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Toyota Tacoma vs. Ford Ranger, Part XII
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what's it like to live alone, plutobundy?
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People are pationable about their vehicles, and the chat will get heat up very quick.
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Tom
Every time I have to have a load of mulch or lumber, or some large item delivered to the house I get the urge to head to the dealer and start shopping!
There's nothing wrong with being passionate about your truck... but what has to stop is this personal battle that's going on bewteen a few of you here. Maybe you're doing it all in fun, but it doesn't come across that way to the casual observer... that's the problem.
I know that some people actually enjoy flaming and being flamed, and that they do so all in good fun. But there's no way for the casual observer to know that. That's why this has to stop.
It's not about vulgar language... it's about keeping things relatively civil.
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The Tundra came in first but not without pelvic injury. There were no posted injury for the GMs. That being the case, what would be in need of fixing?
The IIHS found that there was a POSSIBILITY of injury to the driver's tibia. Don't recall reading anything about pelvic injuries. But I do remember the Silverado crumpled like styrofoam, and its restraint system didn't control the dummy's head. Hello, I would rather injure my tibia than my neck!!!
LOL, obyone, the IIHS clearly rated the Tundra better than the Chevy (and Tacoma better than S-10), you just can't swallow that, can you?
but i think the one star rating was given to the tacoma by the nhtsa, not the iihs (as these guys only do frontal tests i think). each test is different (nhtsa vs iihs), but to really judge how strong the frontal area is, you have to test it all and not just half. kinda like punching a wall with only two knuckles flexed. yep, i like to analogize. hehe. but i do realize that all accidents are different and not all are direct head-ons.
if you want to talk about compacts, the frontier is the safest according to nhtsa, followed by ranger, tacoma, and then s10. iihs rated tacoma and ranger pretty much equal with tacoma a little ahead in some area, dont remember. i think why the s10 is not all that highly rated, is cuz i think it still has a NON-boxed section frontal frame. the frontier has fully boxed all the way back. that's a pretty sturdy frame. everyone is going to this now. the new explorer is fully boxed and ill assume the new ranger will be too when it comes out. ranger and tacoma have fully boxed front sections. even the xterra has fully boxed frame rails (it shares the frontier chassis).
Silv: M PGGGGP (AMP) P
Tund: G GGGGMG G P
Its true that Tundra has higher risk of right foot/leg injury, but lets be serious, ok?
The restraints (or lack thereof) in Silv. for dummy and for the head are just bad. This now becomes a question of "If I get into an accident, do I want to have my right foot broken, or my head bashed into the steering wheel, along with having to spend quite some time inside a crumbled safety cage while firemen slowly cut up the truck with Jaws of Life?"
rado 3 4 4
tun 4 3 3
with the last number being rollover resistance. So what say you on this?
Bringing the subject back on topic, is that the IIHS.ORG rates the the Head restraint design of 98-02 Tacomas as poor, while the Ranger has two rankings. Poor or Marginal, depending on the seat. While this is not a great difference, it is worthy to note that this is the only Poor rating received by the Ranger, while the Tacoma also receives a poor rating for bumpers, and the left leg. "Ratings depend on how well the structure/safety cage protects the occupant"
ps. wear a helmet!
I like the 883's I was looking at one and then the lowrider caught my eye,the good thing with harleys is they hold there value for years and even increase in time,you can't go wrong with any model you buy. Good Luck with your bike
kind of like Tacomas right
barlitz- no i haven't found any posting boards. haven't really looked. i doubt there are any like this site for vehicles. this will be my first true harley. i did have a '99 Buell Cyclone, but i sold it after my first girl was born. now that my second one is due in august, i thought it'd be nice to at least have one in the garage whenever i could ride it. at least i won't be losing anything. its kinda like a house, its an investment. im buying one of them right now too. busy busy busy. later and keep two wheels on the ground. )
I'll let everyone know how well they work off-road when the snow melts off the mountains, like June or July.
good luck.