Ford Bashes Toyota By Rick Titus
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What I like about this video is this means Ford is directly acknowledging the bigger engine and brakes on the Tundra..something they simply would not do unless they intended to surpass them with their next truck. Right? So good news for us 
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You can bet within a year or two there will be dual rear wheels and a diesel. I stopped in at a dealer today to see one and the salesman said he has 12 ordered and 6 are sold sight unseen. I did not like the piece of plastic at the front of the hood and the grill. The plastic piece was loose and I'm sure would rattle. Would that hole be for some sort of scoop in the future?
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rice is rice is rice. Screw those jap trucks. I'd rather push my ford than drive the rice truck. 125,000 miles on my 2001 and no pushing yet, ford will fight back. Just like someone said, now ford will one up the ricer on the next redesign, then someone else will one up them. It's a never ending cycle. I like American iron and that's where I'll stay. This tundra thing is a fad, let's see if it has the staying power of the ford f series. And yes they are ugly trucks. They're trying to appeal to the young rice lovers, not American truck lovers. Flame suit zipped up and ready!! 
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Originally Posted by Bighersh
How long has Ford been welding the cross members? I'm just wondering, out loud... I'm thinking the trucks that were assembled prior to the 2004 F-150, seemed to do well as trucks...
Let's just see what happens... If the Yota's are incapable, I'm sure it will be reflected in the magazines, opinion polls, and in Caonsumer Reports.com.
I'm just wondering if the concern over bolted as opposed to welded cross members is of real concern. Chevy made a big deal over the strength of their box based upon how those cross members were laid, (width versus height) to make their box the largest & strongest.
A few years ago (marketing), it was about the length and thickness of the bolts that secure the bed to the frame. Then, it moved to the number of bolts securing the bed to the frame. That might have been on that "Truth About Trucks" video.
I dunno guys, I've seen a dualie wheel set fly off a moving truck, I've seen hub caps pop off, mufflers, tailpipes, etc...
I have yet to see a bed fly off a truck, be it secured with 4 or 6 bolts, 4" or 6" bolts, or welded to the frame.
Let's just see what happens... If the Yota's are incapable, I'm sure it will be reflected in the magazines, opinion polls, and in Caonsumer Reports.com.
I'm just wondering if the concern over bolted as opposed to welded cross members is of real concern. Chevy made a big deal over the strength of their box based upon how those cross members were laid, (width versus height) to make their box the largest & strongest.
A few years ago (marketing), it was about the length and thickness of the bolts that secure the bed to the frame. Then, it moved to the number of bolts securing the bed to the frame. That might have been on that "Truth About Trucks" video.
I dunno guys, I've seen a dualie wheel set fly off a moving truck, I've seen hub caps pop off, mufflers, tailpipes, etc...
I have yet to see a bed fly off a truck, be it secured with 4 or 6 bolts, 4" or 6" bolts, or welded to the frame.
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I thought it was funny when he was walking around pointing out how Toyota cut corners here and there.
This from the same company that deleted the dash cubby hole to save 63 cents per unit and removed the keyhole from the passenger door.
This from the same company that deleted the dash cubby hole to save 63 cents per unit and removed the keyhole from the passenger door.