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General Discussion => WHATEVER => Topic started by: SneakySecrets on March 24, 2023, 09:26:16 AM
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Any users / enjoyers of pickup trucks here? What have you owned, what are your favorites? Likes, dislikes.
I’ve had:
- 99 ford ranger 4 cylinder with a manual transmission that I loved
- 2011 Ram 1500 v8 basic old man farmer truck
-2019 Silverado 5.3l which purrs like a little cougar kitten
I have no specific brand loyalty or anything. Just a regular truck guy tryin to talk a lil trucks with like minds.
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Love trucks! Once you get a taste , you will be driving them for life.
- My first car 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 single cab 3.7L V6
- 2014 Ram 1500 single cab 5.7L V8 , current ride
- 1986 Toyota Pickup. I acquired this truck for $100 for helping a lady move. Sold to my Uncle , I plan on buying this truck back one day.
The new Rangers, Canyons, & Colorados pretty disgusting. Like the older models though. One of my dream trucks is 2000-2006 Toyota Tundra. Another dream truck is a diesel
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- 99 ford ranger 4 cylinder with a manual transmission that I loved
this sounds majestic. My uncle has a 93 ranger, manual, 4 cylinder with 320,000 miles that he drives everyday!
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had an '03 ranger. Red fx level 2, v6 with an lsd. Loved that truck but the bed was rusting through, the engine started knocking.
On the last day of their FY in 2019 ford gave me $4k for it on trade in for a 2019 ranger. It was about 30k all in for an FX4 in kind of a douchey blue. Just paid it off a few months ago.
It is far and away a better vehicle, but I still miss the charm and 'truckness' of that old ranger.
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I agree, the smaller trucks, save for the Tacoma, are a little off. Not boxy enough or something. Definitely don’t like how the bed rises up like a bitch in heat on the Colorados.
That being said, I could see myself driving the new rangers and being happy in it… but I still like the older look better.
@rawr1922, is your shit a hemi?
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I never drive and dont have my license even though I turn 30 this year. When I initially learned though it was a Chevy S10 manual (probably mid to late 90s). If I was gunna get anything it would be a old chevy or ford.
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I had a 2004 nissan frontier and it was great. It's nice not having people ask me to help them move these days.
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Buy that Toyota back, @rawr1922 !
I went from a 2005 Tacoma 4dr PreRunner to a 1995 T100 4x4 8-9 years ago and am so pleased. If it was a 5speed it would be my dream truck.
I wish it was efficient enough to commute in, but it’s also nice putting minimal miles on it nowadays.
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I've had:
2001 Ranger
2015 Ram 1500
2016 Tundra (until a few months ago). Tundra was awesome
Cost of living sucks balls right now so I sold my Tundra and me and my wife just share a car (she works from home so yep)
Prior to this i had
78 Bronco
89 Bronco II
I also used to drive my dad's 2001 Sierra when he was alive (and his previous Subrubans)
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78 bronco was a boat huh?
My friend had like a 91 bronco and we used to drive over sidewalks in it.
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learned to drive on a mid 90s F150 stick shift, set up to drive anything.
up to 00s the ranger was a nice truck too. my dad had an 07 4x4 ranger for a DD til the bed rotted off a few months ago. that was a sweet little v6 automatic truck that i really enjoyed driving while visiting.
pre-tacoma toyota pickups and gen 1 tacomas are awesome trucks. those gen 1s just go and go and go.
drove an earlier Tundra and a T100 for a work for a while and didn't really dig em all that much compared to the Ranger and Tacoma.
now i drive an 85 VW vanagon 4spd stick from which I removed power steering. more bad gas mileage and ya... i fill it up with shit like a truck and have fun
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At my old job I’d drive a newer Ram 2500, thing could fly, super comfy, just a bitch to park. Current job has an old Ranger which definitely has that truck charm, but kinda feels like riding around in a sardine can. I love the look of short bed single cabs but I couldn’t justify getting one as a daily.
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2021 tundra here. absolutely love it, and will be driving it for the next 10 years at least.
Had a beater 2006 dodge ram hemi to pull the boat, but it was rusty and my wife hated it in the driveway. I won!
I drove my neighbors 19 ford f-150, and it was smooth as silk, but kne(o)w it would be in the shop way before and less often than a tundra.
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I'd love one of these but in Switzerland the roads and parking spaces are too narrow.
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I drove my neighbors 19 ford f-150, and it was smooth as silk, but kne(o)w it would be in the shop way before and less often than a tundra.
I know a lot of people with Tacomas that have put like 400k+ miles on them… my uncle had one with like 600k… I’d imagine the Tundras are comparable. I’ve personally just never like how Tundras look.
Most f-150s I’ve been in have felt rather cheaply made.
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I had a 94 Ranger back in the day. I loved that thing. I drove it until it fell apart. One day I will buy another. The old pickups were great. Not the new bulbous things. They're nice to drive, feels like a spaceship, but they're so gross.
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Had a 2015 Tacoma and now a 21 GMC Sierra.
Loved the Tacoma because I knew I could put 200+k on it no worries. It drove stiff and the engine compartment sits too high ( or the seats are too low) . Weird blind spot and AC issues too.
