2006 Tundra

Hi Everyone,

I just bought an '06 Tundra, 4WD w/V8 and am getting fantastic gas mileage
on regular gas. Around town, in traffic or on trips to and from wherever,
I'm getting 17 mpg or better. On the highway, I'm getting 19-20 at 70 mph.
Whenever I see another person with a Tundra even a few years old, I ask
their gas mileage and they all say 13 - 15! Everyone I've seen with an '06,
they are all getting excellent gas mileage.

What did Toyota do to get such great mileage in the '06s that seems to be
missing in the '05s, '04s, '03s and even '02s? Or possibly some of you are
getting numbers greater than these?

Just curious. This is my first Toyota truck and it is virtually trouble
free! I bought it used as a certified vehicle with 7300 miles on it. I paid
$29,000. Good price or what?

Thanks,

E Sowards

Just got back from a road trip with the wife and our 04 DC 2x4 v8 and we got
17.5 mpg at 80 plus mph. When wife was driving the speeds were lower (
approx 65 ) and we got 19 mpg.


Very happy with my Tundra.




"Ernie Sowards" <erniesowards (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote

Hi Everyone,

I just bought an '06 Tundra, 4WD w/V8 and am getting fantastic gas mileage
on regular gas. Around town, in traffic or on trips to and from wherever,
I'm getting 17 mpg or better. On the highway, I'm getting 19-20 at 70 mph.
Whenever I see another person with a Tundra even a few years old, I ask
their gas mileage and they all say 13 - 15! Everyone I've seen with an
'06, they are all getting excellent gas mileage.

What did Toyota do to get such great mileage in the '06s that seems to be
missing in the '05s, '04s, '03s and even '02s? Or possibly some of you are
getting numbers greater than these?

Just curious. This is my first Toyota truck and it is virtually trouble
free! I bought it used as a certified vehicle with 7300 miles on it. I
paid $29,000. Good price or what?

Thanks,

E Sowards

"Ernie Sowards" <erniesowards (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote

Hi Everyone,

I just bought an '06 Tundra, 4WD w/V8 and am getting fantastic gas mileage
on regular gas. Around town, in traffic or on trips to and from wherever,
I'm getting 17 mpg or better. On the highway, I'm getting 19-20 at 70 mph.
Whenever I see another person with a Tundra even a few years old, I ask
their gas mileage and they all say 13 - 15! Everyone I've seen with an
'06, they are all getting excellent gas mileage.

What did Toyota do to get such great mileage in the '06s that seems to be
missing in the '05s, '04s, '03s and even '02s? Or possibly some of you are
getting numbers greater than these?

Just curious. This is my first Toyota truck and it is virtually trouble
free! I bought it used as a certified vehicle with 7300 miles on it. I
paid $29,000. Good price or what?

Thanks,

E Sowards
In 2005, the Tundra's automatic transmission became a 5 speed transmission

instead of a 4-speed. Also, driving styles, driving conditions, loads, etc.
vary.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote

"Ernie Sowards" <erniesowards (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote in message
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Hi Everyone,

I just bought an '06 Tundra, 4WD w/V8 and am getting fantastic gas
mileage on regular gas. Around town, in traffic or on trips to and from
wherever, I'm getting 17 mpg or better. On the highway, I'm getting 19-20
at 70 mph. Whenever I see another person with a Tundra even a few years
old, I ask their gas mileage and they all say 13 - 15! Everyone I've seen
with an '06, they are all getting excellent gas mileage.

What did Toyota do to get such great mileage in the '06s that seems to be
missing in the '05s, '04s, '03s and even '02s? Or possibly some of you
are getting numbers greater than these?

Just curious. This is my first Toyota truck and it is virtually trouble
free! I bought it used as a certified vehicle with 7300 miles on it. I
paid $29,000. Good price or what?

Thanks,

E Sowards
In 2005, the Tundra's automatic transmission became a 5 speed transmission
instead of a 4-speed. Also, driving styles, driving conditions, loads,
etc. vary.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
I have a 2002 Tundra 6 cylinder and get 22 mpg on the road, and it has done

that since new and now has 121,000+ miles on it. When you have a V-8 and
the weight of 4 wheel drive, your mileage is going to suffer. However, I am
going to go to a 8 cylinder on the new Tundra, because it will hold it's
value more at trade in time than my 6 cylinder will.

BBC Worldwide Topgear tries to kill a Toyota Truck....

part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk

part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk

BBC Worldwide Topgear tries to kill a Toyota Truck....

part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk

part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk

sorry wrong link, here's the right one

part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk

part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uc4Ksz3nHM

part 3 http://youtube.com/watch?v=YfZDtC9kjVk

EdV wrote:

BBC Worldwide Topgear tries to kill a Toyota Truck....

part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk

part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk


Those are the same links... where's part two?

EdV wrote:

sorry wrong link, here's the right one

part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk

part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uc4Ksz3nHM

part 3 http://youtube.com/watch?v=YfZDtC9kjVk

It seems that people are speechless...