Peacock
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I'm sure they will get right on that! Hahaha
Ram1500 EcoDiesel V6 revealed!
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I'm sure they will get right on that! Hahaha
Midniteoyl
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Maybe we should get a Sequester going or even close the government over it..
I can see it now
I can see it now
DeereMann
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I'll join
Heck it only costs me 2.5 U.S. cents to a Canadian nickel and sinking with our dysfunctional national government shutdown.
fordmantpw
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I typically keep my trucks for 6-8 years, and while I don't like the high cost, I do like the "bling" in my truck. The leather heated seats and automatic temperature control sure are nice on long trips. Not to mention the hands-free features available today.
To each his own tpw, that's what makes the world, and these segmented markets go around.
Light vehicles should be designed for an reliable operational life of around 7 years, give or take. But, you may already know that !
The frustration I was on about (and Jason of JST fame as well
)is that the light truck market here has been skewed by people like yourself using them primarily as personal luxury vehicles. Most of the manufacturers attention and product offerings are chasing the margins in luxury trucks.Partly for economic reasons, partly personal preference, I prefer a utility type truck. By that I don't mean the marketese of "SUV", but how an electrical utility will typically order a field truck. In a given era, the will typically order the simplest technology they can (mechanically actuated 4wd vs. vacuum/electric/bluetooth/internet-back-to-the-factory-database for permission to engage 4wd as an example ).
Why do utilities do this ?
Short answer - cheaper all around, and more reliable. Less bling to pay for up front, less to go wrong and tie up a vehicle in the shop when it should be out working. The more sensors and control modules you hang off a data bus in a modern vehicle, the more chance you have of problems being created up to and including the data bus being shut-down - as in the vehicle is dead, or, if you are lucky, in a low-level limp home mode.
At my end of the market, I don't need those headaches since I maintain typically 10+ year old vehicles on my own. In a truck, most of what I want is a good solid drivetrain and suspension, good brakes, and an application appropriate towing capacity. Basic comfort in the cab (think light trucks of 25 years ago) works for me.
The opposite extreme is people that lease a new vehicle every 2 years. Most of the "bling" keeps working that long, even from a lower reliability manufacturer, so on a 2 year cycle, folks don't care. But, even if I won a lottery, I probably wouldn't go that route. Just me.
Rgds, D.
fordmantpw
Veteran Member
To each his own tpw, that's what makes the world, and these segmented markets go around.
I hear ya!
And yes, if I used my truck for "work", it would be more utility like you mention. The "work" my truck does is pulling our fifth wheel, and for that, I like my niceties.
fordmantpw
Veteran Member
65 cents a gallon difference??? WOW!!!!
$0.70 / gallon difference here in central MO right now. $3.09 for gas and $3.79 for diesel. That's a 22.6% difference!
I hear ya!
And yes, if I used my truck for "work", it would be more utility like you mention. The "work" my truck does is pulling our fifth wheel, and for that, I like my niceties.
Nice "work" if you can get it ! :thumbsup:
I'd say Enjoy, but sounds like you are having plenty of fun already - As You Were , then. :shipcaptain:
Rgds, D.
fordmantpw
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Yeah, it's fun, when we get a chance to use it. Seems like there is always something else going on.