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

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.

but I wouldn't mind taking Grave Digger for a spin

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.