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For all the handwringing over the Big East's inclusion in the new college football postseason and predictions of looming irrelevance in the sport's ever-changing landscape, finding a spot for its champion in a significant bowl game was never a major concern.
League officials went into last week's BCS meetings convinced that even if there wasn't an obvious access point for them in the postseason, one could be created.
But for the Big East, transformed by realignment more than any conference in the country, the issue isn't so simple.
As the Associated Press first reported Wednesday, adding a seventh bowl to the playoff rotation starting in the 2014 season will offer the Big East an opportunity to match its champion against a team from the Big 12 or Pac-12. It's a deal that practically mimics the Orange Bowl agreeing to pit the Atlantic Coast Conference champion (if not ranked in the top four) against either Notre Dame or a team from the Southeastern Conference or Big Ten. And for the Big East, that's potentially a huge development financially and in retaining some semblance of elite status.
But there's a catch. For the Big East to claim that spot in the to-be-determined seventh bowl (Houston, which wants to be in the semifinal rotation, could be the site), its champion will have to be rated higher than the champion of the Mountain West, Conference USA, Mid-American and Sun Belt.
All of which means if the Big East wants to be considered a step above the unwashed masses, it's going to have to prove it to a certain extent on the field.
"The Big East is now included in the group below the line, and those five conferences, how they've been treated in this new postseason is not surprising," Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson said. "They're all now competing against each other to be in the seventh game. The seventh game has put these five on equal footing. Every one of us will have a chance to put our champion into that game."
It's easy to understand why Benson feels that way. College football's five most powerful leagues agreed to leave a crumb for the other six, and it's absolutely fair to say that Bowling Green and Louisiana-Monroe will have the same chance as Louisville and Rutgers to get it two years from now. That's not something those schools or leagues could have said in the BCS, where the Big East had an automatic bid for its champion.
And though several top administrators at Big East schools, as well as Commissioner Mike Aresco, declined requests to comment because of the still-evolving negotiations, people closely connected to the league have a different stance.
While it's true the Big East could lose its big-time bowl slot in any given year, the league is in exactly the same place it was before realignment and the establishment of a new playoff system: It's still the No. 6 football conference. In many ways, though, the gap between No. 6 and No. 7 is wider than ever.
For the past several years, a rational argument could have been made that the quality of football in the Mountain West was equal to, and in some cases better than, the Big East. After the most recent wave of realignment, it's hard to envision how that would happen again on a consistent basis.
Yes, the Big East will be weakened by the departures of West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Syracuse. But the Mountain West was weakened even more when Utah left for the Pac-12, TCU moved up to the Big 12, BYU declared independence, and Boise State and San Diego State made the bold decision to play football in the Big East while moving their other sports to the Big West.
Meanwhile, Conference USA will lose two of its flagship football programs to the Big East next year in Central Florida and Houston and its top national brand (because of basketball) in Memphis.
This leaves the MWC with a lineup led by Air Force, Nevada and Fresno State and C-USA with Southern Miss, Tulsa, East Carolina and Louisiana Tech as its top draws. Could those schools build their programs like Boise State did in the Western Athletic, string together unbeaten seasons and steal the Big East's spot in one of the playoff bowls? Sure.
But the Big East is also on the verge of negotiating a new television deal, one that people connected to the conference expect will be lucrative enough to establish massive separation between itself and the MWC/C-USA/Sun Belt. And that gap might grow again when the Big East adds a 14th team – Brigham Young and Air Force are the most-discussed targets – to go with Navy when it joins in 2015.
In other words, the Big East might not be able to claim a spot among the so-called power conferences anymore but has clear advantages over everyone else. If the Big East champion doesn't end up in the seventh playoff bowl more often than not, it would be a major surprise.
But having that possibility will also be a selling point for the other leagues. Even if a Louisiana-Monroe had run the table this year, the likelihood of getting into a BCS game from the Sun Belt would have been small. In the new playoff world, who knows?
"It's a very good outcome," Benson said. "The Sun Belt is very good position to move up the hierarchy of conferences."
Leave it to the wacky world of college football. Even in a system where the gap between the haves and have-nots is larger than ever, some of the have-nots can legitimately feel better about their future than before.
For the Big East, though, its viability depends on being the No. 6 conference in every way from its television contract to, yes, earning the coveted spot in a playoff bowl practically every year. Nothing will be handed to them anymore.


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WWII veteran Delbert Belton survived being wounded in action during the Battle of Okinawa only to be beaten and left for dead by two teens at the Eagles Lodge in Spokane on Wednesday evening.
Belton, 89, died from the injuries he suffered in the beating Thursday morning at Sacred Heart Medical Center. . .
"Shorty," as he was known by his friends at the Eagles Lodge, served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific during WWII and was shot in the leg during the Battle of Okinawa. He went on to work at Kaiser Aluminum at the company's Trentwood plant for more than 30 years.
He loved playing pool, even though he claimed he was no good at it and had been a member of the Eagles Lodge for the last four months. In addition to playing pool he loved working on cars. . .
Spokane police are looking for two male suspects in the attack. They said the suspects are African Americans between 16 and 19 years old. . .
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They said the suspects are African Americans between 16 and 19 years old
They said the suspects are "Bored" African Americans between 16 and 19 years old
There I fixed it for you
At least he didn't try to defend himself. He did the right thing, and left that to the professionals.
And the kids who beat this war hero were black. Wonder how long it will take the lamestream media to bury this story.
The victim, Delbert Belton, 89
Somehow I guessed this was the case.
For Treyvon?
The rate of these black on white beatings seems to be increasing.(Yes, I know that was a subjective remark.)
Just what is with these racists? Just what is it with the "authorities" in not vigorously pursuing these murders? One can only hope that evermore people will concealed carry and kill the assailants, saving society money and time dealing with subhuman ferals.
RIP Delbert Belton, American hero.
And we're going into State Fair season, too.
My dad was an Okinawa vet. I wonder if they ever met?
Nothing to see here. Just more street monkeys on the loose.
No hate crime here.......
And a 90 year old man.
Evil cowards.
Hang em!
Reminds me of the Bob and Nancy Strait murder/rape from last year in Tulsa. An old war vet, sentenced to a horrible end by the fact that we refuse to control crime in America anymore. Shame on all of us for tolerating this state of affairs.
Kill them.
