Author Topic: the modern pickup truck (Read 12169 times)

SOMEPARTS · « **Reply #50 on:** December 07, 2018, 01:48:05 PM »

Quote from: Humble Narcissist on December 07, 2018, 01:15:57 PM

Trucks seem to last forever.

Unlike cars they are totally worth putting expensive repair costs into to keep them going.

I thought Ford was crazy for going to small V6 turbos and I was wrong. I don't own one - still have a V8 - but I know several people that love the 3.5L Ecoboost.

Humble Narcissist · « **Reply #51 on:** December 07, 2018, 01:56:26 PM »

Quote from: SOMEPARTS on December 07, 2018, 01:48:05 PM

Unlike cars they are totally worth putting expensive repair costs into to keep them going.

I thought Ford was crazy for going to small V6 turbos and I was wrong. I don't own one - still have a V8 - but I know several people that love the 3.5L Ecoboost.

I still see a lot of trucks from the 90's on the road and even a handful of trucks from the 80's and even a 70's model here and there. I never see cars that old that are still holding up.

lightweight83 · « **Reply #52 on:** December 07, 2018, 02:04:24 PM »

Quote from: Humble Narcissist on December 07, 2018, 01:56:26 PM

I still see a lot of trucks from the 90's on the road and even a handful of trucks from the 80's and even a 70's model here and there. I never see cars that old that are still holding up.

My buddy has a 1983 Ford 100 that was the daily driver of an old man for over 30 years until he quit driving and sold due to his age. How many cars had that long of a life?

Skylge · « **Reply #53 on:** December 09, 2018, 05:09:23 AM »

Quote from: lightweight83 on December 07, 2018, 02:04:24 PM

My buddy has a 1983 Ford 100 that was the daily driver of an old man for over 30 years until he quit driving and sold due to his age. How many cars had that long of a life?

If you put enough money into it, you can keep any truck or car on the road indefinitely.....

Skylge · « **Reply #54 on:** December 09, 2018, 05:12:28 AM »

Quote from: kh300 on December 07, 2018, 08:56:25 AM

Ford was going to go under when they made the ballsy move to switch to aluminum. Every manufacturer criticized them. Now they are all moving to aluminum.

Ford was going under when they made the ballsy move to come out with a smaller engines like the 2.7L. Now everyone is coming out with smaller engines.

Everyone is trying to compete with the Raptor which everyone knows is the most badass truck there is and the original.

My tundra was the best truck I've owned but common Toyota. 15 mpgs? I moved to Ford when I got more horsepower and 22mpg's

Ford has massive problems with their ecoboost engines for cars:

QcLKA

Also with the over 300 hp ecoboost for the Mustang

Hopefully the truck ecoboost engines are better?

Humble Narcissist · « **Reply #55 on:** December 09, 2018, 11:25:29 AM »

Mustangs suck. As I said before Ford trucks are great but their cars are shit. Anyone remember the Ford Probe? If you ever owned one you wouldn't have any good memories of it I'm sure.

R.A.M. · « **Reply #56 on:** December 09, 2018, 11:43:20 AM »

Quote from: Skylge on December 09, 2018, 05:12:28 AM

Ford has massive problems with their ecoboost engines for cars:

QcLKA

Also with the over 300 hp ecoboost for the Mustang

Hopefully the truck ecoboost engines are better?

I've heard the Eco Boost engines in the F-150 stretch timing chains likes its nobody's business. Full size truck..... small v-6.... forced induction... hmmmmm.

hardgainerj · « **Reply #57 on:** February 04, 2019, 05:54:58 PM »

Dokey111 · « **Reply #58 on:** February 04, 2019, 06:04:23 PM »

HTexan · « **Reply #59 on:** February 04, 2019, 06:07:59 PM »

Infotainment screen bigger than hardgainers’s dick too

SOMEPARTS · « **Reply #60 on:** February 04, 2019, 07:47:42 PM »

Quote from: lightweight83 on December 07, 2018, 02:04:24 PM

My buddy has a 1983 Ford 100 that was the daily driver of an old man for over 30 years until he quit driving and sold due to his age. How many cars had that long of a life?

