From an RTL to a Tundra back to an RTL-E
I’m back. I had a 23 RTL and decided when I retire in a few years that I would be camping and I needed a bigger truck. Bought a new 25 tundra limited. It was a very nice truck. But all I did was worry about the engine. I had trusted that Toyota would fix the problem engine, because there are Toyota, right? Wrong. After all of these years, they do not have a “remedy”. I’m closer to retirement now, and all I want is a reliable truck. I found a used 23 RTL-E with 18,000 miles for $33,400. I drove 5 hours round trip for this truck. I lost my ass on depreciation, but I sleep better at night. And yes, I have OCD and anxiety issues. But we just drove 3hrs on a vacation and I didn’t worry about getting there. I got 27mpg. The best my tundra got was 21. The cabin is smaller, but I had more room for storage. My gut told me I was making a mistake by selling the Ridgeline and going with the tundra, I’ve corrected that mistake. Use me as an example, Honda makes the best damn light duty truck, period.
Posted Aug 27, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC