Trucks.

[Name Redacted]

^^^ I used to work with this guy who drove an El Camino, and was old enough to be the original owner. Coincidentally, he was also my neighbor, and I would see him picking up six packs at the local store fully decked in denim - including the denim shirt. I always imagined it had the embroidered parrots on the chest but I never saw him without a jean jacket (or a shirt and tie at work). It was like he lived in 1973 and commuted through a time portal to 2006.

I changed jobs/houses and never saw him again. Whenever I see an El Camino I picture him in the retirement home with a denim gown and cowboy boots. El Camino out back, parked in the corner spot, skewed to the outside.

That was probably my grandfather's ghost. But coveralls, every fucking day.

[Ted Striker]

Way OT... My freshman college English professor wore head-to-toe denim every day as well. Square-toed biker boots on his feet. He looked like a hippie dirtbag biker Mr Kotter.

If it wasn't for the motorcycle helmet usually discreetly tucked behind his desk, I would have sworn he came through the same time portal.

At the end of the year, if we wanted our final papers returned to us, or to even discuss them, he said he would meet us at the bar in a dive hotel. When one of my classmates mentioned that none of us were old enough to drink he just sneered, "well you can just meet me in the lobby" implying you would be a pussy for not even trying.

Even though I had a baby face, I gave it a shot. The old drunk bartender never even looked at me. There were about six or seven of us, and we were the only non-barflies in the place. Drank yellow beer from dimpled mugs, and got an A. Life was good. And I stole the mug.

[Name Redacted]

Hey, we might not agree on 2wd trucks but at least we can find consensus over denim clad beer drinking time travelers. Cheers!

[bigt]

Price check please

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3124...93927360706553

[Harry]

Because none of those people live up a dirt country road or tow a boat to a slick boat ramp or drive to the local ski hill on the weekend.

I do all 3 of those things in a Subaru just fine.

[ncskier]

Is yours stock or is it tuned/deleted? I bet it could do even better based on my 6.4...

Completely stock. We don't have emissions for 3/4 ton trucks in NC, but I don't worry until the warranty is gone. I purchased a Ford ESP 7-125 warranty so it will be a while


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[ncskier]

My 2015 PSD is spot on with your 2017. Everyone I've met that's deleted emissions are getting 20+ mixed driving (depending on running gear).

6.7 requires a LOT more oil though.

Yes lots of oil 13 quarts I believe


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[Name Redacted]

I do all 3 of those things in a Subaru just fine.

But where does your dog hang out? My other car is a Subaru. It's nice, but not enough room for all my shit.

[jackattack]

I do all 3 of those things in a Subaru just fine.

Exactly

[Mazderati]

Gooseneck mounts to the Subaru's roof?

[Harry]

Gooseneck mounts to the Subaru's roof?

No, but I have a 2" receiver hitch and I tow my boat (14 ft Alumacraft with 15 hp 4-stroke), and more importantly, my buddy's drift boat all the time.

I am not trying to claim my Subaru has the same towing capacity as a pickup, but it cost half as much and gets twice the mpg. I can't believe what people are paying for pickups these days. If you need one, more power to you. But probably most pickup purchasers are buying a status symbol.

[PNWbrit]

But probably most pickup purchasers are buying a status symbol.

You can make a pretty good argument that the majority of motor vehicle purchases are status symbols.

Unless it's a Hyundai.

[Mazderati]

No disagreement here. Mall crawlers abound.

[Name Redacted]

Not every truck is the $60K Platinum edition. You can get a decent, used, low mileage, full size truck with 4wd for the same price as a Subaru. As far as status symbol goes, I'd say there are a lot of less functional status symbols out there that cost a lot more.

[Supermoon]

Not every truck is the $60K Platinum edition. You can get a decent, used, low mileage, full size truck with 4wd for the same price as a Subaru. As far as status symbol goes, I'd say there are a lot of less functional status symbols out there that cost a lot more.

Ivanka?

[Not Neil_Armstrong]

I have zero reason to own a Dodge Cummins 2500 Turbo diesel. But I've always wanted one. 4wd I do see as a necessity, but I'm also in a small percentile that lives near the mountains and gets snow for most of the winter. I agree with PNWbrit most vehicles are about status... Mine keep people from parking near me :-P

[Name Redacted]

Ivanka?

