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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 30 2011, 01:28 PM (319 Views) | |
| Jolly | Oct 30 2011, 01:28 PM Post #1 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Depending on what my mechanic tells me Monday, I may have to spring for a new set of wheels. Got any favorites in a full-sized half-ton? |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Kincaid | Oct 30 2011, 01:32 PM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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My favorite for it's design and specs is the Dodge - but reliability has to be factored in. Dodge is the only one with coil springs at all corners, so it rides much better when empty. I rented one a few months ago and liked it a lot. Chevy/GMC has the oldest design but has very good engine technology - some are rated for 20 mpg in the city I think. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 30 2011, 01:57 PM Post #3 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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How about a 2000 dodge ram 1500 slt. One owner, 61k miles. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 30 2011, 01:59 PM Post #4 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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But, if you want new... I really tried to like the Tundra, but did not. A full size that feels smaller. Titan was the same way. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Jolly | Oct 30 2011, 02:12 PM Post #5 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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It won't be Ford. Not this year. I never buy new engine technology and most of Ford's engines came out last year. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Larry | Oct 30 2011, 03:01 PM Post #6 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Well, your choices are Ford, Chevy, and Dodge. You said no Ford this time, so that leaves Chevy and Dodge. Hard choice, because I like them both - but then, I would have chosen the Ford. So....if I had to choose between the Chevy and the Dodge, I think I'd choose the Chevy. |
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Of the Pokatwat Tribe | |
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| Larry | Oct 30 2011, 03:01 PM Post #7 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Or maybe the Dodge...... |
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Of the Pokatwat Tribe | |
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| Larry | Oct 30 2011, 03:01 PM Post #8 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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But I'd buy the Ford. |
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Of the Pokatwat Tribe | |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 30 2011, 03:04 PM Post #9 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Now we're getting somewhere. Oh, wait... |
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| George K | Oct 30 2011, 03:05 PM Post #10 |
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Finally
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No rice-burners for Jolly? |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| jon-nyc | Oct 30 2011, 04:13 PM Post #11 |
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Cheers
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They still make the El Camino? |
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| Jolly | Oct 30 2011, 04:20 PM Post #12 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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I'll look at the Tundra and see what I think. The Titan? It has a reputation for poor gas mileage and by the 2014 year model they are supposed to be made by Dodge. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Jolly | Oct 30 2011, 04:24 PM Post #13 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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The Ford ecoboost stuff scares me. To get the power and gas mileage out of their V6 - which is the mpg of a six with the power of a V8 - you have to hang two blowers on the motor. Ford F-150 V6's have a history of blowing head gaskets. I don't know that adding the psi boost of a turbo is going to help matters. |
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| brenda | Oct 30 2011, 07:14 PM Post #14 |
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Jolly, my Chevy 3/4 ton has kept me rolling down the road since 1991. I loves me a Chevy truck.
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| Steve Miller | Oct 31 2011, 07:37 AM Post #15 |
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Bull-Carp
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Too bad you don't need a bigger truck. My Ford V-10s have been remarkably reliable. |
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Wag more Bark less | |
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| Kincaid | Oct 31 2011, 08:45 AM Post #16 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I was disappointed that no one was making a 1/2 ton diesel when I last checked. If you wanted diesel you had to get the "2500" size trucks. That said, it is pretty amazing how much the current trucks can haul, I think the Chevy 1500 has a payload not far from a full ton. Edited by Kincaid, Oct 31 2011, 08:46 AM.
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| Dan | Oct 31 2011, 08:55 AM Post #17 |
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Senior Carp
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After being a GMC guy for a couple of trucks, when I wanted a new truck back in 2005 I was planning on a new Sierra. I decided to drive every 1/2 ton though before buying anything and once I drove the Tundra I was hooked. The quality rep of the Tundra was so good that I didn't even spring for the 100K mile warranty. I'm rolling at about 98K miles right now, and have never had any trouble. None. BUT, I don't like the looks of the new Tundra so if I were to trade I don't know if I'd get another Tundra or go back to the Sierra. Or maybe find something else. Caveat: We haul around a few horses a few times a year, and of course haul the normal household crap, a bit of wood now and again and so forth. So I'm not really pushing the limits on the truck. |
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| Steve Miller | Oct 31 2011, 05:36 PM Post #18 |
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Bull-Carp
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'tis true, as long as you don't load them up very often and pay attention when you do. it's all fun and games until you try to stop...
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| brenda | Oct 31 2011, 06:00 PM Post #19 |
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Mmm hmmmm. I likes me a 3/4 ton truck. Example being the load I had on it today of hubby's hardware sale buys. She settled in just fine, but it was a LOAD. I'd be mighty hard on a lil' ol' half-tonner.
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| Luke's Dad | Nov 1 2011, 10:51 AM Post #20 |
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Emperor Pengin
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| brenda | Nov 1 2011, 10:53 AM Post #21 |
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LD, those two would be great! I could haul around the calendar guys and all the hardware. |
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