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    Image of ArtForge ArtForge
    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    "My name is Ram and I have a bed full of terrorists." Has a nice ring to it.

    Whre is the "Do Not Attempt" tag? #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    It's gotta be the fact that Chrysler interiors are so bad the Taliban don't feel bad about ruining it.

    Oh, and that cash-for-clunkers scheme, oh man! #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    What evar!

    Once "Puff the Magic Dragon" rains death from above on them it won't matter what truck they are driving. #pickuptrucks
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    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    You know, this is deserving of a "What would be the best homemade Technical?" QOTD... #pickuptrucks
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    I think it's more of a clueless artist drawing a random truck. #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    @Maxichamp: To back up my point that these journalist types know nothing about cars, did anyone read the NYT Sunday Magazine language piece about how Cadillac has not built a decent car since the 60s? Clueless morons! #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    @Maxichamp: It DOES look like some blended clipart, nothing more. #pickuptrucks
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    The guys in the Dodge aren't Taliban. They're Detroit-area farmers. #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    Toyota dealerships should print this article and put it on coffee tables at dealerships. + 1 also for the tongue in cheek digs on the NY Times and Chrysler. #pickuptrucks
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    Image of Pesti-Esti Pesti-Esti
    11/10/09

    @mr_dude: The New York Times and The New Yorker are two different things. #pickuptrucks
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    11/10/09

    @Pesti-Esti: Oh yeah misread that. How often does the New Yawker lead with a photoshopped images? #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    Let Toyota's ad guy deal with this... i bet they are thinking that they can only go up from here. #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    Now, if only the terrorists had more loose floor mat/unintended acceleration problems with their Toyotas. #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    @evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars: Oh, and we need to show pictures of AC-130H Spectres waaaay more often. #pickuptrucks
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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    Wow I am going to buy a Toyota since it's good enough for the taliban it's good enough for me! #pickuptrucks
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    Image of H. Mushman H. Mushman
    11/10/09

    @FrankGrimes: Lets start a militant group!

    Now all we need is a name.......

    Jalopean radicals?

    "We take you live to the scene where insurgents calling themselves the Jalopean Radicals, have taken the grounds of Laguna Seca using early model Toyota pick up trucks, and are holding the weekend shift track workers hostage...." #pickuptrucks
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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    11/10/09

    @FrankGrimes: You know, I have a vague suspicion that it’s not unintentional from Toyota to have all their truck destined for certain markets marked with giant corporate logos on their tailgates. #pickuptrucks
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    11/10/09

    @H. Mushman: "Speed limits have been abandoned in Jalopean strongholds. Several Toyota Camrys and Dodge Stratuses have been reportedly burned. The insurgency is reportedly led by a Walter Röhrl..." #pickuptrucks
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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    11/10/09

    @Peter Orosz: I was thinking the same thing. Any publicity is good publicity.

    Those trendy Taliban will be rocking single speed bikes and nike dunks next.
    It's only a matter of time before the they are on TV stealing the stage from Taylor Swift. #pickuptrucks
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Jeep J8's Invade Detroit Veterans Day Parade
    Goddamn it, that's a tease if I ever saw one.

    For fuck's sake. Just make the green one available to the public for less than 25k with a few color choices. #j8
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    Image of KAR120C KAR120C
    11/09/09

    In reply to Jeep J8's Invade Detroit Veterans Day Parade
    Memo to Jeep: PUT THIS IN YOUR SHOWROOMS AND SELL IT.

    And by 'this', I mean 'exactly this'. Diesel, rugged, basic. Don't care if it rides like crap; it's a friggin' jeep fer chrissakes. Only option I want is a hardtop for camping in crap weather and having minimal protection against thieves. Oh, and front & rear lockers.

    Giving it exclusively to AEV (where it becomes a $50,000+ toy) is an idea that needs to be stamped FAIL in big, red, angry letters. #j8
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    11/09/09

    @KAR120C: Chrysler didn't give it to AEV, AEV went out and twisted Chrysler's arm to get it, and the reason it's that expensive is because it's built to a significantly higher durability specification, has a different rear suspension and is basically hand assembled rather than on an assembly line. #j8
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    11/09/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Good points, and you're right. I (and everyone else who wants them to come back from the ashes) really need to keep the high emotions re: Jeep in check. #j8
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    11/09/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Leaf springs, steel wheels, less safety equipment, diesel motor...that doesn't add up. It's pretty much the hand-built thing that causes the prices to skyrocket. However, I don't see why they can't just do the same thing on a standard jeep frame. These jeeps won't be dropped from helicopters or anything. They could EASILY make a robust, diesel jeep with this look and feel for less than 20k. #j8
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    11/09/09

    @Sloop_John_B: They could, but 9 people would buy them.

    As to the steel wheels, leaf springs, reinforced frame, unique body panels, Dana axles, yada yada; Yes, it's a vehicle with less consumer content, but it still requires engineering, tooling, sourcing and production overhead which all needs to be amortized over a much smaller volume than the regular Wrangler. Even a Tata Nano would be $50k if it were built in low volumes. #j8
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Jeep J8's Invade Detroit Veterans Day Parade
    Coming, courtesy the IDF, to an illegal West Bank settlement close to you soon! #j8
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Jeep J8's Invade Detroit Veterans Day Parade
    That is so cool. It's old-school, it's purposeful, and its civilian counterparts are yet to be ruined by 24 inches of chrome. #j8
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    Image of elargentino elargentino
    11/09/09

    In reply to Jeep J8's Invade Detroit Veterans Day Parade
    If I visit Jeep dot com, my heart rate stays the same when I go through the product line, but when I see a couple of photos of these rolling on the street it suddenly skyrockets. Shouldn't it be the other way? #j8
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    11/09/09

    @elargentino: Probably because you shouldn't feel mortally threatened by Grand Cherokees. #j8
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    11/09/09

    @Mobius: You've summed up the Grand Cherokee's most glaring fault. #j8
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    Image of elargentino elargentino
    11/09/09

    @Mobius: I wasn't exactly referring to the MGs on these but the down right tough as nails configuration which in this case is purely for real. The bumpers, the rings, the wheels, paint job, seats, hard top with fabric on the sides, ramps, guards, etc, etc. #j8
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