Thank you for warning Karl, I do apologize but I won't stand by for insults
against America when our soldiers are dying overseas on an impossible mission
due to incompetent leadership.
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Aug 29, 2021 10:08:44 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes :
> Stop. Not appropriate for
Stop. Not appropriate for this list and you know it. No more warnings.
-D/ListMom
> On Aug 29, 2021, at 9:19 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Kind of like the current tyrants forcing "woke" down our thoughts.
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at
Kind of like the current tyrants forcing "woke" down our thoughts.
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 12:07 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Kind of like the original settlers here in the US.
>
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 8:57 AM OK Don via
On 2021-08-22 11:56, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
They aren't just willing to die to protect their home, they are willing
to
die to inflict their religion on everyone.
Unfortunately, the Taliban leaders have been making their list and
checking it twice for over 19 years. Now Butcher Clause is
Kind of like the original settlers here in the US.
On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 8:57 AM OK Don via Mercedes
wrote:
> They aren't just willing to die to protect their home, they are willing to
> die to inflict their religion on everyone.
>
> On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 9:58 PM Clay via Mercedes
> wrote:
I think we had them pretty handily beat on the financing front. At least
that is what my tax return said.
K
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 10:23 AM G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> It also helps to totally own the largest opium production poppy fields in
> the world, just to finance those necessary war
They aren't just willing to die to protect their home, they are willing to
die to inflict their religion on everyone.
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 9:58 PM Clay via Mercedes
wrote:
> Helps much more that it is YOUR place and you will die for your home. The
> invaders have no investment in success.
Helps much more that it is YOUR place and you will die for your home. The
invaders have no investment in success. Maybe the pretty boys do, but not the
grunts who would rather be home with his honey, sucking down a beer, and
wrenching on his vehicle of choice. Tally Wacker Man cares deeply,
Alexander the Great could not conquer them. He paid for passage through
their country. His general had to fight his way through with heavy losses.
Ain't history great?
Fred.
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 5:24 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Don't forget the British!
>
Don't forget the British!
Curt
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On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 5:04 PM, Allan Streib via
Mercedes wrote: The USSR tried and failed.
The USA tried and failed.
What will China do differently?
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021, at 4:51 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
>
is best addressed on
Okie talk.
Rick
From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: August 21, 2021 4:04 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: astr...@fastmail.fm
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Toyota disgusts me.
The USSR tried and failed.
The USA tried and failed.
What will China do
China will have met its match on individual corruption with Afghanistan. It
would be a great partnership. Mutual destruction assured.
I lived in Afghanistan and the Northern Tribal Territories [Northern
Pakistan tribal area] among the tribes for 7 years during the "Russia era".
I gained a rather
The USSR tried and failed.
The USA tried and failed.
What will China do differently?
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021, at 4:51 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> Anyone want to place a bet on which country will try to conquer Afghanistan
> next? Lots of mineral wealth in addition to the opium trade,
Anyone want to place a bet on which country will try to conquer Afghanistan
next? Lots of mineral wealth in addition to the opium trade, might be
tempting to China.
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 3:21 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
Huh. I thought they were Asiatic roses...
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 1:23 PM G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> It also helps to totally own the largest opium production poppy fields in
> the world, just to finance those necessary war items, while being ruthless.
> Just for your reading pleasure:
>
It also helps to totally own the largest opium production poppy fields in
the world, just to finance those necessary war items, while being ruthless.
Just for your reading pleasure:
https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/resources/taliban_opium_1.pdf
and:
It helps to be ruthless, conscience-free, and well organized.
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 12:53 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Funny how they seem to have won the 20 year war despite their lack of top
> dollar equipment. I bet their budget was a lot lower than ours.
Funny how they seem to have won the 20 year war despite their lack of top
dollar equipment. I bet their budget was a lot lower than ours. Perhaps we
should take a few notes from their procurement guys. Ww2 was won with
similarly dirt simple tech IIRC.
On Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 9:26 AM Andrew
This is a great selling point for Tesla: WE DO NOT SELL TO THE TALIBAN.
