There is a lot of luck involved in these things. There is a guy over at the Odyssey owners site who has been pulling a grossly overweight Airstream since 2001 with his minivan and Honda has replaced his transmission free of charge twice during that time -- once after his warranty expired. His dealer has never asked what he was towing but I get the impression Toyota is not that lenient.
Good observation on the European #s. I have no idea why it would be so different but I do know their countries are the size of our states and they have been paying $5.00 gal for fuel for years -- possibly they don't log many miles.
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Frank
Former 2002 TM2619 Owner
2005 Toyota Tundra AC 4X2
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