He survived the worst that the Japs could throw at him, only to be beaten to death by two gang bangers who probably don't even know or care what World War II was.
Iowa? Minnesota?
Its the new craze of sucker punching. An Orlando man has been paralyzed by these random attacks by African males.
Dear God, please rest his immortal soul.
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2 more of Obama girlyman's children.
I am sad that he lived long enough to see the country he fought for go completely down the TOILET.
now, if that 89 year old vet beat up those two he would be in jail.
More obama son look a likes
Thanks so much for finding this and posting it so all the information is here. GrayNo
Street punks, cheap trash, may they rot in hell.
Just read old yeller.
It's very simple.
I cannot stand this... my father is 89... 90 in October...
RIP Delbert Belton, American hero.
Well it tells you how tough they are, they thought two feral animals in their prime against a man in his eighties would be tough but something to brag about./disgust font/
Talk about your MegaTrend.
Racism and those who invoke
Do no one a favor these days.
Obama's kids do it again.
Yep, MN fair time. We go when it opens in the morning to avoid the problems...
The media doesn't want the masses to know about these things for fear lots of "Zimmermans" are going to start fighting back. And the race hustlers know this, too. That's why they compare Trayvon Martin to Emmett Till. Kill a black teen in self defense and it's the same as a lynching. The only reason people are talking about the Oklahoma animals is Ed Hendy asked a question at a press conference.
I look forward when they start reporting more about people defending themselves.
Since no firearms were involved, the story will be buried.
Ya' know. It may be time to have that conversation with Eric the Holder.
'Obama's kids do it again.' your post..
sad isn't it, and in 2008 AMERICAN'S thought if they elected a Black American President, he would heal the world of race related incidents???
Didn't happen and won't happen until courts wake up and punish properly..until the rule of LAW stands.
an eye for an eye~~~~if you kill you will be killed...NO plea bargaining, no deals..pay the deed...enough of lawyers getting people off...
SAD DAYS IN AMERICA...that's for sure.
That is precisely what George Zimmerman did...
These punks better watch out - Jesse Jackson will frown on them.
It is a shame that you have to adjust your timing to avoid problems. Best of luck.
Who knows? Maybe a black American like, for instance, J. C. Watts will rise up to accomplish some of the things that Obama the Fake never could.
We can only wish.
World Net Daily had a story up today, by Colin Flaherty.
He's archived 500 Black on white assaults and murders, I believe just in the last two years.
Almost none of them were reported by national news outlets.
Many were not reported by local news, or, if they did report them, no mention was made of race.
Flaherty gets many of his stories from cops and concerned citizens who send him the Police reports directly.
"Wonder how long it will take the lamestream media to bury this story."
The "other wonder how long" is just how long before some more physically able white men work on setting the score. This fallout from the Trayvon BS isn't going to go unaddressed for very much longer as I see it.
"Dear God, please rest his immortal soul."
While you are praying, pray that someone gets these two and makes them pay for what they have done.
Justice for Trayvon # ???
Dammit...Another one! I repost what I just posted in another hate crime...because that is what this is...'A HATE Crime'. What could a kind and gentle 89 year old man who survived one of the roughest battles of WW2 have done to them? NOTHING! Freaken Cowards! The Liberal MSM wont touch this. It doesnt fit their narrative of white racism/black victimization. The only way to get around their race based black-out is if everybody sends this to Drudge, he might post it, and then the world will know. Other than that, it will be yet another dead victim, just buried and forgotten.
The Liberal mass media has portrayed White males (the founders, inventors and defenders of modern Western Civilization), as weak, dumb, bumbling idiots, stupid buffoons, territorial thieves, and evil ugly racist (with a whip in one hand and a Mint Julep in the other) in the movies, TV sitcoms and commercials, for decades. While at the same time doing everything in their power to sanitize and glorify black males beyond recognition, while teaching them in the Public School system and mass media that white males are the single most important cause of all their troubles, past, present, and future. What do you expect?! Ya think that maybe a life time of constant anti-white propaganda like that might have had some negative effect on how they view white males, and contributed to their cold blooded murder of this old white man?
This is the behavior of a Single Parent Sub-Culture raised on anti-white animosity and envy. Triggered by their racist hatred and a righteous indignation instilled and encouraged by a Leftist Hollywood and Public School Victimist Propaganda. Empowered by Liberals and their Entitlement Mentality. Often Ignored and Protected by the National News Media, Political Correctness and a corrupt DOJ. Forgiven by an endless list of Affirmative Excuses and Lowered Expectations. Glorified beyond recognition by a fawning media on TV, on the Movie screen, and Rap.
Resulting in the chaotic new social dis-order, void of personal safety, common decency, and civilized behavior that the Liberals have forced upon us, and until America wakes up out of its blind obedience to Political Correctness and recognizes this behavior for what it is, 'black racism/anti-white hatred', and admit that it is a serious problem, violent crimes like these will only get worse....much worse.
"When Exposing a Crime is treated as Committing a Crime, then we are ruled by Criminals."
"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it." -George Orwell
"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
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How do early stage high technology investors select their investments?
This study examines the selection behaviour of 68 European early stage high tech VCs. In particular, we examine whether or not these VCs exhibit heterogeneity in their selection behaviour. To examine these issues we employ a conjoint analysis methodology. Our results indicate that VCs exhibit substantial heterogeneity in investment selection behaviour. Employing a cluster analysis three types of investors emerge: those who focus on technology, those who focus on finance and those who focus on people. We then examine the drivers of these differences, being the sectoral focus, the sources of funds and the human capital of the investment manager.
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Playing through a tight hamstring and a sore calf, Alex Rodriguez had one hit in his past 25 at-bats when he came to the plate in tonight's seventh inning. There were two outs, the bases were loaded, and the game was tied. It was a make-or-break moment, and Rodriguez made the most of it. His tie-breaking, game-winning grand slam gave the Yankees a must-have 5-1 win against the Giants at Yankee Stadium. It was the 24th grand slam of Rodriguez's career, moving him ahead of Lou Gehrig for the most all-time. It came off San Francisco reliever George Kontos, the first Yankees prospect traded for Chris Stewart two years ago. Yankees starter CC Sabathia had arguably his best start of the second half, allowing one run on seven hits through seven-plus innings. He picked up his 14th win, to push his record back above .500. Alfonso Soriano hit a solo home run in the second inning — his first homer since the thumb injury — and the Giants tied it with Juan Perez's RBI double in the third, but that was the extent of the scoring until Rodriguez went deep.
