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On June 07 2004 00:23 mensrea wrote:
American trucks are overrated. A product of hype more than genuine ingenuity and technical craftmanship.
Americans think their trucks dominate the American market because American trucks are superior. Guess again. The Big Three automakers spend hundreds of millions every year lobbying politicians to do whatever it takes to keep out the vast majority of the Japanese trucks available in Japan and elsewhere.
Japanese trucks > all. Japanese cars (at the avg consumer level) > all. Not bias. Just fact.
Btw, trucks suck.
but u overlook those who want a truck in the first place: idiots who think commercials with country singers and cowboy hats telling u to buy a manly american truck are cool despite that said american companies suck balls compared to toyota nissan honda and thusly their kars drop dead and arent worth the fucking money u pricks? hypothetically, cuz i dont know shit.
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On June 07 2004 01:01 Klogon wrote:
Lan EVO... DRIFT!
actually any 4WD is crap to drift.
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On June 07 2004 01:07 JudasT wrote: HUMMER >> ALL 
No, thats a car opposed by jesus and the catholic faith.
WWJD ?
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Trucks don't suck, they can be extremely practical. :/
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350miles/full tank 04 corolla CE
29local/39freeway
I enjoy fuel efficiency.
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On June 07 2004 00:23 mensrea wrote:
American trucks are overrated. A product of hype more than genuine ingenuity and technical craftmanship.
Americans think their trucks dominate the American market because American trucks are superior. Guess again. The Big Three automakers spend hundreds of millions every year lobbying politicians to do whatever it takes to keep out the vast majority of the Japanese trucks available in Japan and elsewhere.
Japanese trucks > all. Japanese cars (at the avg consumer level) > all. Not bias. Just fact.
Btw, trucks suck.
I doubt the lobbying has any substantial effect, Japanese auto companies are so welcome they get subsidized by the government when they do business here.
edit: also I find it funny you say a product of hype rather than ingenuity. Ingenuity shouldn't be important to someone who thinks Japanese cars are so great.
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On June 07 2004 03:21 RushTHElarvA wrote:
350miles/full tank 04 corolla CE
29local/39freeway
I enjoy fuel efficiency.
Thats good when your sole purpose is to get from point A to point B, but some people have other uses.
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I'm interested in what the japs can do with trucks. There is no dout that if they use V8s they will make better trucks very soon, and they are. The Titan looks to be a very good engine, just needs a bit more time on the market and time for Nissan to improve it. The Tundra is pretty impressive too. The chevy I think won the last few car and driver comparisons. Personally I have no use for a bed, and if I actually needed hauling power and space, and wanted to off road I'd get a jeep.
But uh...trucks suck. I'd much rather waste gas in something faster and more agile.
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fuck off with ya red neck trucks
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On June 07 2004 03:50 LaZyScV wrote: Show nested quote +On June 07 2004 03:32 Servolisk wrote: On June 07 2004 03:21 RushTHElarvA wrote:
350miles/full tank 04 corolla CE
29local/39freeway
I enjoy fuel efficiency. Thats good when your sole purpose is to get from point A to point B, but some people have other uses. Yeah, plus I doubt he has the car too and that he's just saying that. Anyways, there's uses for trucks, like servolisk was saying. I'd like to see you fit a fridge, or a sofa, or anything else like that in that car.
Two words. U. Haul.
$20 for a day. Which is about what you'll save on gas by driving something not a truck for a week or two.
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gas in USA is incredibly cheap ...
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On June 07 2004 01:07 JudasT wrote: HUMMER >> ALL
The H2 is a Chevy Suburban with different body panels and wheels. It's basically for idiots who want to pay $20,000 extra for a prettier soccer-mom SUV.
The only reason to buy a truck is for a business. If you have to buy a work truck, go with the Toyota. You'll spend a lot less time fixing it than anything else on the list.
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F-150 cuz' it's built Ford tough.
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On June 07 2004 00:27 Klogon wrote:
Hah!
American Trucks are awesome! The only Japanese truck I know of are the Toyotas that are sold here. But yeah, the Japanese cars are the best because they can actually corner!
EDIT: btw, I have a hard time believing that Japanese trucks are far superior. Any links to some top Japanese ones that are not sold in the states? I know little about trucks, but automobiles are always cool to learn more about.
The answer to your question is that only americans are dumb enough to buy trucks as a mode of transportation in the first place
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On June 07 2004 02:08 LaZyScV wrote: I hope that was sarcasm. Hummers are the biggest overpriced peices of crap. And they're really ugly too. They're just box-shaped.
I sure hope you mean the H2, which is a truck made by Hummer, because the Humvee was one bad ass looking truck.
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On June 07 2004 08:30 Clutch3 wrote: Show nested quote +On June 07 2004 03:50 LaZyScV wrote:
Yeah, plus I doubt he has the car too and that he's just saying that.
Anyways, there's uses for trucks, like servolisk was saying. I'd like to see you fit a fridge, or a sofa, or anything else like that in that car. Two words. U. Haul. $20 for a day. Which is about what you'll save on gas by driving something not a truck for a week or two.
It's actually one hyphenated word...
Anyways, I have this video of a Toyota truck that had the shit kicked out of it for a really long time, they put it in the ocean tied to a rope, and the rope ended up breaking, when the car came back, they cleaned the salt out, and did a few minor things, using only the most basic tools (wrench, screwdriver, etc), and got it running. They ran it up, and down stairs, and finally dropped it some 20 stories (or more) off a building that was being demolished. They then took it to the show where they were advertising for it (I can't recall which show), and the thing was still running. They did so much to it, it was amazing the thing continued to run.
EDIT: Trucks are gay, anyways. I mean, if you want to go fast, buy a fucking car. If you want to off-road, stay off road with that huge piece of shit, and allow me to see down the road without your huge ass blocking my vision.
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[QUOTE]On June 07 2004 12:39 SickofLife wrote:
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It's actually one hyphenated word... [/QUOTE]
Guess my little joke failed. I don't really think that "U." and "Haul." are complete sentences either.
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