tundra commercial

does anyone know where to find the new commercial showing the tundra driving over the sea-saw? I am looking for it on the internet and can't find it.

Thanks

Norm

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Norman Boyce
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Tom in Macon

to find the new commercial showing the tundra

But exacty what are they trying to prove? If they want to impress, why not have 5 see-saws with the five full size trucks all pulling the same load.

Ed

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Ed White

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Norman Boyce

BTW --- yes lets see all of the big 5 trucks do the same run

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Norman Boyce

Have them all identically prepared.

FWIW, I bought my Tundra because *NONE* of the other manufacturers made what I wanted, and/or the dealers wouldn't/couldn't order what I wanted. What I wanted in my truck was standard equipment on Tundra.

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Noon-Air

Yeah, I think making it bigger and more powerful was not necessarily a good thing. I like my Tundra just the way it is. I wouldn't want it any bigger, that's for sure!

OTOH, I'm sure they'll sell a zillion of 'em.

-jeff

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Jeff

I just went through "See Saw" and 'Ramp" and paused at every cut - there was the crane of course, and a Bobcat, and generators, and the Ford based Ambulance, but no identifiable grip trucks.

That Ambulance thing is another problem - the crazy laws and lawsuits they have now, you can't modify a vehicle into an ambulance without the factory clearing the design... Ford and Freightliner will, the others won't, so they get the sales. My van has a sticker in the doorjamb that is it NOT to be modified into an ambulance...

Because Toyota doesn't build heavy trucks, and the general public watching the background of a commercial wouldn't expect them to. It would cost them a ton to get a fleet of Hino (Toyota Group) grip trucks built just to use on their commercial shoots.

And Hino only makes Diesels, they would have to build the trucks custom with gasoline engines.

The studios won't let a Diesel grip truck on the lot, because they have to sit there and idle to run the liftgates and the stars inevitably throw a primadonna hissy fit over the Diesel smell. And if they don't the sound guys do, because that low-frequency tapping will carry even through insulated sound-stage walls.

Galpin Ford has sewn up most of the sales to the Hollywood Studios and the major Grip Truck rental firms, because they get them equipped 'ready to go' with bodies and liftgates and tiedowns. They even have their own "Galpin Studio Rentals" division where you can rent a grip truck. (Lights and Cameras not included.)

Freightliner sells some, I saw one from Paramount over at Panavision picking up a load of camera gear. But a lot of them are Ford.

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Bruce L. Bergman

No problem with the Ford-- I was just noticing the other makes and had a question. Now that you mention the Galpin Ford thing it makes sense.

Thanks for the responses

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Norman Boyce

What did you want that was so hard to find in other trucks?

When I was looking for a new farm truck, the "old style" Tundra was third on my list. Initially I wanted a Tocoma, but the dealers had them over priced. I ended up with a Frontier. The "old style" Tundra was next on the list. I didn't really want a "full size" half ton truck becasue I think they so big as to be cumbersome and although they can theoretically carry more in the bed, my experience has been that smaller trucks will carry enough for my needs and the "stuff" (seeds, chemical, etc.) are far more accessible.

So at least for me, making the Tundra bigger was a negative. It isn't any more capable than other half tons built by Ford, GM, and Nissans, and it now costs more than the old version Tundra. If I really needed a truck to tow 10,000 pounds, I'd wouldn't stop at a half ton, I'd go straight for a 3/4 or 1 ton truck.

Ed

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Ed White

The real question is:

"Why is Ed White so emotionally invested in car brands as a farmer that He would continually troll a Toyota forum, even though he has zero interest in Toyotas?"

Since you found the truck what you wanted and best fit your needs, why do you care what others buy? I like my Tacoma and nothing about what you drive will change that.

Maybe the farmer stuff is total BS, a cover for your UAW Business Agent, Ford salesman, or some other related job where you sit in a chair all day?

The real farmers (mostly dairy) I know simply don't have the time to troll the 'net. In fact most of 'em are genuine live and let live folks who can give a rat's ass what anyone else does, much less what they drive.

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B A R R Y

Clearly I don't have "zero interest" in Toyotas. I've owned a Toyota. My SO currently owns a Toyota (and her parents own two more).

Good for you. Am I not allowed to have and express opinions and ask questions? I am interested in vehicles and why people make the choices they make. And to be honest I am facinated by the cult that seems to have grown around Toyotas. I have known lots of people who own and love Toyotas. One of my neighboors has owned a couple of the older Toyota Trucks (smaller than the current Tacomas). He always speaks with great fondess for them.However, one of the trucks had the transmission apart twice and the engine rebuilt once. The second one just had the engine replaced. Neither had extrodinary mileage, so I am puzzled why he seems to like them so much.

I am only a very small farmer - well at least by modern standards. My Father and Grandfather were full time farmers and made their living by farming. I farm over twice as much land as my Grandfather and 50% more than my Father, but I can't make a decent living as a farmer, so I have a real job and farm in my spare time. The smallest true full time farmer in my area farms four or five times as much land as I do. I am barely bigger than some of the hobby farmers that I work with (still in a typical year a couple of hundred thousand dollars run through my farm account - unfortunately most of it doesn't stay with me). This time of year is a slow period. Things will pick up in the next few weeks as the spring planting season arrives. I am not a UAW Buisnes Agent, or a Ford Salesman. I do have a "real" job. In my real job, I am a mechanical engineer and have worked for the same company for almost 29 years. My company doesn't make cars :) I wish they did.

