New Car/Truck Day

[MJ5150]

I used to have a Tundra. Loved it, but needed something more practical. My commute (3 days a week) is about 45 miles each way.

This is practical enough to be a daily driver, but can haul a load of firewood, or take my snow blower in for service.

I think it's a cool ride, having ridden around in one myself. I even had some good things to say about it in the truck thread.
But hauling a load of firewood? That's stretching it buddy or maybe a 'load of firewood' is a different amount to you than it is to me.
But hey, I get it. You have a new ride and you're excited as you should be. It's a sweet ride.

-Mike

 

[sleddogn]

Fractions of cords?

 

[Mike N]

I think it's a cool ride, having ridden around in one myself. I even had some good things to say about it in the truck thread.
But hauling a load of firewood? That's stretching it buddy or maybe a 'load of firewood' is a different amount to you than it is to me.
But hey, I get it. You have a new ride and you're excited as you should be. It's a sweet ride.

-Mike

Mike, you should have seen the multiple loads of landscaping rocks I've had in the back of my Duramax..... probably close to 3000 lbs each time and the more weight in that truck, the better it rides.

 

[buldog5151bass]

It's a 4.5' bed. As I said, it isn't my Tundra. But it also isn't getting 15mpg (and yes, I'm excited about my new ride).

 

[MJ5150]

Mike, you should have seen the multiple loads of landscaping rocks I've had in the back of my Duramax..... probably close to 3000 lbs each time and the more weight in that truck, the better it rides.

I believe it. When I load up my Ram, it rides like a Caddy, hahaha.

-Mike

 

[pie_man_25]

I believe it. When I load up my Ram, it rides like a Caddy, hahaha.

-Mike

I believe that, my uncle is a bricklayer and has an old Cummins.

I drove a gas f250 a few times completely empty.

Those bigger trucks (I'm tracking they're all light duty at this scale, but you know what I mean) are really bike to carry stuff. F150s/1500s I've driven are way different animals, at least more than I thought beforehand.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

But hauling a load of firewood? That's stretching it buddy or maybe a 'load of firewood' is a different amount to you than it is to me.
But hey, I get it. You have a new ride and you're excited as you should be. It's a sweet ride.

When you drive by a yard and they have a pile with a sign saying free and you do not own a pickup you load up with whatever you have.

This is the last of four loads using my van the other week. We consider it a covered truck that can also load up people.

I have also many times loaded up my old Volvo Wagon like this.
Yes, it was a lot of small trips but it is not done enough to have a truck as my daily.

Heck, one time (I no longer have the pictures) I was driving through a neighborhood and a house had recently dropped an Oak in their front yard. The trunk was laying in the middle of the yard cut into rounds with a sign saying FREE.

Pulled over the Volvo and loaded in five or six rounds, drove them home and went back for more.
Buy the time I got back there was a dude with his big Ram truck wanting to load up. He was trying to lift them rounds up into his high tailgate but could not get them up easily.

He said he was not going to take it all and since I was returning can continue taking my share, think he was not expecting much of me and the Wagon.

I start rolling rounds to the Volvo, a bit of a lift to knee high and it is in the Wagon, he could not get them into his bed. He did not want my help so after grabbing another full load, went back to my place to empty.
Yes, I did split the larger rounds. Truck dude did not want my help.

When returning to the location he is just pulling out. We exchange a wave greeting and he is gone, only taking those few small rounds he had before my earlier arrival.

After around ten trips, I took the whole tree in a freshly waxed, shiny pearl white 1996 Volvo Wagon.

 

[klejst]

Cool, kind of gave me modern day El Camino vibes.

 

[buldog5151bass]

After almost a month, I'm still very happy with it. Drives like a good SUV (with several hundred pounds in the bed) gets about 25/20 mph (admittedly I have a light foot on the gas pedal). The cover seems watertight (will check again after the dregs of Ian pass through this weekend). My son visited, and reported the rear seat is surprisingly comfortable.

No, it's not a work truck, but most of the people I see driving a pickup around here don't really need one. Worth checking out.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Sorry, meant 25/30 mpg.

 

[definenredefine]

I don't know what they really call that style of vehicle.

Aren't they pretty similar to what they call Utes in Australia?

 

[buldog5151bass]

Aren't they pretty similar to what they call Utes in Australia?

Yes and no. Uses are cars with a truck bed - more El Camino. This is a little larger, higher, and AWD. It's closer to the Ridgeline, but drives (and interior feels) like a nice SUV.

 

[Annie Warren]

Hey there, I've found a good deal for a Hyundai Santa Cruz, but it's in LA. Any idea how cheap to get it in Ohio?

 

[P. Aaron]

I'd really like to see GM bring back the square body S-10 (think 1985 style) with an optional single turbo LS under the hood.

There's not a lot of profit in smaller cars or trucks. Manufacturers have been saying that for decades as CAFE standards push against want consumers want and what car makers can profitably build and sell. Inflation has moved starter auto prices well past what mid-sized cars were offered for, new &used. Of course, add-ons and safety devices (what the maker's legal dept tells automakers to include to minimize liability) only compound the cost of buying, owning, maintaining.

 

[P. Aaron]

Hey there, I've found a good deal for a Hyundai Santa Cruz, but it's in LA. Any idea how cheap to get it in Ohio?

If you live in CA, you're still gonna be stuck with the same plate fees and any extra taxes a particular state attaches to legally register the car. Retail is uniform across the country. Each state piles on user fees 'cause they can.

 

[buldog5151bass]

After a year and a half, I'm still happy. Comfortable to drive decent mpg, and as long as you are realistic with its capacity, it's a great choice. Payload of 1400 pounds. I hauled myself, my adult son, and 1000 pounds of firebricks - not an issue.

 

[JC266]

Getting it from LA to Ohio won't be dirt cheap, but from my experience, it's all about finding the right shipping company that balances cost and reliability. I ended up using a service that was recommended by a buddy.

 

[fhm555]

When I was a kid my great grandad told me everyone needs a truck because you never know when you may need to haul a hundred pounds of loose chicken poopie. To this day that's been the standard I use to qualify a vehicle as a truck.