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Inflammation InformationWhy the Concept of HIV as a Disease of Inflammation Is the Talk of the HIV Research Community
Spring/Summer 2010 Antiretroviral therapy (ART) may be both friend and foe when it comes to heart disease. While certain (but by no means all) anti-HIV drugs are known to raise the risk of heart disease, we are also learning that successfully controlling HIV with ART may reduce the risk of the same problems, by reducing the chronic inflammation caused by untreated HIV. So, is your heart better off with or without ART? What does this apparent contradiction mean when it comes to starting or staying on ART? Experts are still trying to answer these questions, but in the meantime, here's an exploration of what we know so far. SMART to Stay on ARTMany antiretroviral drugs are notorious for causing metabolic disorders -- disruptions in the body's normal biochemistry. Some of these metabolic problems, such as abnormal lipid (fat) and glucose (sugar) levels in the blood, greatly increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular disease. However, metabolic complications have also been seen in HIV-positive people who are not taking ART, so drug toxicities clearly cannot be the only cause. A trial called the SMART study gave the first conclusive evidence that prolonged and excessive immune activation -- inflammation -- is another major cause of ongoing damage in HIV disease. This large international trial looked at PHAs who either remained on continuous ART or took structured treatment interruptions -- stopping ART when their CD4+ counts climbed above 350 and resuming when their counts fell below 250. The SMART study did not even finish before the evidence was in: Compared to people who stayed on continuous therapy, those who took treatment interruptions were more than twice as likely to become seriously ill or die. This was not limited to death from AIDS-related conditions; treatment interrupters also had higher rates of heart, liver and kidney diseases -- problems that are often associated with inflammation. Researchers highlighted two messages from the SMART study: First, it is a bad idea to stop treatment once started. SMART hammered the final nail into the coffin of structured treatment interruptions. Second, researchers interpreted SMART results as follows: When people stopped ART, their virus came out of hiding, made copies of itself and cranked up the immune system, that is, caused inflammation. These bouts of inflammation increased the risk of inflammation-related conditions such as heart disease. Good Inflammation Turned BadBut what does inflammation -- an immune response to infection -- have to do with heart disease? "Inflammation is a much broader process than simply an immune response to infection," explains Marek Smieja, associate professor of pathology and molecular medicine at St. Joseph's Healthcare hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. "Inflammation also includes mechanisms that repair and defend against damage to bodily tissue." Smieja adds, "There has been an idea prevalent in cardiology for quite a long time, which is that the process that leads to heart disease, atherosclerosis, is an inflammatory response to injury." The process goes something like this: Blood vessels are damaged -- by high blood pressure, high blood sugar, cholesterol or whatever factor -- and the body produces inflammation in attempt to repair the vessel wall. However, since the damage continues -- unless we listen to our doctor's advice and are able to reduce our blood pressure, blood sugar levels, cholesterol or whatever -- the inflammation persists and becomes chronic. The problem is that chronic inflammation, which begins as a healing mechanism, eventually has the opposite effect -- it causes more damage to the vessel. The accumulating damage causes atherosclerosis: The blood vessels stiffen and thicken due to the build-up in the walls of fatty clots called plaques. These plaques contain cholesterol as well as large numbers of immune cells, including T cells, macrophages and other, more exotic, creatures such as foam cells. Problems really start when the plaque gets so large that it blocks the flow of blood or it ruptures. A ruptured plaque forms a fatty plug that can travel through the bloodstream and become lodged in a blood vessel. If the blocked vessel is in the heart or brain, the result is a heart attack or stroke. Unifying HIV and Heart DiseaseSo, where does HIV fit in? It's well known that HIV activates the immune system when it replicates (makes copies of itself) and that untreated HIV disease leads to constant low-level activation -- a sort of permanent state of inflammation. Researchers hypothesize that this inflammation caused by HIV (or another infection) might trigger atherosclerosis in blood vessels or it might promote atherosclerosis that has already started. (In support of this, Smieja points out that an episode of pneumonia increases the risk of heart attack for several months thereafter, presumably due to the sudden burst of immune response to the infection.) While it might not be intuitive that an infection could cause heart disease, it makes sense if we consider that what we call "inflammation" is actually a physical process involving immune cells and chemical messages, and these cells and messages travel through blood vessels while fighting an infection. It's possible that in doing its job of battling infection, "inflammation" also has the unintended effect of promoting atherosclerosis in the blood vessels. Cardiovascular disease is generally thought to be caused by multiple factors working together. Infection, including HIV, might be one more of these causes to add to the list. In fact, researchers are now thinking that many of these factors may cause inflammation and this explains how together they lead to cardiovascular disease. Inflammation, Smieja says, may be "kind of a unifying hypothesis, meaning that it's still the smoking or the diabetes or the hypertension that's ultimately causing cardiovascular disease, but inflammation is a final common pathway that allows us to better integrate all these different risk factors." Seeing inflammation in this central role allows researchers to better understand how cardiovascular disease risk factors, including HIV infection, influence each other. This may one day help physicians decide how to best treat PHAs who are at risk for heart disease. The consequences of ongoing immune activation do not begin and end with cardiovascular disease. In fact, chronic inflammation seems to drive what can be seen as an accelerated aging process, much like what is being seen in people with long-term HIV infection. Marianne Harris, a family doctor and clinical research advisor for the AIDS Research Program at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, says that with normal aging "you have a low-grade, chronic inflammatory state, which eventually ceases to be beneficial and instead causes tissue damage to slowly accumulate." The chronic immune activation of long-term HIV infection accelerates the process: "The changes you see with chronic HIV -- heart, bone, brain and kidney disease -- are very similar to what happens in the normal aging process." Do Hearts Heart ART?Research into the role of inflammation is gathering momentum, and many details remain to be investigated. One central issue, as mentioned earlier, is that ART may have two opposing effects. On one hand, certain antiretroviral drugs are known to increase the risk of heart attack and maybe stroke. On the other hand, the inflammation theory argues that effective treatment reduces inflammation caused by the ongoing viral replication of untreated HIV disease and, overall, lowers cardiovascular disease risk. What exactly does this mean for a PHA who is thinking about the pros and cons of starting treatment? So far, the medical community has acted on the evidence that leaving HIV infection untreated poses greater future health risks than ART does, as SMART and other