The owner of my company tasked me with ordering a new shop truck. I'm after a 1/2 ton (1500, 150), Std cab, long bed, 4wd, V8, work truck. His only caveat, it has to be "American". To be honest I'm a Toyota man myself and the last trucks I ordered for the company were Chevys , in 09 and in 12, and the 12 really pissed me off. So it's been a while for me on current trends in pck ups.
Chev Ford RAM
- Thread starter mikesx
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Not actually sure anymore might wanna check me on this, but I thought more of a Toyota was actually made in the us than any of the other 3
I thought that also. The owner is old school and it is his money..... And when I checked Toyotas build options I couldn't get a long bed, 8', std. cab.
Quinc
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- California
GMC Sierra 1500 SLT with max tow package. The one that has the 6.2L gas engine. My 2012 just hit 205k with minor maintenance and the 0-90 is pretty awesome.
E350
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- Sacramento Delta
Gas or diesel?
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- Glenmoore pa
What kinda work will it be doing? It’s between Ford and Chevy for me but if it’s in the north east, doing salt stuff, etc, the aluminum is the way to go (Ford).
The 2wd V6 09 we bought got zero love and looks fine and doesn't owe a dime. So in 12 when the boss man told me to get what I wanted I ordered a 2500HD 4wd 6.0 gas. 5 yrs. and 1 month later this started. Right after the rust through was up. The ac took a dive. All 4 calipers had to be cut off (rust). And this truck got pampered. And it has starting issue no one can fix. If I turn the key and RELEASE, it continues to crank without starting.
I just wonder about “ding” resistance with the aluminum.
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- California
As far as the aluminum, my 09' F-150 got hit by a gate when the wind caught it and creased the side of the bed for about 18". The exact same gate hit my 17' F-250 with aluminum bed and barely scuffed the paint. For dents the aluminum is better in my opinion.
For mounting a bed rack the aluminum sucks and has torn around the mounts on some of our service F-150's.
For mounting a bed rack the aluminum sucks and has torn around the mounts on some of our service F-150's.
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- Glenmoore pa
Agreed my f150 was dent free when I traded it in for a f250. Aluminum by nature will sheer easier I think but it’s so worth it to not worry about rust. Whatever u get, fluid film the frame every year.
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- Granite Falls, Wa
The fleet we run has a mix of all of the big 3 makers. We work on the ram 1500s the most, usually with camshaft/ solenoid issues. The new ford's seem to be ok, but they change body style, or engine pretty much every year. Chevy seems to stick with the tried and true, and thenleast problems, or cheapest problems to fix.
They all suck. But out of the big 3 the GM trucks issues seem to be the cheapest to fix. I hate the way the Rams look and they have expensive problems. Go GM/Chevy or Ford.
I want to come around and like Toyota but they are just so so ugly.
That being said my daily drive is a 2014 Silverado LT with the chrome honeycomb grill and I think it's sharp and simple looking. The 5.3 v8 has power for days. Yes the air conditioning took a dump on me once and the wheel wells are rusting, ...oh and a tree fell on it one time in a storm, but the driveline has never had one single problem in the 6 years ilve had it.
I want to come around and like Toyota but they are just so so ugly.
That being said my daily drive is a 2014 Silverado LT with the chrome honeycomb grill and I think it's sharp and simple looking. The 5.3 v8 has power for days. Yes the air conditioning took a dump on me once and the wheel wells are rusting, ...oh and a tree fell on it one time in a storm, but the driveline has never had one single problem in the 6 years ilve had it.
Almost talked him into the Tundra,can't order the config we want ( long bed 8' std cab). I don't think Nissan does it either.
Yeah pretty much the consensus on Chev/GMC. Between the Chev/GMC, and Ford , gonna come down to best deal bs, (trade , price, etc.)
Big Kahuna
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Ford 5.0 motor has been around a long time. Body style has not really changed since 2017 other than some small visual changes.
I‘m wondering what configuration the new 5.0’s are. Windsor based? Our ‘02 F250 5.4 was a pia, spit 2 different spark plugs right out of the threads. Both b4 100k.
Big Kahuna
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- Tuscaloosa, AL
No idea, but when I was getting my truck I kept telling Robby @Captain PegLeg that I did not want an eco-boost motor. Find me a V8
x2 on that! No replacement for displacement!