Who's got a new truck ?

[Txhillbilly]

With the outrageous prices on any of todays vehicles, it will only be a matter of time before they all file for bankruptcy and wanting the government to bail them out again.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

With the outrageous prices on any of todays vehicles, it will only be a matter of time before they all file for bankruptcy and wanting the government to bail them out again.

You would think, but Dealerships are selling em’ faster than they get them.

 

[JEFFPPC]

Say what? What are you smokin? The old trucks are far superior in reliability and you could work on them yourself. You have to have a PHD to work on the garbage they are pushing out today.

Jim your wrong. I spent 30 plus years as a GM Service Manager. I will give they require different skills to repair but the amount of repairs required as time moves forward has been reduced a tremendous amount. I have 2 vehicles, one AWD. One has 101,00 miles, the other a 150,00 miles.They have each had one set of front pads and rotors. One had a water pump. That's it. No tune ups of any kind. Synthetic oil and a premium oil filter every 7500 miles. That's a quarter million miles, 2 front brake jobs and one water pump, Both are gas vehicles. I could tell a 1000 stories of folks coming in spending a 1000.00 to fix a miss or a check engine light that still was not fixed. Proper and knowledgeable testing, often no parts required and fixed for less than 200.00. Now we fixed it, often had a bad ground, and they are mad because it was 150.00 or 200.00. My reply, hey buddy go see the guy that threw 1000.00 worth of parts at it because he was guessing. And as stated above they start easy in cold weather, better mileage, more power, run smoother........you can have your 1966 whatever, I will keep and enjoy what technology, experience , and yes, engineering has given us to enjoy.

 

[Dave M.]

Good. We have an Expedition with the eco-boost and was hoping it wasn’t the bad one.

The Ford eco boost engines have been very successful in our testing (at Ram). They perform well and achieve surprisingly high Hp to weight ratio, and very nice torque curves. My father always said there is no replacement for displacement, but these newer trucks surely aren’t my father’s trucks either. They’re powerful, torquey and surprisingly efficient for non diesel trucks.

 

[Dave M.]

Jim your wrong. I spent 30 plus years as a GM Service Manager. I will give they require different skills to repair but the amount of repairs required as time moves forward has been reduced a tremendous amount. I have 2 vehicles, one AWD. One has 101,00 miles, the other a 150,00 miles.They have each had one set of front pads and rotors. One had a water pump. That's it. No tune ups of any kind. Synthetic oil and a premium oil filter every 7500 miles. That's a quarter million miles, 2 front brake jobs and one water pump, Both are gas vehicles. I could tell a 1000 stories of folks coming in spending a 1000.00 to fix a miss or a check engine light that still was not fixed. Proper and knowledgeable testing, often no parts required and fixed for less than 200.00. Now we fixed it, often had a bad ground, and they are mad because it was 150.00 or 200.00. My reply, hey buddy go see the guy that threw 1000.00 worth of parts at it because he was guessing. And as stated above they start easy in cold weather, better mileage, more power, run smoother........you can have your 1966 whatever, I will keep and enjoy what technology, experience , and yes, engineering has given us to enjoy.

Trucks today are worlds more superior than those of 20-30 years ago. No comparison whatsoever. Anyone who says otherwise obviously doesn’t work in the industry and hasn’t lived these trucks every day at work for the last 30+ years.
Dave

 

[Dave M.]

How bout I want a new truck? I want to trade in a Mercedes CLA 250 on a Honda Ridgeline but the wife wants a newer Mercedes instead. I still have my 2004 Nissan Frontier that she hates! It's standard transmission and the paint has faded and peeled something awful. One grandson says he wants it the other says no way! In any event, it doesn't burn oil, 25-27 mpg, AC works, runs good and I can fix things on it, but a new truck would be nice.

Time to get the three times in a row winner of the Texas Truck of the Year, RAM. Ditch those toy Nissan and Toyota trucks for something with some balls on it. Lol.

 

[Dave M.]

I don't usually do this on this website, But as a (SMALL TOWN) Ford dealer, I guarantee we sell all of our new vehicles at MSRP plus ZERO. We have 1/2 ton units in stock. I will be laying in a hospital bed for another three weeks , but my brother is around if you need help.

PM me

Tod Soeby

Sharp truck….and I’m a Ram and Jeep guy all day.

 

[Shooter13]

With the outrageous prices on any of todays vehicles, it will only be a matter of time before they all file for bankruptcy and wanting the government to bail them out again.

Ford didn't take a government handout, that was GM, not sure about Dodge/Chrysler.

 

[mousegunner]

Ford didn't take a government handout, that was GM, not sure about Dodge/Chryslemynson

My son got an engineering internship at GM prior to.the bailout. Said the staff was more worried about having a job the next day than teaching them anything. It was good for him, but he expected a lot more. He next interned at ExxonMobil, and he learned a lot there. Their main concern was the stock price and not getting fired. Say what you will about Nissans but his 1997 had over 200K, took it to Detroit from west Texas and twice to Baytown, never a problem.

 

[Txhillbilly]

Ford didn't take a government handout, that was GM, not sure about Dodge/Chrysler.

