The biggest worry about the 3.0 is the headgasket issue. In my opinion, the only saving grace is that there are a lot of Toyota V-6 models out there with either nearly brand new or rebuilt motors from the factory for a decent price, because Toyota replaced a heck of a lot of short blocks and rebuilt a heck of a lot of motors during that recall. Just be sure when they said it was rebuilt that it was done by a dealer or reputable person. A new motor would be best.

Then again, if all they did was replace the headgaskets, then you risk problems in the future if they didn't do the job properly or if the motor overheated and it warped the heads etc.

If the truck has the original headgaskets you have even worse problems. Any dealer can run the vin to find out what the warrenty work history is.

The advantages of the 22RE are better mileage, bulletproof motor as long you replace the timing chain when it comes due and simplicity. Plus parts are a dime a dozen.