02-16-2007, 08:31 PM
The ONLY reason trucks were pushed by the domestic makers was profit margin.
Trucks did not have to meet car safety standards till fairly recently.
Smog regs were more lenient toward trucks.
The Big Three pushed trucks because they made them for cheap, and sold them for big bucks.
At the same time the Big Three couldn't make a sedan that was worth a crap, they were literally coming apart.
BGnR
The day the first generation RAV4 becomes a vehicle, give me a call. They were toys.
Trucks did not have to meet car safety standards till fairly recently.
Smog regs were more lenient toward trucks.
The Big Three pushed trucks because they made them for cheap, and sold them for big bucks.
At the same time the Big Three couldn't make a sedan that was worth a crap, they were literally coming apart.
BGnR
The day the first generation RAV4 becomes a vehicle, give me a call. They were toys.