if you had to get a truck, what truck would you get
>>28616816chebby avalanche/cadillac escalade ext
Cab forward is where its at.
First gen with cummies
>>28616816tacoma
>>28616816Nothing made in this century
I already have a truck, a 3rd gen tacoma. If I was going to get another, it would be a 7.3 powered F250. Zipties has kinda poisoned my mind.
Something with 2 doors and an 8 foot bed.You know, a real truck.
>>28616816I'm dumb and like dumb things.>>28616835Decent answer but wrong generation, Anon. You want the newer one that doesn't have the fucking terrible body cladding that makes the truck rust.>>28616839>Dies
Just figure out a way for me to keep a manual and I don't care, make it like a power drill where you can go high speed low torque or low speed high torque but spread across 5 gears
>>28616872Wrong tab oops
>long bed>bench seat>5 speed>best looking generation>10 mpgwhat more do you need from a truck?
the 50 year old 2k dead lwb grain truck off marketplace and torch the drop axle and hydraulic lift assembly off and sell that shit to pay for the inevitable walletfuck of fixing the brakes.
>>28616816An 80s-early 00s single cab of some sort
>>28616903What about dat three hunnid though
>>28616903Dual tanks (because you need both to make it with how abysmal the mileage is)
>>28616923some prior owner actually removed the rear one so I only have ~190 mi of range. doesn't really matter though because I only put ~1500/year on it
>>28616816Already have one for every day of week.
Some 90's V10 RAM I guess.
>>28616927Those switches cause all kinds of problems
>>28616863GMT800 avalanches came in both cladding and non-cladding variants, I'd have a non-cladding GMT800 before any shit ass GMT900 t. works on many many chebby truggs
>>28616935>with claddingwtf were they thinking
>>28616936Maximizing rust.
The RAM 2500 (5.7l hemi)
>>28616863>You want the newer one that doesn't have the fucking terrible body cladding that makes the truck rust.If we're talking the Cadillac, the cladding on the Escalade ESV/EXT are stamped into the body panels themselves, except for the moldings on the doors themselves (which don't rust). It's the SWB Escalade that has stick-on moldings around the entire car, on the other hand.It's also mostly the rear part of the rocker panels that seems to rot out on every GMT800 as well. I would know because I'm currently in the process of patching mine up. >>28616935Shit, I wouldn't turn down a cladded Avalanche if it was a 2500. It might even have the 8.1 V8. At least you can rip the plastic off, POR15 + fluid film everything behind it and call it a day instead of worrying about patching/welding missing sheetmetal and making it look good.
>>28616816I already got a GMT800 Yukon XL. inb4 it's not a truck. Fuck off. It's got 8 lugs and is more of a truck than most trucks. If I had the space I'd want a GMT400 Burb and a Squarebody Burb to compliment it. >>28616845The 7.3 is a piece of shit. Even Peg Cummins swapped his daily F250.
>>28616982I'm not really a fan of trucks(no cover over your stuff), if a Suburban is allowed then Im in.
>>28616983A canopy turns a truck into a SUV. Sadly there are no valid proper sized SUV's after the GMT800/900 so you're kind of left with the truck and a canopy option.
>>28616982>The 7.3 is a piece of shit. Even Peg Cummins swapped his daily F250.True, however what slave lake has been through and continues to fire up is impressive.
Found a 2013 frontier sv king cab with 50k miles on craigslist, they want 10k. Good deal? Gonna try and talk them down obviously but it has old people license plates on it and came from Arizona originally
Maverick since I'm not mentally ill
A maverick because I don’t actually need or want a truck.Actually scratch that. El Camino, if it counts.
>>28616816Looks like my kind of truck.
>>28616816All trucks will need to have 4WD.General use including daily use, Tacoma.If I need something to haul/tow heavy things, F-150 maybe a superduty F-250.
>>28616816For me, it would be the Skoda Felicia Fun.
>>2861681611-14 F-150 XL with the 6.2L. Or an early 200's GMT800 with the 5.3.
>>28616816What ever can tow the trailer holding my race car, hold a couple spare sets in the bed + tools, and can carry my pit crew.
>>28616816I did have to get a truck and I got a Rivian.
>>28616816A true work truck
>>28616816IH Travelette
>>28616816I have three already.Two regular cab longbeds, one regular cab 6' bed
>>28618088Shut the fuck up netgear, I'm gonna smack you so hard you revert to factory settings
>>28617859>11-14 F-150 XL with the 6.2L.It's ok to like the raptor bro.>>28616816I already have a SCAB 1st gen Raptor with the 5.4L. If I had to buy a truck and got to keep my current fleet Id buy a 2014 Raptor Limited Edition. That's my goal for next year anyway. Plan was to have a his and hers raptor.
3/4 ton gmt 800
>>28618088Show feet you coward
>>28618165>netgearLol, hadn't thought of that one before. I have some of their hardware but the connection never clicked.
>>28616923I have a single 33 gallon tank.
B3000 :D
>>28616843fpbp
>>28616816I've got a Suzuki Carry half tonne, but if I was looking for a change, I'd pick up a 55-57 Chevy.
>>28616919It's good, but I got a tree fiddy wun
>>28618379Good luck with that.Even 30 years ago they were in >I Know What I Got!!!Territory.Now even shit rusting in a field is "i saw one on Barret-Jackson go for $130k, I could fix it up in a couple weekends and get that much for it so your offer better pay off my mortgage...
