should I get a giant pickup instead of another compact car?

[Ornery]

What's the difference if you use it to haul stuff or not? You'll still be driving a rugged, body on frame, V8, RWD with decent speed, smooth ride, safety and fantastic resale value to boot. The small extra cost of fuel is completely offset by the safety value of solid steel wrapped around you. I'm trying to see the down side...

 

[GroundZero]

Originally posted by: Ornery
You have two 40 gallon tanks?

i think they are acually 44 and 32 respectively

 

[Ornery]

WTH truck offers tanks that huge as options?

 

[brtspears2]

Truck, for their size, they ride pretty well.

 

[Konigin]

should I get a giant pickup instead of another compact car?

Go for the truck.

 

[GroundZero]

Originally posted by: Ornery
WTH truck offers tanks that huge as options?

no clue if they are stock or not. i am guessing that one of them is, that would be the 32 gallon main tank.
i think the original owner added the second saddle tank and it is 44 gals. it is a '77 chev, so i don't know what the options were originally.

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: Ornery
What's the difference if you use it to haul stuff or not? You'll still be driving a rugged, body on frame, V8, RWD with decent speed, smooth ride, safety and fantastic resale value to boot. The small extra cost of fuel is completely offset by the safety value of solid steel wrapped around you. I'm trying to see the down side...

I guess I'm just not a car "enthusiast"... I buy a vehicle because I need it for a purpose, and I drive it until it's not worth selling. I don't agree that my truck provides the best ride, and it corners for sh!t. But I need it to tow tractors on a trailer occasionally, have to buy feed for my calves and chickens, etc. It costs double what a typical sedan does, at least, for fuel (and I live out in the country, so I do go through fuel quickly driving to town and back.) It's rugged and does great on snow. My auto insurance isn't any lower. I feel like I own the road from up in the driver's seat.

I think that if you don't need a pickup to haul something, but you want some of the features, like V-8 and 4WD, and the tank-like safety, you ought to get an SUV instead. More practical use of space.

Unlike most girls, I just am not impressed by shiny expensive things. I'm just too practical.

 

[Ornery]

My dad had a '93 Chevy with a fuel injected 350ci and half ton chassis. Rode like a limo with PLENTY of power. Had nice power options too. I liked it a lot. He sold it with the trailer he bought with it. Now he's got a minivan... :disgust:

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Ornery
What's the difference if you use it to haul stuff or not? You'll still be driving a rugged, body on frame, V8, RWD with decent speed, smooth ride, safety and fantastic resale value to boot. The small extra cost of fuel is completely offset by the safety value of solid steel wrapped around you. I'm trying to see the down side...

Fantastic resale value? You must be kidding right? Have you looked at the used truck market lately? Used trucks aren't worth crap right now. Also, where does truck equate to safety? Have you seen how some of the most popular fullsize trucks do in the offset crash tests? The Toyota Tundra rated well and the Chevy wasn't too bad but the Ford F150 and Dodge Ram were both horrible. This is 40 mph offset frontal impact with a stationary object. That equates to two vehicles of similar size crashing into each other at 20 mph respectively. Cars are safer than trucks if for no other reason than they are less likely to roll over in a sudden loss of control.

 

[Ornery]

Hell yeah, I've looked at used truck prices and they're WAY too high! I can buy the same year luxury sedan for at least 30% less. Insurance companies give heavier vehicles higher safety ratings for a reason:

Vehicle size and weight

• The laws of physics dictate that larger and heavier cars are safer than lighter and smaller ones. Small cars have twice as many occupant deaths each year as large cars. In crashes involving smaller and larger vehicles, heavier vehicles drive lighter ones backwards, decreasing the forces inside the heavier car and increasing them in the lighter car.

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: Ornery
My dad had a '93 Chevy with a fuel injected 350ci and half ton chassis. Rode like a limo with PLENTY of power. Had nice power options too. I liked it a lot. He sold it with the trailer he bought with it. Now he's got a minivan... :disgust:

Dang, shoulda bought it from him, it's hard to find a vehicle you like.

 

[Ornery]

Like I said, it was too much money. I wouldn't expect him to "just give it away" to me. I get really good prices on the older Lincolns. Best bang for the buck I've found. But if I need a truck, I'll go with a new one and all those incentives. That's damn good bang for the buck, too!