@@Worldp766they only came with an iforce 5.7L v8 in that generation and after

[@Worldp766]

@@71sc502 well that must be Tacoma which is v6

[@phillipanderson2607]

I have a 2010 crew max with almost 294000 miles on it. It still runs and drives like a new truck. It doesn't leak any fluids or burn oil. The body and interior amazingly still looks new. The color is radiant red with tan interior. A beautiful truck. 😊

[@Killzone0001]

Just bought a TX state dot 05 Silverado, 350,000 miles 54,000 hours (1,000,000 miles actual) still runs perfectly just needs a new fuel pump 800miles later.😂

[@A1K3NFISHING]

I don’t think anyone realizes what that guy actually did.. he was driving 10,000 miles a month consistently for 9 years. Thats 333 miles a day. Where TF could he be driving like that. That wasn’t normal. He literally did that to prove the point he could do it.. It’s not like that truck was 50 years old with a million miles.

[@redsquarejay]

My uncles semi truck. 4.5 million kms. Drive like a turd now

[@golferpro1241]

He may have been a hot shot driver

[@christopherhylton8462]

Hell, that truck was just broke in....

[@tundralane256]

For anyone curious how this happened, the 4.7L toyota/lexus engine has an iron block and aluminum heads which is known to be the recipe, along with regular maintenance of course.

[@REAPER3fitty]

The 1uz is all aluminum and did 1 million as well. It's the family of engines not necessarily the block and head material. Just being a UZ is good enough

[@tundralane256]

@REAPER3fitty yeah that ls400 is legendary, in vvti and non-vvti configuration

[@kmzoilus2486]

so toyota wanted it NOT to take it apart... they knew how to make reliable vehicles... they wanted it so NO ONE ELSE would take it apart and examine it. If American car companies weren't so stupid, one of them should have given this guy a million bucks and then replicate what they found out about this truck. But of course they didn't

[@adamal-khouri435]

lol, they are not stupid! There is a lot of money in repairs and buying a new truck every 5 years… We don’t value reliability enough to stop buying their cars which is why the cycle continues..

[@alansach8437]

Why? Do you really think car companies want their cars to last a million miles?! They would go out of business! They WANT their cars to need replacement!!

[@kmzoilus2486]

@@alansach8437 wow spoken like a true mindless spending consumer cow. Toyota was the FIRST manufacturer EVER to be #1 in sales a few years ago...de-throning Detroit's big 3 for the first time in U. S. history. Keep in mind that toyota does NOT do fleet sales to government/state agencies which the big 3 do! Even without those sales, toyota STILL became #1. Do you think that happened because toyota makes crappy unreliable dumpsters on wheels like the usa companies? No! It's BECAUSE they make the most dependable cars in the world... and they still became #1 in the US. Its pathetic that you defend corporations making junk products, stealing your money and you're perfectly OK with it! Completely brainwashed are you.

[@reaperreaper5098]

Hate to break it to you, but the reason the million mile Tundra was newsworthy was because it's a statistical outlier. There's a club of Dodge Ram owners that have exceeded a confirmed 1 million miles ran by Cummins, with the highest mileage truck still going after 3 million.

[@kmzoilus2486]

@@reaperreaper5098 yeah I hate to break it to YOU... those trash rams are extreme rarities! Overall toyota vehicles far far faaaar... exceed junk trash in reliability and Dependability. FAR exceed! decades of proof of this... with trucks, cars, vans, suv... and everything else they make. Dodge is straight up garbage.

[@limitlessworx5724]

But yet what they learned is to make v6 twin turbo smh dumbest decision ever

[@MrMatt3046]

Its government regulation pushing up the MPG.

[@scottmendoza8989]

You got that right

[@exb940]

Yknow, i quite like turbo charged cars. I can get performance or economy simply by controlling the rpms i want to be in.

