New Tow Truck?

[parishht]

Willy,

You are absolutely correct.
FORD, GM, DCx, Toyota, Nissan and al the rest of them
cannot even build these vehicles in the US.
I know this first, because of my involvement in the industry,
specificall in the South American market.
It is a sin what our government puts us through.

[bigshrimpin]

Saudi's own a huge stake in TONS of US companies including Ford. Do you think those investors like the idea of a 30mpg truck in the country that burns the most oil? This is EXACTLY why we'll never see willies 40mpg Van in this country or diesel passenger cars for that matter.

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/4259.html

Earlier this year, Prince Alwaleed announced $2 billion worth of investments in a variety of U.S. companies including Amazon, eBay, the Internet Capital Group, AOL, Compaq, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Walt Disney, and Ford Motor Corporation. The royal buying spree also included a $50 million investment in Priceline.com.

http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20060...3622-3038r.htm

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who claims to abhor bin Laden, seems nevertheless eager to follow his agenda. In an interview with Arab News in May 2002, the prince said that if the Arabs "unite through economic interests," they would achieve influence over the U.S. decision-makers. Since government sources estimate Saudi holdings in the United States at $400 billion to $800 billion, the matter warrants public attention.
The Saudi agenda extends far beyond policy-makers. In the late 1990s, the privately owned Massachusetts technology company, Ptech, designed software used to develop enterprise blueprints that held every important detail of a given concern. The company was financed with more than $22 million, by Saudi multi-millionaire Yasin al Qadi, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. The Saudis thus gained access to strategic information about many major U.S. corporations such as SYSCO, ENRON, and the U.S. Departments of Defense, Treasury, Justice, Energy, and even the White House. The extent of the damage, if it was investigated, remains a mystery.

http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/1...tt-of-mideast/

Called by Time magazine the "Warren Buffett of Saudi Arabia," Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal is a member of the Saudi royal family, as well as a Lebanese citizen through his mother. Though he is the nephew of Saudi King Abdullah, he is not in line to rule Saudi Arabia and has largely stayed out of politics. He is an entrepreneur and international investor with a net worth estimated in 2006 at $20 billion, and he is ranked as the eighth richest person in the world by Forbes.

He has made large investments, through his Kingdom Holding Company, in Citicorp (NYSE:C), AOL (NYSE:TWX), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Motorola (NYSE:MOT), Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), and other technology and media companies. His real estate holdings have included stakes in the Four Seasons hotel chain, the Plaza Hotel in New York, the Monte Carlo Grand Hotel in Monaco, and Euro Disney. In 2005 he purchased the Savoy Hotel in London for £250 million.

[dmoore]

I dont freakin believe it.......Ford is sinking faster than the Titanic and all they can come up with is sum stupid looking truck that looks about as complicated as the space shuttle and cost about as much???!!!Talk about missing the boat.........its too late for Ford, Gm & Dodge.....Toyota is now the largest vehicle manufacturer in the U.S.A. and you can directly blame the greedy upper ecolons for being concerned with profits instead of quality..what a bunch of a--holes....yeah I drive a V8 Tundra that not only looks a damn sight better, but gets better mileage and last a hole hell of a lot longer with hardly no problems......quality job one? Yeah right! Oh no, what have I done? Guess that wasn't politically correct.......oh well Im sick of those a-- holes too! ;D

[macojoe]

Most likely my next truck will be a Toyota Tundra 3/4 ton they are coming out with.

For all the reasons that dmoore said!

[parishht]

Did anyone else notice the similarities between this new FORD design
and the newly released GM design?

Take a look:

[randlemanboater]

I like my 1972 Chevy Pick Up. It will pull anything, and if I have to work on it when its raining I can crawl in with the motor and pull the hood down.

[macojoe]

Yea and the stupid roof racks they are adding to the roof of the new GM also looks stupid!!
What the hell does a pick up need roof racks for??

I think they are all trying to copy Toyota or Nissan!

I was talking to some one the other day, cause I have been thinking of trading my truck next year (2002 90,000 miles now)and getting something brand new. But they are all getting so ugly!

like my Chevy look, so I might just keep it for a bit longer?? I am going to do a lot of maintains this spring, all 100,000 stuff, and see how it lasts? I have been happy with it so far!! hasn't needed anything but front break pads.

[bigshrimpin]

Willy - I hope they pick you for one of their focus groups so you can bring them a photo of one of these.



http://www.toyota-caribbean.com/show...html?selcon=00



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Miles More Performance From Hiace D-4D

Fuel consumption is an important consideration for any commercial vehicle fleet operator, but reliable figures can sometimes be hard to find. That's why Toyota's performance in the RAC/Fleet World MPG Marathon is such an important yardstick of performance.

In the capable hands of former racing driver, Andy Dawson, the Toyota Hiace 2.5 D-4D completed the 465-mile course on just 10.82 gallons of diesel. That's 43.04mpg - an impressive figure for a van carrying half its 1095kg gross payload.

http://www.carpages.co.uk/toyota/toy...n_07_10_02.asp

[bigshrimpin]

Nissian Navara => 30+ MPG




http://www.nissan.co.uk/uk/navara/launch/index.html

With a class leading 171 bhp, which even the all new L200 will not match, and a 297lb ft of torque the new direct injection diesel engine is a perfect complement to the stunning rugged looks.

Or

The Mitsubishi L200 Double Cab => 30+mpg



Power comes as standard in an L200 with the 2.5 litre turbo charged 113 bhp diesel engine, delivering a massive 177lbs. Ft. at just 2000 rpm and will happily pull a mighty 2700kg. The Mitsubishi L200 Double Cab will deal with whatever you throw at it!!

http://www.mitsubishi-cars.co.uk/l200/range.asp

[bigshrimpin]

Isuzu Rodeo Pickup sets economy Record
14/07/2006 22:10. A standard Isuzu Rodeo pickup has set a new fuel economy record by achieving a remarkable 52.01 mpg after being driven virtually non-stop from Lands End to John oGroats. The luxury four-door five-seat Rodeo Denver Max covered the entire 853-mile trip on a single tank of fuel, using only 16.4 gallons to achieve the record. It is the first time a diesel-engined one-tonne pickup has completed the challenge and the entire exercise took 22 hours from start to finish.

The 3.0 litre Rodeo was driven by Chris Roberts, Dealer Principal at Isuzu dealership St Austell Motor Group, Cornwall, supported by Service Technician co-driver, Matt Saunders. Chris said: "We practiced a little... // marathonrally.com


http://www.newsik.net/cars/isuzu/rod...d/2414738.html

http://www.channel4.com/4car/news/ne...?news_id=15399