XPost: alt.autos, alt.autos.toyota   
   From: boogerpicker@wazoo.net   
      
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   > 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.   
   >   
      
   You problem is so typical of the people who engage in similar diatribes.   
   Yeah your 20 year old Ford may be great for hauling 15,000 pounds of hot   
   horse shit around but there are other uses for trucks aren't there? I'd like   
   to see your 20 year old Ford try to shoehorn itself down (or up) some of the   
   mountain goat trails we have here in AZ. I can tell you right now your 20   
   year old Ford wouldn't get ten feet down half of them. Too wide. Too tall.   
   Too heavy. Fine for hauling all that horse shit but not a capable offroad   
   vehicle.   
      
   BTW, does Ford market their trucks as "light duty" like GM does (or at least   
   did), meaning great for parking lot posing but not good for anything   
   else......   
      
   Gotta love that Amerikan customer service, too. If there's a frame rust   
   issue with Tacomas, Toyota extends the warranty and offers a decent buy   
   back. What would GM or Ford do? Let you watch it rust in your drive way. And   
   don't tell me Amerikan made vehicles don't rust. You'll get your ass laughed   
   off the Internet.   
      
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