daugen
Super Star Member
Rollingfarms, I bet your Dad won't be as picky as you are, and the very latest may not be the easiest for him to handle.
Trucks are getting almost as complicated as cars. My wife's new Cadillac XTS is incomprehensible, and GM is pushing that system on everything now, though at least the truck version has some knobs.
For an older driver, I'd focus on driveability first, not whether the truck has ten more hp. I'm getting older, why is that?..., and the idea of having to reach all the way to some push pad screen to make the simplest change is maddening.
All of the big names are making such good trucks now that I think we are splitting hairs for many drivers. Most guys with a half ton are not going to pull five tons. They are more likely to be headed to Home Depot for some rolls of insulation. And if you have a boat or trailer to pull,
today's half tons can pull an amazing amount of weight. Personally I wouldn't pull anything more than about four tons with a standard truck, regardless of the rating. When the trailer weighs more than the truck, it's time to really pay attention to what you are doing.
I don't like the front end of the new Chevy, seems overly busy, as Toyota just made the new Tundra.
Thank goodness one can get a painted grill on some models. These trucks are in a race to see who can look more like
a circus wagon. Does every small pickup need to look like Super Duper Duty?
I'm still waiting for GMs new compact truck. I hope it's as good as the last one was bad; they really could hit a home run here especially
with a compact diesel in it.
Trucks are getting almost as complicated as cars. My wife's new Cadillac XTS is incomprehensible, and GM is pushing that system on everything now, though at least the truck version has some knobs.
For an older driver, I'd focus on driveability first, not whether the truck has ten more hp. I'm getting older, why is that?..., and the idea of having to reach all the way to some push pad screen to make the simplest change is maddening.
All of the big names are making such good trucks now that I think we are splitting hairs for many drivers. Most guys with a half ton are not going to pull five tons. They are more likely to be headed to Home Depot for some rolls of insulation. And if you have a boat or trailer to pull,
today's half tons can pull an amazing amount of weight. Personally I wouldn't pull anything more than about four tons with a standard truck, regardless of the rating. When the trailer weighs more than the truck, it's time to really pay attention to what you are doing.
I don't like the front end of the new Chevy, seems overly busy, as Toyota just made the new Tundra.
Thank goodness one can get a painted grill on some models. These trucks are in a race to see who can look more like
a circus wagon. Does every small pickup need to look like Super Duper Duty?
I'm still waiting for GMs new compact truck. I hope it's as good as the last one was bad; they really could hit a home run here especially
with a compact diesel in it.
