Comment by SoftTalker

Comment by SoftTalker 21 hours ago

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I wouldn't hold up Toyota as anything special. My old Toyota pickup looked like swiss cheese from all the rust. Have never seen a car rust so much as that one.

SideburnsOfDoom 6 hours ago

> I wouldn't hold up Toyota as anything special

I would, actually.

There is a reason why a Toyota Hilux or Land Cruiser is the vehicle of choice for the most demanding use: the "Technical", on and offroad ad-hoc military insurgency, across Africa. (1)

The Hilux has a deserved reputation as "indestructible". (2) Not literally, but the best reliability for the money. Even after the bodywork rusts.

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_(vehicle)

https://defaakto.com/2021/06/20/the-technical-how-a-pickup-t...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_War

2) https://www.slashgear.com/1247281/toyota-hilux-indestructibl...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2018/01/04/robust-mee...