On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 10:09 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> The vehicle of choice for the hajis, mujis, skinnies, and all other forms
> of brave freedom fighters against the Great Satan.
The vehicle of choice for the hajis, mujis, skinnies, and all other forms of
brave freedom fighters against the Great Satan. Mount your .50 in the back and
you’re an instant Technical!
--FT
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> On Aug 20, 2021, at 2:54 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
Yeah, I saw one of those on the national news tonight, too.
-D
> On Aug 20, 2021, at 9:23 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> But wait --- what's this??
>
> https://storage.googleapis.com/afs-prod/media/2daf4e4b531542e0bb7487b0aa2ab183/800.jpeg
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2021, at
But wait --- what's this??
https://storage.googleapis.com/afs-prod/media/2daf4e4b531542e0bb7487b0aa2ab183/800.jpeg
On Fri, Aug 20, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> They can't really control who buys them though. What can they do, not sell to
> the middle east? So Nissan
Speaking of which, has anyone watched the last episode of whatever they call
their show now? The one where they all drive big American land yachts across
northern Scotland?
It’s pretty entertaining.
-D
> On Aug 20, 2021, at 5:35 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> There's a Top Gear
There's a Top Gear episode where they try to destroy a Toyota truck. Of course
it's all contrived for the show but it's still fun.
Allan
On Fri, Aug 20, 2021, at 5:32 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> Buddy of the youngest son has the domestic equivalent of the HiLux from the
> early
Buddy of the youngest son has the domestic equivalent of the HiLux from the
early 80s. He’s a water treatment guy at the Grand Canyon. The truck has over
400k on it and looks like it, but it still runs like new. He maintains it well
and says it’s never left him stranded. Youngest son got to
I had an '87 Toyota pickup, 4WD, 22RE engine. Engine and drivetrain was
bulletproof. The body sheet metal on the other had was extremely rust-prone.
Probably would have held up well in a desert though.
Allan
On Fri, Aug 20, 2021, at 4:31 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
> I had a 1970
I rented an Atos in Greece. Had 5 speeds and 5 hp.
On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 4:32 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I had a 1970 Toyota Hilux back in about 1974-75. It was a beater but it
> didn't cause a whole lot of trouble. A good little truck but little was
> the
I had a 1970 Toyota Hilux back in about 1974-75. It was a beater but it
didn't cause a whole lot of trouble. A good little truck but little was
the word. Small cab and small box.
It was the one with the turn signals mounted on top of the front fenders
and was essentially avocado green. Some
When I grew up in Greece, the lowlife gypsies who would rent their children out
to beg in the streets and pick pocket the tourists drove the nasty hilux and
Datsun pickup trucks. Now it’s the taliban. Either way the trucks seem to
appeal to the lowest form of human garbage.
Sent from my iPhone
"So reliable even the Taliban drives them!”
-D
> On Aug 20, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> They can't really control who buys them though. What can they do, not sell to
> the middle east? So Nissan becomes the Taliban truck of choice, or Ford or
> whoever.Or they
The massive King of Tonga - which had 8 miles of road at the time -
purchased a 600 Grosser back in 1969. The car was delivered but somehow
the key was lost. It sat on the dock for 3 weeks awaiting a replacement so
his rolypoly Highness could travel in Style.
On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 11:43 AM
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 20, 2021, at 11:21 AM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
>
> I realize they can’t control it but the image is the image. Toyota truck =
> terrorist. EV = emasculated liberal pussy.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>>> On Aug 20, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
>>>
>>
They can't really control who buys them though. What can they do, not sell to
the middle east? So Nissan becomes the Taliban truck of choice, or Ford or
whoever.Or they just import them from outside of the region, they already know
how to smuggle.
It's just a thing, that gets used by people,
https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/vehicles/taliban-toyota-third-world-warfare?utm_source=facebook_medium=social_campaign=ihsocial=IwAR29PHOWeNJBtEBnVzYZ15ujm2oQcViThjlipoTPUiAGosTYOaNwpYmaKSM
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Thats why we call them STEALERships!
