pickup truck size

[goeduck]

Problem is the statement (not loaded to the gills) is their discretion and not the customers. A not loaded truck doesn't come with an automatic tranny. (IMHO). I would like a 4wd,long bed,standard cab,v8,manual tranny,in my choice of color. ( not a white fleet truck). That's not available in any make or model to my knowledge anyway. Why can't it be ordered? Sorry,just had to vent..

IMHO there are not enough curmudgeons like you and me out there to create a market. Plus many of us then drive them until they drop.... again, not a money maker for the manufacturers. We want no frills bargain basement and then we wait forever before we buy again.

 

[Oaktree]

IMHO there are not enough curmudgeons like you and me out there to create a market. Plus many of us then drive them until they drop.... again, not a money maker for the manufacturers. We want no frills bargain basement and then we wait forever before we buy again.

Or if you're like me you buy used, so no matter what they're not making any money off you (except maybe dealer-only parts).

I like my truck with no bedliner at all. The bed is full of scratches and dings. So what? Zero rust.

Always heard that the plastic bedliners trap water (and salt/grime/grit) underneath which actually promotes rust and bed failure prematurely. Probably takes a decade or more though, so who really cares.

Spray on bedliners are gross. Why would you want your bed to be sticky/tacky? And then guaranteed, the coating fails eventually and starts flaking or chipping off and you get flecks on your cargo. No thank you.

Spray on liners aren't sticky/tacky, at least not when they're dry/cured. That stuff is tough...pretty hard to chip it. No it won't prevent dents but it doesn't trap water either.

I have a plastic liner in my truck...that's what was in it when I bought it. It's a bit slippery which can be a good thing or a bad thing. Yeah, they do trap moisture and you don't know until serious damage is done. No worse though than the plastic cladding they put on the outside of wheel wells...all they do is trap salt and hide the rust. I guess they're aimed more at guys who buy new and trade every few years than at those of us who drive 'em right into the ground.

 

[Farmer495]

Problem is the statement (not loaded to the gills) is their discretion and not the customers. A not loaded truck doesn't come with an automatic tranny. (IMHO). I would like a 4wd,long bed,standard cab,v8,manual tranny,in my choice of color. ( not a white fleet truck). That's not available in any make or model to my knowledge anyway. Why can't it be ordered? Sorry,just had to vent..

You can still get that minus the manual transmission.

As far a stick...up until 2018 model year Ram (Cummins...not gas) could have that combo....complete with rubber floor, vinyl seats and crank windows.

Saw a 2016 new on the lot that config. One of two 6-speed Rams out of 100 and something listed.....

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Problem is the statement (not loaded to the gills) is their discretion and not the customers. A not loaded truck doesn't come with an automatic tranny. (IMHO). I would like a 4wd,long bed,standard cab,v8,manual tranny,in my choice of color. ( not a white fleet truck). That's not available in any make or model to my knowledge anyway. Why can't it be ordered? Sorry,just had to vent..

You can still get it all in a toyota, IF you can stomach the fuel millage their V8 gets...

I want a little more than you listed, like locker in the rear, auto tranny and plow prep and and a couple others, I got it in the one I drive now.

I have no use for the manual these days, the auto's are better and deliver better fuel economy.....although I do still have a couple manual tranny pu's, but they are getting phased out.

SR

 

[BravoXray]

Problem is the statement (not loaded to the gills) is their discretion and not the customers. A not loaded truck doesn't come with an automatic tranny. (IMHO). I would like a 4wd,long bed,standard cab,v8,manual tranny,in my choice of color. ( not a white fleet truck). That's not available in any make or model to my knowledge anyway. Why can't it be ordered? Sorry,just had to vent..

While you're at it, how about crank windows?
I would rather have and automatic trans though. Holding a heavy duty clutch pedal down makes my old knee ache.

 

[Number15]

While you're at it, how about crank windows?
I would rather have and automatic trans though. Holding a heavy duty clutch pedal down makes my old knee ache.

Yeah I was going to ask why everyone wants a stick in the truck? Just for reference I have 3 cars that are stick so I am not anti stick but if they were DD's they would be auto (or if I wanted the fastest speed). The auto in my truck does everything I ever wanted. Just wondering?

I mean I'm the opposite than everyone here it seems. My 250 is a platinum. Why should I have a spartan truck when I am in it all the time? I like the heat/cooled seats and all the tech. I like that it's bigger than my old 7.3PS 350 and the 6.7 is a monster when it comes to towing.

 

[Pleease]

Our most liked pickups have been the 1984ish Dodge Rampage and the 1996 Toyota Tacoma. The present 2005 Tacoma that we got back around 2008 has had only about 6-7k miles on it because we DON'T LIKE TO DRIVE IT. We liked the Rampage and earlier Tacoma. Toyota just kept making the T100 and renamed it "Tacoma"

Give me a pickup with radio, AC, heat, power steering and brakes and roll u/down windows and be able to wash the roof without climbing onto something. That was the Rampage and earlier Tacoma.

In 2006 we bought a 2wd standard cab 1996 Tacoma, primarily for our son to drive to high school/college, but of course used it ourselves for home projects, etc. Really liked it. The low bed height was great for loading/unloading.

The down side was lack of traction. That thing would spin the rear tires on any kind of moisture, even with new tires! I guess that's the nature of a light 2wd truck though.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

In 2012 I bought a new truck with crank up windows, it's the last one I'll ever have. (still have it)

Power windows are so reliable now, why bother, and my shoulder thanks me every time I push a power window button!

SR

 

[goeduck]

I have a tool box taking up 1.5 feet of my 8 foot bed. That leaves me 6.5 feet. Granted lumber can go under, but I am thinking the next one will be a 6.5 foot bed and leave the tool box out unless I need it. Which I seldom do.

 

[ptsg]

For the JD and Ford fanboys.

I like the R1 Radial tires. Those just look great on any machine.

A bit of the story behind that render: Rendering for the Ford F-250 John Deere is what Texas people dream of - Autobala