Maybe not, but just how many million's / billion's of $$$ has Ford gotten from the Federal and State governments over the years in Tax breaks?
The American tax payer's shouldn't have to support any private companies for anything.

 

[Infrequent Shooter]

The Ford eco boost engines have been very successful in our testing (at Ram). They perform well and achieve surprisingly high Hp to weight ratio, and very nice torque curves. My father always said there is no replacement for displacement, but these newer trucks surely aren’t my father’s trucks either. They’re powerful, torquey and surprisingly efficient for non diesel trucks.

I drove an echo boost 6 cyl for a few weeks. it had a lot of pep.

 

[sw282]

l'm looking to buy my first full size NEW truck too. @ 77 l need comfort first. Reading this thread confirms what Daddy said about Dodge. He'd rather have a sister in a brothel than a ''Dodge''.
Riding in a friend's new truck confirms the need for the safety devices now standard for us older folk. l don't tow anything or haul heavy loads. l'm RETIRED!! My traveling consists of a couple shoots a month. The farthest being 160 miles

 

[Shooter13]

Maybe not, but just how many million's / billion's of $$$ has Ford gotten from the Federal and State governments over the years in Tax breaks?
The American tax payer's shouldn't have to support any private companies for anything.

That is just the way the system works, do you think Toyota didn't get money from the state of TX? Or any other manufacturer plants that bring jobs into city's or states. Disney is a prime example.

 

[sw282]

That is just the way the system works, do you think Toyota didn't get money from the state of TX? Or any other manufacturer plants that bring jobs into city's or states. Disney is a prime example.

So, WHAT does Disney make???

 

[Shooter13]

So, WHAT does Disney make???

Money, they give jobs to people, lordy, I don't have time to write a novel for you but ask someone in your city government if they would give tax breaks to a company or manufacturer that is bringing in 1,000 job. Class over.

 

[JimPag]

Jim your wrong. I spent 30 plus years as a GM Service Manager. I will give they require different skills to repair but the amount of repairs required as time moves forward has been reduced a tremendous amount. I have 2 vehicles, one AWD. One has 101,00 miles, the other a 150,00 miles.They have each had one set of front pads and rotors. One had a water pump. That's it. No tune ups of any kind. Synthetic oil and a premium oil filter every 7500 miles. That's a quarter million miles, 2 front brake jobs and one water pump, Both are gas vehicles. I could tell a 1000 stories of folks coming in spending a 1000.00 to fix a miss or a check engine light that still was not fixed. Proper and knowledgeable testing, often no parts required and fixed for less than 200.00. Now we fixed it, often had a bad ground, and they are mad because it was 150.00 or 200.00. My reply, hey buddy go see the guy that threw 1000.00 worth of parts at it because he was guessing. And as stated above they start easy in cold weather, better mileage, more power, run smoother........you can have your 1966 whatever, I will keep and enjoy what technology, experience , and yes, engineering has given us to enjoy.

I know your right. I'd be pretty dumb to think otherwise. There is no way the old stuff could achieve the mileage and longevity of the trucks today. The only thing the old stuff way good in a way was that they were so easy to work on.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I know your right. I'd be pretty dumb to think otherwise. There is no way the old stuff could achieve the mileage and longevity of the trucks today. The only thing the old stuff way good in a way was that they were so easy to work on.

Great to hear from you. I hope your shooting season is going well. Isn't retired life great. Now heres hoping old stuff like you, myself and the rest of the old shooters keep puttering along, being old models, lol.

 

[choprzrul]

July 2022 picked up my new Ram 2500 4x4 Cummins. It made the trip in Nov for our annual deer hunting trip from CA to NE pulling a cargo trailer over the Rockies without issue. Super comfortable and all the power I'd ever need. 11,000 on the ticker now. Sold a 2002 Dodge Cummins that I bought new off the lot in 02 with hail damage. It served us well also. A new truck every 20 years seems about right for me....

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[JimPag]

Great to hear from you. I hope your shooting season is going well. Isn't retired life great. Now heres hoping old stuff like you, myself and the rest of the old shooters keep puttering along, being old models, lol.

Jeff I haven't gone to one shoot this year. My Hemi Cuda arrived at my other house in Mass on Saturday and it was nicer in person than in the video and pictures. There was a big 3 day shoot in Maine over the weekend. Not a lot of people showed up compared to years ago. Nothing compares to years ago as far as the number of people who show up. I can honestly say I don't miss shooting one bit. You can do some shooting for me.

 

[JEFFPPC]

Jeff I haven't gone to one shoot this year. My Hemi Cuda arrived at my other house in Mass on Saturday and it was nicer in person than in the video and pictures. There was a big 3 day shoot in Maine over the weekend. Not a lot of people showed up compared to years ago. Nothing compares to years ago as far as the number of people who show up. I can honestly say I don't miss shooting one bit. You can do some shooting for me.

Enjoy what makes you happy. I have shoot very little with powder burners this year. But about 500 rounds a week with the Springer air rifle. I love to loading and no cleaning, lol. Don't get in trouble with those fast cars or.........you know. Lol.