Scotty
What's your opinion regarding 2021/ 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 series trucks vs. Toyota Tacoma SR5 Trucks, as reliability and that holds its value over time.
Which would be the best buy for the buck?
Toyota.
The Tacoma by far. There really is no comparison.
Easily the Toyota. Don’t even think about a truck from the Big Three unless it’s one of the heavy duty truck (HD) series (and even then, it’s best to go light on the options).
Scotty has talked about this ad nauseam.
Zero comparison. Toyota all the way.
Plus the new GMC and Chevy trucks are ugly as sin.
They sure do look sinister, probably part of the appeal..
they sure are.
I've owned seven GM trucks and two Toyotas and I'll never go back to GM. I live in the northeast so on top of the mechanical problems there are rust issues with the GM's. Go with the Tacoma.
I've always owned American vehicles, however I would go with the Tacoma hands down.
Scotty has a number of videos regarding GM's qualitative decline over the past 20 years.
That’s a funny cross-shop. The Sierra is a full size, and people would usually compare the Tundra.
But compared to the Tacoma, the Sierra will be better for towing, heavy hauling, and much more comfortable for long distance driving. And significantly more expensive. For your criteria of dependability and resale, the Tacoma is probably the best vehicle of any kind in the world*, except maybe the Land Cruiser.
*Realize that Toyota just moved Tacoma production from San Antonio to Mexico to free up production capacity for the new Tundra. Quality will probably be just fine, but it will take a few years to know for sure.
They have been building Tacomas in Mexico for many years already.
If the requirement are reliable and hold value, that would be Toyota. Just look at the used Toyota Tacoma market. Prices are even more insane than other makes.
Definitely the Toyota Tacoma.
Well realize Sierra is a Full-size pickup while the Tacoma is a midsize truck, personally, I would buy neither (Tacomas made in Mexico are just a pass for me) and the Sierra 1500s are rolling piles of junk, but if you can find a Tacoma made in Texas, I would go with that all the way over anything from GM from Midsize to Full size.
There if only one reason I would get the GMC. It seems GM is phasing out the pushrod LS engine. So if you want some old school pushrod goodness, that’s probably the last GMC truck to have it.
Technically, that is an LT series engine, which is more complicated than the LS series. The LT in general are GDI, have variable valve timing, and cylinder deactivation technology. The LS by comparison were port injection and had no variable valve timing nor cylinder deactivation. Some of the newer LTs also have defective parts (valve springs, lifters, bearings, etc)
But I would take an older LS any day over an LT.
You are correct, it is the LT. I know some folks use LS generically pushrods from GM. With that said, yes, I concur, I would take an genuine LS over an LT.
To modify my comment, it is most likely the last GM pushrod engine for a GMC Truck.