Trucks.

[ghosthop]

There's a whole bunch of short bed lengths - from goofy short like the Hyundai Santa Cruz (4'?), to typical Tacoma / Frontier / Ridgeline 5-5.5), to typical full-size truck (5.5-6.5). I don't think there's anything 7'+ until it goes a full 8'.

An 8' bed is really handy if you need it for stuff, or a slide in camper. Otherwise it's just long and harder to park.

Old rangers had a 7' bed with the single cab. I found it an ideal truck when I was single and wanted the space of a pickup without needing to tow/haul heavy. The area behind the seats was surprisingly roomy compared to other single cabs I have been in.

[AK47bp]

Any reason you couldn’t lower your tow capability threshold to 5k? If your camper is 3500 dry that still leaves a good bit of safety margin.

Lowering to 5k you open up the mid size SUV V6 engine market. Durango and Grand Cherokee have 6k towing but not sure of reliability.

[Danno]

Any reason you couldn’t lower your tow capability threshold to 5k? If your camper is 3500 dry that still leaves a good bit of safety margin.

Lowering to 5k you open up the mid size SUV V6 engine market. Durango and Grand Cherokee have 6k towing but not sure of reliability.

I don't trust the tow capacities, especially on steep high elevation mountain passes, both in terms of how well it can tow and what kind of damage the towing does. My own experience as well as that of a few friends is that hard sided campers should be towed by full size trucks and not mid-sized SUVs/trucks. I don't want to be one of those guys doing 30 in the right lane heading up Georgetown hill on I-70, and don't want to be worrying what kind of wear and tear I am doing to my vehicle as I struggle up that hill.

[skaredshtles]

<snip> Durango and Grand Cherokee have 6k towing but not sure of reliability.

Stellantis? Pretty sure you can you can bank on reliability being shit.

[splitter]

ISO 6 foot bed Toyota with a backseat for kids.

100k fewer miles than your current.


https://www.leebrosleasing.com/used/...8cb3615815.htm

[Self Jupiter]

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[supermodel159]

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/gen...r-pickup/46965

[frorider]

Welp, the Titan has been cancelled. https://jalopnik.com/dead-the-nissan-titan-1850708627 Ironic that this gets confirmed the same week as Nissan tried to generate excitement about the new Titan (a Bronze edition, snore).

[The Reverend Floater]

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/gen...r-pickup/46965

FWIW the platform is looking fairly legit IRL. There are definitely gremlins that they're ironing out..but the mechanical side and drivetrain look pretty impressive for a brand new platform, let alone company.

If you're at all interested in the Grenadier effort, check out this review by Aussie truck guru Robert Pepper. Most nerds following the Ineos drama herald this dude as the best in the business at honest, really informed opinions--so much so that many folks were waiting on this review to form their opinions. I'm new to him but really enjoyed it.

Warning: Not for peeps who are disinterested in either off-road driving or the Ineos Grenadier!

https://youtu.be/KTgupbbRfog



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[mcphee]

I settled on posting this former 4 door Charger here because it covers so many threads (wrenching, lame license plate, car porn, etc…)

Hot damn someone had an excessive amount of time/money and a hair up their ass to make this happen. Looked really well done fab wise for what little time I could ogle it while driving.

[The Reverend Floater]

I settled on posting this former 4 door Charger here because it covers so many threads (wrenching, lame license plate, car porn, etc…)

Hot damn someone had an excessive amount of time/money and a hair up their ass to make this happen. Looked really well done fab wise for what little time I could ogle it while driving.

That's preposterous.

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[simple]

Ok I have two to contribute today. First off is this monstrosity. Someone please tell me how much above 6 figures this woman spent to never use this dually for its intended purpose

[oldnew_guy]

Ok I have two to contribute today. First off is this monstrosity. Someone please tell me how much above 6 figures this woman spent to never use this dually for its intended purpose

Intended purpose? Automakers haven't spent a bajillion dollars on marketing for people to buy trucks for their intended purpose.

[El Chupacabra]

For all we know, the driver might tow a giant horse trailer to expen$$$ive horse shows or rodeos or something.

