24th Jan 2007, 19:46
Hey folks I just got home and the first thing I did was get on here to report something that I saw on the way home. There was a severe accident between a Hummer H2 and a little Tundra, and I must say things didn't look good for the Tundra owner. It was an almost head on accident, and it was so bad that the only way I knew it was a Tundra was by the rear end. The rest of the truck was crumpled and shreded. OUCH. The Hummer had a caved in bumper and front fascia. The hood was popped up about 1-2" and that's all. I think that if I would have been in that accident, I would have wanted to be in the domestic Hummer, not the import Tundra. Sorry you guys, but you might have an OK truck, but it's worth crap when it comes to collisions. I guess less metal really shows here.
Sheesh...
24th Jan 2007, 19:57
I wrote comment 14:40. I'm going to repeat myself in some instances, but some things need repeating. Look people, first off, let me say that I am a proud American. Secondly, I am not in any way biased toward "foreign products", nor am I "pro-Japanese", or whatever some may call my comments, or me. Nor am I a kid; and I am very mechanically knowledgable, including automobiles.
Now, I have owned a Buick car, two Chevy cars, a Ford truck, a Dodge truck, and the three most recent being two Toyota trucks and a Toyota car. I gave everyone a fair shake. Toyota wins by a landslide. I WOULD own another Buick, and I would possibly own another Dodge. Sorry Ford and Chevy fans out there; they SUCK. This is of course not just me talking, but millions of other people who are now buying imports. My first car, an '80 Buick Century, was a great car, I beat it and it never stranded me. The '95 Dakota was another great vehicle, it was perfect through 115,000 miles until someone broadsided me and totalled it for me.
The Ford Ranger was (and still is) one of the biggest pieces of crap ever to be assembled by anyone. And the Chevy Malibu was even worse. That's why I laugh at people who think that Ford/Chevy can stand in the shadow of Toyota; the difference in build quality is staggering. Toyota is in a different, (better) league. I owned the Ranger and the Malibu and became so disgusted with Big 3 products that I decided to make a change, (I figured I got lucky with the Dodge).I bought a Toyota truck. As soon as I drove it, heard the precision purr of the engine, and took it off road, I knew I had always made a mistake buying anything else. I sold this one because I wanted a car, and I bought a Toyota Tercel. This is one of, if not THE GREATEST cars ever built. I beat this car as bad as anyone reading this has ever beaten any vehicle, and it ran to perfection, even though I'm not sure I ever even changed the oil in it. NOTHING the Big 3 has EVER made could have took beating like this and had the engine stay together (much less running perfectly and STILL burning not a drop of oil).
I decided I wanted another truck, and bought the '98 Tacoma that I drive today, which, as my other 2 Toyota's were, is PERFECT. ZERO dollars repair in all 3 Toyota's combined. And everyone that I know that has owned Toyota's has had the same experience that I have. I get tired of reading B.S. reviews and comments that anti-Toyota people make on this site just to badmouth them. Grow up. You may like your F-150 better than a Toyota, but the Fact is that it is not even close in comparison when measuring build quality and reliability. I don't care who disagrees, because I KNOW that anyone who does is wrong, as do the millions of people that are switching to Toyota, Honda, Nissan, (not because they're foreign, because they're BETTER MADE). I bought into the Big 3, "American Quality" B.S. when I was younger, then I learned where to better spend my money. Some will say that despite this comment, I still have not presented any facts. The fact is that I have done so on other threads of this site, and right now I do not feel like researching again to repeat them.
But, the fact remains, imports are better made, specifically Toyota and Honda, especially the quality of the engines: if you're going to say that a Ford, Chevy, or Dodge engine is better built than a Toy. or Honda, then you have no business discussing the mechanics of an automobile engine, because you lack the knowledge to do so.
24th Jan 2007, 20:52
Considering that the Tundra had the highest crash test ratings among full size pickups, I would feel the safest in the Tundra, sorry. I saw a crash between two GM fullsize pickups and they were unrecognizable. You do not know the facts of the crash with the Hummer. Many things could have been different. Was it as 2wd Tundra? Would have been lower. Did the Tundra slam on the brakes in the crash causing a nose dive causing it to ride under the Hummer? There are things we do not know about the crash.
24th Jan 2007, 22:30
Re: comment 19:46. Well, I guess those "crumple zones" all the import fans rant about really do "crumple". I'll take a non-crumpling Hummer (or any domestic truck or SUV) ANY DAY!!
I've seen enough accidents involving big domestics and little imports to know the real-world consequences of such accidents. One of our good friends was in an accident in her import (she hit a Chevy Tahoe) and her "crumple zone" crumpled all the way into the driver's seat and left her with a badly shattered leg that required months of painful physical therapy before she could walk again. Naturally the Tahoe driver walked away without a scratch.
25th Jan 2007, 06:02
19:57...so what you are saying is that your level of first hand ownership/expertise is up to 1995 with domestic vehicles and 1998 with an import. I have seen dramatic changes with the exact same vehicle in only 2 years. I have owned a lot of imports eveery 2-4 years and 2 at a time in our family. Since 2000 we had more problems with imports then ever. I agree the 80's and 90's ran fine... but we moved on. You need to watch what you randomly say as it is not actual first hand ownership daily usage as many of us. I now feel my domestics are even nicer since 2004. Imports and I am talking new Hondas have me very leery.
25th Jan 2007, 08:33
Which alternative universe do you live in? Because here in the real world the facts from every accident statistic say the polar opposite.
24th Jan 2007, 19:30
Yay for real life turn-a-round-story! What year is the truck?