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7mmremmag1995 · 03-16-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sooner Shooter

Okay, so the bulleye's on me but Toyota Tundra. Which is more American a Ford built in Mexico or a Toyota built in America?

Ford super duty is built in Louisville, KY and are very reliable. they are 100% built in america

NRAJOE · 03-16-2008, 12:28 PM

My ford F150 was one of the last to be built in Norfolk,VA

MrsS · 03-16-2008, 12:49 PM

We have a '06 Ford F-150 stx with the extended cab; my husband is not a Ford fan and have to humbly admit that he got it on an "A" plan. Its used to pull our 28 foot pontoon and has not let us down yet....it was built in NORFOLK, not Mexico, lol! I would go for another Ford!

Sooner Shooter · 03-16-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 7mmremmag1995

Ford super duty is built in Louisville, KY and are very reliable. they are 100% built in america

I'm sure you're correct on that now that I've checked but anymore who knows where they're made or where the parts come from? Some Ford cars are still made in Mexico and I'm pretty sure the F-150's in 98 were made in Mexico. My last pickup was a Ford and I sold it a couple of years ago. It was a 94 and it's life was pretty amazing. It had 331,000 on the original engine and transmission. Saw it again a year later. You probably ask why I would buy a Tundra. Kind of like buying a new gun or other toy. Thought I'd try something different. Too early to tell if it will be as good as a Ford. Back to that question. I would like to have the new Tundra 4x4.

wbw2 · 03-16-2008, 05:55 PM

if money were no object I would have a nissan titan 4x4, they look so good compared to other trucks...

money being an object like it is means I have a '06 chevy 4x4 reg.cab long bed with no power anything and no carpet.

it's nice to dream though...

Midas · 03-16-2008, 05:58 PM

I would get a Toyota Tundra, because that is what I drive now, and I love that truck, even though it costs $60 to fill up.

Sooner Shooter · 03-16-2008, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Midas

I would get a Toyota Tundra, because that is what I drive now, and I love that truck, even though it costs $60 to fill up.

Thanks Midas, I thought I might be the only one here to own an Jamericanese truck. Do you have the full grown truck? Mine is an 03 with 85,000. Almost grown but not quite. I've had to replace a dome light so far. Forgot about brakes and tires.

jashoffa · 03-16-2008, 08:27 PM

I would go with a Ford F150 supercrew with a 6 1/2 foot bed. I would have to have 4 wheel drive but I am unsure If I would go with the XLT or the FX4... as long as I can get the FX4 without the consel and consel shifter I would go with that.

I currently have a 1995 F150 regular cab 2 wheel drive. It was my Dad's before I bought it from him. He took very good care of it. It only has 80,000 miles on it and until last year didn't have a spot of rust anywhere. I use it for hunting, fishing and camping. I have a 24 ft 5th-wheel camper and a small fishing boat I pull with it. It was pretty interesting driving with all three hooked up the first time. I have only done it a couple of times. It makes for a very long train. I don't know how some guys do it with a 28ft camper and an 18 ft ski boat but I suppose it isn't much different. The camper is about all I can pull with my current pickup. It has the 5.0L V8 so newer truck with the 5.4L V8 would do a little better (and suck more gas too I suppose).

Hunterman · 03-16-2008, 10:57 PM

i'm a chevy person so is my dad but no offense ford is my SECOND choice i like Z-71s, Silverodoes [can't spell]and S-10s
since you guys are talking about where cars and trucks was built at.Corvetts was made in Bowling Green,Ky

Farmer · 03-17-2008, 05:30 AM

How much fuel do these big 1 tonners use?

The new ponti i showed on the last page get 23.5mpg and is a 1000kg (1 tonner), does this compare?

Sorry to sound ignorant, but big f-250's and the like a fairly rare here and i assumed they were mucg bigger load capacity than 1000kg.

win39 · 03-17-2008, 05:43 AM

Buy Ford they last forever. The 250 would be my choice if I were in the market. I have a 2005 F150 and love it. My brother has always been a Dodge man, but since I let him drive my F150 he's talking about buying a Ford.

thebigitch62 · 03-17-2008, 06:16 AM

Dodge cummins 4X4 i've had a 1996, 1999 and am now driving a 2007. lots of towing power

jmp8927 · 03-17-2008, 01:14 PM

Toyota Tundra V-8. Right now it's the best full size truck out there, bar none. After that a F-250 supercab.

