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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by qubidt on Sunday May 09, 2021 @10:53PM (#27102210)
Modern trucks are still huge relative to other vehicles on the road. I want smaller trucks.
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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by frogpelt on Sunday May 09, 2021 @11:42PM (#27102474)
Small trucks are available. A base model, 2wd, 2-door Tacoma is not big.
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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by psadauskas on Monday May 10, 2021 @12:38AM (#27102748)
They don't make a 2-door Tacoma any more (for the US market). The smallest now is an "access cab".

I bought a 2-door Tacoma 5 years ago, and the dealer struggled to find one for me. It shipped from over 1000 miles away, meanwhile they had 20+ 4-door Tacomas on the lot.

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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by aidenn0 on Monday May 10, 2021 @12:44AM (#27102783)
It may be poor memory, or maybe different styling, but a 2020 Tacoma feels a lot bigger than a late 80s Toyota Pick Up or Ford Ranger.

Looking it up, the longest fourth-generation Hilux was 195.5 inches long, and the shortest Tacoma is 212 inches. Similarly its ~60 inches vs ~70 inches of height. For the single cab, long-bed it's 10 inches higher and 16 inches longer and the Hilux was available with a single-cab short bed that was even 12 inches shorter.

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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by throwaway0a5e on Monday May 10, 2021 @09:29AM (#27105756)
It's comparable to the Dodge Dakota. And the Dakota was supposed to be larger than the compact trucks.
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