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My 2006 Tacoma needs to be replaced as it is too small for my family for our weekend/camping excursions. I love my truck and have had it since 2005. It's the most reliable thing I've ever had. The biggest thing I need is a quad-cab/crew-cab. But since I have to replace it to get that, it's worth looking at adding some other capabilities - mainly a reasonable towing capacity. I don't foresee the need for more than 7,500lbs so I don't need a giant 1-ton diesel. I probably can't afford it either. Having an open bed for hauling dirty loads around happens frequently enough that I don't want an SUV or Van or anything like that. But I'll probably get a removable soft-top thing for so I can move things without worrying about rain. Proposed Budget:$30k-$40k New or Used: Used (because new is like $50k) Body Style: 1/2-ton (though I'm not averse to a 3/4-ton or 1-ton if there's a good case) Crew Cab Pickup, 6ft+ bed length How will you be using the car?: Daily driver + camping with the family, occasional loads from the hardware store, dirt/mulch loads, maybe eventually towing a camp trailer. Do you prefer a luxury vehicle with all the gizmos? My wife really likes heated seats, I have become pretty reliant on Car-Play, Remote-start would be great. 4x4 is a requirement here (Oregon) in a truck. What aspects are most important to you? Reliability. I am selling my 16 year old Tacoma because it's too small now. Otherwise, I would drive it for another 16 years. Mileage/Economy is my second concern. I understand that newer full-size trucks can achieve better mileage than my Tacoma because of new technology so that would be nice.
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skipdogg posted:Do you have a brand preference? No, other than I've heard nothing but bad things about the Nissan. I test drove the 2021 F-150 PowerBoost for the heck of it and it was super nice. It was a Lariat with lots of cool features. A friend of mine works for a company that has a lot of fleet trucks and he cautioned to avoid the 3.5L because they've had to rebuild a lot of them so even though the mileage might suffer a little, I'm under the impression that the V8 might be more reliable. Ram and GMC seem to all have CarPlay from 2017 on. If not, for a few hundred bucks I can always add an after-market stereo. As for Oregon, there's a lot of used trucks on CarGurus. Overwhelmingly, in fact. I have a lot of choices. Wizzle fucked around with this message at 23:06 on Mar 23, 2021 |
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