studies suggest, by recommending earlier treatment (that is, by recommending treatment initiation at a higher CD4+ cell count). The most recent guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) -- the granddaddy of guidelines for HIV treatment -- now recommend starting treatment when CD4+ counts fall below 500, with some members of the expert group even calling for treatment at counts above 500 cells. (Check out TreatmentUpdate 176 for an in-depth report on the changes to the DHHS guidelines.) Whether starting ART is going to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke for PHAs is an open question. Not all experts are convinced, and Smieja is among them: "I think it's more controversial whether we should start ART earlier specifically because of heart disease." He is certain that the "single biggest driver of heart disease among people with HIV" remains smoking, with high lipids a close second. Those lipid levels "may be partly due to HIV disease, but they are mainly driven by the antiretrovirals." So, while experts may not yet agree as to the precise role that inflammation plays in the damage that HIV disease inflicts on our bodies, it is clear that there are many things we PHAs can do to better our heart health, such as: quitting smoking, controlling blood pressure, keeping diabetes and cholesterol in check and getting exercise. For practical advice on heart health, check out CATIE's Fact Sheet "HIV and cardiovascular disease: keeping your heart and blood vessels healthy." Find it at www.catie.ca/facts.nsf or call 1.800.263.1638 to order a copy. Derek Thaczuk has been writing and speaking on HIV and health topics for 12 years. He has been blessed with good health since his own diagnosis in 1992 and thinks that everyone with HIV should be able to expect the same. Illustration: Kevin Ghiglione / i2iart.com
This article was provided by Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange. It is a part of the publication The Positive Side. Visit CATIE's Web site to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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January 26th, 2006, 08:02 AM #1
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i was interested in knowing what types of PC file types are viewable on a DVD player as i have several files i would love to watch ona DVD player rather than my PC. my DVD is a midrange Sony player made around 2000
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January 26th, 2006, 08:10 AM #2
The file type has to be an Mpeg2 but there is more to it than that. the DVD must be 'authored' using a DVD authoring program. There are many out there and free demos that are time limited. Try Sonic or Ulead for starters. If you have the higher end Nero burning program or Roxio they both have some catabilitues in that area too.
January 26th, 2006, 08:16 AM #3
A lot of players will play a range of MPEGs, some will handle Divx and WMV. Almost all should handle JPEGs and MP3s. Check the booklet which came with your player, or just try putting a range of files onto a CD and see which yours will play.
January 26th, 2006, 06:07 PM #4
Actually that depends. I have a player from Apex which can play video files, MP3, WMVs without requiring the disc be written a certain way.
It can also view picture files (like JPG, GIF, BMP)
Very cool...
January 26th, 2006, 06:41 PM #5
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i dont want to sound dumb but whats the Divx extension
also the files i primarily deal in are .ogg .ogm and .mkv as well a smearing of others do you knwo of anyp rograms to convert to MPEG's?EVGA Nvdia 8600 GTS
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January 27th, 2006, 10:23 AM #6
Divx and Xvid are usually seen as .AVI files.
Check the downloads section and guides at www.doom9.net for conversion programs and howtos.
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Bhubaneswar: International board member of World Women Organisation (WWO), well-known author and women activist Manasi Pradhan has been appointed as Advisory Panel member of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), popularly known as the Censor Board.
Mrs. Pradhan has been appointed to the panel for a period of two years by Union Information & Broadcasting Ministry, Govt. of India, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 that governs exhibition of all films in India. The appointment is also notified in the Gazette of India, Part II Section 3 and Sub-section (ii).
As per Rule 22 of the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 1983, advisory panel member examine a film for its certification by the Censor Board. They are also nominated to Revising Committee for re-examining a film rejected by the Examining Committee.
Mrs. Pradhan who is widely known for championing women issues in global forums is also well-known as an author and poet. Her fourth book 'Urmi-O-Uchchwas' is undergoing translation into eight major languages of the world.
The Censor Board headquartered in Mumbai is presently headed by noted actress Mrs. Sharmila Tagore as its chairperson and has among others Prasar Bharati Chairperson Mrs. Mrinal Pande, noted journalist Dilip Cherian, noted actress Durga Jasraj, renowned director L. Suresh, renowned dancer Geeta Chandran as its members.


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Jason and Jarron Collins appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Thursday (May 16), where they talked about Jason's recent coming out, as the first openly gay player active in one of the four major sports.
First, the twins tell the rather amusing story of when Jason came out to his brother.
"We don't have a serious tone to our conversations, so I was like, 'Jarron, I need to talk to you about something serious,'" says Jason.
"He put the bass in the voice, so I was like, 'OK, he's got something serious.' … he was very direct about it. I heard it, but it didn't quite register and I went about asking some of the dumbest questions you could possibly ask," says Jarron, then says the questions included "Are you sure?" and "Since when?"
Later, Kimmel wonders how it will go with the NBA next season and Jarron says that "when the first joke gets made and Jason laughs at it, the ice will be broken."
So Kimmel cracks, "We're gonna start in the shower and we're gonna work from there. This is gonna be fantastic … I'm gonna be gay with you on this thing. We are gonna handle this together."
He also gives Jarron a t-shirt that says ,"I'm the straight one." Hee.


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I had the rare chance at the Star Trek Las Vegas convention to interview Chase Masterson, the actor who is well-known for portraying the character Leeta, the Bajoran Dabo girl who works at Quark's Bar, Grill, Gaming House and Holosuite Arcade, better known as Quark's to its regular patrons. She shared some very introspective thoughts about learning the ropes on the set of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, what her craft means to her and the awesome creative projects this last year that have been keeping her very busy.
Michael Venables: Tell me the story of your start on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Chase Masterson: I originally met the casting director of Deep Space Nine through a pay-to-meet showcase. They have these things where you can pay thirty dollars and do a mock audition for a casting director. And if they like you, hopefully, they'll remember you and call you in for an audition. And, that's exactly what happened. I auditioned first for the role of Marta, who was a guest star in the second season. I got down to the final two of that role, and then they went the other way. And then, they wrote the role of Leeta for me. I didn't realize that. I didn't know that until the fifth season. But Ira Behr, the co-executive producer, told me that when I wasn't right for the first role, they decided they wanted to use me somewhere. So that's been a huge honor on a show like this to have something created for you. That's pretty wow!
