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Originally Posted by jamesqf
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.
So if the goal is really to improve fuel economy, it would seem more sensible to simply build smaller, and spend some money marketing that.
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It's not about actual usability for some; it's about image. An 80s Toyota is just not seen as "macho"... although Marty McFly would disagree.
Personally, if I can throw in a couple mountain bikes or a table saw, I'm happy. I'd be fine with an old 'yota, VW or S10; it just happened that my truck found me, not the other way around.
