Hi Scotty! I’ve been watching your channel for years now and this is my first time posting on here. Im finally in the market to buy my first truck. I wondered what you recommended. I have a bad back so I need a truck that has nice comfortable seats with good lumbar support and preferably a smooth ride. Im also 6’3 and 230lbs so I also need something with a good amount of space (interior comfort is number one). I’m not looking to tow massive loads. I need something that’ll last me at least 250-300k miles as I will purchase for the long term. 2wd with the option for 4wd would be great. I also need a double cab for the kids. Gas mileage is important but comes in at number 3 in priority over interior comfort and cab space. My budget is around 26k. Thanks for your time!
Well of course you'd have to go use. Don't have any trucks. That'll do that kind of stuff and that price range. For used trucks. I would say Toyota tundra beats them all for long life. If you could go smaller Toyota Tacoma
Only one truck fits your numbers: Tundra. Get the previous gen (2014-21), SR/SR5 with as few miles as possible. Got to have been well maintained, and you will need to service it like clockwork.
Well, any truck can go 300k if you’re willing to replace the motor and transmission enough times, but Tundra is the only one I’d trust to make it with the original drivetrain.
But there is more to your question: you also mentioned comfort. And there, I have concerns. I had a 2014 Tundra (1794, sunset bronze, sweet truck); I absolutely loved it, but it rode pretty rough due to the stiff rear leaf springs. And the seats were very hard on road trips (I had to supplement with a donut for long drives).
So a contrarian option would be a Ram. No way it’s gonna match the Toyota in reliability, but if you get the 5.7 Hemi (without the stupid partial hybrid option) it might do OK. And waaaaaaaay more cush. And comparable resale values would be much more affordable than a Tundra, so you might be able to budget a lower-mile unit.
Mind you, I am definitely NOT telling you to get a Ram over a Tundra. But if you found a cherry it might be worth your time to take a look.
