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Old 09-15-2014, 09:40 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Toyota's had a useful-sized pickup since at least 1968. (The 'Stout' - I owned one in the mid-'70s.) What they haven't had until fairly recently is a bloated equivalent to the American "full-sized"* pickup. The strange thing is that I have friends who own these "full-sized" trucks, yet I can haul as much or more than they ever do, and go places they don't even think of going.
Also those older smaller pickups had a lower bed height that made it easier to climb into and to lift and load heavy items into.
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