From: mfj1952deletethis@cox.net   
      
   JoeSpareBedroom wrote:   
   > "C. E. White"  wrote in message   
   > news:BaWdnSEyyb3MU0LXnZ2dnUVZ_qKdnZ2d@earthlink.com...   
   >> "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?   
   >   
   >   
   by toughness, they meant the ability to withstand the use by a teenage   
   son in highschool who did not know how to treat a vehicle.  That, in   
   my opinion, gave it the name "ford tough".  That statement came from   
   a Yota fan.   
      
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