Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Today is the day folks. Import DIESEL small truck is here!

This is a good start! I'd love to see a Tacoma double access cab in diesel.

Eric

Useless

Blame the government. Because of their rules we can't buy this:

http://toyota-africa.com/cars/new_cars/land_cruiser_70/index.asp

saw one on you tube ,as tested 55k.

...our tax dollars at work. 535 useless PoS's that we pay to make us miserable.... defies the reason and purpose to have a government.

a uselessly small truck with an engine that i have to pay 60 cents more a gallon to run when i can find a station that sells the fuel, and a special mechanic to work on it. and it needs plugged in in the winter. no thanks.

Still using a old mazda b2200 263,000 mi and 24 mpg, Keep the oil changes on schedule and runs like a watch.

But does it have the suspension to haul?

Yeah, I'd like to see the new Dodge 3.0 L when they're on the lot.

I swore many years ago to never again take the depreciation incurred upon a new vehicle purchase.

But for this rig, I could break that oath.

Actually they understand exactly what their average consumer wants, the problem is the average consumer wants all manner of bells,whistles and generally useless trinkets. Those of us who would like a simple no frills truck are far outnumbered by those who want a show-off vehicle that they can brag about.

I live in oil and farm country where you'd think the basic work truck would rule, but people still opt for the most tricked out shiny chromed up rig their bank will let them buy. Just look around next time you go to a city and ask yourself how many of the trucks you see look like they've ever hauled anything more than a couple overweight passengers and their groceries.

For every farmer or outdoorsman who would buy a bare bones,practical truck, there's a dozen more who will walk right by it to the fancy one with all the gadgets included, the one with the engine that produces twice the power they will ever need and the shortest box possible. Far more people want to show off and be noticed than want to use their truck for actual work.

Diesel Landcruisers, with a few old Diesel Land Rovers around were about all I even SAW in Zimbabwe during the years I hunted there. Amazing vehicles in a land where dependability and fuel economy were far more critical issues than we in this country will likely ever know. A hunting party, consisting of one or two hunter, a tracker, a skinner and a PH driving the rig could crawl around the backcountry all day on seemingly only a few cups of fuel.

I have wanted one of either version ever since, as well.

My new F150? rated to tow 9700 lbs.

The small trucks? No - Rangers 2000 to 3000 lbs, but I wouldn't tow a lot with them, anyway.

There's a lot of times, it's just me, a rifle, a bag, a few tools, and a cooler. 300 miles one way, and I am hunting.

I agree, that could be a real useful vehicle here. But Toyota could make the Taco a lot more appealing, with simple changes.

Part of the deal, of course, is that the leaders, Ford, Ram, and Toyo see small trucks as competing with themselves. They make a pile of money on F150's, Rams, and Tundras, and don't want to sell a smaller truck.

It's going to take someone like Nissan to do something daring, and it looks like they will

Fixed it for you

I'll just stick with my F-250 Diesel King Ranch Edition!

I wish I could AFFORD an F-250 King Ranch. Nice Rig, amigo!

I do like my 11 year old Avalanche, too, though. Coming up on 200K together real soon. So very glad I bought it and paid for it when I could.

Yep, the payments suck, but when it's payed off, I plan on driving it untill I die

Figure the Diesel Engine in this one will outlast me

Good plan there. I am keeping this one, too. Put one motor in it, need a transmission next (and soon, got to sell that clean transition era model 70....) but still looks and drives awsome.

When you sell the most, you will recall the most. Plus, Toyota and Honda are well-known for recalls without government requirement. They do it to make it right, rather than cover it up.

Good gawd in that thing you would be the first one to arrive at the scene of the wreck.