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5thhorseman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:22 am Haha yeah for sure I have taken the wife's minivan down FSRs a few times before I got back into a truck. Had to take it slow as on freshly graded roads I've seen regular car tires get totally shredded before the driver even notices they have a flat, lol. Anything to get away from all the people!

Taco is at 200K and although I usually drive my vehicles till the end, I'll probably swap it for a full-size sooner rather than later as the kids turn into teenagers. Hence watching this thread to hear some opinions. I too prefer Jap crap for reliability, may even try a Nissan or even splurge on something new for the first time in my life ($$$$).

Tesla:

aha

Topper wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:29 am My taco is shit. It was built to take the family to the ski hill on the weekend not for serious off road play or off road work.

I've replaced bumpers, suspension and I'm about to put a new clutch and 4wd actuator in it at 300K kms. I have gotten crap for service from Toyota on it. Had problems with recall service being done correctly. The 4 litre 6 banger is under powered and the 6spd manual doesn't go low enough unless you switch to low range.

I'd have no problem giving Toyota a giant Fuck You when I go truck shopping again.

Unless the bumper is simply falling off at random, I'd say that's got more to what it's hitting.

The clutch, well that's probably because you don't know how to drive a stick.....or maybe because you're using it to pull F350's out of the mud.

I've known plenty of people who have owned Taco's, and they all have loved them. None of them bought them to be work trucks though.

Topper wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:41 am Hilux - Ranger - Tacoma is the timeline. I'd like to import my Hilux one day.

Not much else available in the class. Frontier, Colorado, Dakota all lagged much further behind.

Coming out of the Cariboo the other day I had to stop in 100 Mile to scrape over an inch of baked mud out of my wheels that was fucking up the balance. Today's job is to take each wheel off individually and hit the underside with the pressure washer.

Drillers are saying they had to climb under their F350's to knock mud off the linkages to the they could move in the morning. Can't wait for the daily freeze thaw cycles.

Sounds like 5 and dime needs a mini van, not a truck.

So basically you prefer the little trucks that are made for girls. Fair enough. Can't be surprised when they don't take a heavy pounding.

5thhorseman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:22 am Haha yeah for sure I have taken the wife's minivan down FSRs a few times before I got back into a truck. Had to take it slow as on freshly graded roads I've seen regular car tires get totally shredded before the driver even notices they have a flat, lol. Anything to get away from all the people!

Taco is at 200K and although I usually drive my vehicles till the end, I'll probably swap it for a full-size sooner rather than later as the kids turn into teenagers. Hence watching this thread to hear some opinions. I too prefer Jap crap for reliability, may even try a Nissan or even splurge on something new for the first time in my life ($$$$).

The 2020 Titan's are really nice. However the price tag is insane for the Pro4X. Dealer in PG told me their cost was $68K. I bought mine new in 2012 for $45K at the end of the year, and they knocked $10K off because it was year end (cuz you know they like to give us customers deals that hurt them lol).

I could probably get the 2020 model for $70K. Not sure how they figure the new trucks are worth $25K more though. I'm not buying a new truck again.

Bought the wife a 2020 Pathfinder Rock Creek SL. It's nice. Basically a glorified mini-van with intelligent 4WD. That cost us $45K with rebates. I won't be buying a new truck again unless I hit the lottery or strike gold in stocks. How do you justify around half a year's salary for a depreciating asset? Besides, the truck is a tool now. The family wagons get priority for the next 15.

Mid size trucks are for fluffy guys that are afraid to drive a full size rig. Shouldn’t even call those things a truck. Motorized fucking shopping buggy is what it is.

Reg cab 4x4 long box chevys are the way a truck should be. If you need more seats than that youre rolling with too many people anyway....go buy a minivan.

A stetson on the dash and at least a half dozen empty cans falling out every time you open the door is also part of the ensemble

The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:03 pm Reg cab 4x4 long box chevys are the way a truck should be. If you need more seats than that youre rolling with too many people anyway....go buy a minivan.

A stetson on the dash and at least a half dozen empty cans falling out every time you open the door is also part of the ensemble

You forgot the gun rack in the rear window.

Mëds wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 6:19 pm

The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:03 pm Reg cab 4x4 long box chevys are the way a truck should be. If you need more seats than that youre rolling with too many people anyway....go buy a minivan.

A stetson on the dash and at least a half dozen empty cans falling out every time you open the door is also part of the ensemble

You forgot the gun rack in the rear window.

And the set of bull horns on the front and a pair of tennis balls in a sack hanging below the trailer hitch .

Doyle Hargraves wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 12:22 pm Mid size trucks are for fluffy guys that are afraid to drive a full size rig. Shouldn’t even call those things a truck. Motorized fucking shopping buggy is what it is.

OMG do you have to troll the truck thread too?! Get a life man!

I work in the bush, don't usually carry much of a load more than 800lbs in the box. But I go places others would only think of going with a quad.

Just built this road a few weeks ago



A few from over the years.

Drillers were accessing the drill with a D7 because their F350's couldn't get there.



Roughly 1000lbs of rock in the box.

Yesterday at work




This morning

Greasy road holy fuck. Climbing is one thing but sliding down that shit is worse

The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:34 am Greasy road holy fuck. Climbing is one thing but sliding down that shit is worse

The 6-8 inches of mud on top is loose and sloppy enough to flow.

4L and let it walk itself down and up

SKYO wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:41 pm

5thhorseman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:22 am Haha yeah for sure I have taken the wife's minivan down FSRs a few times before I got back into a truck. Had to take it slow as on freshly graded roads I've seen regular car tires get totally shredded before the driver even notices they have a flat, lol. Anything to get away from all the people!

Taco is at 200K and although I usually drive my vehicles till the end, I'll probably swap it for a full-size sooner rather than later as the kids turn into teenagers. Hence watching this thread to hear some opinions. I too prefer Jap crap for reliability, may even try a Nissan or even splurge on something new for the first time in my life ($$$$).

Tesla:

aha

Sorry SKYO that's not a truck. That's something from the cartoons my kid watch.

I hate domestics so it will probably be a Titan or Tundra. I don't really care about gas mileage.

Maybe you guys living further north need to consider this option: