I just love the concept of this episode - take these big, capable trucks and put them where most of their miles are done - in city traffic. Can't decide if that's out of their element or exactly in their element.
Also in the GMC marketing materials: more wheels means more tires. More space means more volume. More payload means more heavy things. More cylinders means more pistons.
Looking forward to seeing you guys repeat this "daily use" test for the turbo Ford Maverick vs the Honda Ridgeline, vs Santa Cruz, vs maybe one of the regular small trucks like a ranger or Tacoma.
"Pedestrians just cross...it's like driving through a herd of ducks." - Todd Now that's funny! Last week I was at the corner of happy and healthy (hmmm?) and could not park behind a GMC pick-up. Why? Because despite the fact that she was all the way to front of her parking slot the bed extended two feet into the space behind her. At what point do these trucks which are "roughly the size of a small city apartment" actually begin to impact municipalities and their zoning (i.e., parking spaces for so many square feet of retail)? They're great for the owners but can make things pretty challenging for the rest of us. That said, they proclaim with bravado the greatness of America. Let's watch baseball...pass the apple pie.
The 25/3500’s are built very differently and for a completely different market. If you are trying to buy something that will last a ridiculous amount of years and miles, you go with the HD’s.
Wow my 2001 F 350 ford superduty v10 manual 5 speed seems like its from a different planet. No screens , no reclining seats , no power windows or cruise control. But it has done everything perfectly for 20 plus years. Guess I actually wanted and bought a truck. And my old superduty without screens or lane assist or collision avoidance or sat navigation has been flawless. Loved driving it for 20 years. And the failures have been very very minimal. One air cond compressor, one steer box , one exhaust system, couple sets of brakes and tires and one clutch..two batteries. So maybe 3500 dollars in repairs in 20 years folks. You think the ones you just reviewed will have a similar cost over 20 years ? All I hear is the transmission failures and engine failures of trucks 5 or 8 years old. You have chosen poorly.
You can still buy base model pickups if you want a simple truck. You are comparing one anecdote to another which is not an accurate way to assess the reality of the situation. Fords in particular have gotten more reliable over time when comparing like to like.
It’s funny how Paul thinks the trig cheat sheet is astounding. I guarantee it took less than a week from concept to implementation. It costs virtually nothing it’s the same piece of injection molded plastic. And it probably took 20 minutes on google and auto cad to put that cheat sheet together. It’s probably one of the least expensive features on the whole truck
90% of the people buying these monstrosities do so only to feed the ego. You own a construction business? No problem, get the pickup. You own 2 kids? You don't need a truck. I bought a half-ton truck a few years ago because I got suckered down the rabbit hole. It was the dumbest thing I've ever bought.
The mid-size trucks are now the size of full-size trucks from 15 years ago. It’s getting crazy! These are big enough already and are mostly ridiculous for most people
Oh, when I add a truck... because I may keep my ford another ten or 15 years.. will 100 percent be a toyota tundra , sequoia or land cruiser with the 5.7 norm aspirated v 8. My friends with chevy or dodge or new ford pickups have all had huge problems. So its going to be toyota for me.
It's not all rainbows and unicorns over in the Tundra camp. Mine has less than 100k and it eats brakes, the VVTi mechanisms rattle more than they don't, the bed is rusting through and the rear springs decided after hauling nothing but air around for a few years that they don't want to be springs anymore. It's the worst vehicle I've ever owned. Not that I'd buy another one, but the 2022+ trucks should be an improvement. I would suspect the bed rust issues will continue however.
Rubbish. American trucks last for ever with low cost maintenance. Try buying a used American truck and then you see how expensive they are. There is a reason they last.
