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re: Buying A New Truck
Posted on 9/17/16 at 4:01 pm to I B Freeman
Posted on 9/17/16 at 4:01 pm to I B Freeman
Tundra comes standard with backup camera and Bluetooth, so I would purchase an SR5 and add leather (we have an upholstery dept), seems almost common now since not everyone wants all the bells & whistles just to get leather. Carpet floors are standard (unless you get worktruck edition SR Tundra). I love my Platinum Tundra, but not for everyone
Posted on 9/17/16 at 4:19 pm to CoachRobertson
Ok Thanks.
I wish they would do upgrade to carpet to a good rubber of vinyl floor board. There seems to be demand as those high priced mats seem to be selling well.
I wish they would do upgrade to carpet to a good rubber of vinyl floor board. There seems to be demand as those high priced mats seem to be selling well.
Posted on 9/17/16 at 5:45 pm to I B Freeman
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I wish they would do upgrade to carpet to a good rubber of vinyl floor board. There seems to be demand as those high priced mats seem to be selling well.
Weather Tech for the win.
Posted on 9/17/16 at 5:49 pm to I B Freeman
Upgrade carpet to vinyl/rubber? That is why they offer Toyota, WeatherTech, Husky, etc floorliners. All other brands have carpet
Posted on 9/17/16 at 5:57 pm to CoachRobertson
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Upgrade carpet to vinyl/rubber? That is why they offer Toyota, WeatherTech, Husky, etc floorliners. All other brands have carpet
I could sell a very good vinyl, rubber, synthetic ect. floor board cover over carpet easily but some people probably couldn't.
My pickup is after all a truck and it gets mud in it, coffee stains in it, dog hair in it, spills of all sorts, ect. ect. I ain't going to baby it.
In an era where kids are lifting trucks, putting ridiculous tires on ridiculous rims pretending to have mud trucks OEMs still put carpet in the cab.
I remember when carpet was an upgrade.
Posted on 9/17/16 at 6:44 pm to The Tyger
I recently saw one of the new F150s with the all aluminum body that had been in a wreck, I have seen the aftermath of plane crashes that I would have rather been in than that truck. I don't know what kind of safety rating they gave it, but I am not buying one even though I drive a older F150 that has been excellent.
Posted on 9/17/16 at 7:24 pm to EA6B
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I don't know what kind of safety rating they gave it,
The highest of any full size pickup.
Crash Tests
Posted on 9/17/16 at 7:34 pm to EA6B
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I recently saw one of the new F150s with the all aluminum body that had been in a wreck, I have seen the aftermath of plane crashes that I would have rather been in than that truck.
I don't mind aluminum....but I don't think consumers were demanding aluminum. I actually don't think consumers are particularly worried about fuel economy (or weight) of their trucks right now especially with lower fuel prices.
I think the extensive use of more expensive, more costly light weight materials and expensive technology like cylinder shut down, low rolling resistance tires, plastic air dams/spoilers, and turbocharged small displacement engines are primarily regulatory driven via federal CAFE standards that dictate fuel economy requirements. Consumers may be concerned with fuel efficiency, but I don't think consumers would pay another $3500-$4500 to save half a mile per gallon.
I think pickup drivers are more pragmatic in their approach. They want good value, durability, comfort, power, and versatility. Overall cost of ownership is more important to them than fuel economy.
I think if I were getting a pickup now, I'd get a 3/4 ton GM truck with the bulletproof 6.0L iron block engine. Sort of a protest against Corporate Average Fuel Economy mandates by the federal government. I'd get it with the 4.10:1 back end too.
Posted on 9/17/16 at 8:17 pm to dewster
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I don't mind aluminum....but I don't think consumers were demanding aluminum.
They weren't, Ford working towards govt fuel economy mandates.
Chevy is marketing right now against the Aluminum body, while getting ready to move to it in 2018 or 19.
This post was edited on 9/17/16 at 8:18 pm
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