Venables: Coming in as a fresh cast member, how was the experience of integrating with the rest of the actors already immersed in the show?
Masterson: Armin Shimerman was quite wonderful. He was like an older brother, frankly to Max Grodénchik, who played Rom, and to myself. I had worked quite a lot in the theater and a certain amount in film and TV before Deep Space Nine. Armin was much more experienced and would take Max and I aside and explain "Oh, here's what they're doing" and "they're lining up this shot for this reason" and "here's a tip or two." It was so comforting and so generous of him. You know, a lot of times actors on shows really don't want the guest stars to be that good. It's their show and they don't want anyone else coming in week to week. And that didn't happen on Deep Space Nine. The cast was very welcoming and generous. I think that speaks very highly of the producing team who put the show together. And, it certainly fits with the heart of the show. So it was really a blessing.
Venables: Do you think you learned from watching Armin and Avery and the other cast members? How did that influence your craft and enhance your own process?
Masterson: I do. I really loved the daily process at work. Even after a ten or eleven-hour day, I would stay and watch the scenes after mine, because just being there was an education. And, seeing these actors who had done this work for so long, there's just a certain amount of it that just rubs off on you, so being the new kid on the block was a great thing among this very experienced cast.
Venables: What was your most favorable memory about being on Deep Space Nine?
Masterson: There are so many amazing memories, but I think the most powerful and profound is on the final day of shooting. We were all having lunch together on a sound stage. Usually everyone went to their trailer or the commissary. But that day we all gathered in one place. And even those cast members who were not in the final episode were there, just to be together for one last time. And the co-executive producer, Ira Behr, got up, and he actually climbed half-way up the wall of the scaffold so that everyone could see him. And he told us, with tears in his eyes and his voice, how much it meant to him to be a part of this show. And I tell you, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. We loved working with him and with each other. And for a man like Ira, who was truly the heart and soul of Deep Space Nine, along with Michael Piller, who unfortunately passed away -- for a man like that to say such generous and humble things about his experience, it was extremely profound. And we were all so grateful beyond words. We knew what we had when we had it. Deep Space Nine was a bit of a Camelot, because a show like that, in that way, taking those risks, can never happen again. It was a groundbreaking show to be a part of, because it was serialized drama on television which had never really happened to that extent. And because Ira and his team took that risk, we knew we were creating something - unique.
Venables: In playing the character of Leeta, the gorgeous, voluptuous Bajoran Dabo girl who works so hard for Quark, how much input into developing her character in the series did you provide, and what sense of self did you bring to your role?
Masterson: Well, we are always encouraged as actors to bring our own sense of self, and anything and everything we wanted to do to inhabit the character. Our writing team was just so incredibly good, that they didn't need to take suggestions. They was no kind of brainstorming element. But what they did do which is really lovely and instinctive, is they watched the interaction between the characters. So the Leeta and Rom relationship was really born in the third season when Leeta stood up for Rom and the Ferengi in Bar Association, which is an episode about unions and fair labor. When they saw us interacting on screen, they said, "We gotta get these two together." So they had Leeta break up with Bashir and the rest is history. I'm really glad that Leeta and Bashir broke up. Leeta and Bashir were fun, they were fine. But, kind of the Barbie and Ken of Star Trek. I think Leeta and Rom were more of the Lucy and Ricky. They were more interesting. And [had] way more episodes.
Venables: As you pursue your theater work in particular, what inspiration do you reach for that drives you to express yourself when interpreting a role?
Masterson: Really, it's respect for the audience, because you have to see, rather than millions of people on televison or thousands of people in a crowd, you have to know that your work is for the moment, really. It's between you and the other actors, but it's for one person at a time out there. But we are so blessed as actors, because we are the people who get to help the audience (along with the writers), we get to help the audience to laugh at the end of a long day, or cry if they need to or make that phone call or hug their children or connect with someone who's out of touch. It's like a ministry. We're a part of society that people turn to basically for communication. To be examples in communication. I like to think that this business is the most human, and a lot of times it's the least human. But what we can always do as actors is to bring humanity to the screen and be an example of humanity at it's best, it's most open.
Venables: Where do you prefer to perform, on the screen or before the curtains?
Masterson: Both are equally dear to my heart and equally challenging. I grew up in the theater since I was five years old. I got my degree in acting and I've been working on stage since I was five. And I love it, that live connection in the dark when the audience is all facing one way, and you have them in a quiet way in a way that you rarely have the attention of a human being. TV and film is different. TV is particularly wonderful, because you're in their living rooms, and the audience forms a connection with you seeing you there in their home, week after week. They feel like they know you. And that energy is really evident at events like this. I feel like we're old friends with people we just met and there's a connection here, and that's partly because they also love the stories. The transcendence of the stories is something they connect to. So, whether it's TV, film or stage, the most important thing is content.


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Another all-in-one, four-door compact pickup has muscled up alongside the Chevy S-10 Crew Cab, Ford Explorer Sport Trac, Dodge Dakota Quad Cab and Nissan Frontier Crew Cab.
Toyota's Tacoma Double Cab is the latest pickup/SUV crossover vehicle to be offered to the American public. Toyota says the Double Cab "...delivers the cargo-hauling capability of a pickup truck, the passenger roominess and comfort of an SUV and the rugged styling that makes a strong 'active lifestyle' statement." Wanting to know how well the Double Cab lives up to these claims and how it compares to the other crew cab compact trucks we've examined, we put one through its paces.
Our Radiant Red test vehicle was packed with all sorts of stuff, which turned its formal name -- Tacoma Double Cab SR-5 PreRunner V6 4x2 -- into a real mouthful. Even if you can't remember that, Toyota's truck has much to recommend it, including the largest Japanese automaker's sterling reputation for making some of the most reliable cars and trucks on the road.
Making pickups for the U.S. market since 1964 (remember the Stout, anyone?) Toyota introduced its sixth generation truck and the Tacoma nameplate in 1995. Designed and built in the states, the Tacoma line has been well received and we like it more than the Nissan Frontier. A few cosmetic changes were done to the Tacoma in 1997 and an Xtracab PreRunner version was brought to market in mid 1998. For 1999, the PreRunner was made available in a Regular Cab model.
