myself full size extended long bed 4x4. bucket seats, heat& ac, cup holders, limited slip in back machenicql locker up front. no carpet or vinyl floor pand designed to drain and drain holes in the floor. water proof seats and electronics so no issues hitting the inside with pressure washer. crank windows Am/ fm radio and exterior not painted but line x to be dent and scratches resting. And 3/4 ton suspension.



maybe with a short bed? I'm split between halling and agility on this.

something built more for using as a truck Than comfortable family Sudan. Though the ac radio, cup holders and bucket seats are unnecessary luxury add ons.

I think basic trucks would sell especially if priced accordingly Maybe 30k

Anyone else out there that would like to see more basic utiliti trucks marketed? If so what's your idea truck look like and price points you would like to see for it.

or are you a Fully loaded type. have to admit ba k up cameras you can see your ball when backing on a trailer are nice. maybe I should add that to my list above.

The sales price to be lower...much lower.

$20,000.00. 1/2 ton 4x4 that isn't so tall you have to be a giant to reach in the back. Regular cab, 8ft. box. You know, a truck. Like before the yuppies turned them into station wagons you need to take out a mortgage to own.

No $2,000 head lite assemblies, just stamped out in the fender like they used to be and no electronics in the tail gate they to are thousands of dollars added on the bill. 200 hp diesel without the DEF waste of money stuff, that would make for a normal exhaust pipe of a few hundred dollar and not the thousand dollar ones now used. Make the computer os we can add or delete the seat belt, door and what ever alarms

This offered in a stripped down version. No computer, 4 on the floor or 3 on the tree. No power doors, windows, nothing! Oh and cozy windows for AC.

Affordable prices and just the basics am/fm CD player radio roll up windows 5speed manual with manual 4x4 shifter in floor with dash cluster all manual gauges a/c and heat vinyl floor mats and bench seats but that’s just me

SMALL ! Most of them now days are just way to friggen big for anything id like. , Bluetooth radio, automatic 4x4 and a bare bones electrical system. Same with heating and cooling. Make it modular too so it's not hard to modify... Honestly just make it like an AR-15 and make the money on after market parts....

Just a updated lil 4-6 cylinder hard body

Bat wings and roll down windows.

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Go back and redo my 2006 Tundra, then offer a 10 year, 200,000 mile warranty that nobody ever collects on cause they never break down. The ONLY thing they needed to change on that was the torque curve so when running on cruise control, it could pull a hill without downshifting to passing gear.

I sure like the bat wing windows and manual transmission in my old ford. Manual hubs for 4x4 . To think I tried to sell it awhile back and would have been kicking myself now for that. Had 3500 bucks on it and a guy offered 3000 but glad I didn’t sell.

Wing windows, rain gutters over the doors, a slider in the back window, and a standard cab shortbed 3/4 ton 4X4. Under $50k would be super sweet!

No computer except electronic ignition but I am fine with points and condenser again. Carbureted. v8 at least 300 hp. Standard transmission with manual shift transfer case. No plastic. Manuel hubs.

If our ridiculous congress would allow them to be built again they would be easy to afford. You could repair/maintain/service them easy yourself. Most of the stuff government decided we need I dont want. I dont think I am alone.

Getting harder and harder to find trucks with a bigger than 5 ft. box. That sucks.

Danny picked up where I left off on my wants, with a truck.

No turbo or super charger. If need one engine is too small. roll down windows and wings, 2 doors need a truck not a SUV

Way too much computerized stuff. What's with a brain box for a chassis?! I thought fixing a turn signal was going to be easy until I found that brainbox mess.
Big Fords have side mirrors with electric extending. $455 for a used one from a salvage yard. I delivered a used salvage aluminum wheel for a Suburban. $455

Wing windows…..!

A bed I can reach into with out climbing up on a running board or tire.

No need to put steps on the tailgates or bumpers if they were lower.

That is called a flat bed…….

