I'm not saying Holden, Ford and Toyota aren't building in general want some people want. Just they don't build what I want/need, hence I didn't buy one for the same reason I wouldn't buy pink flouro workshirts if I needed yellow ones, or I woudln't buy a box trailer if I wanted a car trailer.
For my car I needed a reliable, large but relatively economical petrol engined ute that can easily tow a 2500kg trailer. The closest is the Hilux 4.0L V6, but even that is a compromise as the engine is a litre too small.
For my mrs I wanted a 5 seat, rear or AWD SUV or sedan with decent power that was no bigger in footprint that the V2 CV8 it was replacing, or hopefully slightly smaller. No-one could fulfill this requirement locally either. Lexus RX350 was the logical choice. Commodore or Calais or Falcon are too big. Toyota is FWD. If the Commodore or Calais were the size of a VL or VN with the 6.0L engine that is what i'd have now.





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