I can't believe a ranger is 6k lbs. That's nuts. Wrong thread, OLD FOLKS thread.
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I can't believe a ranger is 6k lbs. That's nuts. Wrong thread, OLD FOLKS thread.
Heh. I remember when the Ranger designation was a trim level for the f-series (1980 last year?) Almost lasted to when I first acquired my licence. Was on my short list of available trucks. But my dad’s ‘81 toyota pick-up made sense to the teenage pocketbook.Quote:
Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark
Eddy Vedder wrote " I wish i was the full moon shining off your camaro's hood " which probably won't happen with any of the new color paletes for vehicals which all look like leftover house paint to meQuote:
Originally Posted by nickwm21
i guess i can always buy white
ball joints are cheaper then pitman arms and other IFS parts from GM. My superduty gets about that out of the ball joints though. All of mine have been the same way but the ford warranties cover them so it doesn’t cost anything except the down time. I have a 4.5” radial arm lift in mine with 37s and everything is still covered under the factory ford warranty which I bought for 7 years 150000 miles. I never let my trucks come out of warranty anymore, that’s when shit gets stupid expensive. I did crack my tail light lense and replaced it before I shorted anything…. Just the taillight was 1686.75. Better then the headlight at 2800Quote:
Originally Posted by t-the-east
i vote for your kei idea ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Seconded.Quote:
Originally Posted by MiddleOfNight
Ehh the Kei idea would be fun....but money better spent on my actual daily driver at this point. GF works her ass off and has a great job and we might go test drive a pre-owned Q5 for her.
I fucking love my current truck which is why this is actually a hard decision. I have had a chevy 1500 (base model and drove like ass) and an F250 (just stupid big but yeah good for hauling heavy loads) and neither of those trucks did I really care about when I got rid of them.
Sure I could drop like 5k+ into my truck to get it repainted, new seats, new head unit, etc etc. Still will have 211k miles on it and be 12 years old.
I just put $8k into my 15yo Tundra with 150k. I know what ya mean. But it is just so much better than a car payment. Haha. Might put another $1k into the stereo. Ugh. But I love the truck and dont haul any “Clients” around other than my four legged fur factory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
yeah this ^^ I'm coming up on 5 yrs so even tho its a taco its new truck timeQuote:
Originally Posted by SoVT Joey
I had 2 days with a Tundra hybrid loaner recently. Other than the huge screen and tech upgrades, I preferred my older tundras-- 2007 and 2017. I was also struck by the notion that very little has changed apart from the tech upgrades and motor. To me, there's no way to justify the premium. If the flying meth head hadn't totalled my 2007 double cab, I'd probably still have it.
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Screens are BS. They’re obsolete in no time. Everything should be a button on my steering wheel. My phone is my screen.
Endofrant.
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My distaste for screens is pretty universal because they make the overall dashboard size gigantic. One of my favorite non-utility aspects of a full size pickup is the space, and it seems counterintuitive to me to just fill it up with dashboard screens and such. I want some room to roam.
Screens also suck because who wants to be driving at night with that bright ass screen fucking up your night vision. Sure you can turn it off, and then lose functionality of everything from your radio, heat/ac, etc.
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Dark mode has entered the chat.Quote:
Originally Posted by east or bust
That’s probably valid. The last vehicle I drove with a screen was 2016 F150, so I hope they would’ve improved on it. The screen also sucks for other reasons. Like having to go through menus to get to stuff that used to just be a knob/button on the dash.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
I just put a screen in my ‘01 Sequoia and thinking of doing the same in my ‘09 Tundra. Apple carplay and stuff works great. And yeah. Dark mode if you like.
yeah eob screens are non factor. Dark mode and it's tied to your dimmer. Dim it down to the lowest setting and it doesn't make much difference than no screen. I'd much rather functions be tied to tactile buttons but the screens are fine.
It's buried in the settings somewhere, but there is a dark mode on all the Fords. I turned mine on the day I bought the truck and leave it there.Quote:
Originally Posted by east or bust
They do make the heated steering wheel require a touchscreen button and you can't see the temperature while using CarPlay on the 2020 and older trucks. Both of which are incredibly stupid, but I will live. Otherwise, all the modern trucks seem pretty easy in terms of controls - not like electric cars where they've removed 75% of the buttons.
The heated steering wheel button is the only one I regularly use that I need the touchscreen for, on my 2017 F-150. I agree 110% with the complaint about the temperature not being available on the screen when it's connected to a phone. With Android Auto, there is a temperature in the status bar in many cases, but it's Internet-based, not the value from the truck's sensor. I wish they'd just made a provision to have that in the instrument cluster scene.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinned
Can confirm all this. My 2023 Bronco performs flawlessly. I am a tech dunce and this thing is super easy to use.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinned
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Nothing like having onX, via Apple car play, on the big screen for all to see.Quote:
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I don’t think it’s the lack of night vision, that all screens have, the BS of screens is their placement and requirement of me moving my eyes and hands.
