Dion Phaneuf Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Best truck for cruising. 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 SRT-10 (my first truck). We currently have two 2013 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie Longhorn's in our fleet along with a few older trucks. These trucks are awesome! I own a framing business and these trucks are able to haul all of our tools and equipment and give a comfortable ride. Dodge gave us a pretty good deal on these too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Currently own a 2010 fx2 surprisingly good on gas bought it for work back in November really solid truck do all of my oil changes at ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainly Mattias Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 91 nissan king cab.. love my truck. less than a grand to insure for the year 4 cylinder so takes some effort to climb mountains but it's great on gas similar to this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaGuaR Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 2008 Tacoma TRD Off-Road quad cab 4.0L V6 with 110000km Been keeping up with regular maintenance and no major problems so far. I have done upgrades to the suspension, 3 inch lift with 33 inch tires. Daily driver and I go off-roading on moderate trails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bxQb Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 91 nissan king cab.. love my truck. less than a grand to insure for the year 4 cylinder so takes some effort to climb mountains but it's great on gas similar to this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Had a 2003 Ford ranger pick up a few years back. Actually 5 years back I sold it. Bought it used 1 year old from Dams Ford in Langley. Yeah, they dont make the Ranger anymore for Canada but you can get a 2011 final year one cheap. A great choice if you want a truck to do lightweight hauling without the size and fuel consumption of a large truck. Lets face it. 99% of the people driving F-150s and the like are doing it for something other than needing a large truck. My neighbor across the street drives a F-350 massive vehicle and Ive never seen him haul a single thing in it. I drove a new Nissan Frontier 4 door pickup in Florida for a week and it was amazingly good on gas. hauled 4 adults with nobody being tight for room. I was positively impressed with it. Unless you need it for work or to haul/tow stuff a full size pick up is a very bad choice for a main vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillooet_Hillbilly Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 best idea in the world.....................EL CAMINO! throw a roll bar and a bush bumper and you'll be styling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseupsucker Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 F150s are the best trucks on the market. I drive an F150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danthecanucksfan Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Ford f150 with the harley davidson viynal on the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Sneer Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 http://www.edmunds.com/truck/2013/buying-guide.html http://www.trucktrend.com/features/consumer/163_1306_truck_trend_2013_best_in_class/viewall.html http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/rankings/Full-Size-Pickup-Trucks/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonfogelson/2013/03/26/the-toughest-trucks-of-2013/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlaBAM Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I love my Tundra. Very smooth ride, the Tacomas are a great truck as well. If you're going to get a Ford, you may as well get the 20 year warranty. My dad has an F350 Turbo diesel "ecoboost" (work truck, no way he'd ever buy one with all the troubles he's had), and the tranny blew at 70k. Among other things as well, knobs busting in the cab, brakes going early, ignition coils, etc. This isn't a one-time occurence, I know two other people that have had their trannys go before 120k. Seems to be an ongoing trend. Sure they're nice looking trucks, but is it really going to last? If you're going to get one, at least get an older one that you know won't break down on you when you're pulling a mediocre weight behind the truck. 1 of the 3 fords he's had has made it past 180k. My '00 Tundra is still going strong at 280. