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11-22-2019, 11:55 PM | #1 |
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Ya I know this is not the right forum. But we have opinions.
I can't call it a true truck but I like it. I'm weird. I also think if Ford turned out a basic truck at a cheap price (25-30k) it'd sell well. no fancy electronics and a bit of power with a new multi-geared modern speed transmission. Lot of dudes want a basic crawler. I can actually open a tailgate, I don't need assistance. This can be deleted. Last edited by Tinker; 11-23-2019 at 12:18 AM. |
11-23-2019, 12:28 AM | #2 |
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I look at that thing and my first reaction is to think they are pulling our leg. They can't be serious.
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It has the same problem all modern 'pickups' have. Nobody can reach something in the tray. They're either 5 feet or more off the ground or the sides are 7 feet tall. How does anyone get something from the tool-box near the cab without a stepladder?
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11-23-2019, 12:32 AM | #4 |
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Russ people hated the delorean too (I'd like to own a delorean). It's different. Not a true truck with a bed. But can pull stuff. Better looking then the K car or the Chevy Aztec.
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11-23-2019, 03:10 AM | #7 |
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Ridiculous, talk about this POS somewhere else without polluting this site
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Same with self driving cars-the circle is almost complete. That is, a horse drawn buggy was self driving once the horse learned the way home. The "driver" could take a nap and wake up at home! |
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11-23-2019, 04:15 AM | #9 |
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I agree with Tinker, Ford needs to build a work truck for people who can afford it !
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11-24-2019, 09:45 AM | #10 |
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i wish they would make a small truck, like the Ranger used to be
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Our son has a 98 Ranger V6 4x4 with 240,000+ miles-Never had a wrench on it yet, dry as dust underneath, and runs like new! Why in the world would they stop making a people pleaser like that? Was it too good?
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11-23-2019, 06:08 AM | #12 |
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Had my F-250 for 17 years. No floor mats, no power locks or windows, vinyl seat. Replaced the battery a couple of times and the fuel pump after 16 years. I did add cruise control to it. The truck I replaced it with actually annoys me with all of the electronic "stuff." I do like the electric adjustable side mirrors. When I bought it, I was treated to a 30 minute or so hard sell effort by the guy who handles the paperwork trying to get me to buy an extended warranty because of all the electronics on the vehicle, "and they do go out." He even had a module sitting on the desk as a prop to show me. He said there were several in the vehicle but the main one cost over $4500 if it went bad. The "Basic" extended warranty came to over $700/year which would be $3500 for five years added to the price of the vehicle and the top warranty was well over $100/month. Basically what he did was spend half an hour telling me how unreliable their product was.
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2019 vette=80K, pickup next to it was also 80K. Rediculous
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Sport Utility Vehicles? Really? I suppose for the millions of moms that won't drive a "wagon" it's one way to sell them one... just convince them it's "sporty". Ya can put a dress on a pig - it's still a pig.
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11-23-2019, 10:24 AM | #16 |
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Guess it is sort of a pickup truck
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If you remember, the truck and SUV popularity got its major boost back in the 70's ? 80's ? when they were exempted out of the SMOG certs of the day, while hitting passenger cars with heavier requirements. Whether or not there is still a different SMOG class for them is not as important as the perception of a remaining exemption.
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Hey Mike, if you read what I posted previously, "I can't call it a true truck" and "Not a true truck with a bed". I'm not trying to create a argument because I agree with you on the surface. But I don't want to be misquoted either. It was a ill fated conversion I proposed, I guess, that people also have very hard stances on. I didn't think people would have responded as passionately about it really. My bad. Last edited by Tinker; 11-24-2019 at 10:04 PM. |
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11-23-2019, 10:09 AM | #20 |
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The Tesla truck is pretty ugly. If I had to drive an electric it would be one like this 49 Mercury built by Johnathon Ward of "Icon Derelict" fame.
And yes, if Ford built a brand new 70s vintage pickup I'd buy it rather than anything new on the market today. Too much expensive, complicated electronic junk doomed to fail. I don't need all that but I guess it helps sell to the "yuppies".
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