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Originally Posted by elmariachi
Well after 10 Toyota Land Cruisers and my most recent 2010 Tundra Platinum (which is made down the road in San Antonio, Texas by real Texans using more American-made parts than Dodge or Chevy) I have to say I am amused at the hype of this recall. Its amazing how after Pinto gas tank explosions and Jeep CJ rollovers we forget that the American auto manufacturers INVENTED and forever defined for Webster the concept of a recall. Lee Iacocca said it best, "If you can find a better car, buy it."
So I did. Eleven times.
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I think the scope of the recall is the reason. They just announced more Toyota models were added to the list this morning, and it is worldwide not just in the States. I ended up buying a German car recently because I could not find an American car with a turbo diesel option. I do own American trucks though and they are great. I have an 04 2500 HD Duramax and an 83 Dodge ram and I would not trade them for any Jap trucks.
BTW, I also own a jeep wrangler and the rollover problems are highly exaggerated (sp). I also watched a special a couple years ago where they tested urban legends, and they tried to get a Pinto tank to expload and failed.