Posted on 12/04/2025 7:01:03 PM PST by CtBigPat
For years now, manufacturers have been beholden to "CAFE" fuel standards that force them to increase the average fuel efficiency of their fleets. This has forced automakers to make engines needlessly complex (ie, expensive to fix). Ironically, to avoid regulations imposed on smaller vehicles, it has also led automakers to make their trucks larger and larger, and/or abandoning entire production lines, like Ford did with its sedans.
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Didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see what you did there.
Don’t forget manual windows and locks, and manual hubs if it’s a 4X4.
A 3 ton Toyota pickup with a 1 ton load capacity is probably not going to need the full suite of crash testing. The real problem is with the 2.4 liter turbo diesel. To the environmentalists credit, they really did win America's war against clouds of smog, although it cost Americans a pretty penny. This made-in-Thailand truck is designed for emerging economies, where air quality is comparable to smoking 3.5 cigarettes per day.
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