Does Toyota or other makes monitor these forums?

[RalphVa]

Does Toyota or other makes monitor these forums? Is so, I'd like to give them some tips on keeping us happy:

1. Continue to make quality machines, like my 1996 was and my new 2005 hopefully will be and how our 1983 Benz has been.

2. Give us a good FWD, small pickup with quality build, sportscar handling and space behind the seats like the Dodge Rampage had and my Ford Ranger NEVER had. Make sure it does have a suspension. Ford forgot to put one on the Ranger. It drove like all the wheels were bolted to the chassis.

3. Give us a good, small (about 2.0-2.4 liter) turbo diesel engine. About 100-130 hp ought to be ideal and would give us plenty of GO AND ECONOMY. Want a pickup that'll give us 40 mpg.

4. Keep giving us stick shifts, about 6 speeds ought to do.

5. Don't bother with the cup holders nor a bunch of other spots to store stuff. Just give us door pockets and glove boxes and spots in the sun visor to tuck the papers. Little tucky holes or storage between the outside of the pickup and inside of the bed would be good to have. There's lots of space there.

6. Keep the small pickup weight down to around 2200-2900#.

Add your own stuff in subsequent replies, but THINK before you put your druthers in here. Some stuff takes weight and a bunch of space.

Ralph
The natural gardener
God's original intent

[Jimnist]

Why do you want a FWD and not RWD?

[eyedoc]

maybe so he can haul a huge load of ***** and not have any pulling wheels on the ground?!?!?

[RalphVa]

FWD is the best for small pickups because they're unloaded probably 95-98% of the time. A RWD pickup will get stuck on wet grass. I know; I've had it happen.

I hauled yard loads of dirt and mulch in my Dodge Rampage. It would go up hills without spinning its driving front wheels.

Ralph
The natural gardener
God's original intent

[RalphVa]

A couple more things for my list:

o For any RWD or 4WD ones, BOLT those differentials to the floorboards or frame to enable the lowering of the bodies a couple of inches. This technology is eons old. Just copy it from some 1970s Benzes or even 1960s Triumph Spitfire (but make sure you use the later model Spitfire's method of keeping the swing axles from bending down too far, at least on the non 4WDers).

o Replace those heavy leaf springs with coil springs.

Ralph
The natural gardener
God's original intent