Warlords. Your chariot has arrived

"PG; the scalpel wielder" (pgr34) 05/21/2015 at 01:43 • Filed to: None

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such drum brake. Much leaf springs. Many blue.

Sky Higa > PG; the scalpel wielder 05/21/2015 at 01:49

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Well, it doesn’t look that bad.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > PG; the scalpel wielder 05/21/2015 at 01:54

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I understand how some markets require cheaper vehicles and work trucks. And because of that, companies use drum brakes, cloth seats, leaf springs etc. But it just confuses me how a company can be like. Guys we can make a cheap truck, instead of developing cheaper ways to make today’s technology, let’s find 20th century technology and sell it in the 21st.

(I’m sure there’s a lot more than this shallow understanding of companies.)

At job fairs, I understand companies save money by giving out 2GB flash drives (or they bulk ordered it in like 2008), but my friends complain about small flash drives (most of our smallest flash drives for college are 16GB) I just tell them, it’s 2015 and somehow they found 2GB flash drives to give us.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > PG; the scalpel wielder 05/21/2015 at 01:54

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Wow.

Looks like an International Ranger

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 05/21/2015 at 01:56

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Thats what trucks are though. Mechanically speaking, my Ranger is more akin to a 1964 Ford Galaxie than a 1993 Ford Taurus

PG; the scalpel wielder > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 05/21/2015 at 01:58

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It’s Toyota though, its how their business is run. Profit margins on these allow them to develop things like the LFA.

Now the competitors have tried catching up with “better” vehicles (navara, amarok, ranger) but big industry (especially mining) is not going to change anytime soon especially based around reliability.

j.davism5 > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 05/21/2015 at 02:09

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Believe it or not, Drum brakes are not a bad thing, done properly, and with matched materials. These vehicles (in Australia at least) are predominantly used by trades people/business. Drum brakes mean lower operating costs long term, as they can last anywhere from twice to three times that of discs. Considering that the vehicle will have a high payload/towing capacity, rotors can be prone to warping under high loads, unless expensive components are used. As for the leaf springs, they once again have an extremely long service life, with minimal maintenance, and are less prone to failure under high loads. The VSC calibrations that these utes do for loads is incredible, and they can actually divert brake bias based on traction AND load capacity in the tray.

TL;DR

On a commercial vehicle, these components work for both the customer and the manufacturer

pip bip - choose Corrour > PG; the scalpel wielder 05/21/2015 at 05:46

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toyota have used the wrong colour , needs to be white.

Slant6 > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 05/21/2015 at 08:00

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Same reason these guys still use drums

Rotors would melt. And when you vehicle has a 1,000,000 mile life cycle it helps to have a cheaper way to keep it stopping.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > j.davism5 05/21/2015 at 08:24

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was about to say all the same things you did.

drums and springs are the best option for work utes.

There will also likely be something similar to the current black edition with leather seats for the CUBs.

BigBlock440 > PG; the scalpel wielder 05/21/2015 at 09:33

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I’m sure that’ll work just fine.

WiscoProud > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 05/21/2015 at 11:06

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I remember paying close to $70 for a 64mb flash drive in the early-2000s, so I have little sympathy for only getting 2gb free.

Free is free. You want better, buy it.

j.davism5 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 05/22/2015 at 02:35

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I just hope they bring back the supercharged TRD. They were great to drive!

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > j.davism5 05/22/2015 at 09:53

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Never had a chance, my brother has an xtra cab with the 1GR v6. Good little truck. He got it brand new in 2005. Has over 300,000km on it and no major problems