HeavenlyBang:


What are you even saying.

Tacoma is a luxurious truck not an ordinary truck like hilux, reason hilux was not available in US, it won't sell.

The ford has F250, F350, F450 and F550 with six tyres. Just that mostly you see F150 around in naija. I have seen the F550 b4 2 front tyres and 4 rear tyres

nurey:


Tacoma is a luxurious truck not an ordinary truck like hilux, reason hilux was not available in US, it won't sell.

The ford has F250, F350, F450 and F550 with six tyres. Just that mostly you see F150 around in naija. I have seen the F550 b4 2 front tyres and 4 rear tyres

Tacoma? Luxurious truck?

I'm pretty sure that's not why the hilux isn't sold in the US.

The Tacoma and Hillux are very similar trucks but targeted to different geographies.The Tacoma was designed with American tastes in mind and the Hilux is made for other parts of the world. You will notice the difference mainly in the available engine choices and that the Hilux is available as a commercial vehicle but the Tacoma is not. They both share a 2.7l inline 4 cylinder petrol engine, but the Tacoma also has a 3.5l v6 engine that is designed more for the American highway. The Hilux has 2.4 liter and 2.8liter turbodiesel engine options with high torque that the Tacoma doesn't have. The Hilux is more of a work truck with high torque while the Tacoma is tilted towards American taste as a highway cruiser with higher horsepower. My take is that Hilux will not be offered in the US becasue the trucks are just too similar and will cannibalize each other's sales. In addition, the US does not have a big market for diesel half duty trucks so Hillux may not sell very well in that configuration.

nurey:


No tacoma I not as powerful as a Tundra tacoma comes majorly in V6 sometimes has 4 cylinder engine.

Tundra depending is V6 to V8 and has more cargo space and can carry more tonnage than tacoma.

ehehe... f150 should tackle tundra and ranger tackles Tacoma my thought though.

HeavenlyBang:


Tacoma? Luxurious truck?

I'm pretty sure that's not why the hilux isn't sold in the US.

Can you compare the interior finish and build quality of the tacoma to the Hilux?

Details and refinement was put in the Tacoma to make it more upscale than the hilux, but terrain too. If you follow toyota you know there offering in America market is geared towards luxury.

Sienna vs Previa
Gx4xx vs Prado
Land cruiser vs land cruiser FJ

nurey:


Can you compare the interior finish and build quality of the tacoma to the Hilux?

Details and refinement was put in the Tacoma to make it more upscale than the hilux, but terrain too. If you follow toyota you know there offering in America market is geared towards luxury.

Sienna vs Previa
Gx4xx vs Prado
Land cruiser vs land cruiser FJ

If luxury was the issue, they'd simply sell the Hilux with more luxurious bits in the US.

From all I've heard, the hilux isn't sold in the US because of the Chicken Tax.

HeavenlyBang:


If luxury was the issue, they'd simply sell the Hilux with more luxurious bits in the US.

From all I've heard, the hilux isn't sold in the US because of the Chicken Tax.

This right here is why Hilux isn't sold in the US. The stupid chicken tax

Congrats.

9icetoo:

This right here is why Hilux isn't sold in the US. The stupid chicken tax

Our government had 78% duty on used cars and you think 25% chicken tax is bad?

sultaan:
Here in my new ride, I got it last week Saturday.
I have been thinking of getting one for about a year, and I waited for a deal to come up

My dream car, congratulations.

nurey:


Then the 5.0L V8 for me then

How many times will you actually tow?

The F150 is America's no 1 car, imagine the sales but how many of the units are actually put to towing? How many go off road? How many even get to use the bed.

Majority of this car users use the it like a regular car.

Among the Ford engine options, the Ecoboost is the most sold, that's because it checks most of the boxes with a combination of horsepower, torque and fuel economy.

Towing capacity is like having seat warmer in Nigeria.

adanny01:


How many times will you actually tow?

The F150 is America's no 1 car, imagine the sales but how many of the units are actually put to towing? How many go off road? How many even get to use the bed.

Majority of this car users use the it like a regular car.

Among the Ford engine options, the Ecoboost is the most sold, that's because it checks most of the boxes with a combination of horsepower, torque and fuel economy.

Towing capacity is like having seat warmer in Nigeria.

Probably I have a mobile office I tow everywhere I go, not everybody lives in Lagos, some of us live and work in forest regions and we tow our camper to work and government reserve area for camper living

nurey:


Probably I have a mobile office I tow everywhere I go, not everybody lives in Lagos, some of us live and work in forest regions and we tow our camper to work and government reserve area for camper living

Good for you

Lexusgs430:
I was expecting to see a real horse...........

same here!! with the name like Sultaan

Americans and trucks sha...

congrats boss!!

adanny01:


How many times will you actually tow?

The F150 is America's no 1 car, imagine the sales but how many of the units are actually put to towing? How many go off road? How many even get to use the bed.

Majority of this car users use the it like a regular car.

Among the Ford engine options, the Ecoboost is the most sold, that's because it checks most of the boxes with a combination of horsepower, torque and fuel economy.

Towing capacity is like having seat warmer in Nigeria.

you nailed it..I can count the number of times I have used heated seat in my car..

Reason I did post this is for those who don't know to learn and maybe start seeing the value in pick up and some American brands. There is a reason they sell more of these trucks than Camry and Corolla combined.

If you have a small farm and looking for a daily driver skip the RX and get Truck it is a vehicle that can be considered an asset. The first day your wife drives it to the market might be the last day you will call it your car, Women love trucks

sultaan:
Here in my new ride, I got it last week Saturday.
I have been thinking of getting one for about a year, and I waited for a deal to come up

how much sir?

