Just buy a used truck that is in good condition.Gone are the days you can purchase a good cheap work truck.
I don’t know anything about your truck so I cannot make any judgement calls.Would my 1999 Dodge Ram Truck qualify as a "good work truck" IYO?
I was really trying to ask what years were "good work trucks" made. And what year did it stop. IYO?I don’t know anything about your truck so I cannot make any judgement calls.
It’s stopped. Trucks have just gotten ridiculously over priced. But then again so have hamburgers.I don't really think it has stopped,
It's called inflation. It's just that our money went way down in value.It’s stopped. Trucks have just gotten ridiculously over priced. But then again so have hamburgers.
Good question. It might be as simple as what market research is telling them. How many would buy them etc and is it worth an assembly line change. Hard to say. Interesting though.Some folks have misconstrued my earlier post about good, cheap work trucks. Not talking about a 30, 40, 50 year old truck. I’m talking about why can’t truck makers offer a good inexpensive work truck with a bench seat, roll up windows, rubber floors an AM/FM radio and heater.
I too found it interesting, thanks for posting. I find that 'wedge' design to be ugly, although I realize the tradeoff is being able to use (and form) more-durable materials.Hi all. Ran across this and found it interesting. Enjoy.
Yah. I’m warning up to the idea of stainless steal. Never needs a wax job. You can whack it with a car door or 2 x 4 when loading and no issues. We have a reservation for one. Should be fun. I think we are 3 or 4 years down the list though.I too found it interesting, thanks for posting. I find that 'wedge' design to be ugly, although I realize the tradeoff is being able to use (and form) more-durable materials.
Some folks have misconstrued my earlier post about good, cheap work trucks. Not talking about a 30, 40, 50 year old truck. I’m talking about why can’t truck makers offer a good inexpensive work truck with a bench seat, roll up windows, rubber floors an AM/FM radio and heater.
Yah for sure. I’ll let you know how it works out in 3 or 4 years.Not sure stainless is the answer, though their argument about making the shell "durable" when contrasted to thin steel or aluminum and eggshell thin paint is valid. Thing about stainless is it does scuff and scratch and dents are difficult to remove. You can buff and polish it to some extent but getting the "grain" to match is a trick. No doubt if this becomes a popular option there will be techniques and methods to deal with damage but I recall this issue came up with the deloreans in the 80's. Collision repair was highly specialized and even just keeping them looking nice was a job. Think about what your stainless fridge looks like if you have small kids and you figure out in a hurry that sometimes the cheap textured paint is the better option. While maybe this exact material isn't ideal, I think there's something to the guys with offroad vehicles that paint them with truck bed liner paint. Very tough, hides damage and fills body imperfections.
Mark B.
Albuquerque, NM