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"jkm7680" (jkm7680) 11/13/2016 at 15:59 • Filed to: None

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US Special Forces used Tacomas in Afghanistan.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 16:02

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Makes sense. The frames can’t rot in the desert so the trucks are practically unkillable there.

Sam > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 16:02

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When in Rome....

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/13/2016 at 16:03

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grumble grumble I wish they didn’t rot here.

I think there was a recall though right?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 16:03

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When in Rome.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 16:04

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They did issue a recall, my dad had one of the affected trucks. He sold it back to the dealer for much more than it was actually worth.

Phatboyphil > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 16:06

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Yeah, Humves kind of suck. partial /s

http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/06/isis-iraq-humvees-captured/

jkm7680 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/13/2016 at 16:06

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I currently do not understand this reference.

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/13/2016 at 16:07

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Oh, nice.

V6 manual?

I’m looking into buying one.

jkm7680 > Phatboyphil 11/13/2016 at 16:08

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Hahahahaha

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 16:09

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I4 Manual 2WD. It’s what I learned to drive stick on.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 16:10

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jkm7680 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/13/2016 at 16:11

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THIS IS NOW A CONSPIRACY.

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/13/2016 at 16:11

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Noice, mind if I ask a few questions?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 16:14

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The full phrase is “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” It’s not a line from a movie or anything, it’s just an old expression meaning that when you are a non-local visiting a place you should do as the locals do. Every other combatant in the Middle East uses Toyota trucks, so they must work.

jkm7680 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/13/2016 at 16:15

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Ahhh, somebody else commented the same thing so that made me wonder.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 16:17

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Ask away but I don’t remember the truck all too well. He sold it before I really started to get interested in cars.

Sam > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 16:18

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When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Attributed to The Archbishop of Milan during the reign of the Roman Empire. Basically, it means do what the people do, in the place you’re at.

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/13/2016 at 16:18

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Shifter feel and was it an extended cab or regular cab?

DipodomysDeserti > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/13/2016 at 17:02

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Afghanistan is not in the ME doe. It’s in Asia. But yeah, Toyota loves sellin trucks to warlords.

DipodomysDeserti > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/13/2016 at 17:05

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Afghanistan:

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > DipodomysDeserti 11/13/2016 at 17:13

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Whoops. I’m no good at even basic geography.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 17:13

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Standard cab, short bed. No AC. It was the cheapest, barest version you could get. Thinking back I don’t recall the shift action feeling either good or bad, it was just a shifter. There wasn’t much slack though, it held up pretty well. My dad bought it because we had an old farmhouse with lots of property. He needed it for hauling wood and leaves and drywall and whatnot. I don’t recall it ever breaking down in the ten years he owned it.

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/13/2016 at 17:26

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Ah nice, thanks.

Frenchlicker > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/13/2016 at 17:45

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Jeez, if they ever actually did want to fight on our soil like crazy people on Facebook keep saying that means F-150 sales would go even higher.

wiffleballtony > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 19:10

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If that picture was taken in AZ I wouldn’t be surprised.

pip bip - choose Corrour > jkm7680 11/13/2016 at 19:13

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hilux or land cruiser would have been more appropriate over there.

jkm7680 > pip bip - choose Corrour 11/13/2016 at 19:14

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It was cheaper to buy Tacomas in the United States, outfit them for duty and ship them over.

jkm7680 > wiffleballtony 11/13/2016 at 19:15

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They both start with A, hah

Tristan > jkm7680 11/14/2016 at 00:02

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I never saw our Special Ops guys using Tacomas- only Hilux diesels. I got to drive a couple of the more abused ones while I was in Afghanistan. It’s really impressive how inconspicuous they look, but how well armored they are. Bulletproof glass in the doors, thick steel plates for door cards, kevlar floor liners...

Autofixation > jkm7680 11/14/2016 at 10:54

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They also have up armored Land Cruisers and obviously they also have a shitload of Hiluxes. We had a turbo diesel crew cab five speed HiLux for running around base, loved that thing.

jkm7680 > Tristan 11/14/2016 at 16:31

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I’d imagine the suspension is pretty beat in those things.

Tristan > jkm7680 11/14/2016 at 17:21

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Indeed. But, while I was there, we had 4 shop trucks- a 2001 F250 5.4/5speed, a 2007 Suburban, a non-armored Hilux, and an F350 6.0 Powerstroke. The 6.0 PSD ran awful, but ran, the Suburban fell victim to the 5.3 displacement on demand oil consumption (it took 4 quarts to drive across base and back on its final voyage), the F250 was always broken for various reasons (though it was by far the most brutally beaten SOB I’ve ever seen), and the Hilux only had one failure- the alternator died after I tried to use the truck to revive a dead Optima from the crane. Keep in mind these trucks never got so much as an oil change and operated in very harsh conditions.

jkm7680 > Tristan 11/14/2016 at 18:16

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Yup, haha. If yall had a 7.3, it might have served you better. But I’ve still heard bad things.

Those Yota trucks are like cockroaches.