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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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Worthless Comparison on MSN

What a sham. The comparison photos are of a decked out Toyota Limited and a pretty basic F150 XLT. An appropriate comparison would have been a Lariat or even the FX4 trim level and the Limited.

http://autos.msn.com/research/compar...01703&GT1=8217
 
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 10:44 AM
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Ummm, there's a drop down menu that let's you compare a Lariat to the Tundra Limited.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 11:07 AM
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Uhhh, thanks for the tip. Regardless of the model you compare, the pictures are still of the XLT inside and an XL outside.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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Look at how closely the MSRP lines up on both models.

They were trying for a "cash vs. cash" comparison. However, they did allow for the fact that rarely do people ever pay MSRP for a Ford, while Toyota typically sells their vehicles right around MSRP.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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At least the pic at the top is a Harley and a regular tundra.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by BMS
Uhhh, thanks for the tip. Regardless of the model you compare, the pictures are still of the XLT inside and an XL outside.
Who cares what the pictures are, the information is for the model you selected. Which can be any model of F150 to any model of Tundra.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 12:16 PM
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It seemed to me that they were comparing what you get for the money. similar pricing.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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I see a "moved to GD" in the future.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 12:28 PM
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The comparison pics aren't fair. For the F150, they show a xlt supercab work truck with 8' bed, ugly grey steel wheels and no fog lights.
 

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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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We knew that the vast majority of the mass media are idiots anyhow regardless of what they're speaking of. What's your point?
 
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