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sweeks wrote:If anyone buying a 2012 and trading up the stock rims for bling, please pm me.
lighthammer wrote:waste of money, IMO... but that's my own opinion, others are privy to their own as they like and I respect theirs.
Body cladding and chrome trim as well as other accessories won't have any effect on how your truck will perform, nor its reliability. A blinged-out hilux that's poorly maintained will always be outperformed by one that's well maintained. And unfortunately, trini's have that mentality, that it have to "look good" - looks and ostentatiousness have priority over perfomance.
yeah it's a "hilux", but any well-maintained truck will last years and years. People get caught up in the hype that's artificially created by shows like top gear etc. and adopt opinions as their own personal belief. Remember, once a statement, whether factual or opinion, is repeated enough time by an individual or crowd... it soon becomes believed as truth.
IMO - "Toyota is de most reliable outta dem" - that's because the company is so anal about their aftersales service, typical Japanese thinking (remember that TTTL has a Japanese CEO, not local trini... big difference in mindset there).
One person does something different (eg. buy an expensive, $300K Vigo with all the pretentious and attention-grabbing accessories on it, totes it and shows off) and all the rest will follow like weak-minded sheep and jump on the bandwagon, using all the fake hype and artificially generated social status in a misguided effort to justify their own ego. I don't care who's feathers get ruffled by that statement, that is fact - go take a drive on a friday evening in POS or Sando and see who driving what. (and this isn't because I'm a toyota hater - i'm not - nor because I drive a datsun )
Remember, almost all of our local trucks are now made in Thailand, with Thailand-based materials.
Open the bonnet and open the instruction manual - that funny squiggly writing there - it's not japanese, it's Thai.
Aaron 2NR wrote:the 2012 hilux...maska version...
mitch wrote:will be calling back Jason from West Bourne tom. to confirm final price so will let u know then
civic minded wrote:i like the interior - have a executive look to it.
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