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    11/11/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    BIG difference on the one the US Special Forces are using. That's a US-Spec Tacoma that was shipped over there for usage. Yes, it was to blend in, but that has the weak Dana sourced frame that rusts out, the IFS with rack and pinion steering (weaker), and is altogether a much lesser truck than the Hilux. Some cosmetic similarities, but that's about it. They share no body panels nor frame. I'm a Toyota guy, and even I admit the Tacoma is a horrendous joke compared to the Hilux. #pickuptrucks
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    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?
    Without a doubt the insurgent choice of make is Toyota. A majority of the suicide bomber vehicles are Toyotas (be it Corollas, Hilux's or Surf's (the latter two being alien to us Yanks)). And all of the Afghan National Police/Army (ANP and ANA) ride around in Ford Rangers.

    That's right. Our (American's) classic battle Toyota and Ford, foreign and domestic, persists in Afghanistan. And unsurprisingly even in Afghanistan, Toyotas are associated with evil, and Fords are good (enough).

    Fun fact: I once saw a red Nissan 300ZX in Kabul, Afghanistan. It the NA version, but still really sweet. I got all girly, cause I used to have a 91' black 300ZX, but the manlier version with Twin Turbos and T-Tops (T-Ts!). #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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    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 TurboBrick [LIGIER] TurboBrick [LIGIER]
    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    Look at that, Fiat takes over and starts producing results immediately! Just wait, when the Ducato van comes over to the states they'll forge a contract to be the single source supplier for NAMBLA. #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    @TurboBrick [LIGIER]: Ha! #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    @theeastbaykid: Damn hamsters. That was supposed to be under the NAMBLA reference. But to chime in on this one, that US Specical Forces pic looks like a US-market 2001-2004 Tacoma, while the other guys are using the good old Hilux. #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    I'm seeing Solid front axles on all the taliban pickups and a weak IFS on the US special forces...

    they should have have posted a
    "what mods should i make to go to war with my truck" on yotatech.com #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    Glory to Allah; my tank is full! #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    @au6553: My name is Ram. This pic is bull. #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    I saw a bumper sticker on the back of a rusty old Toyota pickup back home that said 'Buy Toyota! Countless African and Middle-Eastern militas can't be wrong!' #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    Seriously? You're basing the idea that the Taliban is using Dodge trucks on a drawing that accompanies a story? The same drawing features a missile that looks like a camouflage-print pencil?

    As good as the New Yorker's fact-checking department may be, I find it unlikely that they fact-checked that minor a detail of an illustration. Never mind that all the illustration needs to go from Toyota Tacoma to Dodge truck is to add the vertical bar to the grille.

    Oh, and Toyota trucks did at one time have crosshair grilles.

    Man, if you're gonna speculate that the Taliban is using a truck that was likely never shipped to the area to begin with (read: conspicuous), you gotta start with some evidence less flimsy than "Somebody drew a truck in the New Yorker that looks like it might be a Dodge!"
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    Interesting take on extraordinary rendition. Instead of sending the terrorist to get tortured, we just said the torture to the terrorist, and boost the economy at the same time. I see nothing wrong with the switch to Dodge.

    Although I think the real reason they switched was the name change from Dodge, cowardly, to Ram. See Fiat is making a difference already. #pickuptrucks
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    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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    11/10/09

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

    I can't help but think that when an AGM-86 missile hits this bunch it's going to look like Gallagher hitting a watermelon with the Sledge-O-Matic. #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    @brickyard: Yeah, but with a bigger red cloud. #pickuptrucks
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    11/10/09

    Reporter (to Marine Sniper): What do you feel when you shoot a terrorist?

    Marine Sniper: Recoil.
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    Edited by brickyard at 11/10/09 8:17 PM brickyard was starred brickyard was unstarred
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    love the final image :) #pickuptrucks
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