Regular cab 8ft bed can't be that hard to make but apparently it is ...

Let's go back to 15" tires on trucks

I'm actually really pleased with the newer dodges. They cost way too much, but they're a nice pickup. Before I had a nice fancy truck, I'd have said keep all the bells and whistles, I don't need any of it (and I truly don't, I have several trucks that are too old to be that fancy) but now that I've experienced heated/cooled leather seats, and a heated steering wheel, and I can hook up my trailer on the first shot every time with a backup camera, and I can start my truck with a remote, I don't think I'll ever be okay going back to not having all those things

All the bells and whistles are great, but the cost is too high.
A basic 80's type truck, and 4x4 is all I need, I would prefer an 8' bed, but got to admit the rear extension is nice to put your crap in, but I don't need a seat, just those short extensions like they used to have is enough room and you get a 7' bed...so good enough...

Actually a 4x4 diesel Hi Lux would be perfect....except you can't get one

Heated seats and steering wheel are awfully nice after a winter day on the ocean.

Traction control is not needed though. Sometimes spinning the tires is better than not being able to.

Like to see one with a 8 tack player on the floor.......

Wish all manufacturers made half tons with diesel motors all the fancy stuff is nice as long as it works one thing I really like is the GPS system in the vehicles

Fuel mileage. There Is know reason that trucks cant get better mileage

Over 8000.00 per vechile right off the top goes to non productive and retired auto union workers

I second bench seats!!!

5 gear tranny in a full size gas engine

I think review mirror defrosters should be included in all new cars. I know if you're far enough south it doesn't matter but anywhere with frost it's so much nicer.

A truck with a drop side bed like this. I have a flatbed because I carry things that won't fit in a pickup bed. Would be nice to have sides I could raise, or not as needed.

I would not want to have a vehicle without cruise control. It has to be able to carry 3000 pounds in the bed.

Keith

Just picked up an almost new set of Firestone 15” tires for mine. Took awhile cause not very common in that size unless for smaller or mid sized cars.

Wish they'd quit cranking out so many diesels that people don't need also. I see way too many guys driving a new power stroke or Cummins to park it at their office job all day. Just drives up the cost of trucks and fuel for people who actually need a diesel truck. Towing a boat or camper once a year doesn't qualify as "needed" either.

GM had it pegged from '96 to '04. Just bring those back with a 29,000 dollar price tag for a new vehicle.

What you are all talking about is a true pickup truck that is no longer offered. Drive a S10 Chevy love that small 4by4 basic power windows air tilt cruise can reach in the box with feet on the ground needs box replaced,131kk on it. trucks today have to many bells and whistles sit way to high and why do we need that much room in the wheel wells not to mention how fast the box fenders and rockers rust out And the new ones cost like wow.

4x4, AC/Heat, AM/FM radio, vinyl floors and seats, key start, electric locks/windows optional. That’s all I want and they don’t make it anymore. 4 doors would be a necessity also.

I've got a set of 15" steel wheels ive been trying to sell for 10 years with no interest <_<

Tacoma extended cab with 6 foot box, works for me.

Dodge ram with the ram boxes modified.
One xtra large for a trap box and the other waterproof and aerated for a bait tank

I guess I am the only one that ever had an unconscious bee laying on my "danger zone" while driving with the wing vent open? The wreck factor was high while Im trying to brush him off while flying down the road.

That would be my cousin. 06 huge Dodge 8 ft bed extended cab diesel. He doesnt haul but some fishing rods and beer. I hauled more in my outback than he ever did in his truck and I always thought of it as a "look at me" truck. Lift kit, big tires, smoke pluming down the road etc.

Had wasp and yellow jacket come in one and sting me driving hwy speed twice and had something smack it hard enough to half close the wing vent and flip into the open window and hit me in the side of the head pretty solid when driving at night. got to work and had a few light scratches. Figured a big bug. The next morning there was a dead bat laying between the seat and door when I opened it leaving work.

