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- From: RZAA80@email.sps.mot.com (Jim Chott)
- Subject: Re: Japanese Full Size Trucks
- Message-ID: <RZAA80-201192145524@222.18.80.28>
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- References: <1992Nov20.142912.38332@watson.ibm.com>
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 21:57:40 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.142912.38332@watson.ibm.com>,
- born@scepter.raleigh.ibm.com wrote:
- >
- > Has anyone seen the commercial advertising the new full-size truck
- > made by Toyota? (I believe it was Toyota.) I've read in the past that
- > this is a VERY profitable market segment for the U.S. manufacturers.
- > It will be very interesting to see how they (Ford, GM, Chrysler) respond
- > to this new entry.
-
- This truck will probably sell well to people who don't really work their
- trucks hard or 4 wheel them hard. I was disappointed to see the 3.0 V-6
- and the independent front suspension. If it had a straight axle and the
- DOHC inline 6 like the 93 Landcruiser, I'd be interested.
-
- Jim Chott
- rzaa80@email.sps.mot.com
- Tempe, Arizona
- 85 Toyota 4WD pickup
- 72 Lemans Sport Convertible
-