FISHPOND · 03-17-2008, 01:19 PM

Well not allot of Dodge owners in here, but it's a Cummins for me...

NRAJOE · 03-17-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Midas

I would get a Toyota Tundra, because that is what I drive now, and I love that truck, even though it costs $60 to fill up.

$60 bucks?

Mine Cost $120 to fill up...36.5 gallon tank....

cubbieman · 03-18-2008, 02:06 AM

my parents told me they'd pay for half of my truck when i get the money together, so I'm probably going to end up with a Toyota Tacoma. standard cab, manual transmission, 4 WD, and I'll probably end up getting a topper for it

it would be able to go on roads pretty much anywhere in the area, and be able to haul a snowmobile or ATV if I decide to get one

nighthawk80 · 03-18-2008, 12:15 PM

I'd have to say Toyota.

or the Honda Ridgeline!!

FS00008 · 03-29-2008, 04:21 AM

Ford F250 all the way. Diesel 4x4 for sure.

LefthandShooter · 03-29-2008, 05:54 AM

I used to be a Chevy/GMC guy but after my S-10 has 14 repairs in the 1st 14 days (bought it Brand New!!) I got fed up with them. I now have a Hyundai Santa Fe (mini-SUV) as we moved to the city and needed a family vehicle. Most of Ford & GM's are parts from other countries but assembled in the US anyway.
On a side note, the company that built the huge steel mill for Hyundai in South Korea was my wife's employer at the time. They was a German company with a US office. She arranged all of the financing for it (and several in Mexico, Egypt & Turkey and a few other countries) along with all of the parts ordering and getting shipped there. I used to go visit her at lunch and just look over all of the blueprints and spec. sheets.
(They also have built and/or re-built pickling lines in several US cities.)
Man that was a GREAT job for her! She always got large bonuses and always treated professionally and with respect. Too bad they got bought out by a US Investment company who then sold all of the patents to a company in Turkey and shut them down!

Triggerjerk · 03-29-2008, 06:20 AM

Where's billy? He just said that he was stopping gun purchases to finance a new truck!

03-16-2008, 12:28 PM	#22
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	My ford F150 was one of the last to be built in Norfolk,VA __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

03-16-2008, 12:49 PM	#23
MrsS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Originally from the 26th state of the union; now living in the 16th. Posts: 1,418	We have a '06 Ford F-150 stx with the extended cab; my husband is not a Ford fan and have to humbly admit that he got it on an "A" plan. Its used to pull our 28 foot pontoon and has not let us down yet....it was built in NORFOLK, not Mexico, lol! I would go for another Ford! __________________ Gun Control...is the ability to hit your target.

03-16-2008, 05:58 PM	#26
Midas Troll B' Gone Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Springdale, Arkansas Posts: 3,800 Images: 2 Blog Entries: 6	I would get a Toyota Tundra, because that is what I drive now, and I love that truck, even though it costs $60 to fill up. __________________ "Recoil lasts for a second, gravity lasts forever"

03-16-2008, 08:27 PM	#28
jashoffa Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 409	I would go with a Ford F150 supercrew with a 6 1/2 foot bed. I would have to have 4 wheel drive but I am unsure If I would go with the XLT or the FX4... as long as I can get the FX4 without the consel and consel shifter I would go with that. I currently have a 1995 F150 regular cab 2 wheel drive. It was my Dad's before I bought it from him. He took very good care of it. It only has 80,000 miles on it and until last year didn't have a spot of rust anywhere. I use it for hunting, fishing and camping. I have a 24 ft 5th-wheel camper and a small fishing boat I pull with it. It was pretty interesting driving with all three hooked up the first time. I have only done it a couple of times. It makes for a very long train. I don't know how some guys do it with a 28ft camper and an 18 ft ski boat but I suppose it isn't much different. The camper is about all I can pull with my current pickup. It has the 5.0L V8 so newer truck with the 5.4L V8 would do a little better (and suck more gas too I suppose). __________________ "I don't go shooting without my guns and they don't go shooting without me!" Member NRA

