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  1. Steve Schaffer

    Why do American cars and trucks suck so bad?

    I haven't driven a Titan yet, but it does spec out as more of an American style fullsize pickup than the current Tundra. The Tundra is handicapped by only having a 4.7 liter engine which despite all the valvetrain monkeymotion involving double overhead cams and variable valve timing is just not...
  2. Steve Schaffer

    Why do American cars and trucks suck so bad?

    Seth, I work for a Toyota dealership in the service dept, have for the last 34 years. I'm in Central California, not the midwest and can vouch for the fact that among full size pickup buyers there is the same kind of domestic brand loyalty that applied to autos in the 50s. When the...
  3. Steve Schaffer

    Why do American cars and trucks suck so bad?

    I can't remember the last time I saw a car of any make with a failure due to poor assembly. Poor design, failure of an outsourced part, failure because the mfg. didn't specify the correct materials in a part, yes, but I just don't see badly assembled cars any more from any mfg. They all seem to...
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