Toyota Gave Me a 2019 Tundra Platinum for a Week. What Do People Want to Know?

"Jake Thiewes" (outmotorsports) 05/15/2019 at 13:38 • Filed to: Tundra, Toyota, Toyota Tundra, towing, review, question

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After several years of working with a great little team, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! has earned its first press car.

Toyota likes what we are doing, and gave us a 2019 Tundra Platinum for a week. I’ll be towing down to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! with it tomorrow and evaluating how it handles a 20' enclosed trailer, general racecar support duties, and typical DC-area daily driving.

With that said, what does Oppo want to know about a loaded-up brand-new Tundra?

See more at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , a site created to not only share the pursuits of LGBT motorsports competitors, but to encourage others to get behind the wheel and participate as their full selves.

Nibby > Jake Thiewes 05/15/2019 at 13:49

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why would you get one of these over a new F150 or Ram 1500 or Silverado?

Not even trying to be an ass but this gen Tundra was * facelifted* 5 years ago in 2014 and since then all of its competitors have been thoroughly redesigned.

Jake Thiewes > Nibby 05/15/2019 at 13:53

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That’s kinda what I’m here to figure out. I personally have a 2018 F-150 and have a lot of seat time with my trailer hooked to it. Will be very curious to see how this performs in comparison. Tundra (and Titan) both feel pretty old on the surface.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Jake Thiewes 05/15/2019 at 13:54

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That looks like the same one Will from RFD had. Congrats on getting p ressers, it’s a nice perk.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Jake Thiewes 05/15/2019 at 13:59

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wheres the hood ornament?

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Jake Thiewes 05/15/2019 at 14:08

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2019 Tundra Platinum suggested price: $64,006.00

2019 Tundra Platinum curb weight: 5670lbs

5670lbs = 2, 571.869 kilograms

Current price of Platinum: $ 27, 665.72 per kg

Ergo

2019 Tundra Platinum PNW presumed resale value for sellers who know what they have : $ 71, 152, 607.63

NP?

Nibby > Jake Thiewes 05/15/2019 at 14:10

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oh nice I have a 2018 F150 as well!

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/a-new-world-order-1826918895

which trim and cab do you have?

Jake Thiewes > Nibby 05/15/2019 at 14:38

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It’s a SuperCrew 5.0L, Lariat/Sport/FX4 in Ruby Red. His name is Clifford.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Jake Thiewes 05/15/2019 at 14:39

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I’m curious as well. I bought a new F-150 in 2017. I briefly considered a Tundra , but I couldn’t come up with a single good reason to invest in what is essentially still a mid-2000's truck under the bodywork.  The only potential reason I see is that if the Tundra is the truck you’re going to buy to try to drive for the rest of your life and see if you can roll over the odometer.  

Chariotoflove > Nibby 05/15/2019 at 15:23

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I am wondering this as well.  IIRC, this truck does not rank well compared to the competition.

BahamaTodd > Nibby 05/15/2019 at 15:42

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Because resale and reliability? But for some reason that only works for the Tacoma.