had to get a new vehicle this summer.
Thought about a pickup.
Dropped that idea real fast after looking into it.

Ideally I would of liked a 3/4 ton plan jane, sorry nobody makes one anymore.
They all come loaded with lots of unnecessary stuff, that runs up the cost.
Starting price is about $45K. If they ditched all the crap I'd bet they could cut the cost 10-15K.

I don't have to have one, I have uses for one only a few times a year.
hard to find a pickup with a 8ft bed now days.
Its pretty sad that a MINIvan can carry a 4 x 8 sheet of ply inside and you have to hang the tailgate down on a truck.

Trucks arel the family station wagon from years ago, most don't even carry more than a bag of groceries now.

Wife has the diesel version of the Titan and we love it , Gets 22 on highway and 17 towing the boat

I have an 06 ram 2500 diesel manual transmation , I'll top it off in the am headed to a sheep hunt and have almost 600 miles range towing the side by side and camp gear. I can't go over 70 tho and only one hill slows me down on this route but its an 8% grade and super curvy climb

Most trucks sold today are just cowboy Cadillacs not real work truck just Sunday go to church trucks with highway tires on them about useless in the fields.

Honda Ridgeline is nothing but a transgender SUV, front wheel drive till it locks the back wheels in.

Friend has a Frontier and loves it...

I just got a 24 Tacoma Trd sport it has a 4cyl. Turbo it has great power pulling a trailer mileage is about 20 but if you keep the turbo from kicking in about 26.

I love my jeep gladiator

You do know only maker out there that has a tried and true decade old engine is a Chevy right. 327 is what’s in my 2022 Silverado and wife’s Yukon. Keep your turbo charged wannabes.

Pretty happy with my 24 3500 single cab 6.6 gasser 10spd

Rubber floor WT

I always wanted a GMC Truck but bad reports about them now

Had a 2010, a 2016, and now a 2022 gmc sierra 1500 SLT each and had zero issues with each. My 2022 has some pretty cool features. Nicest trucks I’ve owned and do everything I need them to do.

Before these I owned a few ford F150s and a dodge dakota. All of those had issues.

I love the GMCs and won’t go back to the other makes or models. The 2022 so far is my favorite.

Jim

That Ford Ranger sounds pretty good. Still driving a 2000 F150 with 468K on her. She gets a yearly checkup and even if it’s several hundred bucks it’s still cheaper than a new gal.

Currently driving
99 Ford Ranger with 4.0L and 240,000 miles - run around farm and hunting truck - 16 mpg
2016 F150 2.7 Ecoboost 104,000 miles - family car and tritoon puller - 21 mpg
2023 F350 7.3 Godzilla 8,500 miles - tow machine for stock trailer/gooseneck/ and camper - 13 mpg unless towing

All used for different purposes and would buy again.

My 2013 ram is pretty good the only thing that went to crap was the power steering and that electric and it cost me a few thousand

Hard telling what your going to get with any vehicle, I bought a 2019 Ford F-250 XLT, In 2020, with 19,000 on it, just hit 25,000 & no problems. In 2021, my daily driver died, I bought a 2019 Ford F-150 XLT, with 17,000 on it. at about 24,000, it started use a lot of oil, brought it back to the dealer, they replaced the oil switch & dip stick. telling me it's had the wrong amount of oil in it. they said drive it for a thousand miles & keep an eye on the oil level, still went thru oil, so I had seen Ford had a oil consumption problem with the 5 liter Coyote engine, I went back & confronted the owner of the dealership & told him what was going on, needless to say, a month later, Ford installed a new long block at 26,000 miles. found out later, Ford had over board some engines causing oil blow by. I installed an oil catch can & had been dry since. hopefully no more problems, as I'm done buying vehicles.

Don’t know about the eco boost in a truck, but the one in my daughter’s mustang is a sporty little engine with plenty of power. I’m a diesel guy if I’m towing I’m hooked to my powerstroke. Eric

You mean who hasn't bought a truck to drive around town

Exactly why I am driving a 1999 Tacoma and trying to keep it going as long as possible

I would not give 1/2 of sticker price for the junk they all produce today

I didn’t know about the diesel version. Thank you for sharing!