TRUCK STOP: pickups discussion
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Btw, prior to my current vehicle, I drove a 6 cyl kingcab for 5 years. In addition to the style, my main motive for buying a pickup was to have enough storage space to transport all my equipment. So for me it was a life style... necessity.
I think if I ever do buy another pickup, it will most likely be a full size/4 door crew cab. Let's hope the gas prices go down before then. ;-)
Who's next?
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Ok back in 1998 sitting in my english class i was board and started thinking (yes i actually thought about something) buying my first vehicle. That night i went online to motor trend dot com. This is the first time i seen it. Spy pics of the new silverado. I was in awe. I went to the local chevy dealership and got a brochure started reading and doing "research" i guess you can call it. About a week later i got a job. I told myself i am going to save up as much as i can so i could buy a truck. I worked and worked and worked. My first year i was putting in 50-60 hrs a week until school started then i went to like 20. I had 2 weekends off that summer. The next summer i got an internship at a local company. I worked 40 hours a wk here and 40 at my other job all summer. School started again and i went down to about 30 hrs a wk total between the 2. Then this past spring i had the majority (i was like 3K short) of buying my truck. Talked it over with the folks and my dad went along with it. I ordered it and in april it came in. This past summer i worked full time at my internship and like 20 hrs a wk at my other job. I am still at both working about 30-35 hrs a wk. My only expenses are gas and insurance and all the darn accessories i keep thinking of to buy (i really need to stop buying them soon)
Well why i bought my truck
First was looks i have to be honest i guess you can say "love at first sight"
Second functionality. A bigger truck is very versitile. It can and has hauled 5 people. It has done everything in the past 8 months i have needed it for. In the future it will do even more (tow a boat thats next on the toys list).
I got something i really wanted and liked. I worked hard for it so i guess you can call it a present to myself
Ok sorry for the long post
Ryan
To answer your question: my main vehicle is a van. The exact make/model is in my Edmunds' profile. Click on my name, or any participants name, to read the information in their profile. Okay?
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Also having problems with posi (differential), 4-wheel drive lever (on the floor, won't shift-locks up), & interior. Chevy won't do anything for any of the problems...zone manager says the 4wd locks in on 4th or 5th try generally, so there is nothing they can/will do. Motor they have basically told us has to blow up before they will fix it.
After having been a Chevy lover for years (we also have an '84 K25 (in the process of putting a racing motor into that one) and a '92 K1500 (which, with a 305, suped up, and 125K miles, has more balls than the 454), I'm really discouraged in recommending a Chevy to anyone right now...attitude after the sale stinks. Anyway, if anyone out there has problems/solutions, please write.
Thanks,
chris
Good luck -
Also, here's direct link to our Chevy Silverado problems discussion where you should also post (copy/paste) your question.
Try using the Board Search, on the upper left side of the page, to find other topics of interest throughout Town Hall. Good luck. ;-)
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Style - I just like the way pickups look.
Mileage - Yes, mileage. My F-150 only got 16-17 mpg highway. My Silverado gets about 21 mpg highway which is as good as my wife's Grand Caravan or my Old Dakota.
Safety - I'm convinced big iron protects you better. My wife and two kids survived without a scratch when a Bronco crossed the center line and totalled my Dakota. Passenger compartment was completely intact. In a compact car I'm sure they would have suffered serious injury. Also, you have better visibility sitting higher up.
Parking is the biggest downside. At 20'+ it'a difficult job at times.
Also, here are some other Town Hall discussions that you might find helpful: Lemon Law!!! and Vibrating Chevy Silverado Buyback Good luck and keep us posted. ;-)
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Good luck!!
A new/used 2000 model is ok. Should I look at diesel? No 4-wheeler. Your advice please.
Thanks.
See road tests and feedback from other owners re Dodge and Ford. They offer comparable
trucks.
Good luck
-Compact Pickups: Frontier, Ranger, Tacoma, S10, Dakota, B-Series, & Hombre.
- Silverado vs F-150 vs Ram vs Tundra
In addition, you should copy/paste your post into these discussions:
Which truck to buy? AND Looking for a good used truck.
