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Dec 17, 2024
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PhilPete
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If towing less than 9k, just get a half ton.
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Decided I’m getting a truck, something with an extended cab & avoiding the
BigD Coug
12/17/24 5:21am
RE: Decided I’m getting a truck, something with an extended cab &
C-dubb
12/17/24 5:28am
Probably a Ram 5500 or Ford F550 for power, towing and capacity.
Bert609
12/17/24 5:29am
I have a F150 3.5L Ecoboost. Bro has Ram 1500. Dad has GMC Sierra.
creameryon9th
12/17/24 5:30am
Just go drive all of them & buy the one you like best
Lifi
12/17/24 5:32am
Probably a Peterbilt, maybe a Mack
ryebrye
12/17/24 5:36am
Mack has great support back East not out west. Peterbilt or Freightliner FTW
CougarEat
12/17/24 6:47am
Give me the International and Cat lineup. More attractive designs. Stuck it out longer without SCR engines.
Tokolosh
12/17/24 7:46am
Ugh… that’s what brought Navistar to its knees and led to its sale to Volkswagen
CougarEat
12/17/24 8:39am
I am well aware. The CEO made a major miscalculation on EGR...
Tokolosh
12/17/24 8:42am
I have an F-150 Powerboost hybrid. I love it.
HeismanTy
12/17/24 5:50am
If you are talking about a new truck, they don’t really make extended cabs anymore
Skeptical Optimist
12/17/24 6:07am
Ford still does. To my knowledge, they are the last ones.
Ghost of Peanut
12/17/24 7:20am
2002 Ford excursion 7.3 diesel.
TN_Coug
12/17/24 6:09am
Trucks are still so overpriced. F150 you’d want a Lariat trim which is the
Magneto
12/17/24 6:14am
Decent incentives right now. I was looking at a Chevy LT Trail Boss for $50k yesterday. Not a bad price post inflation.
Tokolosh
12/17/24 7:47am
You looking at the baby diesel?
Magneto
12/17/24 8:02am
Really just casually looking. I have a '20 LT TB and love it. But with the current incentives I was seeing if...
Tokolosh
12/17/24 8:45am
Just make sure it has a giant red bow on it
Crazy Joe Davola
12/17/24 6:17am
What do you need to tow?
byubyu
12/17/24 6:42am
If towing less than 9k, just get a half ton.
PhilPete
12/17/24 6:45am
You meant 5k. Even towing a 5000lb car the difference and safety between 3/4 ton and 1/2 ton is night and day.
Bert609
12/17/24 7:29am
Car manufacturers should get sued for advertising a 9000 pound towing capacity on a 1/2 ton truck
Skeptical Optimist
12/17/24 8:47am
I have so much advice when it comes to trucks, especially since I have a fleet
gww687
12/17/24 7:20am
Raptor
SJS
12/17/24 7:29am
Are you going new are used? Do you care about mileage? My thoughts:
oilman
12/17/24 7:43am
Best deals on new trucks are Rams - biggest inventory of major brands
Jersey hunter
12/17/24 8:15am
I like the 3.0L diesels that GM makes and you can't beat the 5.0L V8 coyote from
Magneto
12/17/24 10:37am
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