the old shop truck was a 2020 tundra. It got 11 mpg unloaded around town, 13 on the highway. With a trailer behind it typically 4-9 depending on which trailer and how it was loaded. If they were any better on MPG, and better looking, and actually full sized instead of 7/8 size, they might be more popular. The other big downfall with at least the older ones was the 4.7 and it's tendency to need a $1500 timing belt/water pump replacement every so often. Owners who kept them long enough to do that really didn't care for the sudden shock of having to do it. A lot of import vehicles are that way, require a timing belt every so often. Some of them are easy to DIY, others not so much. The 4.7 Tondra was the latter, needs a special tool to hold the cams from turning similar to some V6 cars. My old 2.3L Mustang? LOL...I hate to admit, but I've changed a timing belt on the side of the road. I got it a tooth off and it would barely idle and was real weak but it got me 45 miles to the house where I fixed it in 10 minutes and drove it to work the next morning. If you are off a tooth on a lot of other cars/trucks (particularly imports...) you're likely gonna have some serious issues.
