BigD
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It's the off season for both basketball and football so I am taking advantage of this time to just post about a subject that I am sure many you know a lot more about than myself.
So here is my pickup truck question. I've always wanted a pickup truck but the gas mileage, maintenance, insurance cost, licensing, and initial cost made me hesitate. I was talking with my brother about this subject. He lives in the rural Williamsburg area. I was really surprised when he told me his new GMC Sierra 1500 with the 3.0 diesel engine was getting him approximately 33 mpg highway and 26 mpg in the city. Huh???? It's also a full size crew cab. That's better than what some cars get. So, I got really interested and started googling on this truck and all of the other makes of pickup trucks. There has been some issues with the transmissions locking up on those trucks. People have been stranded 1000 miles from home while pulling a camper trailer when this has happened to them. In fact a You Tube video states that GMC is discontinuing them because of these issues. However, You Tube sometimes exaggerated facts. My brother has around 30K miles on his truck and has had no issue. So who do you believe??? I find it very helpful to just talk to people who are the most familiar with any subject.
Then came the wake up call. That particular truck new was around the upper $80K price range............gulp. Also some of the lifted full size pickup trucks are over $100K. I did test drive a 2025 fully loaded Tundra Crew Cab and it was around the mid $70's K. Also I did test drive the very same GMC 3.0 diesel truck that he owns. Honestly the 2025 Tundra seemed more solid to me. For those prices I can pretty much buy any fully loaded mid size or full size SUV. So there's that to think about.
It seems like everyone out here in Utah has a pickup truck. Some of them are so lifted you need a step ladder to get into them. lol. They are cool looking but well over $100K............. tears. I hear that lifting them really high causes drag and really drops the MPG. I know you guys love your pickup trucks in Iowa and have a lot of experience with them. Driving them, hauling campers and trailers. and just taking the family out for the evening. My special needs son needs to feel comfortable in the second row. so his comfort is important, yet I can't afford to pay $100K for a truck. I don't believe the average pickup driver can afford that much unless they are writing it off on their business expenses.
So I am just looking for honest opinions on what trucks have been best for people that own them. If you have owned different brands which ones have you enjoyed most and why? We all know the F-150 is and has been the top seller nationwide for several years. What I am wondering is why? Is it just the price point because they do seem more reasonably priced with the exception with the "fully loaded all electric Lightening" that is over $100K.
I am including in my post a You Tube video on Pick up trucks and would be open to any comments on what they have to say in the video about pickups. What's your experience been with pickups?
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So here is my pickup truck question. I've always wanted a pickup truck but the gas mileage, maintenance, insurance cost, licensing, and initial cost made me hesitate. I was talking with my brother about this subject. He lives in the rural Williamsburg area. I was really surprised when he told me his new GMC Sierra 1500 with the 3.0 diesel engine was getting him approximately 33 mpg highway and 26 mpg in the city. Huh???? It's also a full size crew cab. That's better than what some cars get. So, I got really interested and started googling on this truck and all of the other makes of pickup trucks. There has been some issues with the transmissions locking up on those trucks. People have been stranded 1000 miles from home while pulling a camper trailer when this has happened to them. In fact a You Tube video states that GMC is discontinuing them because of these issues. However, You Tube sometimes exaggerated facts. My brother has around 30K miles on his truck and has had no issue. So who do you believe??? I find it very helpful to just talk to people who are the most familiar with any subject.
Then came the wake up call. That particular truck new was around the upper $80K price range............gulp. Also some of the lifted full size pickup trucks are over $100K. I did test drive a 2025 fully loaded Tundra Crew Cab and it was around the mid $70's K. Also I did test drive the very same GMC 3.0 diesel truck that he owns. Honestly the 2025 Tundra seemed more solid to me. For those prices I can pretty much buy any fully loaded mid size or full size SUV. So there's that to think about.
It seems like everyone out here in Utah has a pickup truck. Some of them are so lifted you need a step ladder to get into them. lol. They are cool looking but well over $100K............. tears. I hear that lifting them really high causes drag and really drops the MPG. I know you guys love your pickup trucks in Iowa and have a lot of experience with them. Driving them, hauling campers and trailers. and just taking the family out for the evening. My special needs son needs to feel comfortable in the second row. so his comfort is important, yet I can't afford to pay $100K for a truck. I don't believe the average pickup driver can afford that much unless they are writing it off on their business expenses.
So I am just looking for honest opinions on what trucks have been best for people that own them. If you have owned different brands which ones have you enjoyed most and why? We all know the F-150 is and has been the top seller nationwide for several years. What I am wondering is why? Is it just the price point because they do seem more reasonably priced with the exception with the "fully loaded all electric Lightening" that is over $100K.
I am including in my post a You Tube video on Pick up trucks and would be open to any comments on what they have to say in the video about pickups. What's your experience been with pickups?
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Ours looks just like this one, only ours has the longer 98" bed. We also have the step rails, which without, I don't know how people could get in/out of it!