This is exact car I like to have one day, eleda masun.

dancok:
how much sir?

MSRP is 50+ out the door about 40+

sultaan:



MSRP is 50+ out the door about 40+

Heavily discounted, I see. Do GM and Ram discount their trucks similarly?

HeavenlyBang:


Heavily discounted, I see. Do GM and Ram discount their trucks similarly?

Yes they all take off up to 7500 off msrp and dealers might take of another 3000


This is exactly what I have but different color same dealer

https://www.courtesyatlanta.com/new-Conyers-2020-Ford-F+150-XLT-1FTEW1CP8LFC51983?fdguid=SH-FDAF-40e1364c-32e4-6906-0af8-f25c9b559b14
Window sticker

https://www.windowsticker.forddirect.com/windowsticker.pdf?token=FzpkcLpNSzuPcN5%2B6c%2B%2FscG5%2Fxq0GvcZnNrg%2FIR84%2FSKridAY%2BOgXfXhpZwU70ZBTykTTOv8FwzM4uuuxjEfd%2FqmXDte5c6Z4nOqDvDCxoZ7IaliJ84fAamL32J4i2gU8kW8%2Fa8KBMTbGue0n3wtGjk2eCuqCMbPfHXivTraxIc%3D

I wanted to buy the Silverado RST as my first choice but it was a little more expensive and I felt my unpleasant experience at a dealership does not deserve my business

sultaan:


MSRP is 50+ out the door about 40+

thanks

sultaan:
Reason I did post this is for those who don't know to learn and maybe start seeing the value in pick up and some American brands. There is a reason they sell more of these trucks than Camry and Corolla combined.

If you have a small farm and looking for a daily driver skip the RX and get Truck it is a vehicle that can be considered an asset. The first day your wife drives it to the market might be the last day you will call it your car, Women love trucks

Trucks in Nigeria even those using honda ridgeline don't have it smooth. Carry only your extra tyre in the bucket and you may be asked for hackney permit. You must be careful which state you enter else LG boys go use you dey shine even with private plate. Trucks, MPVs and bus are good for minimum load but if you do it in Nigeria you will be disturbed by uniform men ontop nonsense hackney permit.

So I was at a stop light and I realized this, I am a member now

sultaan:
So I was at a stop light and I realized this, I am a member now

Let me guess; Texas? Alabama, Miss?

Peppermintflav:
Congratulations. Nice ride. I want to be like you when I grow up.

What If you're destined to own a better car?

paix:
What If you're destined to own a better car?

My guy it's just a figure of speech

Just finished doing an upgrade to this horse

I had installed the molded mat, my next upgrade should be catskin seat covers or something similar

sultaan:
I had installed the molded mat, my next upgrade should be catskin seat covers or something similar

Do keep us updated on the upgrade to this beautiful truck

Cost of a tank full of gasoline and how far it will go. Currently doing 20 mpg and I have not done a oil change since February, will need to do it in a couple of days.

nurey:


Trucks in Nigeria even those using honda ridgeline don't have it smooth. Carry only your extra tyre in the bucket and you may be asked for hackney permit. You must be careful which state you enter else LG boys go use you dey shine even with private plate. Trucks, MPVs and bus are good for minimum load but if you do it in Nigeria you will be disturbed by uniform men ontop nonsense hackney permit.

nna this is one problem with owning trucks in Nigeria.
On a good day while I went to bayelsa for business,all those LG boys looking very ragtag and like thieves hold me,commot my license plates and extorted 70k from me on my Ford ranger,e pain me die but I lock up.Them say pick up na elephant bla bla bla and deserve to pay bla bla bla...I know it was extortion but I paid ,no problems.
The same ford ranger ,I was accosted at Ukwa West abia state,Them collect 8k for basket,i lock up ,I no talk.
The same ford ranger,Them collect 25k for My hand for abobo-isong lga in Cross river unto this and that sticker,I pay and I lock up.
Still ford ranger them collect 15k unto MOT in akwa ibom,i still pay lock up.
Toyota Hilux Them collect 10k for sticker in khana LGA and also 10k for same sticker for my hilux at mile 3 ,PH.
So I've learned my final lessons on how to deal with this;
Never keep down your windows in pick ups and always have all doors locked and secure,
Then runner any bastard that stands in your way in the name of local government and make sure you kill him or her in the process,so they will learn their lessons.
Still this week,was coming back from one of my trips after my truck fell in a ditch only to reach a point on the road to see police and LG boys form a blockade hoping to extort,blocking the road with drums.
I saw them like 400m away,downshifting to 3rd,engage full throttle,the car rev so high but I didn't care,upshift again and was already at 120kph when I got to the rubber drums,everyone shouting hey hey hey as loud as they could,still didn't care yet hit it so hard that it really hit one of the LG boys hard as it flew away from the road, saw him in pains falling down in my rear view mirrors,didn't care and face front.
I hope he dies anyway
I have learnt my lessons,henceforth I will deal with these criminals the hard way as they now connive with police to extort even people that have all sorts of documents to cover their operations,cos I own basically worthless stickers from almost all LGA I visit,which isn't suppose to be so and I even get national coverage.
I will still travel again tomorrow,all I will do is change my truck and use another one cos I know say them go dey find the ford with torch
If them still block road,I go still bang their drum and i really hope someone gets hurt,
It's too much and i mean it,i want commot for national TV and i hope my case ends this menace nationwide cos I am ready to do what I takes if the disaster I will cause gains public traction.
Not also forgetting roadsafety asking truck owners to put speed limiters in their trucks,something that I use to pass dangerous /robbery prone roads and you say make I put limiter in my car?
Well,those ones own easy cos I will keep paying the meagre 2k fine and won't install any damn limiter
Rubbish!!!