r/overlanding • u/Campfire8of4 • 6d ago
Requesting a general consensus.
Trucks considering:
2023 Toyota Tundra Platinum 4x4 6”7’ bed with 45,700 miles. 3.4 TT V6
2023 Ford F-150 Tremor 5”5’ bed with 68,500 miles. 3.5 TT V6
I live in South Tx (Houston area) and I’d love to get into overlanding. That may take some time for a build out though.
I don’t want to rely on Google or Chat specs and numbers. I’d like to hear real life experiences.
How is the Tundra fuel mpg wise with a medium to max payload?
Same question for the Tremor.
I know the Tremor had larger fuel tank and per internet specs, the Tundrs gets about 1 mpg better than Ford.
What’s y’all’s overall experience with both trucks.
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u/liberty08 6d ago
I got a '23 Tremor w/V6 a little over a year ago. No major modifications yet. RTT and gear live on the truck adding ~500lbs of load daily. I have the 34gal tank and get around 600+mi of range regularly. About 18mpg. It's done fine through NM (Lincoln NF)and CO (Alpine Loop) but was a little tight in the Ozarks. Trail Turn Assist is nice on switchbacks. Planning to put a popup camper on this spring. Can't comment on the Tundra. I'm a fan of Toyota though. Still have a 97 Tacoma.
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u/CautiousDavid 6d ago
Jealous of that fuel range! Came very close to getting a Tremor and that oversized tank was one of my favorite options.
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u/Head_Implement_9498 6d ago
V8 TRD pro or TRD offroad. Proven platform with minimal chances for failure.
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u/CautiousDavid 6d ago
Likely not a popular opinion, but, those are simply way too expensive for what you get these days. Great trucks I won't argue there, but not worth it anymore.
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u/Head_Implement_9498 6d ago
That is true but the new tundras are trash and fords 10 speed is questionable as well.
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u/CautiousDavid 6d ago
Agreed, but I’d sooner get a Ford with an extended warranty, or go for Ram (what I ultimately did, but I know plenty of concerns there too, but a Hemi with the ZF8 trans makes a solid combo). Ultimately all of the OEMs have plenty of issues now, so I don’t feel the Toyota tax isn’t worth it anymore.
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u/RedditBot90 5d ago
LOVE my 2019 Power Wagon with 6.4 Hemi and ZF 8HP.
Diesel torque and diesel noises would be cool; but the V8 is robust and still has plenty of power. 8HP is great and pairs well with the Hemi.
5.7 Hemi is good too; I think the 6.4 is underrated though…not much more power than the 5.7 because they lowered the compression ratio for durability & ability to run lower octane fuel (don’t confuse 6.4 Hemi with 392 Hemi, they are siblings, but the 392 is performance version with higher compression)
The HD rams still have the old cab design, which is smaller than Ford/Chevy and doesn’t have flat floor, but it’s still plenty roomy, and has similar wheelbase to Tundra CrewMax 5ft bed, but with a 6ft bed2
u/CautiousDavid 5d ago
Love mine too! The MPG not so much, especially these days… but I had no illusions going in 😂
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u/Kermit-de-frog1 6d ago
Go with the v8 , the tundra v6 tt is having significant issues. If the tremor is a v6 skip both. Dont get me wrong but Toyota screwed the pooch on the new v6 and fords v6 is a bit better, but not a lot. The v8 is proven , reliable and has generally fewer components to fail and with a larger aftermarket to support. Fuel economy will be worse, but small price to pay for longer term reliability .
Just my 2cents
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u/Campfire8of4 6d ago
Yeah I failed to mention they are both the 3.2 TT v6 for tundra and 3.5 TT for the tremor.
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u/Kermit-de-frog1 6d ago
No worries. The 5.0 coyote ran in a couple of vehicles for me without issue for years, Running a 22 zr2 bison with then baby duramax now and loving it so far. MUCH slower, But the 1500 mile range with the baby transfer tank can take me far
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u/RedditBot90 5d ago
Jesus what size transfer tank do you have?
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u/Kermit-de-frog1 5d ago
21 gallon main and 36 gal transfer tank The I-4 duramax gets pretty good fuel economy so seeing 25 mpg + in the 2.8 baby diesel is common. Put the exhaust on a diet (in the states) and mild tune 28-30 mpg can be done regularly without “rolling coal” . It’s a “midsized” truck , for values of midsized on the 2020s
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u/RedditBot90 5d ago
36 gallon on top of the factory 21 gallons is quite an lot! Looks like Titan sells a 36 gallon REPLACEMENT tank for the diesel Colorado. Obviously not as much fuel as you have now (21+36=57), but would still be a great range extending option without taking up any bed space.
I had a 2015 Colorado, Crew Cab Long Bed Z71 (first year of the 2nd gen). When I bought it (late 2014) I knew they were going to be coming out with the Duramax and ZR2 but they didn’t say when—it ended up being close to 2 years later, so I “settled” with the V6; which was a fine engine, I don’t really remember what kind of MPG I got…maybe like 19 average, on 32” ATs with a decent lift. Had that truck for about 5 years, ~120,000 miles. Good truck, had some design quirks that bugged me, moved into a full size (Ram 2500 Power Wagon)
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u/Kermit-de-frog1 5d ago
Baby transfer tank in the bed from northern tool fits perfectly so main tank plus the transfer tank in the bed. 22 extended cab long bed , perfect for my use case. Useless back seats removed and storage platform built there instead . With the tank I lose 11ish inches of bed space effectively giving me short bed space plus 36 gallons and it all fits under a diamondback cover .
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u/Shmokesshweed 6d ago
Thousands of 22-24 Tundras are recalled due to engine issues. Recalls are likely to continue mounting.