The evolution of the rear end...
- ThysleRoux
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Does MalMan know what a PUN is? Its not a VEGGIE, you know !
I refuse to be POLITICALLY CORRECT to impress others - Deal with it
FLEX is UNDERRATED
FLEX is UNDERRATED

- Mad Manny
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I'm just impressed you didn't spell if 'Leave' like most of your compatriots...
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"
2010 Fortuner D-4D 4x4 'Fearless'
2006 Conqueror Conquest 'Gearless'
2010 Fortuner D-4D 4x4 'Fearless'
2006 Conqueror Conquest 'Gearless'
- XJ Junkie
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Well it’s hardly Toyota is it? They’re even further behind.Mad Manny wrote:
Innovators? Nissan? Are you stoned?
Nissan brought out a Coil sprung Pick-Up 50 years after it had first been done & still got it wrong.
Watch, they'll bring out the manual Choke next, then revise it...
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- XJ Junkie
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Fair point. The last time Toyota replaced leaf springs with coils is when they converted the Hilux into a Grocery-Getter & look how well that turned out.Ricoffy wrote:
Funny coming from a guy who drives a certain brand notoriously well known for suspension and stability issues. Perhaps Toyota can take a leaf out of Nissan's book...
So they removed a component with inherent stability qualities & ended up with something that likes to flip more often than a DA politician
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