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fishbuck
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I bought my F-350 after my F-150 had an issue and I had to leave it at the Sunrise Motocross Park.
It was more truck than I needed but it was cheap and fresh.
The roads were smooth during the test drive...
But yeah, I would prefer to park it and ride around in a Ford Ranger. They ride nice.
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Quote: Originally posted by norte  | I really don't understand buying the overpriced Tacoma when you can buy a Ram or F150 for the same price.
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My 20 year old Ram goes forwards and backwards... quite comfortably. It also blends in with the locals. You all keep shopping. It makes me feel
grounded.
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I've had 3 Ford F150s over the past 25 years, worked them hard and maintained them well. Put over 100,000 miles on each, a good chunk of those miles
in Baja, and they never broke down or stranded me in the middle of nowhere. My only complaint about the latest one (a 2012) is its crappy first
generation Ford Sync computer system. I have a Fusion that has the latest Sync iteration and Ford wisely just turned over the software chores to
Google. I agree with the comment that the Tacoma is really cramped inside. If I'm driving for six, seven, eight hours, with a full crew inside, I
need the space in the F150. I sat in the Tacoma once with one of my kids and he said, no way, too small.
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| Quote: Originally posted by DanO | | I have a Fusion that has the latest Sync iteration and Ford wisely just turned over the software chores to Google. I agree with the comment that the
Tacoma is really cramped inside. |
That technology is in the hands of your passengers. Cars and trucks need to stop trying to be Apple. I was in a Tacoma once. I'm a big dude and I love
my Ram.
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The key is in the First three letters....TOY......
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck | "My F350 eats Tacoma’s for breakfast “. That should get the ball rolling😎"
No this is wrong. It takes atleast two Tacoma's for an F-350 breakfest... |
It is folly to buy a truck to compensate for your small penis size.
Your boat got stolen, you dont need the gas hog anymore. F350 rides like chit. Beating up your body with every bump in the road actually makes your
gut bigger and penis smaller, true that! |
Another blow hard
joke. The f350 pulling a trailer is needed. While your wimp f150 is only used for mall trips. What do you know next to nothing .
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What makes NO SENSE is to buy less than a REAL truck if you are going to actually use it as a truck, even occasionly...If it is going to be used as
a motorized grocery cart..doesnt matter....
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Trucks and Tires, I love the ones that get me there and back.
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I have a Tundra and a Ranger. Each one serves a different function. Pretty cool,huh. By the way, I like em both.
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chuckie
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that makes sense
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What some are missing is that if you are an explorer, the full-size trucks just won't work. Heck, even a Tacoma can't get everywhere, but there are a
lot of places I do get to that a Raptor or other full-size truck cannot.
It also fits into a standard garage, easier to park, easier to drive, and being a Toyota, rarely has mechanical failures or quality issues. There is a
reason it is not cheap and holds its values far better than other brands.
The TRD OFF ROAD TACOMA was developed with input by Ivan Stewart and racing in Baja. There is no other truck more in tune.
The 4-door Tacoma is also made in Baja California, so it is at home in Baja! LOL
If any of you were on the Internet 19 years ago, you will recall when I began shopping for my first 4WD pickup. I was going for a Ford Ranger (this
was before Ken Cooke had his failures with one). Neal Johns strongly urged me to get a Tacoma and then there were a bunch of Baja amigos who also had
Tacomas and swore by them. When the Ford dealership wouldn't take my trade-in, and the Toyota dealer made it all too easy for me (Toyota Carlsbad),
that was sweet. My first truck was amazing, no problems, drove great off-road, and I put 136,000 miles on it in less than 5 years... nothing broke.
You just may not need the mass of a full-size truck. Mine is used for work and play... and I am on my third Tacoma probably my last (its paid for,
lol). Owning one makes you a believer. The 4WD system (A-TRAC and locking differential) makes this one the most capable of my three... I have not been
able to get it stuck, as I have with the other two (briefly, lol). The newer Tacomas have Mult-Terrain Select (an adjustable form of A-TRAC) plus
CRAWL CONTROL, basically self drives through anything. You can shut those features off should you want to get stuck, briefly!
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| Quote: Originally posted by chuckie | | What makes NO SENSE is to buy less than a REAL truck if you are going to actually use it as a truck, even occasionly...If it is going to be used as
a motorized grocery cart..doesnt matter.... |
My 07 Tacoma 4x4 company truck had no problem pulling a 5,000 lb trailer with a snowcat on it up a 7,000 ft mtn on a regular basis.
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Good!
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Should leave this alone,but....5000 lbs isn't much.of a load. Capacity on that toy is about 6600lbs 5000 lbs=about 4 1/2 roundbales of Alfalfa. "OL
Smokey" my 98 Dodge Cummins regularly towed a 13 bale load up and down hills and never missed a beat.Towing capacity was 31,000 lbs. When I sent him
to the big rest home in the sky, he had 403,000 miles on his clock. . BUT you say look at the comparative cost!...I bought Smoke at a farm bankruptcy
sale for around 4000 bucks with a lil over 100,000 miles on him. When he retired, I sold the engine and 5 speed manual tranny for 2300 bucks and the
scrap value on the rest was around 600.Engine still used almost no oil...,Retired because I didn't need him anymore (sob) and the front end needed a
complete rebuild......I got value for money from him....
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In America, we have choices... get the truck that you need or that you want.
Comparing a mid-size truck (Tacoma) to a full-size Ford/ Dodge (or is it Ram now)/ etc. is no comparison. They are for different things unless it is
just for transportation and camping gear.
The Tacoma is #1 for a good reason, but things change. Maybe the other mid-size brands will compete? That's great. The new Jeep Gladiator will come
out strong for those who can afford one. I have been waiting for a long time to see Jeep back in the truck market. I test drove a Jeep Comanche before
buying a Mitsubishi Mighty Max back in the late 80s. Love Jeeps, but will never buy one, again!
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chuckie
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OK
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Ranger 1 rider 1 motocross bike
F-150 2 riders 2 motocross bikes and a small pit bike.
F-350 Stack as many motocross bikes as possible and 4 riders no problem. You can't overload it.
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fishbuck
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Also Ranger better on highway. Think skinny.
That line in the middle of the highway doesn't keep buses and trucks on their side.
Wide tire are good so you can hang of the edge a little without dropping off...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
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chuckie
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What color?
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fishbuck
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I think the lines are white...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
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