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johnnyrover

johnnyrover

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I am on my 5th suburban, 5 kids demanded lots of room over the years. As they move out, I am finding a pickup would be WAY more useful.

I don't know the first thing about pickups, and my research says everyone is bias to a brand.

I figured the type of people who migrated here from that other site, may have preferences, but will give me honest recommendations (about a truck).

I do know, I still have to haul people, so a crew cab is necessary. I also think anything less than a long bed is just stupid.

So, if you have $20k to spend on a crewcab pickup with a long bed, what would you buy?
 
If you like the burbs then get the same yearish model in the truck. Id buy the newest f250 i could with a 6.2l
 
For $20k's in this market? An old square body crew cab chevy. Or gmt400. Or a clapped out 450k mile rust bucket that 10 years old.
 
I'm not a GM guy, nor a name brand loyalist in general... but $20k in this market I'd say 4 door 2500 gmt800 and put whatever you didn't spend in a repair account.
 
2big bronco said:
Id buy the newest f250 i could with a 6.2l
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So much this. I am on my 2nd 11-16 body style super duty with the 6.2. They are not as quick as a diesel, but they are also $10k cheaper to buy.

I also have a soft spot for the 99-06 GMs. I have had several. I have also had several 08-14?? GMs and do not love them as much.

I currently have both a 2011 F250 6.2 and a 2012 GMC 2500 6.0. I drive the F250 9 times out of 10. It's a nice truck.

Dodge came a long ways with the 2008?-2016? Trucks. I have had a few as work trucks and think the half tons are OK. I would not get a 2500/3500, as I think they are piles.

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crew cabs are gay
get a truck for doing truck things
get a van for doing van things
get a minivan for doing minivan things
 
DRW E-series or Savannah cab and chassis. Stick box truck body it comes with on your property somewhere as a garden shed. Install a dumping flat bed.

Oh, you want a real suggestion?

Well in that case the buy the nicest '05+ Superduty with a gas engine that fits in your budget.
 
20k budget is a 15-20 y/o gas truck around here...or a clapped out high milage diesel because "I know what I got bro".
Check out a bunch, if rear seat room is priority, mega cab Dodge, newer F150, newer F250...I wish I woulda held out for a mega cab when I was looking, but just couldnt find one at the time ( 4 or so years ago )....
Chevy makes sense from a familiarity standpoint for you, but you can LS swap everything now :flipoff2:
 
KDXSR5 said:
So much this. I am on my 2nd 11-16 body style super duty with the 6.2. They are not as quick as a diesel, but they are also $10k cheaper to buy.
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X3 on the 6.2 Ford gasser.

I got into one about a year ago after my 97 Cummins continued to fall apart around itself. I have been very happy with the Ford. Gas mileage isn't the greatest, but it drives great, has been super reliable, and has plenty of power.
 
[486 said:
;n355876]crew cabs are gay
get a truck for doing truck things
get a van for doing van things
get a minivan for doing minivan things
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So is sticking stuff in your ass, but that's besides the point.

I drive a crew cab long bed. Wife and 3 kids, we aren't taking two vehicles to go fishing on the coast. I don't regret it for a second. Don't need 2 vehicles, can haul a lot both inside and out. I have a 6.4 hemi 2500 Ram. I don't recommend it. For 20K though, you can still buy a lot down here. CCLB's tend to sell cheaper since all the pretty boys want the CCBB trucks...you know the ones with the 5 foot beds that are practically useless. If you can, look for extended cab long bed one tons. Those are the cheapest of all, nobody wants that cab/bed configuration.
 
total newb said:
DONT BUY A 1/2T
youll get 2x the life out of the drivetrain
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My 11 f150 3.7 has 290k miles, 2 water pumps, 2 batteries. Couple sets of plugs and new shocks/struts at 200k and a set of rear brake light housing because someone decided to steal my stock ones but not the radio or cords/wire in the bed, even put the wiring into a ziploc, and a rag on the tailgate sat on the trailer drop handle? Countless sets of tires, oil changes and regular maintenance and at 270 got new joints/tierods after cupping etc on the last set of tires.

Runs great still minus the bumper has rock chip rust and a rocker rusting. Most its life it either had an enclosed trailer or dump trailer attached. Now shes just a driver or hangs out in the parking lot of the shop.

My 16 f150 3.5 eb has 160k miles, although living an easier life, has had plugs and regular maintenance.

My 05 f250 with 6.0 gave me 0 issues as well, minus 1 -20* day it wouldn't start. Got rid of it when it eclipsed 200k or so?

Dont be an idiot i guess?

crewcab/excab with 6.5 bed minimum. Depending on kids and ages for cab size. Your flavor, they all have unique issues and compliments. Drive what fits?
 
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Dead Pool said:
I drive a crew cab long bed. Wife and 3 kids, we aren't taking two vehicles to go fishing on the coast. I don't regret it for a second. Don't need 2 vehicles, can haul a lot both inside and out.
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Yawp. CCLB is the way to go. One vehicle that does it all. Fits everything. Hauls everything.
 
RusM said:
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unless you're hauling around 10+ crotchfruit they're pretty much purpose designed people haulers

maybe you all never worry about being pulled over for being about 10k overweight on your plates, but just about every time I'm driving my truck I do
don't need another couple thousand pounds of useless heated vibrating seats, 8 speakers and half a minivan's worth of cab to add to the problem, never mind the fact that all that shit's broken and causing electrical fires by the time I own the truck

I just hate you idiots for destroying the used truck market, that's all
 
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