>>28618473Or picrel.I've always wanted a green truck
unbeatable beast of all time
>>28618469The ass has fallen out the market since covid, likely because the people who are nostalgic for them are dying off.
It doesn't exist, but it would be cool if it did.
>>28616816Unimog, of course. Any other answer is wrong.
>>28618379>>28618473>>28618476>>28618686>2wd>TruckRETARD ALERT! WE GOT A RETARD OVER HERE!
>>28616936>wtf were they thinkingDo you not know what GMT800s look like?
>>28618934GMT800 with cladding. Plastic cladding is based.
ridgeline, the newer ones with a 9 speed zf auto
>>28616816
>>28616903Mine has the 7.3 and crew cab. With a third kid on the way the back seat makes sense and I get about 20mpg with the 5 speed when I'm not towing, around 14 when I am. >What more do you needFloorboards, cab corners, rockers, fenders, and to move the fuck out of the rust belt.
For me its a 90s-mid 2000s half ton extended cab with a V8 and 4WD, preferably first gen tundra or GMT800
>>28618904But I already have a 4x4
>>28618904>li'l spic pretending his truck isn't a pavement princess and NEEDS awd
>>28616816Ford Raptor with supercharged 5.2L if full sizeLifted Nissan Frontier Pro-4X (with z1 supercharger) if smol
>>28616903This or maybe an early 2000s single cab silverado if I wanted something more modern
>>28618985I really like the first Gen tundra. They look great
>>28616862Based. For me, it would be an 80s square body.
>>28616816I would convert a Mitsubishi Mirage into a ute.
>>28616816I already have one, a 2020 Ranger.Hoping to get a V8 F150 extended cab + 6 1/2' bed XLT FX4 for my next truck. Brand new shown but I'll probably buy one just off lease when the time comes, that'll be a few years down the line though.
RAM TRX
UD Condor with a dump bed. Diesel, Manual, whole vehicle folds out of your way, making everything easy to work on. Infinitely reliable.Honorable mention is a Jeep Comanche, but light duty trucks are not my thing.
>>28616816About to pull the trigger on one these. Need a 4x4 bc forest service roads and snow where I live.The only new midsize truck with a NA V6.If the dealer will come down to $45k OTD, it'll be mine. Just need to outjew the car salesman.
>>28618469Sold my old 56 Ford during Covy for Au$50k. I know what I'm up for getting it's Chevy equivalent..
>>28616816Tacoma
>>28616816i had to get one so i got a dakota because it was a thousand buck
i financed a new tacoma today
>>28616816This is as close to a truck I'd want.>electricity cheap as hell>it hauls stuff>most distance covered in one trip is 50 miles
>>28619890I can only assume you financed because you're going to pay it off the very first month and fuck over the dealer as best as you can?
>>28616816I would get a medium duty box truck because I actually want a motorhome and a box truck is an easy DIY day-camper.
>>28619871Gigabased. I got a 1998 dakota 4x4 5.2 V8 myself. Im really digging the truck. Apparently the 5.2 is bulletproof from what I've read.From my research the 3.9, 5.2, 5.9 are great and the 4.7 is kind of a gamble if you get a good one or not What engine do you got in that bad boi?
>>28619628They seem like really nice trucks. I probably would've bought a Pro4X when I was in the market but was living in SoCal at the time and 4WD trucks are hen's teeth there, and it had just come out so nobody wanted to make a deal, so I ended up getting my Ranger FX4 instead. The one thing I really don't like is the lack of a telescoping steering wheel but somehow it's still better than a Tacoma.
>>28619933Nah, my old car got rekt and I got enough of a payout that I could finance the rest at a reasonable rate. I have enough to buy the thing in cash but it's in an investment account earning sweet weekly divvies, so financing didn't seem like such a bad option. Plus my bank thinks I'm a jew so they gave me a rate no one in my area could beat.
id get a vruck , best of both worlds
>>28620029Do want
br/o/s/mu/ hereIm inheriting an '01 F150 with the 4.6L V8. Dis good truck?If I were a chooser I'd want an diesel F250
>>28616816Toyota hiluxtrucks are kinda useless here because you can't put people on the back, not because of the law but because of the cold in winter, negative 30 celsius with windchill making it even worse is not a good thing, so SUVs are the thing here.
>>28619778AI is retarded but you made my point.$50k for a fat fender is beyond fucking retarded (as a buyer- obviously you were stoked someone would pay that)Im curious how it was built. Any pics?Buddy went to school with a kid that drove his dad's '56 on occasion. (This was like in the 80s).Long story short he bought it a year or two ago and has it in his garage and is doing a full resto on it.Real garage with a lift and a crate motor sitting on a stand.And by garage I mean a 60x100 metal building in a cornfield with 2 lifts inside and 2 outside because urbanites dont understand how poor they are.
>>28619949Hard to go wrong with the NPR. It practically dominates its medium-duty niche for a reason. Only downside is the atrocious fuel economy and I guess the lack of amenities but it's got nothing you don't need.
>>28616816You call that a truck?THIS IS A TRUCK!!!
>>28620061>And by garage I mean a 60x100 metal building in a cornfield with 2 lifts inside and 2 outside because urbanites dont understand how poor they are.Having a garage, or a buddy that has one and works on cars is a godsend. I owe him a case of beer once he lowers his guard on refusing the case.
>>28620009it's the 1999 v6, i heard the same and im surprised that they have such a following and a lot of aftermarket support, once i fix the brake master cyl and fix the rust spots she should be set for a long while. even came with a Pioneer headunit and is wired for subs!
>>28618369I loved my little Ranger too.
