You probably say "super size me" every time you get fast food as well, whether you need it or not. Power is important in some trucks, but not all trucks. It all depends on what you intend to do with it. If your only going to use all that power a few times over the time you own it, your better off renting a commercial truck when you need it. Toyota took their time learning about how Americans use their trucks. The last model of the Tundra was for the truck owners that do haul stuff, but also drive their trucks to get where they are going. Having all that power to go back and forth to work everyday is a waste of money pumped into the gas tank. Also, what good is the extra power when the truck it's attached to becomes a rattle trap after 2 years? In another month or so, Toyota is coming out with the new Tundra. It's bigger and more powerful than the last, but don't worry, you will still be able to go to Ford, Chevy and Dodge and say "super size me", and get something that's bigger, just not as good.
Oh please!
Like I said, big Americans can't fit right in those cars. The T100 was wedged far inward so the roof itself was narrower than the hip line. Never mind the head room stinks.
As for this so-called reliability, you'll see plenty 20 and 30-yo Fords and Chevies around doing REAL work on farms and stuff, never mind other heavy-duty work.
Working in auto parts for 6 years, it became apparent to me that the main reason Jap cars lasted was because the owners were babying the cars with the "always change the oil" routine (which, BTW, in newer cars should NOT be lower than the old 7500 mi standard). As the old man who worked there used to say "the key to reliability is changing the oil". We as a family didn't with our American cars (I still don't do it every 3000 mi, but every year). But babying these allegedly modern high-tech cars with new oil ever 3000 mi surely puts them in a good situation.
Some cars last despite getting virtually no oil, or no anti-freeze change, or anything. Didn't seem typical of the tiny-car owners.