re: Would You Drive This? A brand new $25,000 pickup truck

Posted by dragginass

Member since Jan 2013

2740 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 9:56 am to goofball

For not much more you can buy a full size. A basic, XL F150 4 door can be had for about 30k(maybe less...), brand new. The problem isn't that cheap trucks aren't available, it's that in the financing age middle class people think they need leather and ridiculous trim levels to be normal.

This post was edited on 1/25/21 at 9:57 am

Posted by wadewilson

Member since Sep 2009

36509 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:08 am to goofball

The Tacoma, absolutely.

I'd pull the rest of those off the used market.

Posted by Gatorbait2008

Member since Aug 2015

22953 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:08 am to goofball

They are good for exactly what they are used for. Corporate trucks or work trucks that do not do heavy jobs. We have a few of them running around and I'm sure they do fine. Not part of my area so have not looked into what all we use them for.

Posted by WillieD

Lafayette/BR

Member since Apr 2014

2011 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:11 am to goofball

People are too fat now for those small trucks.

Posted by Nado Jenkins83

Land of the Free

Member since Nov 2012

59609 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:14 am to WillieD

Yep. I'm 6' 195 and fit fine in these trucks. But if I was 20 lbs heavy(ie fat) I wouldn't be comfortable

Posted by Larry_Hotdogs

Texas

Member since Jun 2019

1333 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:17 am to goofball

If Toyota brought the standard transmission, diesel Hilux to the USA, it would be the best selling vehicle ever.

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Posted by Nado Jenkins83

Land of the Free

Member since Nov 2012

59609 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:20 am to Larry_Hotdogs

No it wouldn't. Too many people would still buy an f150 on name alone

I would love to have one myself. Almost bought one of these 3 years ago

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Posted by The Eric

Louisiana

Member since Sep 2008

20984 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:22 am to goofball

Look, I get it... if I run a construction company or really any company where trucks are used to take care of the workload, we gonna go barebones.

But for a personal vehicle I see nothing wrong with having leather interior, nice bells and whistles... the truck still allows me to do truck things, but I can also drive it on a family vacation.

Posted by deltaland

Member since Mar 2011

90557 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:25 am to goofball

The Toyota is the best option of those 4. They maintain good quality on their compact trucks. Ford and Chevy ones are cheap pieces of shite and will fall apart under any actual tough work off the highway.

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fuel efficient vehicles like Buick, Park Avenues, Town Cars, Cadillac Sevilles, Chevy Caprices,

Lol at any of those being called fuel efficient. Those things drank gas back when pickups were not comfortable vehicles

Posted by deltaland

Member since Mar 2011

90557 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:28 am to goofball

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The Tacoma is bigger than the T-100 pickup of that era. The Colorado, Frontier, and Ranger are nearly the size of full sized pickups from the early 1990s. Their 4 cylinders are probably more powerful than the base V8 pickups models from that decade too.

Yea you don’t realize how small a full size Silverado from 1997 really is compared to ones today

Posted by goofball

Member since Mar 2015

16859 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:36 am to Nado Jenkins83

Just checking...the cheapest Colorado I found was $22,000. Tacoma was $23,000. Frontier was $25,000, but they come standard with a 300 horsepower V6 for 2021.

I’m actually struggling to see the point of a mid sized (or any) truck if there is not a variant that’s a serious value play. Nissan makes a solid 4 cylinder. They should put it back in the Nissan Frontier. That’s one of the reasons for don’t consider the Ridgeline to be a real truck.

The Colorado at $22,000 or the Tacoma at $23000 are both steals as a third vehicle. Even if they have boring white paint.

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Posted by The Goon

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Nov 2008

1238 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:45 am to Larry_Hotdogs

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f Toyota brought the standard transmission, diesel Hilux to the USA, it would be the best selling vehicle ever.

You can find a used GX 460 for under $30k and a 6’ trailer for $1500. Tow capacity is 6500lb with a payload of 1400 lb. It’s not a diesel, but it can meet all your needs as a mid size truck with 4wd.

Posted by wadewilson

Member since Sep 2009

36509 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:57 am to Larry_Hotdogs

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If Toyota brought the standard transmission, diesel Hilux to the USA, it would be the best selling vehicle ever.

You used to be able to buy compact diesel trucks like that.

Posted by X123F45

Member since Apr 2015

27377 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:20 am to goofball

The frontier is a bargain truck.

Driveline is bulletproof. It's a fullsize truck with a midsize body.

Posted by diat150

Louisiana

Member since Jun 2005

43513 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:21 am to goofball

For another 8k you can get a 4x4 crew cab with decent pckage

Posted by Areddishfish

The Wild West

Member since Oct 2015

6278 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:24 am to goofball

If given for free sure. One, I don't buy brand new vehicles. Secondly, I've had a truck that was extended cab and never again will I own a truck that isn't a crew cab.

Posted by John88

Member since Sep 2015

6208 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:40 am to goofball

Does it come with a free set of truck nuts?

Posted by BlackAdam

Member since Jan 2016

6448 posts

Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:50 am to goofball

If my truck budget were $25000, I think id rather drive a 2 year old full size nissan titan.