Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!

[ultrarunner]

Probably considered pretty basic these days although not a pick up persay they do exist remember a neighbor had one called it a "Ford suburban" at the time. 1995 Ford Centurion C-350 7.3L Power Stroke

Ford then came out with the Excursion…

 

[jjeff]

Neighbors definitely wasn't an excursion I assume he went to Ford cuz he didn't want the old GMC 6.2 diesel I think they used back then in suburbans. . Next ai will hoax me with stories of plain jane 4x4 Toyota manual transmission diesel hiluxes coming to the US market .

 

[ultrarunner]

Excursion 1999 to 2005

Neighbor bought a new 7.3 diesel and said must trouble free tow vehicle he has ever owned and he towed for a living…

Had several more powerful tow vehicles since but only the 7.3 had zero issues…

 

[jjeff]

This was the early 90s 8th generation f series if I remember correctly which I may or may not lol. Anyways pretty sure it wasn't the turbo 7.3 everyone talks very highly of, even today.

 

[ultrarunner]

No turbo… I used it towing over a 1000 miles and much in the mountains…

Excellent cruising… not a jack rabbit…

All of the later trucks had superior acceleration and creature comforts but each one had issues including total breakdowns… all 100% under warranty… one, almost 3 months at the dealer to repair…

Something to be said for simple reliable get the job done mechanicals… which ties to the theme of this thread…

 

[paulsharvey]

You know what's funny; watching what the cool, classic car/truck is. When I was in HS (class of 2001), early 1980s step side Chevy; Z28 Camaro, El Camino ect was the cool thing. Before that, not that I cared, it was 1960s stuff; now, you're a high school boy and want to get the girls; 2003-2006 Cat Eye Silverado. Give it another few years; what's it going to be? Probably not a 2008-2015 Silverado. We gonna have everyone screaming for Ram 1500 Classic on FB Market? Will it be Chargers, with cars making the late 20-teens comeback?

 

[ultrarunner]

Many choose cars from their youth that were unaffordable at the time…

Brass Era, Classics of the 30’s, early muscle of the 50’s, pony cars of the 60’s with the HP race…

 

[paulsharvey]

Man, if you had a Scotsdale K10, with some 33" Wild Countries, you were the man in HS, or an IROC Camaro

 

[Hay Dude]

Excursion 1999 to 2005

Neighbor bought a new 7.3 diesel and said must trouble free tow vehicle he has ever owned and he towed for a living…

Had several more powerful tow vehicles since but only the 7.3 had zero issues…

It’s because they had no DEF, DPF and no cooled EGR.

Cooled EGR’s are a disaster, and most don’t know they were mandatory after YM 2004.5

 

[WinterDeere]

Will it be Chargers, with cars making the late 20-teens comeback?

It's hard or even painful to think that might not be the case. The late 20-teens are without any doubt the true "golden era" of muscle cars, between the SRT cars (Challenger & Charger Hellcats), the 1000 HP Corvettes, and the inexpensive but amazingly fast Mustang GT350's.

The question is, do kids born after 2010 even care? Sure, an SRT Hellcat cars might be the pinacle of American muscle performance to anyone up thru Gen-X, but my 16 year old only talks about Tesla and FSD.