Compact pickups used to be compact. Now even the Tacomas are approaching mid to full size. WTF?How about a COMPACT compact pickup with awd, IRS, enough space to haul dirty bikes and MAYBE a motorcycle, and small enough to be parked in the city?
Compact pickups used to be compact. Now even the Tacomas are approaching mid to full size. WTF?How about a COMPACT compact pickup with awd, IRS, enough space to haul dirty bikes and MAYBE a motorcycle, and small enough to be parked in the city?
Dunno.WTF is up with the lack of diesels here in the US?
i went thru this last summer and wound up buying a used '01 Taco 4 door. The thing about it is that the bed it tiny.. the new gen Tacos have a lot deeper bed and they are wider too.Compact pickups used to be compact. Now even the Tacomas are approaching mid to full size. WTF?
It does exist its just not in the USIf they made a diesel, 4-door Ranger I would have the perfect car for the rest of my life.
Get on the ball FORD!
And it looks like they took the Euro model TO THE US for the promo shots?!!!They did, but not here.
We lose.
Epic fail.
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/10/18/ford-launches-new-diesel-engine-for-the-ranger-in-europe/
Ever hauled mulch or drywall or trash in a minivan?
Pvssy.NO FVCKING MINIVAN.
Ok?
That's what I just went through on Saturday. I had a list of 6 trucks, all 4cyl 89-94 (I don't care for the Taco body lines and the early V6's suck ass without a ton of upgrades). Book is $2k but all of them were asking $4k or more.But, if you want compact, then look at the previous gen Tacos... but good luck finding a good quality used one, and if you do, be prepared to pay top $ for it.
I say pick up a used sh!tty hatchback that you won't care about getting mulch in the back of, and rent a truck from HD for $20 when you need to haul anything bigger. We fit 50 retaining wall blocks in my wife's Focus a couple weeks ago, handled the job just fine (twice, actually).Actually same guy used to haul LOTS of drywall in the grand Caravan. The grand Caravan is big enough to lie 4x8 sheets flat on the floor with the gate closed. And the stow&go seats...it is what you need. You should just accept it.
I fit nearly a half cord of split firewood in the back of my old CRX one year. I still wish I would have kept that little car, 50mpg was awesome.We fit 50 retaining wall blocks in my wife's Focus a couple weeks ago, handled the job just fine (twice, actually).
also have fit an 8' ladder inside my tC, as well as 10' trim pieces. hatchbacks are awesome.I fit nearly a half cord of split firewood in the back of my old CRX one year. I still wish I would have kept that little car, 50mpg was awesome.
FYI, the new Tacomas are made in the USA.If buying new however, I would ask that you at least consider buying American. We need all the help we can get.
I haul big items often. Renting a trailer or truck from U-haul or HD is not feasible, I'd be dropping $200 a month on rentals.I say pick up a used sh!tty hatchback that you won't care about getting mulch in the back of, and rent a truck from HD for $20 when you need to haul anything bigger. We fit 50 retaining wall blocks in my wife's Focus a couple weeks ago, handled the job just fine (twice, actually).
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ctd/874375661.htmlGet it through your thick skulls people, I NEED A TRUCK.
I've read that it's largely the U.S. consumer perception that diesel is "dirty" - no one buys them here so it's not cost effective for manufacturers to bring them to market.WTF is up with the lack of diesels here in the US?
Its because it is higher in some emissions and the cost engineering and certify them to pass emission is expensive for a demand that is hard to gauge. VW stopped selling them for a while until they made a new emissions system. Their urea system for larger engines still isn't out.I've read that it's largely the U.S. consumer perception that diesel is "dirty" - no one buys them here so it's not cost effective for manufacturers to bring them to market.
Why not buy your own trailer? That is what most people do in Denmark were nobody has pick up trucks. They are easy to load and clean too.I haul big items often. Renting a trailer or truck from U-haul or HD is not feasible, I'd be dropping $200 a month on rentals.
No minivan, no hatchback.
Get it through your thick skulls people, I NEED A TRUCK.
Option I just thought of: Sport Trac or similar with a lumber rack....hmmm.....
You *want* a truck.I haul big items often. Renting a trailer or truck from U-haul or HD is not feasible, I'd be dropping $200 a month on rentals.
No minivan, no hatchback.
Get it through your thick skulls people, I NEED A TRUCK.
Option I just thought of: Sport Trac or similar with a lumber rack....hmmm.....
Why not just get Yakima style rails and take off the bike stuff when not in use? Lumber racks are a pain in the ass and make a truck handle even worse than a truck.That's waht I did. 6ft bed is plenty for gear and dump runs but doesn't cut it for drywall, plywood, or 16ft pieces of siding. The lumber rack is a pain to load compared to a fullsize, but it has never let me down and it can carry just about anything.
No its because the EPA does whatever CARB says and CARB hates diesels for their own reasons (PM linked to cancer). So in effect they forced the EPA to legislate diesels right out of the light-duty market. Then the went after the light heavy-duty market (full-size pickup trucks).Its because it is higher in some emissions and the cost engineering and certify them to pass emission is expensive for a demand that is hard to gauge. VW stopped selling them for a while until they made a new emissions system. Their urea system for larger engines still isn't out.
Hmm....Why not buy your own trailer? That is what most people do in Denmark were nobody has pick up trucks. They are easy to load and clean too.
Of course I'm right.So SkaredShtles is right
All he would have to do is paint a mural on the side of it to be rock and roll.Of course I'm right.
H8R has a rock-n-roll image to maintain.
I don't blame him for being a wuss on the minivan front.
That's MUCH cooler than a minivan, man...All he would have to do is paint a mural on the side of it to be rock and roll.
You *can* haul drywall and all kindsa other crap in a minivan.i've seen full 4'x8' sheets of gyp board easily hauled in a ford Windstar..
that is true.. that windstar blew an engine with 150k on it...Minivans suck eggs out of a donkey's ass, that's the problem.
You do see that herpes sore on her lip don't you?How did she get a job at Hooters, anyway?
I laughed so hard I had to leave my cube.^^^ I call BS, based on that rack there is no way she actually worked at Hooters.
EDIT: Damn you guys are fast.
It'll be less trashed from that than it will from the kids!<snip>
If you don't mind the interior getting thrashed and the carpet getting filthy.
You *can* haul drywall and all kindsa other crap in a minivan.
If you don't mind the interior getting thrashed and the carpet getting filthy.
And not having enough room for giant drum cases. Or lumber.
Or easily being able to load and scoop out bulk materials like mulch, sand and soil.
It's not a vanity thing. I drive a base model Ranger for fvck's sake. I don't worry about looking like a nerd, so that's not the problem.
Minivans suck eggs out of a donkey's ass, that's the problem.
look at a commercial grade 4 dr taco.. all white, no bells and whistles priced to sell.
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