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Originally Posted by SETexas

Hey guys,

Nice forum. Theres a ton of info here. Maybe I can contribute soon. Thanks in advance for any replies.

Now to my question..Last June I bought an 06 tundra CC..To sum it up I am not really pleased with this truck and just cant see myself keeping it for 5 years. Due to my large down payment, I am able to get out of this truck but of course I will still take a nice lump. Obviously I cant trade out every year so I need to keep the next one awhile.


Now the 2 trucks I am shopping.
1. 2007 GMC/Chevy..No need to explain, they are re-done and pretty impressive IMO, but its still a chevy...Impressive? LOL! To each his own, but why would you even consider a Chevy over the F150, Titan or a new Tundra? It's old..old..old under the fugly skin, and what new features it has, were copied from the Titan. The bed system is a joke. It looks like the Chevy designers used an erector set for their bed management system. It's also overpriced.



2. Nissan Titan...The dealer here has more than a couple of 2006 Titans left. With my VPP pricing and rebates, the 32G sticker becomes 23G. This is a 4x2 CC SE popular, RF, w/all the stuff in the bed. Dealer installed billet grill and wood grain dash kit. NOT BT....About 100 miles on it.

My problem is that when I commit to buying the Titan, I get crap in my neck. I read all the problems with the rattles, brakes and especially differentials and it scares me off the truck. As I have been shopping different brands of trucks, when I tell them I am considering a Titan, the other dealers (ford,chevy,toyota) bash the Titan pretty hard for its reliability, resale and economy. Just what would you expect the other dealers to say, they love the Titan? They hate it, because it's the better truck. But yet, when I ask around town a bit I generally talk to satisfied people. I love the Titans room, power and looks. I should have bought it over the tundra to begin with, but I fell for the perceived toyota quality and 0% didnt hurt. Perceived quality, that says it all right there. Defective ball joints, sludging engines, crappy brakes, squeeks and rattles. I hate to pass over this 2006 model because I think its a helluva deal.First off, what you see today is not what was sold in 2004. I'm on my third, and will buy #4 very soon. You aren't going to find anything better. Brakes were fixed by mid 2005. Ford has used the Dana 44 for 50 years, no outward problems. But it wasn't designed for 300HP, and the lead feet of the younger set. Rattles? None here. You have a plastic dash, so if you drive off road, you soon will have rattles. It's all about plastic rubbing on plastic, with plastic clips holding the stuff together. All the new stuff is built the same way. It's your choice, buy what you want, but do your own testing, it's your money. Forget about everything you read or heard. Do your own analysis.
I know all trucks have problems, but am I just asking for it with a Titan??? Have the rear ends been upgraded in 2006? Or is this problem not as big as I am making it out to be? I guess I am just looking for some piece of mind before I pick a truck this weekend....Can someone help me?? I need a hug!

You need something, but it ain't a hug.

Haven't bought one yet, and you are already whining. Adavis put together an excellent review called the best of titantalk. Read that. Personally from reading your post, you'd be better off buying that Chevy. Then you won't be coming here crying ma ma, ma ma about every little thing you don't like. And, btw, both the Chevy and Ford have had brake judder for years, with no fix in sight.

Yup, buy the Chevy, than ask the salesman for a hug. If you've signed the contract, I doubt he will give you one.