Buying a Truck

[slcraiders]

One word: Chevy!

I have owned 4 Fords, all w/ bad experiences. I have had my 2000 Silverado now for going on 7 years- no problems whatsoever. Had to replace the rear brakes once is all beyond regular oil changes etc.

If you go foreign, those Nissan Titans seem to be a nice ride. Great styling, good HP at 305, and a roomy cab. You cannot go wrong with a Toyota, but they are overpriced.

[mauied1101]

... and for my two bits... 4WD. More towing, more traction, more areas to explore... you can always take the 4WD off and run it on 2WD

[SmokinDVM]

If you're planning on owning/leasing for 2 to 5 years, it doesn't matter what Make you go with. Pick the one that you like best after test driving all of them.

I happen to have had great luck with Fords. I've owned 4 Ford trucks over the years, including a 1958, 1979 F-100, 1989 F-150 4wd Lariat, and a 2001 F-150 Crew, and have NEVER had a problem I couldn't fix in under 2 hours.

Basically research prices, test drive all possibles, and be prepared to walk away if they don't offer you a reasonable deal. There's always another dealer down the street that wants your business.

[Roham]

Toyota only. I have two. They may be "overpriced" but that is for a reason. It's because they are 10 times the truck of any other brand. I have 200000 miles on mine and it runs like a top! My friend has 250000 miles on his, and his runs better then mine. Toyota only

[Cabaiguan Juan]

Wow, lots of good feed back! A lot of your comments I've heard before, so I'm feeling pretty good. I need to do a little more research on Chevy/GMC, Ford and Toyota and compair side by side. Also need to re-evaluate my budget. Well my plan was to go running at this park near by and then go check out some trucks, chevys actually, before USA's soccer game (there is no way i can call this football, sorry) In a twist of fate (pun intended), I twisted my ankle while running so I'm going to wait a day or two before test driving stick.

[slcraiders]

Call it "futball".

Toyotas are badass except for the price- especially those Land Cruisers from the late 70's/ early 80's. The trucks suck ass. I will race, pull or push in my Chev any day against Toy and win, win, win! Roham, bring that TOY down and watch it get swallowed.

Don't listen to the Ford guy. After all, he is a damn democrat. Would you want to ride Hilary? Hell no. Monica all the way. Poor Willy.

Geez, I thought the politics thread was heated.

Neutral thoughts would side with Dodge. They suck 20 times more then anything beforementioned!

[WOXOF]

If you can fork over the dough, go with Toyota. I've had a Chevy and a Dodge. I didn't have trouble out of any of them. The Chevy was too small and 2wd so I "upgraded" to a '02 Dodge Ram quad cab 4wd. That was nice but it had the 360 in it which really sucked down some gas. Now I have upgraded for the last time. I bought a '04 Tacoma Quad cab 2wd with the electric rear locking diff. It's the best of both worlds. I would take it just about anywhere I would have taken that Dodge. If you're planning on "fleecing" a vehicle it really doesn't matter what you get. You'll get screwed either way.

[Roham]

Call it "futball".

I will race, pull or push in my Chev any day against Toy and win, win, win! Roham, bring that TOY down and watch it get swallowed.

But you will NEVER out perform me off roading in my Toyota. When you leave the pavement it's ALL about the Toyota

[Dickson]

I've owned Ford, Dodge and presntly a Chevy. Ford was a great truck...Dodge: Well when your wife says go ahead and trade the truck, need I say more. So far the Chevy has been good to me. If this helps........