XPost: alt.autos, alt.autos.toyota   
   From: cewhite3@mindspring.com   
      
   "M. Balmer"  wrote in message   
   news:3L8Em.75843$lR3.54130@newsfe25.iad...   
   > No, I think you are kidding. I see Dodges, Chevys and Fords with   
   > rusted frames (steel doesn't "rot) right here in AZ.  My 98 Tacoma   
   > can run rings around any full sized Amerikan vehicle. It's been   
   > offroad every fucking week for 11 years and there's nothing rebuilt   
   > about the drive train and no rust either.  American vehicles are   
   > good for hauling fat passengers and massive tonnages of cargo but   
   > utterly worthless offroad. They do not hold their value and quality   
   > is nonexistent.   
      
   Well I am not in Az. I am in NC and have a small farm. I know plenty   
   of big farmers with 20+ year old Ford that are still going strong. One   
   of my neighbors uses his to haul cattle trailers on a regular basis.   
   I've also seen him use it to pull a loaded fertilizer car around on a   
   plowed field (you should try that with your Tacoma). I kept my 1992   
   F150 for 14 years and it never gave me any significant trouble. It is   
   currently being used by the local water meter reader and seems to be   
   holding up just fine. I don't know how you define quality, but to me,   
   my old F150 was about as good as it gets.   
      
   Ed   
      
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