Hello all! Just wanted to join and say hello. Traded in my loved Toyota Tundra TRD Crewmax for a Silver NVP 3500 SL over the weekend. The Tundra served me well but we now have 3 small boys and two large dogs and ran out of room even with the Crewmax cab. We camp quite a bit and tow a 6600# 30' camper so needed space and power. The NVP ticked all the boxes and my wife uses her Sienna for her shuttle so the Tundra went away. I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised when I test drove one. I expected it to ride like a typical one ton chassis and bounce everywhere. It's quite stable and even "cushy" for a large van. Steering was very nice and direct too vs. other 1T vans. Power isnt near what the Tundra had but it's good enough for this sized vehicle. Seats are comfy and love the ability to move them around. I'm looking forward to driving the NVP on many trips but it will also be my DD. Only real complaints - the hard plastic everywhere. The center console cover feels like 80 grit sandpaper. I need to figure something out for that. The huge B-pillar creates a nice blind spot. The blind spot mirrors dont adjust out or high enough for me to really use them well. I am 6'2" with a long torso. I have the small mirrors maxed out up and I still see mostly road vs. other cars. High beams are pretty useless for some reason. Low beams are great. We live out around mostly farms so no lights, lots of trees and lots of animals (deer, coyote, turkey, etc) so lights are a must upgrade.
