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I like how he compares a very basic xlt f150, and a SR5 Tundra.... I would love for him to compare it to something like a supercrew FX4, or even the XLT with an offroad package.

My brother slammed into a cow with his 05 taco, he just got his new '14 FX4...theres a reason why he chose the Ford and not to stick with Toyota..

McCarthy

I'll be honest, i really, really liked the 5.7 in the Tundra. Everything else sucked, didn't like the transmission, the diff choices, the interior, the exterior, anything. That's why i ended up with an F150.

snobdds

240,000 miles. Still runs impeccably.

Batman420

Toyotas are not built here they are assembled here, big difference. Are YOU aware that Toyota, who built that plant, retains the profits from those tundras built and guess what little man, the profits go back to Japan. What they pay the plant workers is chump change compared to the money they make running propaganda ads of deep voiced country men claiming their tundra is American just to retain the brainwashed target consumer who only wants to buy "American". Japanese engineering is not american no matter where it's ASSEMBLED. Ford was founded by a real American with U.S currency not yens(Japanese currency). In response to your (" I would be willing to bet that a large amount of the parts on our "american" Ford's were made no where near the US") - no sh.i.t, would you make a part for pennies on the dollar? I bet not but a little Malaysian child would and plenty of Chinese slaves would. You must have never worked in/or manufactured anything in your life

snobdds

Is there a difference built and assembled here?

There is a 25% tariff on importing trucks into the US. It's protectionism to protect the big 3. Guess what company the big 3 did not want to compete with...?

So Toyota gave the big middle finger to the US and build all the trucks here to bypass the tariff.

Because of NAFTA, Toyota can build in Canada and Mexico and not be subject to the tariff.

Just to bring you up to speed...

Logan24

Nothing gets by you! Lol

I love how this has turned into a economic debate rather than the originally indented Toyota flame out video. This is an F150 forum, not a debate about how the economy is doing.

Bottom line, you will not sell a truck using the tactic of a good or bad economy. Make a good product and it will sell. Just ask GM how that's going for them. (Almost 30 million recalled vehicles to date) I'd buy a Yota WAY before any GM product. That 14' Tundra is a step in the right direction. The only thing I really don't like is that 3 piece frame...who the hell thought it's a good idea to purposefully engineer a frame to be weaker where the weight goes, then advertises it! Just plain stupid!!

RES4CUE

It's not weaker because it's designed to flex!

Look at all things out there that are engineered to withstand huge amounts of load yet still flex! Bridges? Yep! Flatbeds of semis? Yep, even post and pre tensioned concrete is designed to flex!

Sometimes being stiffer is bad for it as it transmits vibrations to welds and weaker parts of the frame.

I'm sure there are tons of engineering hours that went into the frame as there was in ours, oh and ours is also a three piece frame too.

Logan24

I'm not worried that it's 3 pieces. But why make it 3 different types.
Yes I understand that things are meant to flex but the fully boxed frame can be designed to flex too. All the frames flex but too much flex is definitely not a good thing. It's like driving a marshmallow down the road. Truck need a certain amount of rigidity to perform their duties. As demonstrated by that epic fail of a frame rigidity video posted earlier.

Batman420

They are assembled here not built, your comment did not prove otherwise.

snobdds

Assembled and built here are the same thing. Now if you said they are not developed here, then I would give it to you...

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