Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
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Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
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Re: Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
#2I wish it was easy and simple to buy the Hilux in America. Many amazing foreign vehicles have been banned or heavily taxed by the Federal Government to prevent competition.
Re: Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
#3> It is also a very robust vehicle capable of withstanding elemental and physical extremities, as shown on the British TV show “Top Gear.”[6]
If you haven't ever watched Top Gear, this is definitely one of the standout bits they did - putting that truck through absolute hell, and watching it continue to start up.
I highly recommend it, even if you don't think of yourself as a Car Guy. It's basically a comedy show that just happens to use cars.
Re: Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
#4Why do websites constantly insist on having small gray on white background text, stretching 160+ characters per line? Practically impossible to read on desktop. I wish people would think about default readability. Even Microsoft Edge’s reading mode barely made a difference.
Re: Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
#5Because the chicken tax keeps out great vehicles so the US automakers don’t have to compete.
The hilux and 79 landcruiser are run of the mill workhorses in virtually every country in the world except the US and Canada. They run rings around the Tacoma and tundra.
Tariffs and old world protectionism like the chicken tax are keeping the US automakers on life support, but they’re all doomed - they’re not even trying to compete.
Re: Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
#6Why not deal with the cause of the terrorism?
Are we really worried what vendor they get their trucks from?
Re: Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
#7While I don't think it would prevent our troops from having foreign-produced trucks in theater, we can't affordably procure such trucks thanks to the Chicken Tax. I would also guess that giving a DoD contract to Toyota for a truck that may not be registrable in the US would also face institutional resistance.
Re: Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
#8Why not deal with the cause of the terrorism? Are we really worried what vendor they get their trucks from?
> Why not deal with the cause of the terrorism?
slaps forehead Why didn't I think of that!
Re: Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
#9Why not deal with the cause of the terrorism? Are we really worried what vendor they get their trucks from?
> Why not deal with the cause of the terrorism?
I don't think that's a simple proposition.
Re: Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
#10Big reveal: they're not but bringing out a feeling of superiority in your enemy inside a warzone makes them easier targets