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"Why the Camry is such a badass car" would be a great article, as well.

• et-al 6y ago
  Jalopnik has at least two odes to the Camry https://jalopnik.com/apologize-for-nothing-when-you-own-the-best-toyota-camr-1809072545 https://jalopnik.com/apologize-for-nothing-when-you-own-the-... https://jalopnik.com/this-near-mint-20-year-old-toyota-camry-is-one-of-the-b-1840774840 https://jalopnik.com/this-near-mint-20-year-old-toyota-camry...
  • tjr225 6y ago
    Awesome! Thanks for the links. My family has a 2006 highlander(essentially a v6 Camry suv) which has carted us coast to coast multiple times. We bought it used at 110k miles a few years ago and it is at almost 200k miles now. We enjoy having fun cars but try to always have a reliable Toyota as our daily- and long distance- driver.
• CPAhem 6y ago
  Same as HiLux pickups
  • satori99 6y ago
    Why Rebel Groups Love the Toyota Hilux (2010) > [...] A former British special forces soldier, who asked not to be identified because he still consults on active operations, says he too has faced the Hilux, which he refers to as "the technical," in both Iraq and Afghanistan. "I'd say the appeal is pretty simple," he says. "You can't underestimate the value of having a vehicle that is fast, will never break down, and is strong enough to mount a heavy weapon in the back." https://www.newsweek.com/why-rebel-groups-love-toyota-hilux-74195 https://www.newsweek.com/why-rebel-groups-love-toyota-hilux-...
    • throwaway0a5e 6y ago
      I absolutely loathe these pop-journalism fanboy articles. The grunts are going to love whatever solves their problems. Whatever vehicle they get to ride in instead of walking is going to get massive praise because whatever it is is worlds better than walking. That doesn't mean it's a automatically better than any other vehicle. Armies, even non-professional ones don't count "reliability" the way armchair car enthusiasts do. Armchair car enthusiasts generally take for granted the ability to get parts. Armies see that as a supply line they need to spend resources securing. Armchair car enthusiasts consider labor expensive. Armies see labor as cheap. (relatively speaking) because for them it's an issue of ratios, 20 trucks per mechanics vs 21 is a calculation but it isn't big deal compared to "we can commandeer parts for these in any town" vs "we can only get parts for these from X Y or Z". North African and middle eastern armies run Hiluxes because the logistics for the supply chain for those vehicles exists where they are in the world already making the supply lines comparatively harder to interrupt than some foreign vehicle that has less market penetration locally. If Yugos were what was locally available then that's what these groups would use.
      • kjs3 6y ago
        I don't think you care to ride into battle with a 12.5mm gun mounted on a Yugo, much less a 20mm. That's where the Hilux and other mid-sized vehicles are useful. But your analysis it otherwise pretty accurate.
  • tjr225 6y ago
    I actually also have a HiLux pickup(just a US badged Toyota Pickup) as well!