Toyota will not restart Tundra production at Indiana plant

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  1. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

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    http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid={A1D31D05-B4CE-4348-97D9-672F1AE058F7}&siteid=yhoof2
     
    #1 cwerdna, Aug 15, 2008
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    Toyota's first big black eye in North america in at least a decade....the Tundra...DOA.
     
    #2 malorn, Aug 15, 2008
  3. 4G63

    4G63 I quit boosting

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    Really bad timing for its debut... when gas hit the magic $4.00 mark. Seriously I don't see many new Tundras on the road.. it's a nice truck but too bad...
     
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  4. V8Cobrakid

    V8Cobrakid Green Handyman

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    I just took a road trip from California to Colorado and back... with stop in vegas... :)

    I see the new Tundra Everywhere! people love them...
     
    #4 V8Cobrakid, Aug 16, 2008
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    I see quite a few Tundra's round here, hear that they'll pass most anything but a gas station ...
     
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    Good, who needs it anyway? Let's hope the executives responsible for the Tundra are told "don't let the door knob hit your nice person on the way out"
     
    #6 jayman, Aug 18, 2008
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    I got tired of all the advertisements on TV for it. Heck, Even on the radio it was advertised until a month ago. In reality it's not the great of a truck. It has low fuel mileage ratings and quite a few issues with it. It don't even come with a rear locking differential.
     
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    It's the same as any other large pickup. As far as "issues" it can't be any worse than the POS 2000 GMC Sierra I used to have

    By "locking" rear end, do you mean the Eaton G80? They're ok as long as they work, mine acted up early and the dealer did s*** about it. I finally had to add a couple of tubes of LSD additive to get those damn clutch plates to work again

    My idea of a "locking" rear end is one you engage manually, like the one on my FJ, or a simple one like a Detroit Locker that is always engaged

    I put a PowerTrax LockRite on my Ford work truck at my hobby farm. A very simple install and durable. Of course, make a tight turn and it goes clack-clack-clack but I can live with that
     
    #8 jayman, Nov 23, 2008
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