Thoughts on Chevy Colorado or Ford Ranger

Sawyer Rob · Aug 24, 2023

Another thing, to say the Silverado did this or the F150 did that is totally unfair, as who knows how it was optioned? It may have a completely different suspension than the one sitting next to it.

I have a friend that bleeds ford, and I mean he's a real di-hard ford lover. I picked him up to go with me to Ok., and about a hundred miles down the road he said, "I hate to admit this to you, but this Chevy rides better than my new f150".

BTW, this is the milage I got on the Ok. trip, and I pretty much kept the speedo on 75.

I had one Toyota, it was a manual tranny and it jumped out of reverse all the time, they never fixed it. It also started hard in cold weather, then there's all those Toyota pu's that had the frames rot out of them in a couple years, Toyota replaced a lot of frames before the warr, was up, but there's still a bunch of used ones around on the road.

SR

tacticalturnip · Aug 24, 2023

The best riding truck I've ever owned was my old RAM; it was smooth and quick ride, especially for a stock crew-cab truck.

5030 · Aug 24, 2023

IMO, they are both over priced today

NoTrespassing · Aug 24, 2023

tacticalturnip said:
The best riding truck I've ever owned was my old RAM; it was smooth and quick ride, especially for a stock crew-cab truck.

My old 2002 F150 regular cab long bed with original shocks rides pretty sweet. It got 25mpg highway until the tree rats ate a bunch of wiring and the O2 sensors aren't connected anymore.

Lastkidpicked · Aug 24, 2023

ruffdog said:
The nice thing is that there are so many options people can pick from. Everything from the Maverick size to big HD trucks. People can buy what they want and even choose the color! Good times!

We sometimes forget just how much better the selection is these days. Other than high prices, it's a great time to be looking at trucks.

tacticalturnip said:
I folded my passenger mirror in with an ATM the other day, so that was nice. It was not on purpose.

Speaking of things getting better: Do you remember, not that long ago, mirrors were attached at fixed points on a truck? So if you hit something, it didn't fold in, it crumpled the door.

Milo said:
For those not needing a heavy duty truck I'd recommend at least test driving a Ridgeline. LOL and before everyone chimes in "but it's not a real truck" I know what it is and isn't.

tacticalturnip said:
Hell, if you're looking for something useful and fun a Subaru Baja is a good time, too.

Remember when the Baja had backwards facing seats in the bed?

It's easy to poke fun at the Ridgeline, but have you ever seen one with the wheels taken off? Those brakes are built stronger than full size pickups of the past.

NoTrespassing · Aug 24, 2023

Lastkidpicked said:
We sometimes forget just how much better the selection is these days. Other than high prices, it's a great time to be looking at trucks.

Speaking of things getting better: Do you remember, not that long ago, mirrors were attached at fixed points on a truck? So if you hit something, it didn't fold in, it crumpled the door.

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Remember when the Baja had backwards facing seats in the bed?

It's easy to poke fun at the Ridgeline, but have you ever seen one with the wheels taken off? Those brakes are built stronger than full size pickups of the past.

Backwards facing seats reminds me of my old 91 Ford Ranger regular cab. I screwed down (2) really low lawn chairs facing backward to the bed using conduit clamps. The truck had a tall cap on it and a sliding window. My girl and 2 of our friends took it from central Illinois up to Michigan speedway for a Nascar race. Of course I'm sure we were drinking etc. all the way there and back. I don't think those lawn chairs would have passed a safety inspection

Young and dumb...

5030 · Aug 24, 2023

I live just close enough to MIS to stay off M50 or 12 during any race weekend. Cambridge Township makes a bundle every race weekend writing speeding tickets.

tacticalturnip · Aug 24, 2023

5030 said:
IMO, they are both over priced today

Do you also share the opinion that the worlds oceans contain both salt and water?

Ugh, if you don't laugh you'll cry.

Lastkidpicked said:
Remember when the Baja had backwards facing seats in the bed?

That was the BRATT, which was frankly even cooler. The Baja was a four-door, and for some ridiculous reason, a four-seater. We sold ours to my in-laws a decade ago; now it's sitting on my lawn, they're trying to sell it as a parts car. This is not a current picture, lol.