03-16-2008, 10:57 PM	#29
Hunterman Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The South Posts: 30	sorry guys i'm a chevy person so is my dad but no offense ford is my SECOND choice i like Z-71s, Silverodoes [can't spell]and S-10s since you guys are talking about where cars and trucks was built at.Corvetts was made in Bowling Green,Ky Last edited by Hunterman; 03-16-2008 at 11:04 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

03-16-2008, 05:55 PM	#25
wbw2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: martinsburg, wv Posts: 8	if money were no object I would have a nissan titan 4x4, they look so good compared to other trucks... money being an object like it is means I have a '06 chevy 4x4 reg.cab long bed with no power anything and no carpet. it's nice to dream though...

03-17-2008, 05:30 AM	#30
Farmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Limbri NSW Au Posts: 296	How much fuel do these big 1 tonners use? The new ponti i showed on the last page get 23.5mpg and is a 1000kg (1 tonner), does this compare? Sorry to sound ignorant, but big f-250's and the like a fairly rare here and i assumed they were mucg bigger load capacity than 1000kg. __________________ Cheers, Rob

03-17-2008, 05:43 AM	#31
win39 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 201	Buy Ford they last forever. The 250 would be my choice if I were in the market. I have a 2005 F150 and love it. My brother has always been a Dodge man, but since I let him drive my F150 he's talking about buying a Ford. __________________ Benny Last edited by win39; 03-17-2008 at 05:47 AM.

03-17-2008, 06:16 AM	#32
thebigitch62 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Port Orchard Wa Posts: 107	Dodge cummins 4X4 i've had a 1996, 1999 and am now driving a 2007. lots of towing power

03-17-2008, 01:14 PM	#33
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,141 Images: 17	Toyota Tundra V-8. Right now it's the best full size truck out there, bar none. After that a F-250 supercab. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

03-17-2008, 01:19 PM	#34
FISHPOND Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 96	Well not allot of Dodge owners in here, but it's a Cummins for me...

03-18-2008, 02:06 AM	#36
cubbieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,481	my parents told me they'd pay for half of my truck when i get the money together, so I'm probably going to end up with a Toyota Tacoma. standard cab, manual transmission, 4 WD, and I'll probably end up getting a topper for it it would be able to go on roads pretty much anywhere in the area, and be able to haul a snowmobile or ATV if I decide to get one

03-18-2008, 12:15 PM	#37
nighthawk80 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Just south of Central Indiana Posts: 403	I'd have to say Toyota. or the Honda Ridgeline!!

03-29-2008, 04:21 AM	#38
FS00008 Сергей Иванович Мосин Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 967 Blog Entries: 1	Ford F250 all the way. Diesel 4x4 for sure.

03-29-2008, 05:54 AM	#39
LefthandShooter Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In A House in NE Ohio! Posts: 1,462	I used to be a Chevy/GMC guy but after my S-10 has 14 repairs in the 1st 14 days (bought it Brand New!!) I got fed up with them. I now have a Hyundai Santa Fe (mini-SUV) as we moved to the city and needed a family vehicle. Most of Ford & GM's are parts from other countries but assembled in the US anyway. On a side note, the company that built the huge steel mill for Hyundai in South Korea was my wife's employer at the time. They was a German company with a US office. She arranged all of the financing for it (and several in Mexico, Egypt & Turkey and a few other countries) along with all of the parts ordering and getting shipped there. I used to go visit her at lunch and just look over all of the blueprints and spec. sheets. (They also have built and/or re-built pickling lines in several US cities.) Man that was a GREAT job for her! She always got large bonuses and always treated professionally and with respect. Too bad they got bought out by a US Investment company who then sold all of the patents to a company in Turkey and shut them down!

03-29-2008, 06:20 AM	#40
Triggerjerk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 978	Where's billy? He just said that he was stopping gun purchases to finance a new truck! __________________ We old dogs can learn new tricks. We just may not like performng them. TJ