Hey, as long as they keep the stupid doors, it's a win. Just saying.
The Car thread
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Such a strange decision just as they have done of good job making the Mustang a car people want to drive they dumb down the brand with abomination like that.
So, I’m a little Dodge-Curious. (2019 1500) I always thought they were a little too ‘maga-Bro’, but there are some things that are appealing, like the interior, the fuel mileage, and the towing capacity. And supposedly ride quality.
Any jeers from the peanut gallery?
Any jeers from the peanut gallery?
Is it an EV? Nope.
There are no EV’s yet that would remotely work for my uses, sadly.
Pretty sure that this truck will be my last gasser.
Pretty sure that this truck will be my last gasser.
They do not make Dodge trucks anymore. Just automotive versions of subconscious requests to be embraced from behind.
The evolution of trucks over the last two decades is comical.
The marketing of them has been highly successful in massaging the fragile male ego.
There was a user on here "F150Lightning" whose location was "my lug nuts require more torque than your honda makes"
The RAM trucks are pretty nice, the ride is superb. I prefer a Ford for towing but you can't beat the price and ride of the RAM. Western New York is 'maga-bro' country so I can't really comment on that.
After getting a house and a garden I would love a pickup. Actually a small ev pick up with be perfect for what I need as it would never go far from the house.
No regrets on my Ram. It's been a good truck for the 50K miles I've owned it.
Only thing I've heard, and I don't know how prevalent it is, is that the Hemi in the 1500 had issues with lifters and ticks. But again, I don't know if that's a widespread thing or just a vocal minority.
I would really like to replace our work truck with an EV someday. Everything we do requires less than 200 miles range, but requires towing and payload capacity, which seems perfect for an EV.
However, just thinking about owning a new modern vehicle and all the electronic gadgets gives me anxiety about reliability.
An electric drivetrain is a hell of a lot simpler than one with an engine. The rest of the stuff on a modern car is the same though.
I can't wait until some company is smart enough to start building 1999 tacomas
It's probably the one thing I could be talked into dropping everything and helping to build a company on.
Steel, small, cargo, durable 4wd
Nobody makes that shit anymore. Just make those. Everyone liked them. I think the nissan frontiers were the most recent candidate but they just quit making those I think
HILUX
I want a truck not a sedan that fits a cooler in the bed
Plus my last toyota purchase guaranteed that it will be my last toyota purchase
In the similar vein, this shit cracks me up. Wants to market so hard to upwardly mobile outdoorsy white people.........can't fit a mountainbike in the back
R1T - Rivian
Rivian is an electric vehicle manufacturer on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever.
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Yeah, but you *might* be able to fit it in the Frunk!
I want a truck not a sedan that fits a cooler in the bed
Plus my last toyota purchase guaranteed that it will be my last toyota purchase
In the similar vein, this shit cracks me up. Wants to market so hard to upwardly mobile outdoorsy white people.........can't fit a mountainbike in the back
R1T - Rivian
Rivian is an electric vehicle manufacturer on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever.
But then how would you get to show off your Yeti cooler and Kashima coat fork if all that stuff fit inside your truck?
"steal me" is a bold storage plan
obviously thought up by real market disruptors
obviously thought up by real market disruptors
I think the issue is my frame of reference. Our current work truck probably has a grand total of 5 switches in the cab. I can troubleshoot and repair any one of them for less $100 and hours worth of my time. Things like adaptive cc, entertainment centers and safety "features" are what concern me. We have a 2021 model forklift and the number of switches, relays and nanny systems on the thing is dizzying. What is that thing gonna be like after 10 years of service?
As for load capacity vs. range, I think it is still a little early to be bench racing. If I "had to" suffer extended range to get the needed load capacity, so be it...
toyota to re release spare parts for FJ40 landcruisers....
I do appreciate that they *never* address the useless bed-size in any of their marketing pitch.<snip>
In the similar vein, this shit cracks me up. Wants to market so hard to upwardly mobile outdoorsy white people.........can't fit a mountainbike in the back
R1T - Rivian
Rivian is an electric vehicle manufacturer on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever.
they know what's importantI do appreciate that they *never* address the useless bed-size in any of their marketing pitch.
As opposed to any other 4 door "truck" manufacturer?I do appreciate that they *never* address the useless bed-size in any of their marketing pitch.
Hey now... my 4-door truck has a functional-sized bed. It's just that I can't fuckin' park it anywhere 'cause it's so goddam long.
I get that. I used to commute over a mountain pass in a 1966 Volvo. The alternator literally fell off and it kept running for the 30 mile trip home. I probably could have powered the ignition with a 9 volt battery for a while if I had to.
2 weekends now coming back on mtb trips where there is stop-and-go traffic and it's just so less strenuous when you are "caught" in traffic and there's no way out.
But a huge benefit, why I'm posting this, is you really don't realize how much you are missing in being able to look left and right while you are driving. You see so much more stuff it's pretty amazing. Still monitoring, but you don't need to be on it nearly as much and it's amazing what you pick up that you never noticed before.
Picked up cabin and engine air filters from the dealer for ~$45. Fitted in < 5 minutes. Saved ~$85 from what they wanted yesterday when it was in for inspection and oil change.
longest thing i ever saw was when we first moved to dennver in our apartment complex around 97 or 98....quad cab dodge with fullsize rear doors plus a extra cab....and the 8 foot bed....he would back that thing into a spot and half the bed would be on the sidewalkHey now... my 4-door truck has a functional-sized bed. It's just that I can't fuckin' park it anywhere 'cause it's so goddam long.
Just pray he isn't on your ass.