78 Landcruiser Diesel in DC

[H2o]

Anyone near the Ronald Reagan Bulding downtown DC... They have this incredible vehicle... Notice the split rims and solid axle...

 

[H2o]

And if you need something a little more... bullet proof... Diesel Hilux

 

[H2o]

It ends today...

 

[LukeZero]

NGO trade show?

 

[H2o]

Yeah!

 

[greytandy]

What's the point of Toyota teasing us 'mericans like that?

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

What's the point of Toyota teasing us 'mericans like that?

Now that is just mean teasing us like that.

 

[Devilmans Hand]

what is the unicorn device on the hood in the first pic?

 

[LukeZero]

what is the unicorn device on the hood in the first pic?

A unicorn horn to signify how likely it'll be to get those in the states.










A shortwave radio antenna.

 

[Devilmans Hand]

right on, That's what I was figuring.

 

[H2o]

some kind of radio device. the top of the whip is not mounted.

Teasing indeed. It does not have airbags and of course have the tailpipe issues...

 

[Thornton]

Why is it all the neat stuff gets never gets shipped into the U.S. ?

 

[H2o]

Sad isn't it....

 

[greytandy]

Why is it all the neat stuff gets never gets shipped into the U.S. ?

<Jedi mind trick> You don't want diesel, you want gasoline. You don't want solid axles, you want IFS </Jedi mind trick>

 

[Tofudebeest]

If anyone in the world can afford to make their vehicles U.S. compliant, it is Toyota. I just refuse to believe we don't have a vibrant enough market for those to justify the front-end costs...

Now that the Big 3 are on their knees, perhaps something will change.