The Tacoma PreRunner package was developed in conjunction with Toyota Motorsports' successful desert racing-truck program. Much of Toyota Racing Development's (TRD) suspension tuning and developmental work was done with the assistance of factory hotshoe Ivan "Ironman" Stewart who has won numerous off-road championship titles behind the wheel of a Toyota race truck. Pre-runner is a term that refers to a class of vehicle used to "pre-run" an off-road racecourse in order to save the race vehicle for race day. Often, these pre-runner vehicles are heavily modified two-wheel-drive pickup trucks.
With the Tacoma PreRunner on the market for the past three years, Toyota saw fit to expand its line of compact pickups even further by offering it in Double Cab form. Joining the mind-numbing array of various Tacoma configurations, the Double Cab is unique to the U.S. market. Toyotaspeak for four traditional doors, the Double Cab is offered in standard SR5 and Limited trim levels. Furthermore, the truck's 61.5-inch cargo bed is longer than those of the Nissan Frontier (56.3 inches), Chevy S-10 Crew Cab (55.2 inches) or Ford Explorer Sport Trac (50 inches). Only the Dodge Dakota Quad Cab's bed is slightly longer at 63.1 inches. Though you can't get a bed extender (or cargo cage), such as what's available on the Sport Trac and Frontier, the Tacoma's four large conventional doors do open to full rear seating and a 60/40-split fold-down rear bench, with three-point outboard seatbelts.
Dimensionally, the Tacoma Double Cab and Explorer Sport Trac are comparable in many ways, even though the Ford (which is based on an SUV, not a pickup) has the shortest bed in the class. The main difference is that the Tacoma's longer bed eats into rear-seat legroom. Beginning with overall length, the Toyota and Ford are close at 202.3 and 205.9 inches, respectively. Wheelbases are 121.9 inches for the Toyota -- the same as the Tacoma Xtracab -- and 125.9 inches for the Sport Trac. Front-seat occupants get nearly equal room in both trucks, with the Ford having 42.4 inches of legroom and the Toyota 42.8.
Again, the Toyota's longer bed costs you a little bit with the tighter rear-seat area compared to the Sport Trac. The Tacoma has 33.7 inches of rear-seat legroom compared to the Ford's 37.8 inches. With these numbers in mind, you have to decide which is more important -- rear-seat room or cargo-bed capacity. Obviously, for passengers, the Explorer is a better way to go. Need to carry more stuff and don't want to drive around with the tailgate down as you would have to with the Ford's cargo cage? Then opt for the Toyota. But don't assume the Tacoma's rear seat is a penalty box; two full-sized adults fit just fine. Plus the Toyota's shorter overall length means it's more maneuverable in close quarters.
The Tacoma is available with a number of different option packages. Our truck was equipped with the SR5 chrome package, which includes chrome-plated front and rear bumpers and front grille surround, tilt wheel, intermittent wipers, extensions for the sun visors, white-faced gauges, an AM/FM/cassette/CD player and SR5 badging. Also available is an SR5 color-keyed package, which subs the chrome bumpers and grille surround for color-keyed versions. Finally, there's a Limited Package that adds chrome door handles and chrome power outside mirrors, a front personal lamp in the sun visor, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, sport seats with driver's power lumbar and color-keyed overfenders.
In addition to the four doors, all 4x2 Double Cabs are PreRunners. Ostensibly, a PreRunner provides the rugged look of a 4x4 with the affordability of a two-wheel-drive truck. The PreRunner also shares identical exterior styling with all Tacoma models including a new-for-2001 front fascia with a raised hood and vertical grille, new multi-reflector headlamps and jeweled taillights. While sure, the PreRunner looks like a cool 4x4, it simply doesn't have the capability of a 4x4 truck. We found out the hard way, by getting this machine thoroughly stuck in the sand at an off-highway vehicle area located on California's Pismo Beach. Along with three other jacked-up two-wheel-drive trucks -- a Nissan Frontier Desert Runner, a Ford Ranger Edge and a Mazda B-4000 Dual Sport -- the Toyota had to be pulled out of the sand by a 15-year-old beater Mitsubishi 4x4 pickup during a photo shoot.
All the PreRunner shares with the 4x4 is ride height and minimum ground clearance. Its basic suspension underpinnings are the same as a two-wheel-drive Tacoma, using front independent double-wishbone control arms with coil springs, an antiroll bar and gas shocks. In back, the live axle, leaf springs and staggered shocks are also the same.
However, PreRunners do get the 4x4's larger brakes. Standard 4x2 Tacomas get 9.9-inch front disc brakes and 10-inch drums. PreRunners and 4x4s are equipped with 11.6-inch front discs and 11.6-inch drums -- nearly a 25 percent difference in terms of rotor swept area. Our truck was also equipped with optional ABS.
Although getting stuck in the sand was frustrating, on the highway and at the track, the Double Cab comported itself well. While not whisper-quiet on the road, the truck provides a decent enough ride to live with on a daily basis, despite the relatively firm suspension tuning of the TRD off-road package, which adds Tokico gas shocks (Bilsteins are used on non-Double Cab, TRD-package-equipped PreRunner models) a locking rear differential, progressive-rate springs, a modified rear leaf-spring setup, a larger front antisway bar, BFGoodrich tires mounted on 16-inch alloy wheels, black overfenders and TRD graphics. The Tacoma Double Cab provided a confident feel on the road and handled better than the taller 4x4 ride height might lead you to believe. While we don't recommend tossing it into a corner as one would with a sport sedan or two-seater, its pleasant overall manner is impressive for a pickup.
The on-demand full-locking rear diff is available only on V6-equipped trucks. It aids the driver in low-speed, off-highway maneuvering and can be locked by pressing a switch on the dash. When engaged, it evenly splits torque between both rear wheels, forcing them to turn in unison for better traction. The axle's final-drive ratio is 3.90:1, unless the truck is equipped as ours was with the taller BFGoodrich tires. The optional tires are compensated for by a shorter (numerically larger) 4.10:1 ratio.
