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They come in 4WD can even get the Hybrid in 4WD for 2025 (If that's your thing)
I Love my "Truck"
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It will take 4x8 sheets.
Well, that's better than my short bed Tacoma. But after I retired I decided I really didn't need to haul large bulky stuff anymore. If it won't fit in the bed I get it delivered. Usually it free from the local Home Depot. If it's going to cost much, I can rent one of their pickups for about $20.
One of the things about a body on frame is that they do tow better as they usually weigh a bit more. I regularly tow a small Airstream with out any issues.
Ah, another significant difference in your and my truck. Yours is 4WD, mine is 2WD.
I like old school natural draft, solid axle 4WD's.
I like old school natural draft, solid axle 4WD's.
Best truck I ever owned was a 1983 Toyota SR5 long bed. 2.4 liter motor, 5 speed, and did everything I ever asked of it, from hauling building materials to camping. Never ever gave me a pinch of trouble. Sweet little truck.
The worst- by far- was a 1989 Chevrolet K1500. Went through 2 of those stupid R700 transmissions, burned oil from the start. Interior began to fall apart after 5 years. If you inhaled sharply you could hear it's plastiky interior creak, I swear. Complete junk, proudly built in Indiana USA. That was my very last domestic vehicle.
The worst- by far- was a 1989 Chevrolet K1500. Went through 2 of those stupid R700 transmissions, burned oil from the start. Interior began to fall apart after 5 years. If you inhaled sharply you could hear it's plastiky interior creak, I swear. Complete junk, proudly built in Indiana USA. That was my very last domestic vehicle.
Some of these comments make me think of one of my good friends who is now deceased. He was a big Toyota fan and he had just bought a new Four Runner. I told him that my favorite Toyota SUV was the Highlander. He informed me very quickly the the Highlander wasn't a SUV, it was just a station wagon because the Highlander was built on a unibody frame.
freakindawgen
Blackhawk
Nice Scrambler! '81? Used to have one similar color.Ah, another significant difference in your and my truck. Yours is 4WD, mine is 2WD.
I like old school natural draft, solid axle 4WD's.
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I ordered it in Oct of 2022 and in came in the very begining of 2023. I bought the base model which had alot to do with the speed. I found a dealer who didnt put a market adjustment gouge on the price.
Maverick has the same system. 1/2 up tailgate and on top of the fender wells. Gives about 6 1/2 feet of support. Yea Maverick towing is limited to about 2000 ponds but 4000 with a towing package ($3000). KInda wish it had more but right now it is perfect! I got a couple of recalls, but Ford has a program where a tech comes to you to work on some of them. AS I said earlier, I was in desperate straights for a vehicle. Used econo boxes at the time were going for what I pais for this.
My nephew who works for Jm Industries (Lagerst Toyota distributer in the SE US) said really nice but the oval is wrong.
Sold my 2013 Toyota Tacoma truck when I retired.
When I move back to PA, I getting…
When I move back to PA, I getting…
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I will loan you the two cents, go ahead and chime in!I'd better stay out of this discussion.
I have only purchased one vehicle new, a 1969 Toyota Corona(NO, not the beer) and it lasted 10 years until I needed a larger family vehicle. Since then I have only bought used and been very lucky. My last was a 2001 Chevy S-10. It currently has 150,000. I don't see any reason why it won't make it to 200K. My ex-gf was really jealous of the finish on it. I think the bug deflector helps a lot. My son who can work on vehicles just changed the brake pads and he will be changing the spark plugs and wires next time he visits. I am getting a brake fluid change next week. I faithfully change the oil/mfg recommendation. If you take care of it, it will take care of you.
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By 85 I was tired of being rear ended. Painted it red. Haven't been hit since.
GasGuzzler
Hunter
That's not a truck. It's a car with a bed area. An El Camino at least was a body on frame (car frame).
I see no purpose for it myself. Glad you like it. It's all that matters.
I see no purpose for it myself. Glad you like it. It's all that matters.
Are you responding to me? Please make sense
same color as the one we got for my wife to drive , only it's a FWD and hybrid
I started looking in the Spring of 2022, calling any dealer that showed one on their lot or incoming to their dealership . got nowhere , so ordered one when the window opened inthe fall of 2022
mr surveyor
SP-101
I'm still using my 2003 Nissan 4WD I bought new as a work vehicle. Most of the paint is still hanging on but the clear coat has mostly peeled off like nasty sunburned skin. It only rolled over to 140k the first of this year (2024) and is now up to only 140,800 miles. Not sure how many more years parts will still be findable ... that's a concern. If I could buy a new p/u, I'd want the same 2003 Nissan ... at the same price . I don't want any of the new gizmo crap. Just A/C and radio as "options".
Actually, I miss points, plugs and condenser tune-ups.
jd
. I don't want any of the new gizmo crap. Just A/C and radio as "options".Actually, I miss points, plugs and condenser tune-ups.
jd
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Yeah, towing aint much 2000 lbs. Hauling is 3/4 ton.
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