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Title: Serious Toyota truck question Post by Boofer on 08/20/12 at 21:44:32 Does any body know what the deal is in Arab war zones with Toyota trucks running around with big machines guns etc mounted on the back? Seems to be the troop truck of choice, too. I have no axe to grind with Toyota. Anybody else noticed or is it just me? |
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Title: Re: Serious Toyota/Iraq question. Post by Serowbot on 08/21/12 at 00:14:30 Can't say... I doubt it's anything diabolical or conspiratory... Toyota makes some pretty good trucks... ( I got hit by one, and I barely made a dent. ;D)... They do look pretty cool with a machine gun in the bed.... ;D... PS... Now's your chance... open a Ford dealership in Syria... You'll make millions... ;D ;D ;D... |
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Title: Re: Serious Toyota/Iraq question. Post by arteacher on 08/21/12 at 07:10:02 Toyota has been a major player in the international truck market for 50 years. They did not try to compete with the big three in the full sized pickup arena in North America until recently. The Land Cruiser did make some inroads in the 4WD market. Their small pickups also did ok in our market. Their trucks have a worldwide reputation for durability and low cost of operation. I have owned an '89 4-Runner, which my wife liked to jump over sand dunes on the beach with. I traded it in on an '88 Land Cruiser, which had the frame and suspension of a two ton truck. It was built for anything.: 40mm rear axles, a huge 2" thick rad, enough torque to pull stumps. It has been the only vehicle ever to drive over the Himalayas. I never got stuck in it, and once drove over a standard height curb at 30 mph, and hardly felt it and did no damage. I owned it for 15 years, did my own maintenance, and it went to a mechanic only once, to have the front end rebuilt after Crappy Tire screwed it up putting two different sized tires on it, which after two years wore out the front diff. I once rear ended a Crown Vic and bent the bumper. The Crown Vic had $4000 damage. I was rear ended by a small car (a Pinto, I think) and it bent the rear bumper. The small car was written off, with damage back to the windshield. Toyota been good to me. :) |
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Title: Re: Serious Toyota/Iraq question. Post by Paraquat on 08/21/12 at 09:45:42 http://www.edgedsign.com/Images/Case/LC70_sample03.jpg http://hellinahandbasket.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/another-toyota-technical-with-russian-heavy-machine-gun.jpg http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/attachments/multimedia-jukebox-room/8171d1185048679-pictures-technicals-somali.jpg http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/attachments/multimedia-jukebox-room/8172d1185048692-pictures-technicals-technical-bosnia.jpg I'd rock one. Horn broken, watch for... rockets. --Steve |
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Title: Re: Serious Toyota/Iraq question. Post by sjaskow on 08/21/12 at 11:41:06 And don't forget the Top Gear UK tried to kill a Hilux and didn't succeed: http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/killing-a-toyota. They are very tough trucks if you can avoid frame rot. |
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Title: Re: Serious Toyota truck question Post by Pine on 08/21/12 at 12:01:06 They do the same thing here... well sorta big spot light and bigger rifle... them deer are fierce!!! ;D |
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Title: Re: Serious Toyota/Iraq question. Post by arteacher on 08/22/12 at 06:51:11 554C47554D4951260 wrote:
Truly amazing. Watch all three parts if you haven't already. :o |
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