2000 Toyota Tundra from North America - Comments

"6th Jun 2009, 21:14.

Blah, blah... Toyota makes better vehicles than Ford, Chevy, and Dodge, as well as everyone else with the possible exception of Honda. If you don't know this, you should. The rest of you are only kidding yourselves."

That's what I like. Factual, unbiased statements. *roll eyes*

"Blah, blah... Toyota makes better vehicles than Ford, Chevy, and Dodge, as well as everyone else with the possible exception of Honda. If you don't know this, you should. The rest of you are only kidding yourselves."

I guess that's why Fusion sales are setting records and Ford is blowing Toyota away in sales now. I just love these "if you don't know this you should" and "Toyota is better because I say so" statements. Don't you just LOVE all the documentation and resources cited??

My boss finally woke up to what being an American SHOULD mean and informed me that he was finally heeding my advice and trading his two Japanese imports in for new American cars. He has already traded his wife's import in on a Cadillac. Yesterday I went to help him trade his import in on a Fusion. We were shocked that the lot (a HUGE dealership) had only a couple of 2009's left. My friend who works for the dealership told me that there had been a big wave of people deciding to help their country by trading their imports in on Fords. He pointed to a whole row of late model Camrys, Accords and Altimas that had been traded for Fusions. The lot was packed with customers and there were a number of foreign cars in the customer parking areas. Most of their stock was 2010 models, as the 2009's have sold like hotcakes.

I was excited to see that people are becoming more patriotic and buying from American companies. It's good to know that many more people like my boss are finally waking up to the fact that buying foreign is hurting no one but ourselves. They are also waking up to the fact that domestic auto makers are making more reliable vehicles than the Japanese. The Fusion outranks both Camry and Accord in reliability. The Fusion hybrid is recognized as the world's best hybrid (USA Today) and the always tops F-150 just keeps putting the Titan and Tundra to shame.

The import fans can keep spouting their "buy foreign, hurt your country" mantra but it appears that the tide is turning. There really ARE patriotic Americans out there who are waking up to the fact that we only hurt ourselves by supporting foreign industry.

I bought a 2001 Toyota Tundra brand new, and it was a beautiful truck. After 2 years, it was the worst truck I have ever owned. I traded it on an '03 Tundra out of Toyota good faith. I traded it 2 years later on a Ford F150 and have never looked back.

I thought maybe the first one was a lemon, but the second was the same, and 2 years newer. That's enough Toyota for me, thanks.

11:36..Like I said, blah, blah. If your boss traded Toyota's for anything other than Honda's, that's his misfortune. Hope they weren't GM's. Buying from a bankrupt company. That made junk to begin with. Or a Dodge.. one of if not THE lowest rated automakers in existence last I read it. People driving those must get caught up in advertising and not research anything. Or Ford; granted, a little better than the other two (or should I say ONE), but still, the best of the worst, really.

"I bought a 2001 Toyota Tundra brand new, and it was a beautiful truck. After 2 years, it was the worst truck I have ever owned. I traded it on an '03 Tundra out of Toyota good faith. I traded it 2 years later on a Ford F150 and have never looked back."

We visited with some of our import-loving friends yesterday and I couldn't help but laugh out loud at my friend. He bought a Tundra some years back and ranted for a few months about how "superior" it was. Then the problems began and he became rather quiet about it. Yesterday he mentioned that he was going to trade for another truck. When I asked what he was going to buy, he just grimaced and said "Anything but a Tundra". Enough said!!