Across the Tacoma line, there are three engines. A pair of inline fours with 2.4 and 2.7 liters of displacement make 142 and 150 horsepower, respectively. The 2.7-liter engine is standard in the PreRunner. Our truck was equipped with the top-line 3.4-liter DOHC V6 that produces 190 horsepower at 4,800 rpm and 220 foot-pounds of torque at 3,600 rpm. For better reliability and reduced maintenance, the V6 has Toyota's direct ignition system, which replaces the distributor with a crank-trigger sensor and uses individual coils for better spark control. Toyota says more accurate ignition timing and better misfire detection are further results of this sophisticated system. This engine, though notably smaller than the largest-in-class 4.3-liter V6 in the S-10 Crew Cab, compares well to the output of the Chevy, making the same horsepower. It's down 30 ft-lbs of torque, though. But the Toyota is considerably lighter at 3,475 pounds compared to the S-10's 4,039-pound curb weight.
Backed up with a four-speed automatic (a V6/manual transmission combination is available only on the sporty Tacoma S-Runner), our truck accelerated to 60 mph in 8.8 seconds -- beating the four-wheel-drive Sport Trac's acceleration time by a full second. The quarter-mile was completed in 16.7 seconds at 82.1 mph. In addition to moving the truck around with notable alacrity, the powertrain is rated to tow 5,000 pounds -- an impressive figure for the relatively small 3.4-liter engine. Larger-engined vehicles such as the Explorer Sport Trac can tow a little bit more, but not much. A two-wheel-drive Sport Trac can haul 5,300 pounds -- comparable to the PreRunner two-wheel-drive Tacoma. Adding four-wheel-drive to the Sport Trac reduces towing capacity to 5,080 pounds. A 4x4 Tacoma Double Cab is rated to haul the same as a PreRunner at 5,000 pounds.
While we didn't expect the PreRunner to handle like a sports car, the Tacoma proved more adept at negotiating our slalom than we expected as it ran through at 58.9 mph. Finally, braking was also quite decent as the truck halted from 60 mph in just 121 feet.
Inside, the Double Cab won't ever be confused with more expensive and plush Toyotas like a Land Cruiser or a Tundra. While there's plenty of standard bits with the SR5 chrome package like a tilt wheel, intermittent wipers, front map lights, a rear console box and rear heater ducts, the cabin is rather spartan in form and execution. The feel of the various switches and knobs still imparts the sense of quality for which Toyota is famous and although the cabin is a bit more basic than we expected, the rest of the package makes up for it in other areas such as the DOHC engine, the rugged 4x4 exterior look and overall impressive performance of the truck during objective testing.
In the end, the bare-bones interior isn't a problem, since this vehicle isn't a luxury car but a pickup truck. While our optioned-out PreRunner truck was less than 25 grand, a true 4x4 might be more important to you. If so, a four-wheel-drive version of this truck could be purchased for about the same amount of money by skipping such pricey options as the TRD off-road package, the SR5 chrome package, ABS, and power windows, locks and mirrors. Either way, you wouldn't be going wrong.
Stereo Evaluation
System Score: 5.5
Components. This system begins with a nicely appointed Toyota head unit. Most Toyota vehicles have gone to a standardized radio beginning with the 2001 model year, and this pickup follows suit. It's a nice radio, with widely spaced buttons, a cassette and single CD player, and separate knobs for volume and radio tuning. Very ergonomic and user-friendly. The radio position is just a little low, meaning the operator will have to take her eyes off the road from time to time when adjusting settings, but this is not a major concern.
Speakerwise, the system boasts 5-by-7 full-range drivers in the rear doors. These are complemented by a second set of 5-by-7s in the front doors, which in turn are aided and abetted by a pair of 1-inch tweeters in the upper doors. There is no subwoofer in this system.
Performance. Considering the size and shape of the speakers, it doesn't sound too bad. There's a problem in the middle bass range, with a roll-off in bass response in that area, but this is pretty common in systems with this kind of speaker setup. In spite of that, the system offers acceptable bass response, just slightly thin. This is further remedied by an ample power amplifier that gives the system a little kick. Unfortunately, with the poor speakers, the listener is unable to appreciate the amp fully. Still, a number of instruments, such as sax, horns, strings and percussion don't sound half bad.
Best Feature: Generous power amplification.
Worst Feature: Lack of a CD changer.
Conclusion. This is not a bad little system for an inexpensive pickup truck. Scott Memmer
Second Opinions
Editor-in-Chief Christian Wardlaw says:
This is an honest truck. I like that about simple trucks like this. It's not trying to be anything but a utilitarian pickup that can carry four people in reasonable comfort over a wide variety of roads. It rides roughly, it steers slowly, and it has only the barest of necessities for a soft-palmed desk driver like me.
Furthermore, if history is a lesson, this is a dependable truck, able to cover hundreds of thousands of miles while causing minimum fuss and hassle when cared for properly. It possesses rugged good looks, too, with easy-care flat red paint, tough plastic overfenders, knobby white-letter tires and attractive alloy wheels. Only the obnoxious TRD Off Road sticker ruins the Tacoma's outward appearance.
What else is not to like? The driver seat is mounted too close to the floor, and it doesn't offer a height adjuster. The rear seat offers occupants no cupholders. Our tester also didn't have a rear window defroster. The six-speaker stereo sounded like a two-speaker affair. Some controls are placed in strange locations. There was no bed extender on our test vehicle.
But these are minor gripes about a damn good truck. I didn't miss leather upholstery, a sunroof or a CD changer, all of which were included on a recent Nissan Frontier Crew Cab we drove. All I missed during a trek across the muddy mountains north of Los Angeles was a four-wheel-drive system, which would have bumped the price a whopping $3,150.
Our Toyota proved to be a far superior truck to the supercharged Nissan in terms of cabin comfort and powertrain pleasure, and it's on par with the Dodge Dakota Quad Cab and Ford Explorer Sport Trac, which are on my list of favorite crew cab compacts.
Road Test Editor Ed Hellwig says:
Leave it to Toyota to take someone else's idea and make it better. The Tacoma Double Cab sure wasn't the first compact crew cab on the market, but after a short stint behind the wheel, there's no doubt that it's the best. The 190-horsepower V6 is lively and powerful, although it made a little more racket than I expected. The pistol grip shifter is also a little bit of a throwback, but it controls one of the best-shifting four-speed automatics in a compact truck. The interior lacks the upscale look typical of Toyotas, but then again, this is a truck, so I can forgive its less than opulent interior.
Around town, the Tacoma's taut suspension delivers a surprisingly agile ride, with decent steering feedback and little of the skittishness typical of empty pickup trucks. It's certainly not going to win any stoplight shootouts, but the V6 has plenty of gusto to get the four-door moving along with little hesitation. There's ample ground clearance for light off-road duty, and the handy differential lock switch on the dash is great for getting out of a rough spot, especially considering the two-legged powertrain.
