OT - JH Has a Pick-up, or, It's 'Pick Up Truck Thursday'
Mates,
Assume that JH has mandated that all mgobloggers must drive a pick-up truck, as he does, though it doesn't have to be a Ford. Assume also you are not overly constrained by budget issues. What make, model, year, drive-train and power option do you get for your pick-up?
Some of you have no need or desire for a pick-up, but play along anyway. This should be particularly easy for you folks that own an SUV of some sort, which is really the kissing cousin of the pick-up (ask someone from ohio if you don't know what 'kissing cousin' means).
Have a great, warm, sunny Thursday, and remember, T-minus 35 days until no more OT threads....
XM
I buy a truck to be a truck. I have no use for showiness and speed although a comfortable ride and interior is a plus. I want power and towing capacity. I live on 40 acres and have several horses and cows and need to haul feed, plow the driveways, bring lumber and such from the yard to my property and haul the livestock trailer and fifth wheel.
Yeah, I use my truck as a truck, also.
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Not sure if its a good truck by truck guy standards, but takes me back to being younger.
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Dakota convertible!
'69 was COOL!
'round these parts.
Where do you live? Because your newly founded kitchen company will lose business if you pull up in a Toyota in Michigan.
The Tundra is designed in Michigan so there is a decent chance you could gain some business as well.
I do find it unfortunate that people in Michigan are so xenophobic when it comes to automakers (though, of course I know why they are). I happen to own an Chevy because I got a good deal on it, but there's a reason Toyota is among the top in sales year after year.
Tundra actually has the most US made parts among the top ten trucks sold in the US.
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I usually have a Ford for work that the companies have issued over the past 15 years. I personally own a Chevy. For me the Chevy has a more comfortable seat and ride than the others, especially if it will be used more for a daily driver. I've driven the Chevy to MI many times over the past 5 years and hauled a trailer with my ORVs and it never missed a lick whether we were going through the mountains or congested city traffic. Just my opinion though.
I was thinking the same thing. That or a Mercedes Benz G63 AMG 6x6
http://dodgeram.org/ki4cy/ram_picts/Trex.htm
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Have fun with your <1 mpg fuel economy
The other real-life exception is that this thing is Damon expensive.
Dodge Ram 2500 w/ 6.7L Cummins Turbo Diesel
Dude, no.
with a big maize block M on it.
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.
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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
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This was what I was thinking. I can be on board with just about all of the current models at the Detroit 3, but the old school Comanche was the way to go.
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.
But then everyone will know how small your penis is.
That's already a well-established fact.
Stick and 8' bed. Standard cab. The whole point of driving a pick-up is being able to haul what you need and leaving people at home you don't need. Anything else is just a wannabe.
1995 Ford Ranger
You should have just thrown a Datsun up there. My dad had one. I think it went 0-60 in under a minute twenty.