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- From: issa@cwis.unomaha.edu (Issa El-Hazin)
- Subject: Re: Japanese Full Size Trucks
- Message-ID: <issa.722550768@cwis>
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- Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
- References: <1992Nov20.171302.29189@mips2.ma30.bull.com> <1992Nov20.225937.17187@swlvx2.msd.ray.com> <issa.722401405@cwis> <1992Nov23.175410.19841@berlioz.nsc.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 20:32:48 GMT
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- alan@lancaster.nsc.com (The Hepburn) writes:
-
- >In article <issa.722401405@cwis>, issa@cwis.unomaha.edu (Issa El-Hazin) writes:
- >|>
- >|> The four-wheel drive half-ton with five-speed transmission has 1,550 pounds
- >|> standard payload capacity. The two-wheel drive one-ton can handle up to 2,550
- >|> pounds. Towing capacity is 5,000 pounds for the two-wheel drive half-ton, and
- >|> 4,500 pounds for the four-wheel drive.
- >|>
- >If those figures are supposed to impress truck owners, then they leave a lot
- >to be desired. A 1 ton rated truck that can only handle 2550 lb is next to
- >useless. A 1 ton should have a GVWR of at least 10,000 lb or it has no right
- >calling itself a 1 ton.
-
- I wasn't talking about the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). The 2550-pounds
- is the standard payload capacity. 6,000lbs is the GVWR for the 1 ton T100.
- Nobody is claiming that the T100 can't use more power. Hence, Toyota is already
- thinking of upgrading the engine. The T100 is not competing with the F350
- full-size pickup. It was said, 60% of truck owners want something like the
- T100 (mid-size, full-bed, and a good ride and quality for daily use).
-
- >|> The base price of the T100 is $13,998.
- >|> The base price for the T100 SR5 is $15,718, the price for the top of the line
- >|> SR5 is ~$19,639 (equipped with options of cruise control, aluminum wheels,
- >|> air conditioning, tilt steering wheel, tachometer, power windows and door
- >|> locks, interval wipers, chrome front and rear bumpers and an incredible AM/FM
- >|> stereo with compact disc player that turns the cabin into rolling head phones.
- >|>
- >|>
-
- >In 1990 I paid about $19K for an F350 Crew Cab with dual wheels, diesel engine,
- >E4OD auto transmission, and most of the options you list. I have a GVWR of
- >10,000 lb and am rated to tow a fifth wheel up to 12,500 lb. I can have up to
- >6 adults sit in comfort in the cab for long trips, and get over 12mpg while
- >pulling my 11,000 lb fifth wheel. Mileage around town with no load is over 18
- >mpg. Tell me which is the better truck...
-
-
- If I want a car ride and Camry/Lexus quality in a smaller truck, I would
- go for the T100.
-
-
- >--
- >Alan Hepburn "An ignorant person is one who doesn't know
- >National Semiconductor what you have just found out."
- >Santa Clara, Ca
- >alan@berlioz.nsc.com Will Rogers
-
-
- Issa
-