I'm sure she's pretty useful.... in her own way.

[ghosthop]

I bought a 3/4 ton with 12v cummins today. 140k, single owner, full maintenance records. Stock except for a rear sway bar.

I'm going to start collecting parts for correcting the killer dowel pin next week and am contemplating preemptively replacing the rear main shaft with one that is fully splined so I don't get stuck without 5th mid roadtrip at some point. P/O had the front end rebuilt in anticipation of sale so I'm going to move on to getting the rig ready for the winter and then dive headfirst into diesel tuning. Expect pictures in the wrenching thread in the next few weeks.

To say I'm stoked would be an understatement. I've been looking for about 3 months now, waiting for the right truck in the right price range to pop up. I've never had this much trouble buying a vehicle; about two weeks ago the last one that really looked promising was in Casper and sold in under 24 hours, sight unseen. As far as I can tell, Spokane is the center of the universe for people who think their trucks with 300k mi are worth $15k.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

A nice 12v with a flat bed is on my short list of trucks.

[cravenmorhead]

Decided to quit screwing around with a 20 year old 4Runner. Just put money down on a 2017 Tacoma Double Cab Long Bed, TRD Off Road, tow package, and added on heated seats for my wife (an Atlanta native).

[Rideski]

I've been pondering options for quite a while. If I had a quiver of 5 vehicles I'd probably be happy.

I produce printed materials like brochures and catalogs, paper is heavy, has to stay very dry.
500 pounds would be a frequent load and do 1,000 pounds a few times per month.
I could buy a trailer, but backing up steep loading docks would be a chore. Parking garages no way. Icy roads scary. It would have to be covered, covered trailers are just stupid expensive.

Have done a ton of skiing, biking, camping, and hauling printing in my 2001 Cherokee but it's about done. I like the size for maneuverability in parking garages as well as forest roads. It's gotten me to just about every trail head I wanted. No intention to crawl, but I've done some fairly burly trails.

Also have a 1996 f150 straight 6 with a raised roof topper. Nice to be able to
Let the vendor drive a 1,000 pallet straight in with a fork lift, already plastic wrapped and no need to hand load. It was sold to me by a friend who moved. Not great up the highway to ski, not great off-road, painful on gas on long commutes.

Among the myriad of options would be a Tahoe. Shorter wheelbase than the f150 for better off road, more room to sleep plus hold a bike inside plus camp gear. ( versus a forerunner or similar ) I would imagine it has a heavy payload capacity although I have not looked. I do like suv with rear defrost and wiper. Huge difference over truck with topper for backing up when arriving at a ski destination, and just for seeing people on the road. Topper window ices over immediately. Nice to have whole compartment heated arriving at a chilly camp site.

Why did they drop the front fairing so low on the 2007 body style revision? I mean is it actually like 5 inches off the deck? Approach angle has to suck. Are they just thinking mpg and would I ruin that putting an aftermarket front bumper on? Is the whole Tahoe platform lower than same year truck?

[mecc69]

I just received notice on my windshield yesterday that my quad cab 6 foot bed ram is no longer welcome to park on the two main streets in Bend.

It's about time they do something about people turning a 2 lane road into a 1.5 lane road with their long vehicles on Bond and Wall. It's been ridiculous for a while. There is a parking lot 2 blocks away.

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My work bought me a quad cab, short bed Tacoma Prerunner. This means I now have 3 unused seats in the back I can't fold down into flat space like the extended cab, a useless bed and no 4x4. Honestly they probably should have just bought me a Honda Civic since they are the ones putting gas in it.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Ok truck experts:

I'm going to try to trade in my wagon and get into a truck again since I am moving back to the mountains.

Tundra vs. F150?

Leaning towards tundra. TRD specifically.

Talk me out of it into something cheaper.

[TAFKALVS]

Ok truck experts:

I'm going to try to trade in my wagon and get into a truck again since I am moving back to the mountains.

Tundra vs. F150?

Leaning towards tundra. TRD specifically.

Talk me out of it into something cheaper.

This Tundra: https://wenatchee.craigslist.org/cto...303508448.html

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

This Tundra: https://wenatchee.craigslist.org/cto...303508448.html

Um, that's nuts.