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re: Need help picking a new truck
Posted on 8/30/23 at 8:08 am to SkintBack
Posted on 8/30/23 at 8:08 am to SkintBack
Surprised to hear all the hate on diesels. I don’t own one but my impression is they’re great on gas, make good power, durable and give you much better towing capacity.
The maintenance has always been the downside in my understanding.
The maintenance has always been the downside in my understanding.
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Posted on 8/30/23 at 8:38 am to Swagga
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Surprised to hear all the hate on diesels.
Just too damned expensive and heavy if you don't need it.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 8:51 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Just too damned expensive and heavy if you don't need it.
The sad thing is, the difference between a diesel 3/4 ton and a gas 1/2 ton isn’t all that much anymore.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 9:07 am to Marlo Stanfield
Spoke with a friend's dad a few weeks ago, who owns a small contracting company, and his current truck is an F250 with the 7.3l gasser. Traded in a 6.7 diesel for it and was raving about it. His brother who's in the same business went get one after he got his.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 9:31 am to Marlo Stanfield
Posted on 8/30/23 at 9:33 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Yeah I got slapped across the face yest with a big trucks are too exp dick.
My know the owner of a dealership personally so I was gonna trade with him and get deal.
Well my 21 z71 is about 5k upside down and it’s got 100k miles already
I was looking at a 24 Chev 2500 diesel
Long story short I would be financing 85k
I said F that.
Zero rebates
High int rates
Zero incentives
Not a good time for ole tlee to swap trucks. … or anybody else’s for that matter.
At least on these more exp ones
My know the owner of a dealership personally so I was gonna trade with him and get deal.
Well my 21 z71 is about 5k upside down and it’s got 100k miles already
I was looking at a 24 Chev 2500 diesel
Long story short I would be financing 85k
I said F that.
Zero rebates
High int rates
Zero incentives
Not a good time for ole tlee to swap trucks. … or anybody else’s for that matter.
At least on these more exp ones
This post was edited on 8/30/23 at 9:36 am
Posted on 8/30/23 at 9:34 am to Theduckhunter
Man it's totally outrageous what a 3/4 ton diesel costs. I dont think you can leave the lot for less than 62-65k for the most basic 4x4 these days. It's harder to find one less than 80k than more.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 9:41 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
It’s terrible… quick glance at my local ford and they have a F-150 4x4 XLT at “$9000 off”, listed for $59K. I’m at the point where I’m going to drive my truck until the wheels fall off…. And then buy new wheels.
Sorry to hijack the thread, just had to vent on the ridiculousness.
Sorry to hijack the thread, just had to vent on the ridiculousness.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 10:12 am to SkintBack
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5.7 Hemi with the 3.92 rear end and 8 speed
It is a sad day when the ram is the most reliable truck out there.
The loss of the tundra and 19+ Titan V8 meant GM and ford should have had it easy to hold that title with the 5.0 and 6.2.
Instead they throw a shite trans behind both of them.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 10:27 am to Theduckhunter
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F-150 4x4 XLT
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$59K
A 23 pro4x titan is 48-51 depending on dealer
A 23 sv, which is the equivalent of an xlt, is 45-47.
Just saying.
To me the pro4x is worth it just for the lights and bed management.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 12:03 pm to X123F45
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It is a sad day when the ram is the most reliable truck out there
Not for me since I'm driving one
Posted on 8/30/23 at 12:15 pm to Marlo Stanfield
If it's being paid for, get anything you want. If you drive a lot, get the most comfortable one.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 12:28 pm to kywildcatfanone
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most comfortable
...
0 gravity speaks for itself.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 12:48 pm to bbvdd
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Who down votes that truck.
Ugly wheels and thin tires.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 12:58 pm to X123F45
quote:still won’t own one.
It is a sad day when the ram is the most reliable truck out there.
I know y’all are talking full size but a baw can do a lot with a Tacoma… after rebuilding the suspension.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 1:18 pm to White Bear
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know y’all are talking full size but a baw can do a lot with a Tacoma
And with the new hybrid bullshite in the tacoma you had better go back to a frontier
Fullsize truck under that midsize frame.
Toyota lost me when they killed the 3.4 in the tacoma.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 1:33 pm to White Bear
Tacoma is a different story. I’m buying one for my son in the next few weeks when he gets his license. I am not driving a Tacoma for work though. Don’t know if I clarified this or not, but I get to use my work truck outside of work also. I sold my person truck years ago. With all of the issues with trannies on gas trucks, I’m 90% sure I’m going diesel at this point.
Posted on 8/30/23 at 1:42 pm to Marlo Stanfield
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GMC 2500 AT4
Posted on 8/30/23 at 1:50 pm to Marlo Stanfield
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I’m 90% sure I’m going diesel at this point.
Just get the ford with the 7.3 gasser.
Can pull a house and doesn't seem to be breaking every 10ft.
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