Last, but not least, the Tacoma's rear seats are suitable for real-sized adults. With a noticeable rake to the seatbacks, the Double Cab's rear quarters actually feel like they could be comfortable for short trips. Legroom isn't exactly overflowing, but compared to some of the other compact crew cabs on the market, the Double Cab provides the most usable rear seat this side of a Dakota Quad Cab.
Consumer Commentary
"I just traded in a 10 month old Dodge Dakota Quad Cab to get the Tacoma DoubleCab. Just look at the NHTSA pages to see why: Dakota -- three recalls and 13 pages of TSBs; Tacoma -- two TSBs for paint chips and mud flaps. My Dakota had the recalls for trans filler hose fires and front wheels getting loose. Also four trips to service for a wheel grind noise TSB which was older than the build date of the truck and they still couldn't fix it. It also depreciated 20 percent in 10 months, and at 12K miles, that 'new' 4.7-liter engine still wasn't broken in!! I got the Prerunner V6 and am getting 19 mpg (just over 1,100 miles so far) instead of 11 in the Dodge.... The interior room is very similar, just a little narrower in the Tacoma. I have two small kids and their two child seats fit just as well in the backseat of the Tacoma as they did in the Dakota, but now, there isn't really room for an adult between them, except for a very short trip. I really like this truck. At 5 feet in length, the bed is even comparable. I'm 6' 2" and fit inside just fine. I'll never buy another Dodge." -- bsparx, "Toyota Tacoma Double Cab," #3 of 205, Dec. 11, 2000
"Took delivery of my Tacoma Double Cab V6 day before Thanksgiving. Been loving it ever since. First tank of gas got me 19 mpg, but it has been hanging around 16 mpg ever since. People are surprised how much room is available in the back seat and the comfort of those seats. More legroom and comfort than a Chevy Silverado extended cab with swing out doors, that's for sure. Enough room for large adults, and small kids have room to squirm, too! Didn't come with keyless remote and will cost about $500 to purchase and install at the dealership. Purchased rubber floor mats from dealer for just over $100 front and rear. Kind of concerned about the long-term [durability] of the black fender flares, etc. Nothing but great remarks from friends, family and strangers about the new design." -- cajunfan, "Toyota Tacoma Double Cab," #34 of 205, Dec. 28, 2000
"I traded in my '98 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9-liter quad cab behemoth for a Toyota Tacoma DoubleCab, and making the transition from big and heavy to small and light was a welcome adjustment. I purchased my vehicle at Magic Toyota in Edmonds, Washington. I dealt with Jim Adams and he was great; no games, honest, friendly, and gave me a fair deal. Overall, my experience with that dealer was excellent.
Good stuff: The Tacoma is so light and responsive and very nimble. It was like removing a ton of bricks off my shoulders, and it didn't heave and sway like my old truck. The first trip to the gas station was great too. I used to get 12 mpg on my Dodge in the city; I filled up my Tacoma and was delighted to see that it costs half of what it took to fill my Dodge and the best part was I got 18.8 mpg on my first tank (granted that 3/4 of that was highway). I also love how navigating the parking lots and parallel parking is less of a pain in the ass. The truck is narrow enough not to take the entire stall, and hence, I don't have to worry as much about door dings. Not so good stuff: The seats in the Double-Cab could be better. I don't care for the type of fabric; it has a nap on it, similar to velvet and I feel that another type of fabric would be more comfortable (Not a big deal). After a long two-hour drive into the mountains, my lower back started to hurt, and that has something to do the seat. I have had back problems in the past, so this may only be an issue for me (I am 6' 1"). I could also do without the orange gauge back lighting too, but I'm getting used to it. All in all, I love my new DoubleCab and know that I made a good decision -- it's fun to drive, responsive, gets good mileage, seats 5 people, and looks great!" -- klew, "Toyota Tacoma Double Cab," #176 of 205, Feb. 10, 2001
"Bought one about two months ago. 190-horsepower V6, automatic transmission, four real doors. Locker rear. Dealer negotiated to two percent over invoice for truck plus options, or about $100 over Edmunds TMV. I drove all the rest, really thought I wanted a Silverado Extended Cab, until I drove the Toyota. I am 6 feet tall and have no problems fitting four adults in this truck. No one is squished, as adults are in the rear seat of the [full-size] extended cab pickups. Once you get into the [full-size] crew cab price range, you have far surpassed what one of the Nissans, Dakotas or Toyotas will cost. I use my truck 80 percent of the time as a car, so it made good sense for me to buy the smaller crew cab.... The Tacoma fits in my garage." -- toyrota, "CREW CAB 4DR TRUCKS WHICH ONE IS THE BEST OVERALL?," #48 of 57, March 13, 2001
Versus the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab
"I decided on the Tacoma DoubleCab. A friend has the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab, and after riding in it, I knew I wanted the Toyota. I believe they are both good trucks, will both last a long time and will both have a good resale value. Cons for the Nissan: The V6 engine was underpowered, and the back seat wasn't comfortable for adults. The Toyota's V6 feels more powerful, and the backseat seems to have a couple extra inches of leg room. I also prefer the rounder styling of the Toyota compared to the boxy style of the Nissan.... The Nissan does seem to be a better value because Toyota dealers, in general, suck. They want sticker, which is a crock. They gouge you for extras that most dealers seem to do anyway.... If you like both, I think it really comes down to what kind of deal you can get and the way you are treated by your dealer." -- briancorr, "Toyota Tacoma DoubleCab -vs- Nissan Frontier Crew Cab," #4 of 7, Feb. 26, 2001
"I purchased my Toyota Tacoma DoubleCab in northern California the first week they were available, and I love it. It is far roomier than the Nissan Frontier and to me seems like the better purchase. I was lucky enough to get it close to invoice with the options I wanted and color. 1 week later I went back to the dealership to have a bedliner installed, and a few salesman wanted to buy it back for $1000 more than I paid for it. If you can't afford the Tacoma, I would actually go with the Dodge Dakota Quad Cab. It seems to have a larger bed and rear seat than the Frontier." -- kevguy, "Toyota Tacoma DoubleCab -vs- Nissan Frontier Crew Cab," #7 of 7, March 14, 2001
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