From: SMS on 3 Nov 2009 02:10 M. Balmer wrote: > I'm still waiting to see a ford off road somewhere (other than in a dirt > parking lot) It's just not what they are designed for. Comparing a Ford F150 to a Tundra is like comparing an Explorer to a Land Cruiser. They look similar from the outside, and those that go solely by appearance are the legal prey of salespersons that don't disclose the vehicle's limitations.
From: C. E. White on 3 Nov 2009 07:20
"JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message news:BzOHm.91$66.10(a)newsfe24.iad... > "C. E. White" <cewhite3remove(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message > news:koCdnYfcdokaM3LXnZ2dnUVZ_sKdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... >> >> "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message >> news:uI%Gm.3591$3P2.2424(a)newsfe09.iad... >> >>> What characteristics of THE RIDE provide clues about the heftiness >>> of the frame, or other aspects of how it's built? >> >> The way the pick-up bed flexs on a slightly rough road. Tundras >> beds flex like crazy. >> >> Ed > > > How many Tundras have you driven under those conditions? One...that was enough. Ed |