The Sierra is a beast. Smooth, plush and straight up V8. Massive tow package and bells and whistles everywhere. I could live inside -it’s so roomy. Probably will never go back to a mid size or smaller pickup.
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^Daamn. Most ballin’ truck award.
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I drove my neighbors 19 ford f-150, and it was smooth as silk, but kne(o)w it would be in the shop way before and less often than a tundra.
I know a lot of people with Tacomas that have put like 400k+ miles on them… my uncle had one with like 600k… I’d imagine the Tundras are comparable. I’ve personally just never like how Tundras look.
Most f-150s I’ve been in have felt rather cheaply made.
The 5.7l V8 engine is bulletproof. I could take it up to 500k easily with proper maintenance. The new 2022+ switched to a V6 twin turbo, feedback is TBD.
The main thing i liked about the ford was a 10 speed transmission, versus my 6 speed (archaic) transmission.
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Trucks are cool but I’ve noticed they’ve just become a the default NPC vehicle that people daily drive, rather than used for hauling/work. For the bulk of people I know or observe they seem so overkill.
That being said I had some Chevy Silverado as a rental one time since no other cars were available and it was a nice cruise. So maybe I get it.
Also what’s the deal with those single cab short bed trucks? They can only sit two and have a small bed. Do the fill some sort of niche?
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They can only sit two and have a small bed. Do the fill some sort of niche?
Sure. People use them for work, going to the dump, going fishing, a million things. I guess it’s just a price thing? I had standard cab ranger with a little bed that I did everything in. [Dramatically removes glasses] Everything.
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^Daamn. Most ballin’ truck award.
It’s necessary (ish) -have to tow trailers.
I also got lucky and got an incredible trade in while the used car values were through the roof. I only came out of pocket about 3k on the Tacoma after using it 5 years. The trade in was ridiculous.
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I parked next to a giant pick up truck, had the extra wheels in the back, also had sliver balls hanging off the back. Watched the owner walk up, he was probably 5'4 and dressed exactly like a douche you'd expect to be driving a giant truck with balls haha
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Wish you guys would post photos of your old trucks. I learnt to drive stick in an old buddies farm truck. Think late 80's or early 90's F-150.
Hardly ever see pickups here in France, even less so in Ireland.
My mate had a ute in NZ thing was sweet.
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Hardly ever see pickups here in France, even less so in Ireland.
My mate had a ute in NZ thing was sweet.
1. That’s sad to me.
2. Did you just say ute? What… is a ute?
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Hardly ever see pickups here in France, even less so in Ireland.
My mate had a ute in NZ thing was sweet.
1. That’s sad to me.
2. Did you just say ute? What… is a ute?
In Australia/NZ a 'ute' is pretty much anything with a bed/tray in the back so a pickup truck falls under this term. But what I'm pretty sure he is referring to is like an El Camino, something halfway between a sedan and a pickup. Australia was actually producing these up until the last decade under Holden (GMC) and Ford and they were and are still very popular in rural areas.
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Dream car: Subaru brat. It's true 4wd as well
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Hardly ever see pickups here in France, even less so in Ireland.
My mate had a ute in NZ thing was sweet.
1. That’s sad to me.
2. Did you just say ute? What… is a ute?
In Australia/NZ a 'ute' is pretty much anything with a bed/tray in the back so a pickup truck falls under this term. But what I'm pretty sure he is referring to is like an El Camino, something halfway between a sedan and a pickup. Australia was actually producing these up until the last decade under Holden (GMC) and Ford and they were and are still very popular in rural areas.
Sorry I was trying to make a dumb joke about an old movie but thank you for the info which I did not know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd1CijCUj8w&feature=share
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I have an 03 Ranger with 250,000 miles. Have had it since 06, first and only car. Still running great. Will be a sad day when she goes.
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Had:
07 F150 Super cab XLT
13 Silverado 1500 Extended cab Z71 LT
Have:
17 Sierra 1500 Crew cab Standard bed Z71 SLT
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78 bronco was a boat huh?
My friend had like a 91 bronco and we used to drive over sidewalks in it.
Yeah that thing was a beast. I drove it over/ through a lot of things. It was nickel and dime'ing me to death at the end though. Bronco II had a weird wheelbase... any sharp turns felt like it was going to flip.
I was really hoping when Ford remade the Bronco they'd have done the the big boy not the Scout style.
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78 bronco was a boat huh?
My friend had like a 91 bronco and we used to drive over sidewalks in it.
Yeah that thing was a beast. I drove it over/ through a lot of things. It was nickel and dime'ing me to death at the end though. Bronco II had a weird wheelbase... any sharp turns felt like it was going to flip.
I was really hoping when Ford remade the Bronco they'd have done the the big boy not the Scout style.
Yeah, the new bronco does nothing for me. Seems like they should have went all out and made it massive.
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Driving a truck without needing it for hauling or transporting stuff on the regular is corny af
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I totally expected this to turn into a Tacoma stan-a-thon. Let’s face it, trucks are the new grocery getter. Also, I’m super salty that pickups are ubiquitous yet are bafflingly high priced used.
