sageyefc
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Its wrong sticking a v6 in that, should be a v8
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Good work. They run and run and run.
Top Gear tried to break a Hi-Lux (not sure if Tundra or Tacoma) but i'm sure most have seen the episode. The thing kept running - it was left to be dragged out to sea by the tide, it had a building demolished on top of it - regular mechanic and no replacement parts - the thing kept going.
Then in their North Pole expedition - they took another Toyota Pick Up truck - the bloody things are monsters!
Tacoma's have the highest resale value of any pick up over here (or so I'm told - that might be a marketing gimmick that my wife gave me)....
You can get a disgusting amount of HP out of a V6 these days. Hell the 4-cylinder Boxer in my car has already been tuned by some to get over 400 HP on 91 pump gas. Forced induction etc...job done.
sageyefc
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Yeah but in something like that gt you need a good old piece of american V8
Yeah, I was cracking up during that episode...only thing with the one they were beating up was I believe it was a diesel. It was defo an older Toyota, so here (US) it would be just a vanilla pickup/SR5 like they had for some many years and I still see rolling around town. Those 22R* engines go for ages.
What's an Octavia? Is that a Jetta?
If they wanted a naturally aspirated engine, definitely. Everyone's throwing turbos and superchargers on though, which I don't care for. Nothing wrong with them, just a preference if I can get away with not having it.
Loved my Tacoma. Have not been disappointed with my Ridgeline, but the Tacoma was wonderful. Now if only they could figure out the minor things, like fender materials and paint...
Hate the fenders, even on my 2001, which are nothing compared to some of the stuff they've thrown on lately...wish they'd go back to the old body style, ie. Did you have the clear coat issue on yours? I'm assuming that;s what you mean by paint but maybe not.
Toffeelover
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No, a Skoda There must be something there which will look good on the drive, not cost too much. Even SH.
Bora is the old model sedan and Jetta is the later model sedan version.
Same car (Golf) beneath.
Toffeelover
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Golf below but they have sod all in street cred.
Never a modern VW fan.
Hate the fenders, even on my 2001, which are nothing compared to some of the stuff they've thrown on lately...wish they'd go back to the old body style, ie. Did you have the clear coat issue on yours? I'm assuming that;s what you mean by paint but maybe not.
Mine was essentially this; very simple
The newer version has these fender flares (dunno what else to call them) that are a rough (gray) plastic material. For some body styles they'll body paint match them, but because of the finish the paint never seems to match. Maybe Toyota has fixed the issue now, but when I was shopping it looked really silly to me, and I wasn't going to spend $30,000 on a truck with mis-matched paint.
Not counting all the smaller hatchbacks, there are probably fewer than 10 wagons to choose from in the US, including the luxury models. Currently it's just VW Jetta, Audi Allroad, and various Volvos in the mid-level price range. I guess there's also the Subaru Outback, but it's a bit crunchy for me.
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