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The only reason I don't own a pickup truck is because my wife is deathly afraid I'll just haul around the crap I keep in her trunk and the back of my station wagon out in the open so the neighbors can see it :-)
Oh, and it wouldn't fit in the garage unless I got rid of my workbench, which is piled with a whole lot more crap :-)
One of these days I'll need to rent one to get rid of all the crap!
Not sure if this has been said yet, not like I was going to troll through the 7+ pages of replies, but have you noticed some of the INCREDIBLE deals that are available for trucks? So, from a financial perspective, it's a better deal than a non-truck expense.
Not really.
I mean, I think I get what you're saying. Trucks have a higher margin at MSRP than cars so dealers have more room to offer deeper discounts. So you can find a $40K truck marked down to $30K without looking to hard, and a 25% discount really is a good deal.
But it's still $5000 more than a similarly-equipped $25K car.
Yes, you get additional features and benefits with a truck, and for someone who really needs those features and benefits it's hard to put a firm dollar value on them; but if you don't need those benefits, you're paying extra for no additional value. Not to mention lower gas mileage and potentially higher repair and maintenance costs.
So from a purely financial perspective it's really not a better deal.
I test drove a 2014 Ford F150 STX with a 5.0 the other day. How nice it was to actually drive something that had some performance and a solid feel to it. If I lived closer to work I'd ditch my overrated and uninspiring, yet functional, Subaru Forester in a minute and buy the F150 since I am frequently involved in housing rehab projects. However, at 70 miles per day commuting a truck just doesn't make sense as a primary vehicle for me.
I test drove a 2014 Ford F150 STX with a 5.0 the other day. How nice it was to actually drive something that had some performance and a solid feel to it. If I lived closer to work I'd ditch my overrated and uninspiring, yet functional, Subaru Forester in a minute and buy the F150 since I am frequently involved in housing rehab projects. However, at 70 miles per day commuting a truck just doesn't make sense as a primary vehicle for me.
I can't wait to get one of these newer trucks. Ford is producing as much HP as GM with almost one full liter less. I'll bet that 6spd trans shifted nice and smooth.
I can't wait to get one of these newer trucks. Ford is producing as much HP as GM with almost one full liter less. I'll bet that 6spd trans shifted nice and smooth.
The performance was impressive. The tuned exhaust adds to the overall experience. When accelerating onto the highway the salesman told me that you have to be careful as there is considerable power to the rear wheels. The interior was very nicely laid out and comfortable. I'm very tempted to pull the trigger as we will soon need a third vehicle but at 30,000 miles of driving per year this is not the practical choice.
Considering one of my pickups is a 1969 Dodge converted to run on wood and trash, and the other is a 1990 F350 that runs on waste oil I can argue with the smart car and hybrid owners about ecological ideas. My car, a 1969 Charger runs on 100% ethanol I make from spoiled beer, and wine with a free permit from the ATF. It pollutes less than the greenest car other than electric. I have to have a pickup to move things, tow the Bobcat or dozer, and hold my tools. A lot of people here have pickups due to the bad dirt roads that would destroy a car. I have been stuck in my car due to low ground clearance.
I find it interesting how pick ups are marketed. If you believed the ads then every truck would be at a work site 5 days a week and never being used for pedestrian, unmanly activities like picking up groceries. At least minivan ads depict how the vehicles are used in the real world with moms picking up kids at practice and school. But of course this is America and fantasy sells better than reality.
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