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SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
Edmunds' Full Test of 2007 Sport Trac
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<blockquote data-quote="Evan P" data-source="post: 612585" data-attributes="member: 58323"><p>Now wait a minute. If they acknowledge earlier in the article that the Trac tows more than the Frontier & Tacoma, how the hell can towing capacity be a factor in them deciding that those two vehicles are "stronger options"? :huh:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's also funny how they note the Trac's towing advantage as "marginal", but seem to make a big deal about the Tacom and Frontier allegedly being .3-.4 quicker in the quarter mile. The average consumer will neither notice nor care about such a thing when comparing these types of vehicles. Plus I bet the aftermarket for the Ford engines is considerably larger.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I also fail to see how those vehicles have any significant versatility advantage over the Trac.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Unreal. So a comparably equipped Tacoma is $3500 less...? Well comparably equipped except for leather seats ($995), tonneau cover ($595), bed extender ($195) or a V8 engine ($1200). Damn, that's around $3000 of that $3500 difference right there. No spin or Mountain Dew seems to be needed, just a sliver of common sense would suffice. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This type of biased 'journalism' is not only a disservice to domestic automakers, but also to consumers, some of which won't even take the time to test drive a vehicle for themselves based on these type of crappy writ-ups. :angry:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evan P, post: 612585, member: 58323"] Now wait a minute. If they acknowledge earlier in the article that the Trac tows more than the Frontier & Tacoma, how the hell can towing capacity be a factor in them deciding that those two vehicles are "stronger options"? :huh: It's also funny how they note the Trac's towing advantage as "marginal", but seem to make a big deal about the Tacom and Frontier allegedly being .3-.4 quicker in the quarter mile. The average consumer will neither notice nor care about such a thing when comparing these types of vehicles. Plus I bet the aftermarket for the Ford engines is considerably larger. I also fail to see how those vehicles have any significant versatility advantage over the Trac. Unreal. So a comparably equipped Tacoma is $3500 less...? Well comparably equipped except for leather seats ($995), tonneau cover ($595), bed extender ($195) or a V8 engine ($1200). Damn, that's around $3000 of that $3500 difference right there. No spin or Mountain Dew seems to be needed, just a sliver of common sense would suffice. This type of biased 'journalism' is not only a disservice to domestic automakers, but also to consumers, some of which won't even take the time to test drive a vehicle for themselves based on these type of crappy writ-ups. :angry: [/QUOTE]
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