Cool Wall: 2000-2006 Toyota Tundra

[Snikle]

Poll 1422: 2000-2006 Toyota Tundra nominated by Snikle

Body Style: 2-dr pickup, 4dr extended-cab pickup, 4dr crew-cab pickup
Engine: 3.4L V6, 4.0L V6, 4.7L V8
Power: 190-271 hp
Torque: 220-325 lb-ft
Weight: 1785-1912 kg
Transmission: 5-speed manual, 6-speed manual, 4-speed auto, 5-speed auto
Drivetrain: FR, F-4WD

Spoiler: Additional Pictures

Oh, the stepside...

 

[Snikle]

It's more/less a standard truck, nothing really "cool" about it but I like it. My dad bought one in 2002 for the one time a year he does truck stuff and it spent most of its life sitting until I started driving a few years ago. So I guess I'm lucky to have an older low-mileage Toyota. It's a base model with a manual so driving it isn't even soulless. I'll give it a meh.

I'm glad I don't have a stepside one.

 

[JohnBM01]

Some would argue of this Toyota Tundra perhaps being a bit "girly" in design. If you're a full-size truck, you need plenty of bravado and character to go toe-to-toe with your opposition. I think the Stepside model gives a little more character to its design. I like this truck a lot to not give it a mediocre or low ranking. I'll give this model Toyota Tundra a (low) Cool, because I kind of feel like I'd disrespect it saying "Meh."

 

[TexRex]

I prefer its predecessor, though that would be no less uncool than this. "Cool" is a peculiar metric because something objectively liked may still not be regarded that way.

I think the Stepside model gives a little more character to its design.

Yeah, I don't dislike it as much as some are likely to. It's unconventional, sure, but it's not the obvious afterthought that other stepsides seem to be.

 

[MisterWaffles]

The rear on the blue Tundra in the additional images spoiler has to be one of the strangest taillight setups for a truck I've ever seen.

Other than that, Meh.

 

[Snikle]

Yeah, I don't dislike it as much as some are likely to. It's unconventional, sure, but it's not the obvious afterthought that other stepsides seem to be.

I get that. I've seen some people (incorrectly?) say they're Solara lights, but I think they're bespoke to the truck. It's interesting for sure, but even as a little kid I saw them and thought "Gee I'm glad dad's truck doesn't look like that,"

 

[Centroid]

Its odd how few pickups manage to look good (imho) but they should at least look tough. This one really doesn't. Uncool but not hideous so avoids SU.

 

[MoLiEG]

Another generic looking truck. Meh.

 

[05XR8]

Gave it a Meh, because it should look more like this. Loved it when I went on a test drive back in 1990.
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That rear end, of the blue one, is silly. Toyota to bland pretty well and here, they tried too hard to add some type of extra Something in the design.

 

[conic]

Its a pick-up... and just that.
The stepside is neither worse nor better.
Meh. Not too bad to go for Uncool.