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My dads Toyota Hilux was a rustbucket when he bought it 20 years ago. Still runs "fine", despite lots of use in the intervening years carrying highly corrosive

My dads Toyota Hilux was a rustbucket when he bought it 20 years ago. Still runs "fine", despite lots of use in the intervening years carrying highly corrosive NPK fertilizer on the farm. A bit of rust isn't anything to be scared of so long as you know it's there.

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ugl 5y ago
The old TopGear trio put a hilux threw hell, ocean, on top of an imploded building, and more. It "ran" still at the end of it. https://topgear.fandom.com/wiki/Toyota_Hilux#Indestructible_Hilux.2C_Part_1_.28Series_3.2C_Episode_5.29 https://topgear.fandom.com/wiki/Toyota_Hilux#Indestructible_...
- Aeolun 5y ago
  Engine starts, car moves. Good enough for me.
  - peteradio 5y ago
    I had a Jeep Cherokee where the only thing separating my feet from the road was the carpet. Would that satisfy your standards?
    - 14 5y ago
      that is when you pull the carpet lay some cardboard over the hole and put down some fiberglass and sell the vehicle. Old car salesman trick
      - thorens 5y ago
        Here in Finland the classic way was to wait for winter, slip a wet the rag rug under the carpet and let it freeze and then just sell the car ASAP.
    - accountofme 5y ago
      Did you call it the Flintstone mobile?
    - Jaruzel 5y ago
      I HAVE a Jeep Cherokee, and now you've got me worried... XD
      - throwanem 5y ago
        If you're only getting worried now, this must be your first Jeep Cherokee!
        Jaruzel 5y ago
        Hehe... It is my first! It's also the most... interesting, vehicle I've ever owned. I love it though, it's really fun to drive.
- helsinkiandrew 5y ago
  Playlist of attempts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnWKz7Cthkk&list=PL81Jb1_MsN7eSb7Sd99aRZQjBOMUxfRzL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnWKz7Cthkk&list=PL81Jb1_MsN... Part 3 with the 23-storey drop from a collapsing tower block is worth a watch
dtgriscom 5y ago
I had an MR-2 for seventeen years. Near the end of its life, the passenger floorboard rusted through, so that if I hit a deep puddle the rug would be pushed up by the water, and you could watch the rug slosh back and forth. Big fun.
MegaButts 5y ago
Old Toyota trucks were basically indestructible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Yy5P6FUes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Yy5P6FUes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBN3IuVCxl8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBN3IuVCxl8 That said, it's generally good advice. You just chose one of the most overbuilt, reliable vehicles of all time - not great for generalizing to other cars.

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ugl 5y ago

The old TopGear trio put a hilux threw hell, ocean, on top of an imploded building, and more. It "ran" still at the end of it. https://topgear.fandom.com/wiki/Toyota_Hilux#Indestructible_Hilux.2C_Part_1_.28Series_3.2C_Episode_5.29 https://topgear.fandom.com/wiki/Toyota_Hilux#Indestructible_...

Aeolun 5y ago
Engine starts, car moves. Good enough for me.
- peteradio 5y ago
  I had a Jeep Cherokee where the only thing separating my feet from the road was the carpet. Would that satisfy your standards?
  - 14 5y ago
    that is when you pull the carpet lay some cardboard over the hole and put down some fiberglass and sell the vehicle. Old car salesman trick
    - thorens 5y ago
      Here in Finland the classic way was to wait for winter, slip a wet the rag rug under the carpet and let it freeze and then just sell the car ASAP.
  - accountofme 5y ago
    Did you call it the Flintstone mobile?
  - Jaruzel 5y ago
    I HAVE a Jeep Cherokee, and now you've got me worried... XD
    - throwanem 5y ago
      If you're only getting worried now, this must be your first Jeep Cherokee!
      - Jaruzel 5y ago
        Hehe... It is my first! It's also the most... interesting, vehicle I've ever owned. I love it though, it's really fun to drive.
helsinkiandrew 5y ago
Playlist of attempts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnWKz7Cthkk&list=PL81Jb1_MsN7eSb7Sd99aRZQjBOMUxfRzL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnWKz7Cthkk&list=PL81Jb1_MsN... Part 3 with the 23-storey drop from a collapsing tower block is worth a watch

dtgriscom 5y ago

I had an MR-2 for seventeen years. Near the end of its life, the passenger floorboard rusted through, so that if I hit a deep puddle the rug would be pushed up by the water, and you could watch the rug slosh back and forth. Big fun.

MegaButts 5y ago

Old Toyota trucks were basically indestructible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Yy5P6FUes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Yy5P6FUes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBN3IuVCxl8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBN3IuVCxl8 That said, it's generally good advice. You just chose one of the most overbuilt, reliable vehicles of all time - not great for generalizing to other cars.