7th Sep 2013, 10:33
I thought your father owns a Tundra that he drove 300000 miles towing a long travel trailer? Not too many households buy a small truck if they already have a full size.
7th Sep 2013, 23:01
Re-cycled steel is inferior when poor manufacturing practices are applied, and little to no testing and rejection criteria is used. This low grade type of steel would also be less expensive and easy to produce, or cheap.
The same re-cycled steel manufactured to higher standards, with more stringent processes, will have a higher carbon content, and be stronger than the low grade. It will also be far more rust resistant. I work in this industry, and know factually that re-cycled steel has various levels of quality.
7th Sep 2013, 09:23
It probably would be best to look at the quality of construction, such as a high quality frame or low quality steel utilized, by having a metallurgy grade test, actual thickness, proper heat treatment, actual quality of each weld vs recycled steel comments. It would be great to know why this exists on a modern 2006 vehicle.