Monday, Feb 12, 2007 at 02:14
Stephen,Interesting to read of your experiences. Our second girl (the '94 model), was basically 'worn out' - Ha!, by the Boss in her job. Bitumen, good gravel, pot holes (In the bitchermine again, so guess where we lived then.), -- man, did we have some blues about killing the car for work!!!
Anyway, to the point, and I put this as a non-brand, innocent /naieve question: please let's not get territorial (branditorial ?) if anyone cares to respond:-
Elder Bro, (meticulous! PITA, (but still love 'im), ex RAAF, ) has a stuffed 2002 Toyota diesel dual cab 2wd. Superbly maintained, looks good, runs beautifully. But it's running gear is not looking too flash.(According to his mechanic)[100000k
Me, a bit sloppy, (apart from oil/filter changes), similar age vehicle (Rodeo, Thai built, as
well may have been Brother's Hilux). And we seem pretty good at 130000k.
Both machines have spent a lot of time on demanding roads.(Sandover/Plenty/GRR),so why the apparent difference in chassis durability?
Thanks eh. Jeff.
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