OK Don via Mercedes wrote on 10/16/19 8:30 PM:
Very interesting! I wonder if it was a Ford suggestion to recover some
revenue? I gave the dealership a failing grade on the survey afterwards,
got a call from the service manager, and told him that I would
Very interesting! I wonder if it was a Ford suggestion to recover some
revenue? I gave the dealership a failing grade on the survey afterwards,
got a call from the service manager, and told him that I would never be
back.
On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 1:39 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
If it was an older one from the 80s it wouldn’t be a problem other than
sourcing parts, I would expect. They were pretty analog at that time.
-D
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 5:16 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> On 16/10/2019 4:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>> Not really - it’s
On 16/10/2019 4:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Not really - it’s truly a viable option if he had the $$. To be honest, he
probably does have the coin but isn’t willing to spend that much on a vehicle…
-D
And having it repaired out in the boonies would likely pose a problem
unless he
Not really - it’s truly a viable option if he had the $$. To be honest, he
probably does have the coin but isn’t willing to spend that much on a vehicle…
-D
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 5:11 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
>
> I know. I was just being a smart ass!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct
I know. I was just being a smart ass!
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 4:43 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Absolutely. But that’s out of his budget range, unfortunately.
>
> -D
>
>
>> On Oct 16, 2019, at 1:43 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> Ok, I
Absolutely. But that’s out of his budget range, unfortunately.
-D
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 1:43 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Ok, I have the perfect vehicle for your son! Are you ready? Ok, here goes:
>
> A vintage G-wagen!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 16, 2019, at
On 16/10/2019 12:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
AH - the dealer. Last time I took the F150 to the dealer for a recall
(reprogramming the shift down computer, the second time), the techs told me
I needed new brakes REAL soon. I said thank you, drove home, pulled two
wheels and measured the
Ok, I have the perfect vehicle for your son! Are you ready? Ok, here goes:
A vintage G-wagen!
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 1:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> AH - the dealer. Last time I took the F150 to the dealer for a recall
> (reprogramming the shift down computer,
AH - the dealer. Last time I took the F150 to the dealer for a recall
(reprogramming the shift down computer, the second time), the techs told me
I needed new brakes REAL soon. I said thank you, drove home, pulled two
wheels and measured the pads - they were barely worn from new specs. The
time
Dad had a few stories about stuff that happened in GM plants, but it wasn’t
first hand so it’s tough to know if it was true or just anecdotal.
I once worked with an older guy in the 80s who worked on the line at Studebaker
before they shut down. He told stories of how after it was announced
Was it rusting out by the time you got home? Was there a tuna sandwich in the
door?I'd like to know how many of the stories of labor influenced disasters of
that period are true.
Curt
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On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 11:25 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes
wrote: As I
Toyota is a big player in Trophy truck racing. Big output engines, huge travel
suspension, off-road at highway speeds...
I didn't like the Tacoma when we drove them before buying our Dodge. The swiss
cheese frame debacle awhile ago didn't impress me either. That said there is a
reason the Hilux
As I recall, it was.
While the Córdoba was probably the pinnacle of crappy Detroit iron of time, it
was a really nice car as I recall.
-D
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 10:11 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> BUT, BUT, Was it RICH Corinthian Leather?
>
> Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on
On 16/10/2019 10:16 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote:
The true test of one of those Asian crapboxes is how well they and the
occupants hold up in an accident.
Sadly, most North American pickup trucks did not have a very good crash
rating until fairly recently either. I know my '02
Exactly!
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 15, 2019, at 7:59 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
wrote:
>> Holy Sh-t people have you ever had one?
>
> A friend had one he traded in on a Ford f150. It had about 400k miles on it.
> It needed very few repairs, if any. They are very sound pick-ups. They have
The true test of one of those Asian crapboxes is how well they and the
occupants hold up in an accident.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 4:32 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote:
>
> Holy Sh-t people have you ever had one? How long should it last to be
> considered good?
> As long as a
Good one!