Nearly every pickup you see with aftermarket wheels and tires dont see a day of gravel, let alone “off road”. All for show.

Just bought a new 25 hd2500 everything you guys are describing is the two junk trucks I've drove for 25 years. I bought the one that has everything. You only live once.

An engine and transmission that last 20 or more years!

Found it.Perfect for me.

Id like to see 4 wheel steering on new trucks.
I think you can get it on the silverado.

Same here.

A 2025 Duramax with a LB7, positive 12PSI fuel pump, caterpillar fuel filter system < 2micron.filter, oil filter vertical, no power windows , locks…. Crew cab with 8’+ bed. Completely salt proof for Wisconsin, Allison tranny built to Allison’s specs - not GM , upgraded transfer case , corrected sized control arms with up-sized ball joints, upgraded CV axels, eliminated rear electrical distribution block above the rear bumper, stainless steel break and fuel lines, and improved seals in the rear axel.

Additional wants - more room in engine compartment, easy access to power blocks /fuses for added accessories, eliminating all the crap EPA bs and go back to pre-2007 diesel fuel

x10 ........... its absolutely (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) ridiculous what a new one costs. You can get rid of 80% of the electronic bells and whistles I could care less about most of that stuff.

A factory trap door in the bed to access the fuel pump without taking the bed off would be a nice feature

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My dog enjoyed bench seats so he could ride with his head in my lap.

The last 4 years driving 127 miles to work and home old bench seat has really made me appreciate bucket seats
Before that was typically hour drives or less and they never bothered me. Could be the young and stupid stuff catching up with me having something to do with it also .

I think all this started a few years ago when women started driving trucks, it was abig fad for them, so the companies started to make trucks for their market. Now the bigfad i all the women want to drive a jeep,so we will see what will happen. I ordered my 2014 the way I wanted it, regular cab 8 foot bed and I think yoou can still order what you want to a limit.

A Full Real Warranty for 10 years

Hand shakers !

Revert back to crank windows etc. and 1950 standard equipment. I would buy the plain jane if I could. I bought a new one last year and ordered it plain jane as I could and saved.

I bought a new 2021 Ford Ranger a few years ago. Extended cab 4x4 with 6 foot bed. I intended to trade for a new one after 3years. Ford decided they weren't going to offer the extended cab anymore. The only Ranger you can get now is a four door.

I don't understand why. I see lots of extended cab midsize trucks on the road.

I have a 2022 sierra and it has a lot of features I like. Heated seats, heated steering, trailer camera views while driving, the back up camera is awesome for hooking up the boat trailer.
I like the light test feature for trailers too. Console has plenty of space, got lots of usb and other ports to charge with or use. Connecting a phone is easy, the navigation is great, touch screen is nice and big.

What do I wish? It wasn’t so expensive, and maybe get me some better mpg but other than that I like what I have.
Jim

Winch mounted on front of the truck.

Somebody named Toyota ought to adopt the idea that was used with Volkswagon back in the day with the Beetle. Just make the same exact basic car and truck year after year. Thinking Corolla and the Taco. Lock it down and make it as reliable as possible. If and when it ever wears out, just go get another. Simplifies everything, including parts inventories and repairs.

The more features, gadgets and gizmos I seen them larding on to the new vehicles.........the less it makes me want to buy one.

I suspect a John Deere 4020 would still be their best seller if they still made one.

I think if that basic stuff would really sell they'd already be doing it. Most people want the gadgets and gizmos so that's what they make. What really blows my mind is that price doesn't seem to matter. People keep buying them.

50% off .

Keep all the new crazes in Detroit. I just want/need a simple truck. Don't need all the "comforts" Power steering.brakes.heater auto tranny.Thats all Don't even need air.Can you even imagine how much cheaper they would be?
just

If you see what the executive discount is, you’ll get sick. Puts in perspective just how much mark up/margin is in the sticker price. Employee discount is a joke

The lease plan for management is impressive. It's cheap varies on vehical chosen the price. AND Ford covers the insurance and fixed any and every on them. I have two neighbors that were company at Ford that just retired. They put their kids in company lease vehicle and the savings on insurance alone paid the lease cost.

