OT - JH Has a Pick-up, or, It's 'Pick Up Truck Thursday'

Ok yeah I'm ready for September 3rd now.

This is what we've reduced ourselves to?

Wooo!

No question - Ram 1500 Limited 4x4 Crew 6'4" box w/5.7l Hemi.  Awesome engine and great interior and smooooooth ride!

truck, as I've never needed one, but the new F-150 is nice.  If $ was no object I'd take a Platinum model with the 3.5 ecoboost engine.

While I will never own a truck, if I had to get one I'd probably go with the 2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10. Maybe even go back to the 1991 GMC Syclone. If I'm getting a truck, I'm getting something fast at least.

1982 VW Rabbit Truck

Brand new GMC 1500.

But, a Suburban beats a pickup any day. Greatest vehicle ever made, too bad there isn't a diesel version.

I've got a 2010 GMC Sierra reg cab short box with a 4.8 and a 4/7 belltech kit. It will end up with an LS3 and a 4l80 within a few years.

2017 Ford Raptor

If I were to buy a pickup, which I wouldn't, it would be the new Colnago c60.

No short beds!  I need to fit my 4x8 sheets back there.

Subaru Baja

My 2002 envoy is a Bae fire beast fam #squadgoals

Not sure if its a good truck by truck guy standards, but takes me back to being younger.

Not exactly a pickup truck, but when I was a little kid, I really wanted an El Camino. I'll go with that.

'round these parts.

The new Silverados are sick.

for a truck. I've spent countless hours researching pros and cons of Chevy, Ford, Dodge and Toyota. So far, I've come to the conclusion that Brand loyalty not only exists but is over the top when it comes to trucks. I'm leaning toward an '08 or newer Tundra, as it will be my daily driver and the vehicle that represents my newly founded kitchen company. Any advise from current/ past owners would be greatly appreciated.

My truck would fly

https://youtu.be/cDoRmT0iRic

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Dodge Ram 2500 w/ 6.7L Cummins Turbo Diesel

Dude, no. 

with a big maize block M on it.

F-150 with Ecoboost or Ram with Hemi. Either way I would want four doors and a full sized bed.

Do any trucks have AWD or automatic 4wd?

I live in a snowy area and shifting into 4 is a pain, and my experience with trucks and their light rear ends is that you have to shift into it a lot.

2015 Ram 2500 Power Wagon

Most off-road capable truck out there. Front and rear lockers, automatic sway bar disconnect, and a 6.4L V8

It's like an El Camino...down under.

http://www.holden.com.au/cars/ute

I also liked the old Jeep Commanche. But mainly because I had an XJ that I eat the shit out of for 10 years that was awesome.

I prefer gas mileage

I'd go with either a Ford F-150 or Toyota Tundra.

The newest F-150s can get up to 26 MPG highway which is actually almost passable...

F-250 Super Duty King Ranch

I wish OT season ended today. 

If I was forced to buy a truck, I'd buy an International XT. Go big or go home.

I'll just say, if you drive a truck, it better be a stick.

1995 Ford Ranger

I've got a 2011 Chevy Silverado LT Extended cab, standard box, 4wd, 5.3L V8, towing package and chrome step bars that I installed.

It's been a great vehicle for me and with the 5.3 liter my lifetime mileage is hovering right around 20 mpg.

2013 F-150 XLT SuperCrew with 6.5' bed and ecoboost. Red.

My only regret was not putting up double that money for a F250 Platinum (like the one my neighbor parks in his driveway). 

Hands down, a 1988 Toyota pickup. 4wheel drive (lock them hubs). 4 cylinder (took Toyota another decade to figure out v6 engines). 4-speed manual. This may be the greatest truck ever made.

I live oversees, and see them on a regular basis. A decent size truck that can pull the type of stuff that I need hauled and is decent on MPGs, yes please. I want the inline 5 diesel, Four door, 4x4.

It pisses me off to no end that Ford negleted to update the Ranger in any significant way for 15+ years, them blamed consumer taste for the plummetting sales. Then they release a Ranger, with a diesel no less, but you can't buy it in North America. I think they are worried about cannibalizing F-150 sales and that might cause the F-Series to not be the largest selling line of trucks. I wish they would just rebrand it the F-100 (a historic badge) and then they could clame it as part of F-Series sales.

It also sucks that there is a 25% chicken tax if I wanted to buy one over here and then bring it home when we return to the States

Something like this (from Gas Monkey Garage) with a 289, C6 and 9" differential.

Brand new Raptor or a Lighting

2008 Chevy/gmc 2500 with duramax Allison trans

Or

2005-2007 dodge 2500 with 6 speed manual

Both 4x4 long bed quad cabs. Either one will do. Have had the pleasure of using both models through work. Similar fords from those years are train wrecks.

If it's a ford diesel...it must be 7.3 liter power stroke I think from early 2000's And older. We still have some of those running better then their newer counterparts.

The holy grail all work no play truck is by far the 12 valve cummins dodges from late 80's to late 90's. Some of those late 90's models in 4x4 with 5sp manual still sell for $12k.

I I had to pick one out of all the brand new trucks based on looks it's the 2500 RAM with cummins and I think 8 speed tranny now.

Those are my favorite trucks.

All the gas ones are the same to me save 3 areas where they are better or worse. I've owned or driven them all for work. Chevy is more comfortable, ford tows better, dodge is in the middle of both but will not hold up to work use.

I know nothing of the Japanese counterparts. I will probably never buy one unless I get work experience with it. I have nothing good or bad to say about them. Although, I live in Indiana where they assemble the Tundra. There are a lot of them around.