Good luck, and let us know what you decide. ;-)
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I'm thinking about a Tacoma, but hear they're somewhat gutless and I don't want a supercharger.
So heres the deal: I'm an 18-year-old Canadian guy about to start making 50-60K a year(you can laugh all you want, but its true), so money isnt much of an issue. I like skiing, and usually take 1 or 2 people with me when I do it. I like 4x4s, although a limited-slip 2wd MIGHT be acceptable. I will always go for the top powertrain available in a model, and I dislike drum brakes, dealerships and buying used most of all. I want something that will LAST FOREVER, has plenty of punch and enough room to accomodate someone who only feels comfortable behind the wheel of something as or bigger than a Durango.
I'm considering fullsize (Sierra, Ram) or even SUV (Tahoe, Durango), but I want to exhaust everything here first, and I'll never buy Ford. Why? One word: Explorer. 'nuff said.
Tacoma now has a 4 door also.
Ryan
Also, if you're considering a Sierra or Ram, you should check out Edmund's True Market Value: Deals of the week. Both of those trucks are featured there.
Good luck. And please return to let us know your decision. ;-)
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pocahontas: re your wish, "Let's hope the gas prices go down before then. ;-)" Your smiley thingy indicates that you suspect the truth; while the prices have sometimes jumped dramatically for shortage scare reasons, the norm remains that prices are continuously and inexorably increasing. I can remember 19 cent a gallon gas. I do not remember a single significant price decrease in 30 years of buying gas. Sigh. I guess we can still hope....
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Btw, in the last few days, I've seen gas in my area is down to as low 125.9 per gallon. This was at the local Cosco. So perhaps there's still hope...
Talk to you later. ;-)
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Of course, I still remember the house my parents bought for $30,000 in Sioux City, IA in the late sixties and so think of that as the price range for a house instead of for a vehicle (notwithstanding what I actually paid for my house or for my latest vehicle). I guess that makes me a bona fide old fogey and/or curmudgeon now.... ;-)
Now its around $1.31-$1.35 thats a good range i can live with it as long as it stays under $1.50
Ryan
89 $1.99
92 $2.09
So with the HPIII unit running premium....$50 a tankful for the 'rado and $65 for the Denali...
I've heard about the S-10 crewcab and the truth is, i'd never buy one. the bed is WAY too small and the backseat outclassed. I like the Tacoma Double Cab a lot, but again, theyre a little underpowered, but then again some engine mods would help.
power, get dealer installed supercharger...
Good luck. ;-)
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Greg i hear you about that bed they might as well not even put one there
NEW pics of my truck with new tires
http://www.picturetrail.com/ryanbab
Ryan
Gregg
Not under mommy and daddy
Check out some of the off-road/four wheeler magazines,
they feature many new, used off road trucks IN OFF ROAD
conditions with comments/articles....then check into a
club
Good luck
how much power does the supercharged motor make? hp and torque?
http://news.excite.com/news/ap/010108/08/auto-show-awards
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Also, where have you found the best deals on the Bedrug. I plan to install it myself.
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Somehow, soemwhere along the way, and I couldn't tell you exactly where this happened, I became a 'truck guy', going accessory wild with things like stone deflectors, vent visors, and bed covers. I could no longer see myself driving anything I'd have to bend over or squat down to get into. And I wil always want to be able to drive something sturdy that I know will take punishment. It's funny, but the other night me and some friends were going clubbing in D.C. and a friend of mine with a Civic Si riding low on 17's had to drive someone else's car because he feared suspension damage on teh bad roads in the city. It certainly is nice te be able to know I can inadvertantly fly over the occassional pot hole and not have to worry about a thrown off alignment, bent rim, etc... Sorry about the long post, but in short, I love trucks.
ed
(shaking my head)
Guess ill be unemployed soon
Ryan
To Ryan- What's the problem with Home Depot...? Just curious.
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We dont have any lowes in our area but we will soon.
Home depot in indiana isnt open 24 hrs. One in chicago is but not around here.
Ryan
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