[@limitlessworx5724]

@@exb940 iam not against turbos but not what they did to the tundras and raptors and whatever other vehicles they did Inow I don’t mind the raptor r

[@desert4seat]

100%

[@hunterhippensteel]

"...On the original engine and transmission" *picture of a chevy ecotec motor on screen*

[@backwoodstherapy]

"How can we keep this from happening in the future?" Toyota, probably.

[@Youralwayswhining4367]

When is toyota going to make a real size work truck , not a grocery getter

[@kross1261]

I’ve owned Chevy and Ram 1/2 tons. Both were no more a “real truck” than the Tundra?? And none of the domestics can even come close to the Tundras overall reliability.

[@iheartapple-114]

Well it seems that nobody makes a good work truck anymore. The fleet diesel f350 trucks are so low that one trip to the job site rips all the plastic garbage from underneath. The Chevrolets go trough transmissions like nobody’s business and everyone especially dodges have 65 inch tvs glued to the dashes even in base model fleet trucks. This is coming from a fleet mechanic. At least the Toyotas are mechanically sound. The bodies are just made of thin metal.

[@victorferrell4662]

I wonder if they’ll do the same with my 2006 Corolla. It has almost 300k miles and still runs like a champ.

[@VEGA-J]

Get it to a million

[@janoycresnova9156]

American trucks would be on their 6th engine

[@jhart1352]

Wrong. My company has one F350 with over a million and another approaching that. Oil field parts runners.

[@cactneir]

​@@jhart1352ya I'll believe it when I see it. Probably 1 million miles pulled by a tow truck.... Ford mechanics can't even remember to put your lugnuts back 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@dilute6715]

What about the 5.9 or the 7.3 way more reliable than that Toyota engine

[@Imtheman3]

No

[@dilute6715]

@@Imtheman3 when a Cummins reaches a million miles do you know what they do? Absolutely nothing because it happens all day every day. They used to send out badges for hitting a million but I think they got tired of sending them out. No knock to Toyota but they aren’t the best engines.

[@mitchellcrager9933]

Had a few of them and i don't care what anyone says, they are awesome vehicles.

[@PaulYalung1979]

My? Toyota Corolla 2016 has 409k and still running never have big problems Inonly change transmission fluid one time and alternator.. I’ll still used it til stop running worth of my money thanks Toyota

[@chrisbalsamo968]

I have a 2001 Tundra with 160k. Runs like a champ.

[@JohnWick-ez6vs]

Even in India(Madurai, Tamilnadu), a man drove 1 million kilometers in his Toyota Innova 2005 model. Toyota lasts forever.

[@delt5407]

I've got a '15 camry, 156000km on the clock, still drives great. Far from 1million km/miles but I'd love to take it there.

[@markrudolph683]

Treat any vehicle like a baby. U can do it too!!

[@rad2304]

My 2005 4Runner is now at 750K miles. 4.7 L V8 2UZFE engine

[@trewten5579]

this is why Toyota will continue to beat the competition! they are top dawg and still want to improve!!

[@Admin-ie9hp]

Don't count on the new Toyotas and Lexus lasting that long. The quality control is s*** today.

[@edgarvasquez8372]

2003 toyota tundra v6 sr5 only 152,000 miles and runs like a champ.no engine issues, no transmission issues.

[@argie-443]

I love how toyota is just as amazed as everyone else.

[@followingfist6]

This should have been on the news.

[@bosteroxeneize]

My granpa had a Toyota Corolla 1966. He bought it when he was 36 past away in 2020, and he only changed the radiator, but he only had over 800,000 miles. Those cars are a tank 🎉

[@jay_tarantula899]

Wr need a part 2 for how many issues he's having with that 2016😅

[@toybuns1st558]

This is why Toyota is the best car company

[@RaptureReady33]

They wanted him to give up the truck so they could tear it down find out why it worked so long and NEVER build anything like it again!

[@JO-vf8ql]

They want to study how they can stop having trucks still running for that long

[@robertpalacios7083]

Toyota Tundra la Mejor Troca 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@krisk1547]

You can make any car run forever if you keep fixing it

[@tylerbuck9347]

But the best cars are the ones where you can do that for the lowest amount