Or maybe they just like having the carrying capacity to haul 5000# in the bed, yet only haul air.

[ASmileyFace]

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What did you end up doing with your Sequoia issues? I had a similar problem with my 02' Sequoia, July last year. Was at 260k and the mechanic quoted me $3k+ while also needing another timing belt in the next year. So, I called it on sinking more money into my favorite car. Had similar requirements for my next vehicle and ended up in a 17' 3.5l F150 with the supercab. It's a bigger truck than I really wanted, but it was the only thing that ticked most of my boxes while staying under 30k. I've been really happy with it. Managed to get 25 MPG driving all the way to Cabo and back last fall, but generally get 20ish driving around the CO mountains.

[simple]

I'll post the next big truck when someone gives me the price of that dually Denali please

[Danno]

What did you end up doing with your Sequoia issues? I had a similar problem with my 02' Sequoia, July last year. Was at 260k and the mechanic quoted me $3k+ while also needing another timing belt in the next year. So, I called it on sinking more money into my favorite car. Had similar requirements for my next vehicle and ended up in a 17' 3.5l F150 with the supercab. It's a bigger truck than I really wanted, but it was the only thing that ticked most of my boxes while staying under 30k. I've been really happy with it. Managed to get 25 MPG driving all the way to Cabo and back last fall, but generally get 20ish driving around the CO mountains.

I haven't done anything. I decided that it (mostly) seems ok, so I don't need to rush; I momentarily lost confidence in it which created a sense of urgency that was mostly in my head. Long term, I am still looking. I am considering newer Sequoias (probably in the 2014-2018 range) but also plan on looking at just what you got, F150 supercab, and similar. Need to look at the rear seats and decide if they will work for me, and drive one and decide if I am ok with it being a daily driver.

[skaredshtles]

Ok I have two to contribute today. First off is this monstrosity. Someone please tell me how much above 6 figures this woman spent to never use this dually for its intended purpose

$9 says she has show horses.



ETA: seems El Chup beat me to it.

[Foggy_Goggles]

Msrp starts at $90k but you can get them for less. Friend got a 25 non-Denali for about $60k. An excavator friend has a bedazzled lifted flat bed that probably cost $120k

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[MarcusBrody]

FWIW the platform is looking fairly legit IRL. There are definitely gremlins that they're ironing out..but the mechanical side and drivetrain look pretty impressive for a brand new platform, let alone company.

If you're at all interested in the Grenadier effort, check out this review by Aussie truck guru Robert Pepper. Most nerds following the Ineos drama herald this dude as the best in the business at honest, really informed opinions--so much so that many folks were waiting on this review to form their opinions. I'm new to him but really enjoyed it.

Warning: Not for peeps who are disinterested in either off-road driving or the Ineos Grenadier!

https://youtu.be/KTgupbbRfog



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I was really interested in the Grenadier (SUV version) and was on their list/have been following it. I still think it's an awesome vehicle, but I've cooled a good bit on it. 14 or 15 mpg overall on a modern 191 in long SUV is pretty terrible. That's Wrangler Rubicon 391 territory and below some much larger SUV's like the Suburban with the Z71 off road package. The price was also a bit higher that I'd have liked. Not really unreasonable given it looks like a well built, niche vehicle, but a bit higher than I hoped given the initial statements about what range they were aiming at.

But really, the biggest thing is that the new Land Cruiser as similar, but much more efficient, with a much longer track record and wider support system, and likely will start at 15k or so cheaper. I think the Ineos is cooler and I absolutely love the interior with the huge amount of manual switches vs a touch screen, but I have a hard time thinking that I'd actually buy it over the Land Cruiser. If I had much more money and space for many more cars, though, I'd definitely have a Grenadier truck or wagon in the garage.

[simple]

Feast your eyes on the beast

[Dantheman]

12 yards long, two lanes wide, 65 tons of American pride!

[alpinevibes]

Feast your eyes on the beast

We've got someone rolling in one of those around town here. Pretty funny and I seem to double take everytime I notice the second cab.

[lifelinksplit]

Canyonero!

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[Ted Striker]

12 yards long, two lanes wide, 65 tons of American pride!

Top of the line in utility sports,
Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts!