Toyota Tundra: First Impression
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From: Mike Hunter on 1 Mar 2007 15:47 I'm still waiting for you to come down to Key West so I can get you drunk. I'll be here another week or so ;) mike "Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant(a)mindspring.net> wrote in message news:u05eu293393bhafg83emfbitv9vgqgli1e(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:07:52 -0500, "Mike Hunter" > <mikehunt2(a)mailcity.com> wrote: > >>When one of my grandchildren wants a new vehicle, I will pay half the cost >>of buying any domestic vehicle they choose. They pay ALL of the costs of >>operating their vehicle. As a result they take good care of THEIR >>investment ;) >> >> >>mike > > I can be adopted......LOL > > -- > > > Scott in Florida > >
From: Dante on 1 Mar 2007 15:49 Ed White wrote: > On Mar 1, 2:35 pm, "larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencu...(a)my-deja.com> > wrote: >> Evil top poster Mike Hunter wrote: >> >>> The Tundra is a second rate truck compared to what GM, Ford and >>> Dodge have to offer and for less money. >> If the trucks from GM, Ford, and Dodge are superior, why can't be sold >> for higher prices than the Tundra? > > That is a very good question. I spent a lot of time shopping for a new > truck last year. I didn't want a full size truck. I wanted someting a > little smaller, but bigger than a Ranger. However, I did priced larger > trucks. I was shocked when I found I could get an F250 for less than a > Tundra. It was ridiculous. I don't understand how Toyota could sell > one at all. A fourth rate truck for a first rate price. It was silly. > I didn't want the F250, and couldn't stomach the Toyota dealers. I > tried to negotiate a price for a Tacoma, but the Toyota dealers were > so full of s$%t that I ended up in a Frontier. Tacomas are over > priced to begin with, and the local dealers try to add ridiculous doc > fees. Yet despite screwing their Customers they are able to sell the > trucks. It make me think Toyota buyers are brain dead. If you go > merely by specifications, the Tacoma is inferior to the Frontier. If > you drive one, it is even more inferior. Yet Toyota charges thousand > more. Go figure. Do Toyota buyers even consider anything else? > > Ed > Do you really think that many people are brain dead? Seriously. Put your pride aside and look at the facts. It is not likely that there are that many brain dead people out there. This means that for some reason Toyotas must be superior. If you've never owned one then I can see your confusion. Dante
From: Dante on 1 Mar 2007 15:50 Mike Hunter wrote: > Worried about what? In 2006 Ford sold 34% of the truck market and GM 30%. > Toyota was a distant fourth at a measly 5% > > mike > > > "Dante" <dante(a)xmission.com> wrote in message > news:es71tb$hf9$1(a)news.xmission.com... >> C. E. White wrote: >>> "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2(a)mailcity.com> wrote in message >>> news:eo6dnWCypbA6cnvYnZ2dnUVZ_r6vnZ2d(a)ptd.net... >>>> Ride in an older model Toyota or Dodge truck, listen to the squeaks and >>>> rattles, it soon become apparent that the 'toughness' IS important in a >>>> truck >>>> >>>> mike >>> I have my own toughness test - my 17 year old son. So far only two >>> vehicles have passed - 1999 Ford Ranger and a 2006 Ford Mustang. Failed >>> vehicles - 2003 Saturn Vue, 1997 Pontiac Firebird, 1992 F150 - although >>> both the Firebird and F150 had many miles at the time they failed the >>> test. The F150 failure only cost a few hundred dollars. The Firebird's >>> was terminal. The Vue's failure was partially covered by warranty, but >>> hideously expensive - after it was mobile again I got rid of it. I won't >>> let him touch my Frontier - I can't afford another new truck this year >>> and I don't think the Frontier would last long with him driving. >>> Apparently the Mustang is bullet proof. He has put more miles on it than >>> all the other vehicle combined and the only "failure" was a destroyed >>> rear tire. I can't really blame that on Ford. Then again, as far as I >>> know he hasn't taken the Mustang off road.... >>> >>> I wonder if I can get Toyota to lend me a Tundra for him to test. Might >>> make for an interesting experiment. >>> >>> Ed >> Since when are there so many Ford and GM lovers reading a Toyota group? >> Seems to me that these Ford and GM advocates are getting awfully nervous >> lately. It's actually kind of funny. >> >> Dante > > That's before the new Tundra. We'll wait and see. ;) Dante
From: Ray O on 1 Mar 2007 15:46 "Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant(a)mindspring.net> wrote in message news:9t6eu2pgj3a98ffp47900pp1hkfljmq2at(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:14:21 GMT, "Jeff" <news(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > >> >>"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant(a)mindspring.net> wrote in message >>news:u05eu293393bhafg83emfbitv9vgqgli1e(a)4ax.com... >>> On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:07:52 -0500, "Mike Hunter" >>> <mikehunt2(a)mailcity.com> wrote: >>> >>>>When one of my grandchildren wants a new vehicle, I will pay half the >>>>cost >>>>of buying any domestic vehicle they choose. They pay ALL of the costs >>>>of >>>>operating their vehicle. As a result they take good care of THEIR >>>>investment ;) >>>> >>>> >>>>mike >>> >>> I can be adopted......LOL >> >>I am in line first with Grandpa Mike. >> >>Jeff > > I wanna be his token honkey... > I can be the token Asian... -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: Scott in Florida on 1 Mar 2007 16:09
On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 14:46:32 -0600, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote: > >"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant(a)mindspring.net> wrote in message >news:9t6eu2pgj3a98ffp47900pp1hkfljmq2at(a)4ax.com... >> On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:14:21 GMT, "Jeff" <news(a)googlemail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant(a)mindspring.net> wrote in message >>>news:u05eu293393bhafg83emfbitv9vgqgli1e(a)4ax.com... >>>> On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 12:07:52 -0500, "Mike Hunter" >>>> <mikehunt2(a)mailcity.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>When one of my grandchildren wants a new vehicle, I will pay half the >>>>>cost >>>>>of buying any domestic vehicle they choose. They pay ALL of the costs >>>>>of >>>>>operating their vehicle. As a result they take good care of THEIR >>>>>investment ;) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>mike >>>> >>>> I can be adopted......LOL >>> >>>I am in line first with Grandpa Mike. >>> >>>Jeff >> >> I wanna be his token honkey... >> > >I can be the token Asian... LOL.... Ok Mike....we have you covered... -- Scott in Florida Global Warming....the new Liberal Religion |