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bus708

Location: Maryland
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LCT & BRIGGS?
Original Message Oct 22, 2011 8:28 pm

I took a good look at an Ariens with a LCT engine today. Does Briggs have something going on with LCT? I see original Briggs parts on the Ariens 208cc engine built by LCT

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borat

Joined: Nov 10, 2007
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Re: LCT & BRIGGS?
Reply #35 Nov 15, 2011 9:05 am

Beg to differ with you Steve. The T-100 that I have was built in Japan. I bought it new in 1996. I have not spent a dime on repairs in all of fifteen years of ownership. It's nothing but stone axe reliable. Other than a cracked windshield and a few paint chips, It still look relatively new. To say it doesn't compare to your Hilux is more than a bit inaccurate. Unless of course, your Hilux was capable of space travel, then I'd have to agree with you. In conclusion, I will assume that you meant to say Tundra, not T-100.

blumonster

Location: Wisc.
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Re: LCT & BRIGGS?
Reply #36 Nov 15, 2011 12:15 pm

Steve_Cebu wrote:

I owned a Toyota Hilux D4D when i lived overseas and NOTHING made from Toyota today can equal a Hilux, certainly not a T100 or a Tacoma or any of the crap that Toyota sells here. The same goes for Honda as well, it's not just Toyota. Of course a White Honda Accord painted white would run you about $42,000 over there.

The Hilux I had was great and got 26 mpg in heavy city traffic with the A/C blowing all the time. There were no highways, well one but I rarely used it since I didn't have to drive to Manila too often. I would buy another one if I could but there is no way to get one here especially a diesel. Mine was manufactured in Thailand and it was solid, great fit on all the seams. The guy I sold it to is still driving it and thinks it's the best truck he's ever owned. Cost new at that time was about $16,000 USD.

Nice truck.According to Wikipedia they sold Hilux in the US for some time. T100 was originally made in Japan for American market.After 1996 they moved production to USA.

Small truck market is still there, maybe bigger now with the fuel consumption worries. Toyota can bring Hilux with diesel option.It might be Turbo diesel as Toyota's smaller cars come with it in Europe and elsewhere.

Wikipedia has the photo of the tortured Hilux on a car dealer's lot as photographed by a buyer.

Steve_Cebu

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Re: LCT & BRIGGS?
Reply #37 Nov 15, 2011 12:33 pm

borat wrote:

I'm not saying the T100 wasn't a good truck. I know it was and I have a friend who used to own one. But The Hilux gives you a lot of bang for the buck. Also it's not personal as in YOUR T-100 it's that the Hilux is a very superior truck to most pickups made today. Mine was a 2006 and it was a gem. I had teh cheapest model they made since you never need 4wd over there. The Tundra andTtacoma are not even close to a Hilux.

"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England." "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."

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