Old time Standard instrument controls on the Dash.

George Jetson model.

I will never buy another pickup unless they under coat it. How many pickups do you see rusting out undernearh? Also want to see a V-8 that gets better gas mileage.Would like to see a longer warranty and would like to see manufacturers use better quality steel.

How many people have said go ahead and put all the creature comforts possible in a truck NOT in my way of thinin they do it cause then ya have to pay the price to but it What I see here is that people just want a real truck that can be reliable not loaded with stuff and that will do the job a truck should, I remember trucks ,new ones sold for under 4k HayDay said it best Make a truck keep it a truck not a bunch of stuff in it and just make it better each year.

Me too. Crawling into the back seat at 68 yrs of age is a challenge anymore.

I want two, a full size, preferably one ton, diesel with a 8 foot bed or flatbed option and a compact truck that is actually compact like the old Toyotas. Both with manual transmission and transfer case, roll up windows, locking differentials front and rear, tow package and plenty of ground clearance. Most of these new trucks have way too little ground clearance, while the ergonomics of the body make it hard to reach into the bed (which I see is a common complaint here). Also no carpet, rubber kit or simply bedlinered floor boards and waterproof seats.

Truck sales have slowed with high prices, higher interest rates and insurance rates going up. Auto makers have painted themselves into a corner, wouldn't surprise me if some of them go broke.

I agree with everyone on here saying simple is better. I've got a 1994 GMC Sierra K1500. 5 speed, 4.3 V6, standard cab, 8ft box, no A/C, crank windows, bench seat, AM/FM radio no cassette player, (I pulled the fuse on it anyway because it skipped channels constantly). It's about as bare bones as you can get. It's got 151,000 miles on it and I've had it for about 19 years. I only put around 4k on it a year. Bought it with 96k on it.

I do wish it was an extended cab and an auto would be nice at times. The 4.3 is kinda gutless so you're always starting out in first. Extended cab simply because when I put my guns or bow in the cab it doesn't leave much room. I'd trade the 8ft box for 6.5ft with an extended cab as that's still enough room for me. It's a little rusty but the frame looks to be solid yet. I look at the prices on new or used trucks and just shake my head.

My wife and I go to the Caribbean every year and I see the little trucks over there and wish we had something like that here. All this electronic crap is a joke along with the EPA regulations.

a simple truck no push buttons on the steering wheel, no computer box, just a simple truck to work on. Bench seats,

Yes and a smooth dash and without 10,000 crevice’s ion the interior

So it sounds like for most of you the perfect pickup exists.... a 1990 base model with nothing xtra on it. Go buy one , enjoy your 12 mpg. What's stopping you???

I think my 1994 gets around 15 to 17 on the highway. I also only put on 4k a year though so that doesn't bother me much.. With what I'm seeing about the new trucks seems like they're in the shop more than they're on the road. Recall after recall. There's far to many gadgets on them that aren't needed as has been discussed and IMO trucks shouldn't have carpet floors either. If you wanna buy a glorified grocery getter get a minivan.

I wish that there was a good supply of older 4wd trucks available but there's not.

If Ford would remake the 1979 F-250 4x4 with the 351m and a four speed manual transmission, I would crowd to the front of the line. However, my 2019 F-350 is much more powerful and much much more comfortable. 750 mile days towing a boat are still comfortable, and 500 mile days are easy.

I've got an 89 Toyota. Lol. It gets better fuel mileage than my 09 Tacoma or my 6.7 Cummins. But it came with carpeted floor boards and I had to add the diff locks and lower gears myself. Question was what would you like in a new truck. You know, one without a million miles on it, rust, or issues from previous owners.