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 15, 2019, at 3:07 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
wrote:
>> Because Hilux sounds like cheap crap. Tacoma sounds more enchanting even
>> though it’s also cheap crap.
>
> I think our guest workers may like them so much because the model name starts
> with
Yeah the TRD is funny. Toyota Racing Development my arse. Who races garbage
Toyota pickups anyway?
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> On Oct 15, 2019, at 11:51 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I've always thought it very humorous that toada brands their peekups as tacky
> and turd.
>
> Kevin
BUT, BUT, Was it RICH Corinthian Leather?
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 10/16/19 4:15 AM:
My Dad, a GM VP that got program cars every six months, immediately moved to
Chryslers in 1970 when he left General Motors. Why I have no idea, but…
His first car after he left GM was a 1969 Dodge
My Dad, a GM VP that got program cars every six months, immediately moved to
Chryslers in 1970 when he left General Motors. Why I have no idea, but…
His first car after he left GM was a 1969 Dodge Monaco. Damned thing had more
chrome on it than I had ever seen before in my life. Funky radio
I have a friend who had a 67 galaxie when I met him. I believe his
parents bought it new. He got over 300 k with it. He replaces each
frod with another. Each one got over 300k. BTW he was an A when I
met him, working on a degree in Aero E. Since he gradgitated, he has
worked for a
> Curt wrote:
> The VW Dasher and Quantum are other good examples of naming
> weirdness. Why they thought Americans wouldn't buy a Passat I'll
> never know...
Maybe they hung out with the MBUSA folks and smoke the same stuff.
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>Holy Sh-t people have you ever had one?
A friend had one he traded in on a Ford f150. It had about 400k miles on it. It
needed very few repairs, if any. They are very sound pick-ups. They have a very
commanding resale value too.
Rick
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Sounds more like "Manfred's cars last a long time" than "Toyota pickups last a
long time".
But we can't read a lot into individual cars anyway, like "Manfred's Taco went
300k", or "the transmission in Byron's Taco didn't make 150k", or even "the
transmission in Mitch's W140 didn't make 150k",
Scion, like Saturn, was meant to sell for no-haggle MSRP.
> On October 15, 2019 at 5:11 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> I gave some serious thought to an xB when they first came out, but the
> dealers wouldn’t deal on them because of the demand. I figured it would be a
> good
damn straight I will when I get fed up with
garbage from people who have never owned one.
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
Wow! Don't hold back. Tell us what you really think.
Randy
On 15/10/2019 3:32 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote:
Holy Sh-t people have you ever had one? How long should it
right but you don't know what was done to it or
how it was serviced. Just because it was dealer
serviced does not mean it was done right. I did
all the service on our Tacoma so all I can say is
that either we got very lucky and got a good car
or there is something that went on with your
Some similar options:
https://m.facebook.com/search/top/?q=datsun%20pickup=content_filter=0.6612099121608328=typeahead
On Tue, Oct 15, 2019, 5:10 PM Karl Wittnebel wrote:
> My point precisely. If you think the Grand Canyon is forbidding, remote or
> unimproved, you need to recalibrate your
My point precisely. If you think the Grand Canyon is forbidding, remote or
unimproved, you need to recalibrate your definitions of those terms. If a
bunch of Bedouin with no formal mechanical training can run these things in
the open desert, to the near exclusion of any other sort of vehicle at
I gave some serious thought to an xB when they first came out, but the dealers
wouldn’t deal on them because of the demand. I figured it would be a good cheep
commuter car. Only thing I didn’t care for was the dash and parts of the
interior were really cheap and plasticky.
-D
> On Oct 15,
My next door neighbor traded his Taco a year or two ago when the dealer wanted
to replace the transmission on it. I'm not sure how well maintained it was, but
it was dealer serviced, not driven much, and until the last two years of its
life the neighbor's fastidious ex boyfriend had a hand in
Wow! Don't hold back. Tell us what you really think.
Randy
On 15/10/2019 3:32 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote:
Holy Sh-t people have you ever had one? How long should it last to be
considered good?
As long as a Mercedes?