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misconduct16 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I had a '94 silverado that I sold when it had over 500,000km on it and was still running fine. Usual maintenance to be expected, U-Joints, fuel pump, brakes etc... but it served me well. Currently have a 2010 Silverado extended cab 1500 LTZ with the 6.2L engine and my oh my is it fantastic. Towing my 21ft ski boat? No problem up and down the coquihala. Driving highway I've been getting around 12.5L/100km going to and from revelstoke, or about 14L/100km in the city (*edit: this is not towing the boat of course). Evidently slamming on the gas hurts this, but the cylinder deactivation does the trick seamlessly. My uncle has the 5.3L in a GMC, and loves it as well. I honestly don't think you can go wrong with a Chevy or GM in the 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, or 1 ton trucks as long as you stay away from the 4.3L or 4.8L engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Haha you guys don't seriously fall for all that crap. Most of those awards go to the highest bidder F-150 are a mass mass mass produced truck, the market is completely flooded with them because they are cheap and cosmetically appealing. If you beat these trucks or start to add after market parts you really get the feel for how cheaply made the trucks are along with any of the big 3. I have beaten the hell out of all of the big 3 in 3 different decades, also worked with guys who own a variety of different trucks working in the remote bush. 1. For durability, resale, gas mileage, and quality its Toyota the few oilfield service companies that go with Toyota stay with Toyota, because they can hang onto them twice as long due to the durability then actually get money for them in the dealer auction. I have never herd of any type of drive train issues with these trucks. The gap in quality is so large I can only compare it to a MacBook Vs aspire ultra book. 2. GM They are not really close to Toyota at all for overall quality but they do have fewer drive train and front end issues in the bush. They are the most comfortable to drive and have been since they started making trucks comfortable to drive. 3. Ford, I do not like the quality of these trucks but they are cheap, so that's worth something. When I was a rig manager I changed every fricken part with a grease nipple on the crew truck annually. Cheap cheap cheap suspension. But cosmetically beautiful. 4. Dodge, slam the door on a dodge and you can almost feel a ting to it, dodges blow trannies more than Eddy Murphy, horrible horrible quality. Most problems I have seen out of the big 3. 5. Nissan I herd the frontiers are decent but the Titan is so unbelievably horrible that it drags the frontier down with it. My brother owned one, he jacked it 6" and got about 6M/G in the city. 6. Honda, that is the ugliest truck I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misconduct16 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 All of you are posting fords videos which are just ford advertisements (as can be seen by dan rowe being in all of them). Try finding some independent information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proballhockeyplayer Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 i drive a ram viper http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/images/2005%2520Dodge%2520Ram%2520SRT-10%2520Quad%2520Cab%2520Viper-powered%2520truck.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/dodge_2_new_2005_trucks.htm&h=388&w=800&sz=68&tbnid=l7gNUofd-ZjlrM:&tbnh=58&tbnw=120&zoom=1&usg=__NkXiIPOAxg-dz6PK_HNqXb9mRt4=&docid=myYzKNxDkpXn2M&sa=X&ei=7VP1UbqoGIqxigKrxoGABQ&ved=0CFIQ9QEwAg&dur=177 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danthecanucksfan Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 i drive a ram viper http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/images/2005%2520Dodge%2520Ram%2520SRT-10%2520Quad%2520Cab%2520Viper-powered%2520truck.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/dodge_2_new_2005_trucks.htm&h=388&w=800&sz=68&tbnid=l7gNUofd-ZjlrM:&tbnh=58&tbnw=120&zoom=1&usg=__NkXiIPOAxg-dz6PK_HNqXb9mRt4=&docid=myYzKNxDkpXn2M&sa=X&ei=7VP1UbqoGIqxigKrxoGABQ&ved=0CFIQ9QEwAg&dur=177 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proballhockeyplayer Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 LOL , how can you drive with all the qtip ends in your ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gumballthechewy Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 i drive a ram viper http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/images/2005%2520Dodge%2520Ram%2520SRT-10%2520Quad%2520Cab%2520Viper-powered%2520truck.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/dodge_2_new_2005_trucks.htm&h=388&w=800&sz=68&tbnid=l7gNUofd-ZjlrM:&tbnh=58&tbnw=120&zoom=1&usg=__NkXiIPOAxg-dz6PK_HNqXb9mRt4=&docid=myYzKNxDkpXn2M&sa=X&ei=7VP1UbqoGIqxigKrxoGABQ&ved=0CFIQ9QEwAg&dur=177 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 i drive a ram viper http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/images/2005%2520Dodge%2520Ram%2520SRT-10%2520Quad%2520Cab%2520Viper-powered%2520truck.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/dodge_2_new_2005_trucks.htm&h=388&w=800&sz=68&tbnid=l7gNUofd-ZjlrM:&tbnh=58&tbnw=120&zoom=1&usg=__NkXiIPOAxg-dz6PK_HNqXb9mRt4=&docid=myYzKNxDkpXn2M&sa=X&ei=7VP1UbqoGIqxigKrxoGABQ&ved=0CFIQ9QEwAg&dur=177 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proballhockeyplayer Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Which colour? I used to have a black one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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