"Don White" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Jack Goff" wrote in message
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On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 09:12:21 -0500, "Dan J.S." wrote:


"Jack Goff" wrote in message

I'm not a big GM fan, but my current yard truck is an '89 Chevy 1500.
Original 350 motor, tranny, rear end. Interior and body all original.
Everything works,it drives and rides great, and it still looks good.
At 16 years old, it's worth more than that Toy.

Besides, it'll snatch that puny-assed Toyota all over the place.
3500# towing limit? That's not a towing limit... it's a warning... to
not try to tow anything!



Give it up dude. Any Toyota truck will put ANY GM or Ford truck to
shame.


OK, "dude", surf's up. Let's give it a whirl.

Any Toyota truck includes Doug's, so it qualifies, right? Doug's
towing capacity is 3500 lbs (snicker), so when he hooks up to
Shortwave's boat, the game is all over. It can't safely tow the boat
and an ice chest full of fish home. Period.

Enter a Ford F150. It can hookup and tow both the boat and the tiny
Toy truck home with a 8500 lb towing capacity.


I know what I'm about to suggest is completely insane, but were you
interested in comparing similar models? A Ford F-150 cannot be compared
to a Toyota Tacoma.



Who is ashamed now?


Is this about shame? Are you aware that there are drugs that can help
with the REAL issue you've introduced here?




But hey... the Toyota is not a bad vehicle... it will get the
groceries, pick up some ice and beer, make a pizza run... oh, you get
the idea. But if you need to do some real work, tow some real weight,
need a full sized truck, you'll need to look to Ford, GM, or Dodge for
your answer. The ricer trucks are getting close to matching the
capabilities of a standard American truck,. but can't come close to
the abilities af a F-250 or GM 2500 series.

Once again... 3500# towing limit? That's not a towing limit... it's
a warning... to not try to tow anything!


You have to be a moron to own a vehicle capable of towing something you
have no intention of owning.
That's right. I have the 2005 Toyota trucks sales brocures right here in
my hands. The 4 cyl 2 wd Tacoma has the 3500 towing capacity. Go to a 6
cyl and it bumps up to 5000.
Not enough?.... try the 4 wd optional pkg which jumps to 6500 lbs.
Still not enough for the macho crowd?...get a Tundra with a V8 that tops
out at 7300 lbs. i wouldn't trust any of you towing more than that.

And try to tow that 5000# up a hill with that wimpy 6 cylinder. You will
make it, in low gear and a crawl. There is lots to be said for Toyotas, but
trying to pull 5000# with a small motor is not what you want to do. Short
life, and poor performance. My Expedition with a 5.4L 4x4 would tow my
4500# boat up steep grades, but it also suffered from performance in hte
mountains. My Duramax gets 20% better milage and does not slow down for
those big hills. Towing my daughters 2000 POS 4 dr Explorer home on a UHaul
trailer, and averaged 62 mph according to the trip computer, including the
Grapevine on I-5 and I do not think I ever towed over 70 coming home. 14.9
mpg also.