My wife has driven an 03 4cyl 2wd Tacoma since new. Like she stole it
(80
Holy Sh-t people have you ever had one? How long
should it last to be considered good?
As long as a Mercedes?
My wife has driven an 03 4cyl 2wd Tacoma since
new. Like she stole it (80 mph +). $22K for a 4
door 2wd with a lid on the bed.
Had oil changes every 5000mi. Repairs you ask? One
Like George Bush?
https://youtu.be/ljrIFqbmKp8
-D
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 3:07 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> Because Hilux sounds like cheap crap. Tacoma sounds more enchanting even
>> though it’s also cheap crap.
>
> I think our guest workers may like them so much because the
On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:07:11 + Rick Knoble via Mercedes
wrote:
> >Because Hilux sounds like cheap crap. Tacoma sounds more enchanting
> >even though it’s also cheap crap.
>
> I think our guest workers may like them so much because the model name
> starts with "Taco".
As in, "Make me a
>Because Hilux sounds like cheap crap. Tacoma sounds more enchanting even
>though it’s also cheap crap.
I think our guest workers may like them so much because the model name starts
with "Taco".
Rick
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Because Hilux sounds like cheap crap. Tacoma sounds more enchanting even though
it’s also cheap crap.
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> On Oct 15, 2019, at 11:28 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> A Hilux by any other name is a Tacoma. No idea why the Hilux name never stuck
> here in the US.
>
Given my understanding of the situation, getting _anything_ exotic would be
stupid.
Buy whatever 4wd that meets your needs that the region is dripping with, but
avoiding
lemon models, and Just Drive. Save the exotics for secondary toys.
-- Jim
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Exactly my point.
-D
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 12:12 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
>
> A half junk Wrangler still brings $4-5000. Same price buys a much more useful
> and less junky pickup.
>
> Curt
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>
How about Nissan and their Qashqai?
Translation is supposedly, "A horse with a white forehead".
Randy
On 15/10/2019 11:11 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
The VW Dasher and Quantum are other good examples of naming weirdness. Why they
thought Americans wouldn't buy a Passat I'll never
Acronym for Toyota Racing Development, I believe.
Randy
On 15/10/2019 11:07 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
I have to wonder who came up with the “TRD” thing, as they probably weren’t
that familiar with the English language or slang terms.
-D
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A half junk Wrangler still brings $4-5000. Same price buys a much more useful
and less junky pickup.
Curt
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On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:48 AM, Dan Penoff via
Mercedes wrote: If the service aspect wasn’t an issue
I would suggest an ML. I think they would do
He might find it a fair bit easier to find a 4Runner which would be
about the same in running gear. I had a 95 which is the 2nd generation
and apart from rusting, it was fairly decent. The 3rd generation has
more power, and more interior space. If he can find one in AZ that might
avoid the
The VW Dasher and Quantum are other good examples of naming weirdness. Why they
thought Americans wouldn't buy a Passat I'll never know...
Curt
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On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:46 AM, Kevin Kraly wrote:
Yeah, I’ve never understood why a Japanese branded pickup
I have to wonder who came up with the “TRD” thing, as they probably weren’t
that familiar with the English language or slang terms.
-D
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 11:51 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I've always thought it very humorous that toada brands their peekups as tacky
>
Back around 1970, J I Case had a proving ground near their backhoe and
bulldozer plant at Burlington. One of the guys who worked there drove a
220Sb. The employees would have offroad races around the place. Think
motocross in a car. The 220Sb won almost all the time, according to
what he
I've always thought it very humorous that toada brands their peekups as
tacky and turd.
Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote on 10/15/19 10:46 AM:
Yeah, I’ve never understood why a Japanese branded pickup was named after a
Western Washington city other than Toyota and Tacoma both have 3 syllables.
They sold the little crapboxes as hilux in the USA for decades. The
bowties renamed it tacky because the hilux had a reputation for melting
into iron oxide before your eyes.