Not all real farmers are dairy farmers. I am not a dairy farmer and there aren't any dairy farmers left in my area. I think you are wrong about them not having time to "troll the net" but since I've never even milked a cow, I am not qualified to make a definitive statement in that area. I do have cows (only around 54 at the moment - 22 of which are this years calves) but I just run a cow/calf operation. The only significant labor in the winter is to haul the cows around five big round bales of hay a week and make sure the fences are in good shape. If you are curious about the area I farm, try this link -

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. I don't farm all the land in the picture,but about 25% is either mine or my Mothers. The big farmers that Iknow are all very computer literate and use the net quite a bit. And I am still curious what a Tundra offered as standard that none of the other truck manufacturers offered. Aren't you at least a little curious about what that might be?

Ed

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Ed White

Here ya go... the following is what I wanted in my truck;

6cyl manual transmission 2 WD regular cab 8 ft bed cloth seats

The only one that even offered that configuration was the Toyota Tundra. There were also a couple of extras that came standard with Tundra...

3/4 ton CD player

Now... show me *ANY* other manufacturer's truck that offers the same truck.

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Noon-Air

I am not sure wht you mean by 3/4 ton....Toyota only claims the Tundra is

1/2 ton truck just like the Ford F150, Chevy silerado, etc. If you mean 1500 load carrying capacity, then I think any of the manufacturers can meet your requirements. Ford can for sure - the only option you need to add is the CD player:

Ford:

2007 F-150 XL Regular Cab 4X2 - Styleside 8' Box Engine:4.2L EFI V6 Engine ($0) Transmission:5-Speed Manual Transmission w/Overdrive ($0) Wheels:17" Grey Styled Steel Wheels (Std) Tires:P235/70Rx17 BSW All-Season (5) - (Hankook) ($0) Seats:Cloth 40/20/40 Front Seat with Manual Driver Lumbar (XL) ($0) Radio:AM/FM Stereo/Clock/Single CD with Auxiliary Audio Input Jack ($290) Maximum Towing Capacity - 5100# Maximum Paylod - 1920# (this is more than 3/.4 ton - is that what you mean?)

Ed

You could buy this Ford for less that $16,00 (not including tax and tags).

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C. E. White

My 2005 Tundra standard rated payload is 1565 lbs, with a max rated payload of 2025 lbs

When I bought my Tundra in 2005, what I was looking for was not available from any manufacturers except Toyota. On the Ford website, and at the Ford dealers, they did not even show a work truck with cloth seats. The cloth seats put you into an XL or XLT package and that negated the 6cyl and manual transmission, mandated the V-8 and auto trans with the $10,000 commiserate price increase. The Ford dealers that I talked to wouldn't even order the truck that I wanted....not enough bells and whistles or profit margin for them.

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Noon-Air

For a 2005 F150, the "base" payload was 1830 lbs. By choosing the correct options it could have gone as high as 3020 lbs (5.4, Reg Cab, 4x2, Heavy Duty Payload Package).

I think you had a dealer problem. If you look at the ordering guide for a

2005 F150 (see
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) cloth seats are shown as standard on the F150 XL and as optional with the "Work Truck Package" The V-6 and 5 speed manual were standard (with either bed length). There is nothing in the ordering guide that indicates that getting cloth seats would require other options. In fact according to the ordering guide, an XL Regular Cab, 8 foot bed truck would have had cloth seats, a V-6, and a 5 speed manual as standard equipment. So it seems to me, you just had a bad dealer. I do agree that dealers tend to try to push you up scale to increase their profit. In this case, I think they may have been trying to sell you a truck they already had on the lot rather than order what you wanted. When I was shopping for a pick-up last year, I actually got prices on work trucks like yours (except I wanted a 4x4). The Ford F150s all had vinyl seats. The Toyotas I test drove all had cloth seats. I have no idea why Ford dealers seemed to prefer vinyl and Toyota dealers seemed to prefer cloth. For my farm truck, I'd rather have the vinyl, but the Frontier I ended up in has cloth, so it was not a big deal to me.

Your problem getting a Ford Dealer to get you the right truck reminds me of my search for my previous farm truck back in 1992. I had decided I wanted a Dodge Dakota (the only mid size truck at the time). I found one of a local Dodge Dealers lot like I wanted (V-6, Automatic, A/C, Radio - I didn't care about anything else). I stopped by and made the dealer what I considered a very generous offer ($500 over invoice). They shocked me and didn't take it. So I left and drove to the next closest dealer, a Ford store. I found a salesman and told him what I wanted, same as for the Dodge, except I said I wanted a short box F150 and I gave them a maximum price I was willing to pay ($500 LESS than I offered for the Dakota). The salesman was gone for about 5 minutes. When he came back he said they had three - what color did I want. The truck was a little bigger than I wanted, but back then F150 2WD were still low enough that I could reach to the center of the bed from the side to pull things out. I was very happy with the truck and it served me well for 14 years. When I replaced it, I wasn't really interested in an F150 because if you got 4x4 the sides of the bed are so high you can hardly reach into the truck at all. At least with a Tundra I could do that.The Tacoma was an even better size (for me) than the Tundra. Unfortunately, the Toyota dealers don't feel the need to compete on price.

Ed

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C. E. White

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