Pickup Trucks

GreyGhost said:
Tire poke without extending fenders is clearly illegal. Lifting/lowering is a harder ticket. I'd be ok with modifications that move bumper height outside of a set range to work the same as dui. Insurance doesn't pay as you did it to yourself.
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Times change. When I was growing up, having the tires sticking out past the fenders was laughable. Just meant you couldn't afford to do it right.
 
Priller said:
I'm getting pedantic here, I know, but I'm not dragging 1000+ lbs onto my wee tailgate, thanks. And if there's two of you, you'd be done unloading, bucket-brigade-style, before you'd finished monkeying with the rope!
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I have a Tommygate on my F2Shitty work truck. Makes loading easy.
 
ifiddles said:
I just looked at the prices of Ram 2500 and holy cannoli! I could buy a house up north or out east for that! :( How in the heck do people afford to buy a new vehicle all the time, my goodness gravy.
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You dont want a 250/2500 for a daily driver - they are work trucks. I drive both Ford and a Dodge heavies - they are bone rattling and guzzle fuel.
 
Mad Mike said:
I have a Tommygate on my F2Shitty work truck. Makes loading easy.
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To be pedantic, the easiest way to load and unload a pallet from a pickup is with a forklift or skid steer, but you have to be extra careful with a cap on, especially with a skid steer .

GreyGhost said:
As in bathtub or just a proper shower enclosure instead of a wet head?
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If she's like us, a dry bath with room to turn around. It's nice to be able to use the washroom without a wet floor, or shower without sitting on a toilet.
 
Did I not make a thread for you folks?

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Thread 'RV & Trailer Discussion'

If you think you're getting screwed by bad decisions, the used RV market has slammed the back-to-the-land types on the west coast USA.

During Covid used prices tripled from $4K to $12K but if you lived in the thing, the numbers worked. Now the numbers have changed and the prices have gone back to pre-covid. Some cities don't want them parked on the streets and tow after three days, no sanitation facilities and after five years of full time living the units are falling apart. Rent prices are a driving factor as most of the RVers are employed, not bums.
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Evoex said:
Did I not make a thread for you folks?

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Thread 'RV & Trailer Discussion'

If you think you're getting screwed by bad decisions, the used RV market has slammed the back-to-the-land types on the west coast USA.

During Covid used prices tripled from $4K to $12K but if you lived in the thing, the numbers worked. Now the numbers have changed and the prices have gone back to pre-covid. Some cities don't want them parked on the streets and tow after three days, no sanitation facilities and after five years of full time living the units are falling apart. Rent prices are a driving factor as most of the RVers are employed, not bums.
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I think we are talking about pickup truck on that one.

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Mad Mike said:
You dont want a 250/2500 for a daily driver - they are work trucks. I drive both Ford and a Dodge heavies - they are bone rattling and guzzle fuel.
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Depends on what you like, I don't drive my 2023 f250 daily but like the firm ride and don't care about mileage which I don't find bad. averaging 16.5l/100. My 2008 sierra RCSB with 4.8 and 4.11 gears on 33" tires gets 15.5l/100. To me it rides like a truck should be. Only thing I don't like about the newer f250 is my insurance went from 1200 full coverage on my old 17 f150 to 3700 a year.
 
We're look at chopping in the Santa Cruz for a real truck, which is definitely bittersweet. We've really loved it and it has served us well, but I've discovered the frame isn't rated for a weight distribution hitch, which is a deal breaker for towing a full-size RV. Could probably get away with it, but we're already past the 80% mark with our 4200 lb (loaded) trailer, so it's time to step up to a body-on-frame.

We don't need the limo rear seat, and would prefer something a little more compact (and less ubiquitous) than an F-150, so we're shopping midsize. After digging around and comparing specs and packages, it's come down to two choices: a 2025 Ford Ranger XLT (maybe Lariat for the right price) with 2.7 V6, or 2025 GMC Canyon.

Does anyone have any first-hand experience with either from the current gen? The Ford looks like the practical choice, it's very work-trucky and is marginally better on gas. But the wife has become enamoured of the GMC, and I have to admit, it looks great in black. I've test driven both, and the GMC drives like a truck and the motor feels like a diesel. The Ford feels lighter and smoother, and the motor goes like stink. But the GMC is definitely a nicer place to sit and comes with more gadgets. Ford is cheaper, GMC has a much better finance rate at 3.99 for 2025 models. On and on it goes...

Anyway, would love to hear from anyone who has lived with either about what they love and what drives them nuts.
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