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Originally Posted by TOY2G
@ bucknutBob... I have a friend that I have known since Jr.High and she recently bought a Dakota. I told here she should have bought an FJ (another vehicle she was considering) and her reply will haunt me forever. She said "I thought about it, but every time I see a vehicle broken down beside the road, it's a Toyota".... You could have knocked me over with a light breeze. She is in Corvallis OR (where we both went to college) and for all who has ever been there, it is packed with Toyota trucks and SUV.
How does a person get this stuck in their mind? I will tell you how, US media.... there is no other possible cause for this misguided information. as they say, there is no cure for stupid.
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It's because, just like with the recalls, the haters have been looking for it--practically praying for it, no doubt. They KNOW how dependable these vehicles are, so if they see ONE stranded, in their minds they ALL stink--"Yep, stupid Jap car left them in the cold!". My brother is unfortunately one of these, and even though his Ford trucks have had tons of problems, he goes out of his way to remind me of some insignificant hiccup one of my Yotas had years ago, as if it does it all the time. He says it jokingly because it's me, but it's clear he really feels that way. It really is sad.
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Former owner of four Runners: three 2nd Gens and one 1st Gen. After a long layoff, I'm back in another hardcore crawler 2nd Gen.
