Re: O/T 6 months before I need a truck. Which One

Posted by VADAVE on December 12, 2005 at 16:37:46 from (70.177.171.80):

In Reply to: O/T 6 months before I need a truck. Which One? posted by JohnDeereGreen on December 12, 2005 at 13:21:47:

I nomally just lurk but will weigh in on this one.
I had/have a Jeep Commanche long bed, standard cab, standard transmisson. This was a mid size truck and only Dodge and Toyota make them today. Truck did everything I asked of it execpt pull real heavy loads. Should say I had it set up with a tall rear end.
The I decided that after 15 years of good service and with the maintainence costs rising I should but another truck. There are NO mid size trucks with beds over 6 feet. That forced me to a full size truck and I decided on a heavy 3/4 ton with diesel, long bed, extended cab.

This truck pulls like a tractor, and carries really big loads BUT it is a lot of truck. I gave up some manuverability. Wife calls it the INTIMINATOR.
I'm not sorry I bought it just recognizeing what I gave up and what I got.

So here's what I gather from your post
1) Long bed--no small or mid-size trucks have them since what mid 90's and only Dodge.
2) Diesel--that a 3/4 ton or larger truck.
3) Regular cab-- That will limit what you can put in the cab for security. The extended cabs today are just too much but believe me when I say an extension of about 8 inches is really desirable.

What you say you will haul and pull can easily be done with an F150 or 1500 trucks (1/2 tons). However the manufacturers have not offered diesel in the 1/2 trucks.
If you need the truck in 6 months then you have time to find the right truck, or at least the one that really grabs your attention--start looking now.

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