Malleus
Far west of Siegen
I have no idea how Toyota screwed up the Sequoia so badly.
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What year was yours? I’m assuming it was maybe one of the earlier second gensI have no idea how Toyota screwed up the Sequoia so badly.
I don't ever recall that being a problem with the Superduty's. The 2nd gen dodges were terrible for it. I do remember that. Seemed to me like the Fords had pretty good brakes.
My DD Superduty is a 2003 which has the small 4 wheel discs (05+ got the big brakes). I have panic stopped almost 30K lbs gross (15k truck/15k trailer) without trailer brakes in an impressively short distance with that truck and the brakes have never had a problem. I would say the brakes are all around great.
Now unit bearings... Don't get me started on those stupid things. Best advice I can give on unit bearings is buy the next up from the cheapest ones and pump them 1/2 full of good synthetic wheel bearing grease through the ABS sensor hole before you install them.
We never had man issues with our sequoia. It is 2010 Limited So I was worried about some of the creature comfort electronic items going out but they all worked great without issue. The only part I've had issues with was the steering rack. It gave up on my wife one day while she was in San Francisco with her family. She still drove it home and I had to replace it. Other than that, the Sequoia has been great. Our biggest issue with the Sequoia is the space. We road trip quite a bit and the space inside just didn't work great for taking the kids, my MIL, and our luggage. The Excursion we got has been great so far. Been able to fit everyone and drives great on the road.I have owned (3) 40s, (2) 60s, (4) 80s, (1) 7.3 Excursion and (2) Siennas (well , my wife had the minivans). I still have the last 80 I bought (the others were sold for various reasons, not related to usability). I do not have the Ford or minivans. I also have four children. The 80 hauled them all, but not as efficiently as the minivans, that's what they were designed for. The Sequoia is a turd. I had one of those too. Never had a Tundra; I had a Ford F250 Super Duty, so I didn't need an inferior copy. I only sold it when I bought an 18' tandem axle trailer. My LX570 pulls that.
I won't bore you with why I bought and sold what I did, just read what I have and sold and draw your own conclusions.
Man, it was my brother and I crammed into the back of an FJ40 with a 120 pound dog AND camping gear.As a 4th kid that grew up taking road trips in an 80 series and a sequoia, Your kids will love you for getting the excursion.
I have now been driving our 7.3 excursion for a little while now and love it. I still have a fear every now and then that since its not a LC I am just waiting for something to go wrong. So far though, its been a great vehicle and we've already used it to take the family out camping and across a few states on roadtrips. The mileage is pretty good (got 22 MPG on the last road trip) and the space is amazing. Glad to have the X but even happier I got to keep the LC and get one as well.
That's awesome! I loved my X. Never wanted to sell it. I hope to get another one day...I have now been driving our 7.3 excursion for a little while now and love it. I still have a fear every now and then that since its not a LC I am just waiting for something to go wrong. So far though, its been a great vehicle and we've already used it to take the family out camping and across a few states on roadtrips. The mileage is pretty good (got 22 MPG on the last road trip) and the space is amazing. Glad to have the X but even happier I got to keep the LC and get one as well.
Man, it was my brother and I crammed into the back of an FJ40 with a 120 pound dog AND camping gear.
I have no sympathy for 4 kids in an 80 saying they have no room after growing up in the back of a 40, hahaha!
But seriously...keep the 80, drop the Tundra, grab the X. My cousin drives a 2019 X and has 4 kids (20, 18, 16, and 14 years old) and they have MASSIVE amounts of room.
As a 4th kid that grew up taking road trips in an 80 series and a sequoia, Your kids will love you for getting the excursion.
Funny enough, my father had a 3rd row in the 62 series I far preferred over the 80 because it faced the rear window so you had miles of legroom, and could wave at cute girls or flip off other drivers!I was gonna say. I'm the 6th of 7 kids and I grew up bouncing off the ceiling in a makeshift 3rd row on the 60. The 80 was a huge upgrade.
Ha! Same!! We'd always play rock paper scissors with the people behind us at red lights. Then there was the awkward time a hwy patrol was trying to pull my dad over and he wouldn't believe meFunny enough, my father had a 3rd row in the 62 series I far preferred over the 80 because it faced the rear window so you had miles of legroom, and could wave at cute girls or flip off other drivers!
You could put a nice roof rack on the 80. Will hold a couple of kids who no doubt will be thrilled to ride on top of the vehicle.Mainly going to be used for daily family hauling and road trips, occasional camping, and of course runs to Costco. Sadly, we don't get out much in the 80 as a family anymore. I work two weeks each month in the woods so when I get home we don't do much in the way of camping, so if we do go it won't be anything far off the beaten path. I am having a hard time justifying getting rid of the LC. I am most likely going to sell the Tundra and then keep the 80 and get the X.
I fight that fight more often than I ever thought possible. I frequently get asked why we can't ride on the top of the car. I keep telling them to try it but my wife always steps in and stops me from letting it happen. Wife and kids...Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.You could put a nice roof rack on the 80. Will hold a couple of kids who no doubt will be thrilled to ride on top of the vehicle.