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote on 10/15/19 10:28 AM:
A Hilux by any other name is a Tacoma. No idea why the Hilux
If the service aspect wasn’t an issue I would suggest an ML. I think they would
do fairly well in that environment.
Jeeps are stupid expensive. A coworker just bought a new one and it’s so tarted
up I can’t imagine stuff staying in place if they took it off-road.
-D
> On Oct 15, 2019, at
Yeah, I’ve never understood why a Japanese branded pickup was named after a
Western Washington city other than Toyota and Tacoma both have 3 syllables. And
they left the U out of TRD.
Kevin in Hillsboro, .OR
1982 240D High Mileage Hildegard
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> On Oct 15, 2019, at 8:29 AM,
A Hilux by any other name is a Tacoma. No idea why the Hilux name never stuck
here in the US.
Curt
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On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 10:25 AM, Dan Penoff via
Mercedes wrote: Again, read my original post. I would
raise these issues but I’m stupid. You’re a parent,
I bet a Jeep Scrambler has future collector potential.
Oops, they already want more than 20k for those things.
Tell him to get a rusty ML55 and chop it down into a dune buggy.
Mitch.
> On October 15, 2019 at 10:04 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> He’s been in the pickup truck mode
Depends on your definition of off road:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrUD4mSvZms
> On October 15, 2019 at 9:51 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> This time it was an aesthetics and functionality thing. He likes the
> simplicity and the styling of the W124, but thinks he can off road
He’s been in the pickup truck mode for a while, but balks at considering
anything domestic for some unknown reason. As I’ve mentioned before, a decent
used domestic truck like a Ford, Chevy or Dodge would be ideal, as there would
be no problem at all finding support for them in such a remote
Got it. How about a Jeep Wrangler ?
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> On Oct 15, 2019, at 9:59 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> We’re talking about using it in an area like northern Arizona. Extremely
> rugged, extremely rural. Not tooling around on improved roads much of the
> time. No service
We’re talking about using it in an area like northern Arizona. Extremely
rugged, extremely rural. Not tooling around on improved roads much of the time.
No service facilities or a place to work on it should something break.
-D
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 9:55 AM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
>
>
Why? My brother uses a 1989 w124 300TE non 4matic as a “work truck” and it’s
one tough car. 330K miles, engine needs valve guides but he keeps driving it
and adding oil, cleaning/replacing fouled plugs as needed.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 15, 2019, at 9:25 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
>
This time it was an aesthetics and functionality thing. He likes the simplicity
and the styling of the W124, but thinks he can off road with 4Matic.
I suggested a W210 4Matic, as they’re far more common, less expensive, and more
reliable and easier to maintain. I pointed out that the original
I hauled a lot of construction materials (including 80BF of dirty rough sawn
cherry) in my mint interior 1999 4matic.
Interior was far from mint after I had it a month.
Only real problems I ever had with that car were dead fuel pump (inline and
easy to swap), rusty brake lines, and HVAC
Thanks, Mitch. I messaged the link to him. I’m guessing he won’t follow up on
it, there may already be a new “flavor of the week” at this point, haven’t
heard.
At least I was able to talk him out of a W124 wagon with 4Matic. He had some
idea that it would be a good alternative to a 4WD pickup
$6k
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> On Oct 14, 2019, at 9:38 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> That is so true.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Oct 13, 2019, at 10:15 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
>> wrote:
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>> I read this recently: If you raise your kids you can spoil your grandkids.
>>
That is so true.
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> On Oct 13, 2019, at 10:15 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> I read this recently: If you raise your kids you can spoil your grandkids.
> But if you spoil your kids you will raise your grandchildren.
>
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> Rick wrote:
> Tell him "good luck with that". They are few and far between
> here in the states. Try BaT.
I thought the "Hi-Lux" was just the non-US name for "pickup". I
suppose the US market pickups got different engine and trim and
stuff, especially in recent years.
I was gonna comment that he might be able to find one in the sandbox for
cheap, but getting it in the country would be a problem.
Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote on 10/13/19 7:56 PM:
On Oct 13, 2019, at 7:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
Exactly. Hence the comment by Floyd early
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