I bought a 2008 GMC Sierra new 4 years ago and I wouldn't recommend it.
Nothing wrong with it aesthetically, and have never had a serious problem other than typical issues - just a bunch of bullsh.it you don't expect to have to put up with when buying a new truck -
*The tires that came with it lasted all of 22k miles - and from what I've read I was lucky - most were replaced at 15K.
*The battery needed to be replaced after a year (covered under warranty)
*Front brakes were toast at 37K and had to be replaced ( 1 month out of warranty and GMC said no dice, you're done)
*Both headlights burned out prior to 40K on the truck.
Just odd stuff that you'd expect to last longer with a new truck, but they cheaped out and put low end, disposable crap onboard instead.
I had to visit the dealership on 3 occasions under warranty due to design flaws that were never repaired, only band-aided:
**The grease in the rear end yoke needs to be repacked every two years
**The steering column binds up and squeals and you have to spray lithium grease in the turnbuckle that goes through the firewall every 6 months.
All they ever did was reapply grease - they either don't admit or don't have a fix and now obviously out of warranty - yet there are plenty of forums with thousands of owners experiencing the same thing.
But it runs fine, and rides better than any truck I've ever owned (I've been driving pickups exclusively since '81 and have had 'em all at one point or another) so I'll keep it and put up with the unexpected maintenance schedule
All that said, I'd probably take a long look at the Tundra. But the new F150's are sweet too.
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