Need / want a pickup truck

[nikerret]

The fuel gauge goes slowly. 40 gallon tank!

 

[Industrial Toys]

Funny, how often people I know try to convey their positive impressions of a new vehicles fuel economy to what they see on the gauge. Like, oh I drove to such and such on quarter of a tank. How big is the tank? I have never seen a linear gauge/tank yet.

The trouble with driving a truck is any Urban place you go, more and more the parking spots are made for Civics and V-Dubs!

 

[Jstpssng]

The good reviews of Fords Eco boost is why we're getting the new Ranger.

I looked at the new Ranger and can't understand why the MPG ratings are less than an F150... after reading the reviews it appears that it lags behind the full sized trucks even more than the claimed numbers.

What would be the MINIMUM truck needed to haul 3K (Lil Blue on a 6x10 or 12 trailer)?. No chance of new, 80s/90s is fine, brand and appearance/fluff unimportant, reliability is.

How often do you plan to haul it? Almost any truck based vehicle would handle that without a problem.

I壇 hate to tow 3k behind a ranger although it would possibly work. A 1500 would be a lot better. IMO the 99-2005 Silverados are the best America made truck ever built.

My 2004 Ranger is rated to tow up to 7K when properly set up. Considering how much thinner the frame is now than when it was new, I wouldn't dare attempt it. (Not that I would have when it was new, either. )

 

[4570Man]

I looked at the new Ranger and can't understand why the MPG ratings are less than an F150... after reading the reviews it appears that it lags behind the full sized trucks even more than the claimed numbers.

How often do you plan to haul it? Almost any truck based vehicle would handle that without a problem.


My 2004 Ranger is rated to tow up to 7K when properly set up. Considering how much thinner the frame is now than when it was new, I wouldn't dare attempt it. (Not that I would have when it was new, either. )

“Up to” and “when properly setup” are the key words there. If I needed to tow 7k I’d leave my suburban in the driveway and take my 1 ton. Sure the half ton will do it but my one ton beats the crap out of the transmission capabilities, stopping capability, anti swaying capabilities, and all around handles the load much better.

 

[Jstpssng]

“Up to” and “when properly setup” are the key words there. If I needed to tow 7k I’d leave my suburban in the driveway and take my 1 ton. Sure the half ton will do it but my one ton beats the crap out of the transmission capabilities, stopping capability, anti swaying capabilities, and all around handles the load much better.

It also depends on how often, how far, and how good of a driver you are. If somebody didn't need the heavier vehicles that you have, but wanted to bring their tractor to the lake once a year to pull the dock out, a lighter, properly equipped vehicle could be the proper tool for the job.

 

[ArlyA]

I drive a Tacoma with a 6ft bed and the club cab addition (not a 4 door) and think it stinks to drive in town. Just too long. We do not want a 150 to drive around.....

 

[Jstpssng]

I drive a Tacoma with a 6ft bed with the club cab type (not a 4 door) and think it stinks to drive in town. Just too long. We do not want a 150 to drive around.....

I drive a Silverado extended cab and 6 foot bed for work, and a 2004 Ranger for my own truck which is much easier to get around with both in town and off road. Yet it rides like an 8N Ford, gets worse mileage than the full sized Chevy, has much less space both in the cab and in the bed; and costs just as much for each repair.
FWIW my employer runs a fleet of about 50 vehicles, mostly half ton GM products and Toyota Tundras. The numbers guy told me that over the course of the 3 years that we keep them, the operating costs of each brand are the same.

 

[bfloyd4445]

I've been pick up shopping myself and i think the F-150 is the way I'm going. Great gas mileage and they last forever. I'm thinking maybe the diesel for me

 

[Milo]

...The trouble with driving a truck is any Urban place you go, more and more the parking spots are made for Civics and V-Dubs!

Bingo..... not just that but in some areas of the country the roads themselves are really tight for full size trucks. Where you will be driving it enters into ones decision. Most of our 2-lane roads consist of ones with the outer edge having maybe 1' of dirt or gravel to the ditch. But many (most that I drive on) there is no berm at all, the ditch is the edge of the pavement. Not a problem with most cars, SUV's, mid-size trucks, or 30 year old pick-ups, but the newer full-size pickups are really pretty large to comfortably drive on them.
When riding/driving around other areas of our country I'm always impressed by just how wide the "little roads" are. The lanes are wider and there's typically 4'+ of stone or even paved berm, sometimes even wider than that!

 

[searcyfarms]

take your wife and let her help u pick, put a trailer behind each truck with her driving and ask her what she would want to drive when she needs to stop quick, swerve, goes over a bump etc...........

not saying towing is the priority but it plays a huge role in safety

IF you have a large sized truck its a sure bet you will be parking further away in the parking lot of most places and you will want to pull your mirrors in because it will tick someone off and they might key your car.

I dont mind the walk so thats what i do and park out there where there arent many cars

I would have my wife engaged if she was going to be driving it and using it because once you get her blessing its easier to make the decision