Help me choose a pickup truck...

[21pro]

need help with your ideas...

looking for NEW 4x4 dbl cab

i'm tall - 6'5" so leg/head/shoulderoom is important.
other than that compact/full size doesn't matter.

i'm a heavy mileage kinda guy so reliability is important. (current vehicle has 729,000 kms - Toyota, of course!)

towing capacity isn't important - no large boat to tow...

box length doesn't matter... however, between wheel width must be greater than 40.5"

 

[gdurham]

Assuming you are looking for a gas powered truck---don't go domestic if you want to have a long-lasting truck. GM/Dodge/Ford, in my expierience, all have issues after you get over 150K. Diesel is a different story altogether.

I have had great expierience with Toyota trucks---last one lasted over 450 K before it died. Not heard much about the Nissan Titan. The Honda Ridgeline is getting some great reviews, but I have a tough time really calling that a truck based on the size of the box.

 

[21pro]

thanks for the quick reply.

naturally i'm most interested in the toyota line... i've owned a ford and a gm before- both had their 'issues'... the ford lasted 273,000 when it died. the GMC, a sierra, I sold it to my father-in-law. still runs, but is considered a beater.

 

[a 1 player]

I am a big fan of the new 2007 Silverado, just got one and I love it. Especially if you are a large person.

 

[LordLoki]

Toyota

Work has a significant fleet of them. Motly Toyotas.

When nw North Americans are ok. After about 2 years of use no one wants to drive them. Toyota keeps on trucking.

 

[21pro]

i'm not sure i'd want a diesel... harvard economists debate this issue in their weekly business journal often... ie, the 'which one is a better hedge against the other?' debate...

my take: if you can get FARM plates for your vehicle and run colored fuel, then by all means- go diesel... if not, it's up to your own personal choice.

for me, i'll avoid diesel simply because the difference in price between retail and colored diesel makes me ill.

 

[hairyfucker]

I want high mileage and a tight box. Emissions should be very low and I would prefer something for just a few hundred. Any suggestions. Personally I lean toward Asian imports but a good domestic would be fine if the vacuum pulls well.

 

[gdurham]

i'm not sure i'd want a diesel... harvard economists debate this issue in their weekly business journal often... ie, the 'which one is a better hedge against the other?' debate...

my take: if you can get FARM plates for your vehicle and run colored fuel, then by all means- go diesel... if not, it's up to your own personal choice.

for me, i'll avoid diesel simply because the difference in price between retail and colored diesel makes me ill.

I favour diesels not so much for the comparative fuel economy, but as they last a lot longer than a gas engine. if your diesel doesn't last 500K you got a POS. if your gas engine lasts that long, without significant repairs, you really, really lucked out. value holds in the diesel accordingly.

 

[21pro]

i'll be buying my truck from the US.

you can easily save over 20% brand new.

 

[Hard Idle]

naturally i`m most interested in the toyota line... .

You might want to hold off on the new Tundra for the first couple of model years, seems the new engine has been rushed to production:
https://terb.cc/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=1754025&postcount=17

Titan still draws a mixed bag of owner responses. Interestingly, the few business who use them for work seem to be happier with the durability than civillian "identity badge" owners. One thing`s almost certain - expect to replace discs every 10-15K Kms.

I`m not a fan of seeing these types of vehicles on the road with people who don`t need them for work applications. But if I had to drive one, it would certainly be either a Honda Ridgeliner or a Chevy Avalanche. I like the fact that there`s nothing Hillbilly about them and the aerodynamic bodywork wold net major gains in handling, ride quality and high speed fuel economy for anyone who makes alot of miles on highways or country roads.

 

[abstinent]

slammed s10 and head to oshawa to pick up some hillbilly chicks.

 

[21pro]

rubmeister... you are correct. I am a textbook diesel case. my wife doesn't like diesel smell, though... and i'd be way too tempted to run colored diesel through the tank!

You might want to hold off on the new Tundra for the first couple of model years, seems the new engine has been rushed to production

yes. i've been reading the same... funny thing. the newly designed Toyota Sienna's are pure garbage (for toyota standards) and they are made at the same friggin' plant as the newly redesigned Tundra.. hmmm...

Princeton, IN
Produces the Toyota Tundra, Sequoia and Sienna. New this year, they are also produced in San Antonio, Texas, and Toyota makes the 5.7L engines in Alabama

20 Tundras affected and it's BIG news... ahh the price you pay for being #1.

consider:
-In 06 GM had a recall on over 38000 units for engine fires, this include the silverado and sierra. Toyota's 20 recalled vehicles for faulty camshafts compared to the GM engine recall are pretty minor.
-I also find it funny to see it's the Detroit media and U of Michigan professors the only players taking a poke at this. biased?