XPost: alt.autos, alt.autos.toyota   
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   "C. E. White"  wrote in message   
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   > "M. Balmer"  wrote in message   
   > news:TBuDm.1340$OY2.1255@newsfe22.iad...   
   >> the oddity is finding very many eight to ten year old F150's running the   
   >> roads   
   >   
   > You are kidding.  I know of plenty of F150s 8 to 10 years old and many   
   > more that are over 20 years old. I kept my 1992 F150 for 14 years.  It is   
   > the Toyota that disintegrate. I can't think of any other manufacturer that   
   > had to recall vehicles because the frame rotted out. A good friend always   
   > brags about how long his Tacoma lasted but he usually omits that he had to   
   > have the transmission rebuilt twice and the engine replaced one. And he   
   > didn't think the rust holes were significant.   
   >   
   > Nothing wrong with Toyotas, but they are not in the same league with an   
   > F150 when it comes to toughness. They are great vehicles for people that   
   > really needed a car.   
   >   
   > Ed   
      
      
   By "toughness", do you mean the ability to withstand use by professionals   
   who beat the crap out of a truck, like masons, carpenters, etc?   
      
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