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Old 06-22-2008, 07:11 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Yes and marketing photos must show the truck hopping over boulders, like most people do every day on the way to work.

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Old 07-03-2008, 12:33 AM   #62 (permalink)
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My Dad has a Dakota, already has a hard tonneau, and usually has the bed PACKED, literally packed full of his gear. A slant top would give him more room, and better mileage. Most of his work means highway miles (he's a surveyor), and his trips to our hometown usually mean 10 to 12 hour highway drives each way.

I'm interested, even if he's still oblivious to this style of cap. The man is a horror to buy gifts for, a slant cap would be a good present for all the family to chip in on for him. I know with the hundreds of highway miles, he'd reduce his fuel bill a fair bit... closer to what he would if he drove the limit!

Now, this brings me to what a few others have been starting to bring up: Bondo might well want to give an idea of what makes and models his cap will fit, when he's closer to market.

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Old 10-05-2008, 09:06 AM   #63 (permalink)
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As soon as available for my Titan, I am in the market.

As for the Toyota site, there are idiots everywhere and we can just hope they don't procreate.
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Old 10-06-2008, 06:46 AM   #64 (permalink)
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As for the Toyota site, there are idiots everywhere and we can just hope they don't procreate.
boy am I glad I read this thread before going over to that particular site.
I sure hope I'm not judged by my screen name on this site.

Personally I like that aero cap very much. Has anyone heard anything new from the guy that developed it? I read the article that was on CNET. That article is what led me here. My experience here and over on ecorenovator have been great. So much knowledge at the click of the mouse!
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Old 10-06-2008, 09:37 AM   #65 (permalink)
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Give them another 10 or 20 years and most of those kids will turn out okay.

If someone sounds like they are 12 or 14, I always cut them some lack.
Because, I remember how dumb I was 50 years ago.

On the other hand, if the guy is actually an adult and is talking like
he's just hitting puberty, that could end up being a long term problem.
He will very likely be the guy who ends up driving one of those
pickup trucks with the giant (monster?) tires 85 miles to work everyday.
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Old 10-06-2008, 06:29 PM   #66 (permalink)
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Old 10-06-2008, 06:40 PM   #67 (permalink)
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I'd bet most here have seen it. Probably aerohead more than anyone else, since it's his truck
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that truck looks AWESOME! my little toyota is white, so it gives me a good idea of the possibilities of what my truck could look like.
MetroMPG-does aerohead have a thread?
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Old 10-07-2008, 09:07 AM   #69 (permalink)
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Their time should be better spent on trying to figure out how to keep the toyota "quality" image at the same time their truck frames are rusting in half....
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I realize that this thread isn't exactly current, but...

Not all truck enthusiasts are in agreement.

Streamlined Tractor and Early "Fifth Wheel"

Some early attempts at combining form and function:

Three-Dimensional Computer Models


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