That’s it.
Screens suck because they take me away from driving. And as such, all buttons should be tactile on my steering wheel.
So far I have— volume, next, back, headlights, cruise control… a few others, but the entire OS should be centered around my steering wheel instead of some stupid fucking screen in the middle of the dash— of which whose OS is gonna be obsolete in five years.
Just give me a tactile wheel of buttons that I don’t have to look at.
Until then— all cars are stuck in the past.
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+1 for Fords new HUD in their super duties. I can't stand the gadgetry and sensor sea these trucks have become...but admittedly...I have grown to appreciate the HUD. Speed, outside temp and nav directions in a much safer place.Quote:
Originally Posted by gaijin
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Originally Posted by gaijin
I had one of these, built in 1993. It also has a heads up display. I guess everything old is new again?
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When did this thread merge with the "Signs you're old as fuck" thread? I bet 90% of y'all complaining about screens have a phone suctioned to your windshield. Yeah, that's not distracting.
Wait till you guys find out many new GM trucks don't even have headlight switches. The horror.
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The steering wheel in my Jeep has 19 buttons on it which seems like kind of a lot
i want a 9-key and fidget spinner in the middle
None of you without a third gen Tacoma know the struggle. Steering wheel controls for the radio are right/left for volume and up/down for track skip. Madness.
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Maybe this would be more to your liking?
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Hmmm, I do like the UI. Easy swap?
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Lol @TS
I hate screens and I hate steering wheel buttons that all feel the same :cussing: We need an old man screams at cloud emoji
I think you guys love to hate on stuff more than you actually hate it.
In either case, I have zero problems with the predominance of screens in my car. I can find the stuff I need to and the display that replaces the instrument cluster handles most of the stuff that needs eyes forward.
And I’m a little unclear what will be “outdated” on a touch screen that navigates menus and turns stuff on and off, even in 10 years. It’s how you do that thing on that car and it will always be how you do that thing until/unless there is a software update which is a pretty cool, albeit unnecessary, possibility. Because you’ll still be able to do that same thing even without the update. It’s not like the display or touch screen itself is prone to failure or breaking.
RE: Steering wheel controls.
In my car the volume controls are on the right, track controls are on the left.
In my wife's car the volume controls are on the left, track controls are on the right.
I frequently skip a track I'm grooving to in my wife's car, then I giggle, because it's the whitest of white people problems.
Another first world problem is wired Android Auto or Carplay. The thing doesn't have enough power to charge the phone while it has to be running so when you get to places your battery is damn near dead. I keep a wireless charger in our Kona so I can charge my phone and run it on the screen.
I just want steering wheel buttons to have different surfaces and shapes for different functions. In that aspect my stupid minivan is pretty good with the different recesses and bumps, there's also buttons on the face and the rear of the wheel so there's a lot of stuff readily accessible. I haven't had anything newer than 2019 yet so I haven't had a screen that's even dimmable and with as much night driving as I do (20k miles/yr) I've found screens to be more annoying than helpful. On my BRZ I had a cloth cut to fit over it because it bothered my eyes that much.
Yeah, not trucks. Sorry.
I don't know what a Kona is but not the case in my Ford truck, fwiw.Quote:
Originally Posted by gravitylover
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I’m surprised none of these EV startups are going “low-tech”. No screen. All glow and toggle switches. Single DIN radio. Mechanical speedo. LED bar for battery level. Etc…
Just have a clever integrated phone mount - done.
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They make wireless to wired adapters for Car Play and Android Auto. I use an Android Auto one. It works flawlessly. Equivalent Car Play devices have a ton of positive reviews on Amazon. It'll free up your port for fast charging.Quote:
Originally Posted by gravitylover
https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Auto...dp/B0CMCSQFY1/
An EV designed just for an old fucks isn't a bad idea. Make it a sport wagon with a slot for nickels, and seats you can wash off the hooker juice and blow residue.Quote:
Originally Posted by nickwm21
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heh. Hyundai Kona
I'm hearing that those wireless adapters don't work with Pixels that updated to Android 14. I might get one and try it in the Kona, it'll be nice if it works. Good to hear that it works for you. Thanks.
Have a Pixel 6 Pro, running 14. Using this adapter.Quote:
Originally Posted by gravitylover
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09PQ95GY4
Works flawlessly.
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First world problems maybe, but I can confirm that this happens to brown people.Quote:
Originally Posted by Touring_Sedan