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For those who own a pickup truck: Do you really use it much for loading and unloading stuff? Or do you just like the look of it?
The beds of pickup trucks have always seemed like wasted space to me unless you need to transport a lot of big things that don't need to be protected from the elements.
yeah, it is wasted the vast majority of the time ['97 ford ranger owner here] - just as the back seats and trunk of most cars goes unused most of the time. but for the occasions when it is needed, there's no good substitute.
mine used to get lots of use hauling firewood, and hopefully will again soon.
btw, i would've never figured you for an H3 owner; way to shatter the stereotypes!
For those who own a pickup truck: Do you really use it much for loading and unloading stuff? Or do you just like the look of it?
I keep my 1995 Ford F150 to drive back and forth to work because A) it's paid for, B) it doesn't have but 135,000 miles on it, so it's just broken in, C) it gets @17 mpg but I don't drive but about 90 miles a week to and from work, and usually less than 100 miles per month over and above that.
It is handy if I want to move something large, but doesn;t get used often. When it wwears out, I will replace it with a small car, probably a Toyota, but it is not economically feasible to replace it at this point.
A Chevy Equinox, for the AWD because of the snow we get, and I needed the cargo room. I should have researched it more, after I bought it I was surprised to find out the engine was made in China and the assembly was all done in Canada. <sigh>
Let's see...
We have a 93 civic Del Sol which gets a bit over 40mpg
I just got rid of () my 93 mazda mx3 that got 45mpg on average
I currently drive an 08 kia spectra5 wagon (gotta have room for the doggies!)
I also have a '23 ford truck, a 'rat rod' if you will that will be finished this summer
53 Chevy truck
58 Edsel Pacer Convertible (jealous? ) which is the love of my life
68 GTO, which will be finished sometime next year.
My dad's a gearhead and he tells me 10w30 runs in my veins
A Chevy Equinox, for the AWD because of the snow we get, and I needed the cargo room. I should have researched it more, after I bought it I was surprised to find out the engine was made in China and the assembly was all done in Canada. <sigh>
With a resale value that sinks to Australia. My friend owns one and hates all the hard plastics on the interior.
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) my 93 mazda mx3 that got 45mpg on average
) which is the love of my life
