Trucks.

[MakersTeleMark]

I can't believe a ranger is 6k lbs. That's nuts. Wrong thread, OLD FOLKS thread.

[BCMtnHound]

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.

[XXX-er]

A forest green leveled tundra as a homebuyer tour rig is the most Bozeman thing I’ve heard of in a while. Just get an RX like normal realtor. You can still throw the sandwich boards and flag sign in the back…


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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 me

i guess i can always buy white

[SoVT Joey]

Do F150s still blow through ball joints, tie rods, and u joints every 40-50k miles? My company at the time had a fleet of 8 f150s and I could tell within 100ft of driving which part was needed. I swore I would never own a ford again.
Fast forward 15 years and I bought an F350 dump truck for my business. 35k on it, needs new U-joints. Fuck ford

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 2800

[MiddleOfNight]

I'm really starting to get the itch for a new truck.

i vote for your kei idea ..

[El Chupacabra]

i vote for your kei idea ..

Seconded.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

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.

[Name Redacted]

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.

[XXX-er]

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.

yeah this ^^ I'm coming up on 5 yrs so even tho its a taco its new truck time

[mattig]

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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[gaijin]

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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[AdironRider]

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.

[east or bust]

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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[Buzzworthy]

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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[east or bust]

Dark mode has entered the chat.

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.

[Name Redacted]

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.

[NBABUCKS1]

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.

[Pinned]

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.

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.

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.

[anotherVTskibum]

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.

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.

[Harry]

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.

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.

Can confirm all this. My 2023 Bronco performs flawlessly. I am a tech dunce and this thing is super easy to use.


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[Hopeless Sinner]

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.

Nothing like having onX, via Apple car play, on the big screen for all to see.

[gaijin]

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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[The Reverend Floater]

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.

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[Touring_Sedan]

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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I had one of these, built in 1993. It also has a heads up display. I guess everything old is new again?




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.

[Cruiser]

The steering wheel in my Jeep has 19 buttons on it which seems like kind of a lot