The Ford 300 straight six. 500k if you keep the oil changed. 300k if you don't , haha.

Bevo · « **Reply #61 on:** February 04, 2019, 11:02:56 PM »

Quote from: Skylge on December 03, 2018, 08:48:02 AM

Why did you buy the second one?

First one was a lemon, Land Rover bought it back, and give me a second one heavily discounted, issues here and there, after that, never again

Mr.1derful · « **Reply #62 on:** February 05, 2019, 03:57:24 AM »

Quote from: Humble Narcissist on December 09, 2018, 11:25:29 AM

Mustangs suck. As I said before Ford trucks are great but their cars are shit. Anyone remember the Ford Probe? If you ever owned one you wouldn't have any good memories of it I'm sure.

The Probe is going back a long ways. They've made some good cars since then.

Tapeworm · « **Reply #63 on:** February 05, 2019, 04:09:16 AM »

Vaguely racy. Meant for people interested in probes, I guess.

Yamcha · « **Reply #64 on:** February 05, 2019, 04:29:27 AM »

Quote from: Hypertrophy on December 03, 2018, 08:37:45 PM

Had a 2006 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab 4x4 with TRD package. One of the best all around vehicles I've ever owned.

^Still my everyday drive. I will drive that fucker into the ground before I waste my money on another vehicle.

HTexan · « **Reply #65 on:** February 05, 2019, 09:19:52 AM »

Quote from: Bevo on February 04, 2019, 11:02:56 PM

First one was a lemon, Land Rover bought it back, and give me a second one heavily discounted, issues here and there, after that, never again

My Range Rover was a POS, electrical problems.

Palumboism · « **Reply #66 on:** February 05, 2019, 10:20:20 AM »

New 2020 Ford Super Duty Gets a More Powerful Diesel AND A NEW 7.3L GAS V8

IroNat · « **Reply #67 on:** February 05, 2019, 12:11:18 PM »

Consumerism and status seeking...

“For me this is the Cadillac of trucks, it’s a real luxury vehicle,” McMaster said. “I’ve worked my way up to afford a truck like this and it shows that I’ve earned it.”

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Huge, pricey trucks haul jobs and profits for the Detroit Three

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-trucks-texas/huge-pricey-trucks-haul-jobs-and-profits-for-the-detroit-three-idUSKCN1PU1E4

US MUSL · « **Reply #68 on:** February 05, 2019, 04:19:20 PM »

My 2001 SVT Lightning

HTexan · « **Reply #69 on:** February 06, 2019, 12:24:17 PM »

Quote from: US MUSL on February 05, 2019, 04:19:20 PM

My 2001 SVT Lightning

Nice bah. how many miles you got?

IRON CROSS · « **Reply #70 on:** February 06, 2019, 01:38:00 PM »

Quote from: Tapeworm on December 06, 2018, 03:23:16 AM

Doh!

Outside the US? Excluding sales within the US? Really?

No one buys American pickup trucks. What's the source?

Australia is 4WD country, Toyota dominates .........

New Suzuki Jimny could kill Wrangler $:-\$

HTexan · « **Reply #71 on:** February 06, 2019, 01:50:05 PM »

Quote from: IRON CROSS on February 06, 2019, 01:38:00 PM

Australia is 4WD country, Toyota dominates .........

New Suzuki Jimny could kill Wrangler $:-\$

Toyota dominates in the US too

US MUSL · « **Reply #72 on:** February 06, 2019, 04:40:27 PM »

Quote from: HTexan on February 06, 2019, 12:24:17 PM

Nice bah. how many miles you got?

42,000 miles. Was a daily driver for 5 years, drive it less than 1000 miles a year now.

SF1900 · « **Reply #73 on:** February 06, 2019, 04:42:36 PM »

What is the sense of having a pickup truck unless you have a construction business or haul heavy equipment.

They serve no other purpose if you're just using it to drive around for every day use.

Dokey111 · « **Reply #74 on:** February 06, 2019, 05:07:09 PM »

Quote from: SF1900 on February 06, 2019, 04:42:36 PM

What is the sense of having a pickup truck unless you have a construction business or haul heavy equipment.

They serve no other purpose if you're just using it to drive around for every day use.

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