The Toyota War

"SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie" (sidewaysondirt) 10/07/2015 at 15:07 • Filed to: toyota, indestructible cars

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Terrorists know what’s up. There are very few things hardier than an old Toyota truck. Not even the military support of the Soviet Union could stop these things.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/07/2015 at 15:14

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Every time there is video with a Toyota in Syria, a Toyota PR person grows a few more grey hairs and then quietly sobs into their desk.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/07/2015 at 15:29

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It must be raining tears in Toyota City.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/07/2015 at 15:31

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I’d hate to be a Toyota PR guy.

BREADwagon > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/07/2015 at 16:36

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I remember the Hilux Top Gear episode where they try to destroy it to no avail, and Clarkson made the interesting point...that the reason why Toyota pickups are used are because of their overall capability, durability, and prevalence.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > BREADwagon 10/07/2015 at 16:57

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Great episode.

ranwhenparked > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/07/2015 at 19:10

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I think that was the first time the use of Toyotas as “technicals” came into the popular consciousness. Since then, its almost become cliche to refer to a diesel Toyota truck as having “warlord grade” reliability.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > ranwhenparked 10/07/2015 at 19:20

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You’d think that the Toyota PR people would be totally on that, but I guess not.

ranwhenparked > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/07/2015 at 19:25

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I think they would rather not talk about it. I mean, its not like Daimler runs around bragging that 95% of the world’s dictators own S-Classes.