Detroit - Think they'll ever 'get it'?

[SilverBack]

That's just in more recent times. Toyota has always done well with it's smaller cars for ages, but I have to admit it's probably not a good move for them to add another SUV at this time. They're still somewhat doing better than the Big-3 though

[firemachine69]

Originally Posted by k r a y z e e . j o j o

That's just in more recent times. Toyota has always done well with it's smaller cars for ages, but I have to admit it's probably not a good move for them to add another SUV at this time. They're still somewhat doing better than the Big-3 though

No, it's frankly retarded. Toyota speaks of seeing the writing five years ago on the wall - but they started up production for a new, heavy-ass, uni-frame "suv", with oversized wheels, not to mention the almost 40K price tag... That tells me they were just riding on luck and good fortunes, not good predictions of the future.


Like said, there will be a need for Suburbans in the future (care to guess how many military contractors purchase these?), albeit at a much smaller rate of production than in the past, of course.

[kou]

ok so the military and such can have them but there really is no need for a civilian to be driving around being the only one in the car,if you dont see that as a waste you never will.if it is for work and you have commercial plates that fine otherwise it is a waste of resources.

[supmet]

Originally Posted by firemachine69

No, it's frankly retarded. Toyota speaks of seeing the writing five years ago on the wall - but they started up production for a new, heavy-ass, uni-frame "suv", with oversized wheels, not to mention the almost 40K price tag... That tells me they were just riding on luck and good fortunes, not good predictions of the future.


Like said, there will be a need for Suburbans in the future (care to guess how many military contractors purchase these?), albeit at a much smaller rate of production than in the past, of course.

The venza starts at around $25k, is a car(I could see how you're confused by its 63 inch height and 4 inches of ground clearance), and gets about double the mpg of the suburban. And just because toyota makes smart cars doesn't mean they aren't going to cater to american car buyers.

You should just throw away all the good things toyota has done because you don't like their newest car though.(I'll stick with them... something about seeing 50 hondas and toyotas older than 1990 for everyone 1 american car that old really gets to me.

edit: military/armored suburbans aren't suburbans.. They are custom suspension, engines, frames, exhaust, doors, bodies, windows, all shaped to look like a suburban... your burb will last you 100k miles if you're lucky bone stock. Throw 4000 extra pounds of armor and you'll get 5, maybe 10k miles out of the stock parts... But its interesting you bring this up... If it weren't for gov't contracts for ford and GM, do you think they'd still be around? The answer is not a chance in hell.