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Totally thought this was a new skate Truck brand. Would cop the C10s.
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I totally expected this to turn into a Tacoma stan-a-thon. Let’s face it, trucks are the new grocery getter. Also, I’m super salty that pickups are ubiquitous yet are bafflingly high priced used.
Boy, salty af. We’re here having fun talkin trucks. You truckin or not brah?
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This thread should be titled ‘what’s in your box?’. I gotta know what you guys got it your beds.
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I never had a truck but I used to drive a 95’ Ford Ranger at my auto parts delivery job and it was a fun little whip.
I’m a big proponent of a two door truck. Four door looks less cool to me.
Whomever can fit a full sheet of plywood in your box gets major props. Whose got an XL bed?
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The surf hipsters driving old toyota pickups in california can go fuck themselves
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This thread should be titled ‘what’s in your box?’. I gotta know what you guys got it your beds.
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I never had a truck but I used to drive a 95’ Ford Ranger at my auto parts delivery job and it was a fun little whip.
I’m a big proponent of a two door truck. Four door looks less cool to me.
Whomever can fit a full sheet of plywood in your box gets major props. Whose got an XL bed?
Got a big ass TV (garbage), couple of shovels, bunch of cat6 wire, couple gallon cans of paint.
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Nothing in my bed. I have a 2 door truck & pretty proud of how much stuff I have neatly crammed behind the seats in such a small space. Have 6 blue tarps, a harbor freight jack, 10 ratchet straps, legit first aid kit, toolbox, empty gas can, 2 different hitch balls for towing, umbrella, Clorox wipes, jumper cables, ice scraper, brush, & one roll of toilet paper.
I actually dropped my truck off at the body shop today. Someone hit me in the parking lot but left a note. Insurance paying for the rental. Got a brand new Camry for the week. Really nice car, looks sporty , & enjoy driving this Yota
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my daily drive is a dual cab LN107 hilux UTE... its not as capable off-road like its predecessor the LN106's... the LN107's share the same chassis set-up as 4runners/surfs.... but i don't live in bumfluff nowhere Australia anymore so having an extremely capable 4WD is not necessary and its my wife's car anyway.. .she drives my van cause it actually fits stuff in it... like kids...
my dream ute would be an BJ-40 (diesel engine) landy.. my uncle has a 40 in his back yard that i need to see if he is willing to part with
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God that’s a beautiful Ute.
Nothing in my bed. I have a 2 door truck & pretty proud of how much stuff I have neatly crammed behind the seats in such a small space. Have 6 blue tarps, a harbor freight jack, 10 ratchet straps, legit first aid kit, toolbox, empty gas can, 2 different hitch balls for towing, umbrella, Clorox wipes, jumper cables, ice scraper, brush, & one roll of toilet paper.
Two door with the empty bed is the cleanest looking truck config
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I just had a pickup truck flashback. This is how nuts the 80s were.
I’m 10 and a church group plans a fishing trip to a reservoir 30 minutes away. Not enough cars so what do we do?
5 of us in a flat bed going 55 miles an hour on two lane highway. I remember we were taking the rods and trying to hit tree branches as we drove by.
Fucking nuts.
Guaranteed the dad had a mustache.
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I just had a pickup truck flashback. This is how nuts the 80s were.
I’m 10 and a church group plans a fishing trip to a reservoir 30 minutes away. Not enough cars so what do we do?
5 of us in a flat bed going 55 miles an hour on two lane highway. I remember we were taking the rods and trying to hit tree branches as we drove by.
Fucking nuts.
Guaranteed the dad had a mustache.
That’s living. We piled about 6 into the back of a Subaru brat once…
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i want to get a small pickup so i can lug motorcycles around, and construction materials when I need to do house work. Kind of bummed on how it looks like trucks are moving away from practicality, get bigger and bigger cabins and smaller beds, and just are getting larger in general. I'm 6'1 and i was at the grocery store last week and a hood of a truck was almost level with my shoulders, that's high as shit.
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i want to get a small pickup so i can lug motorcycles around, and construction materials when I need to do house work. Kind of bummed on how it looks like trucks are moving away from practicality, get bigger and bigger cabins and smaller beds, and just are getting larger in general. I'm 6'1 and i was at the grocery store last week and a hood of a truck was almost level with my shoulders, that's high as shit.
Bed size is definitely a joke on most.and it’s a big difference $$$ if you want an extended bed. A lot of models offer extenders in the tailgate that will at least get you some extra length.
Which brings me to- maybe you need a cargo van!!!!!!
New thread. Show me your vans.
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i want to get a small pickup so i can lug motorcycles around, and construction materials when I need to do house work. Kind of bummed on how it looks like trucks are moving away from practicality, get bigger and bigger cabins and smaller beds, and just are getting larger in general. I'm 6'1 and i was at the grocery store last week and a hood of a truck was almost level with my shoulders, that's high as shit.
Ya i use my truck mostly for motorcycle hauling, as well as firewood, gravel, mulch that type of shit. I have the much-maligned new ranger as its at least a little smaller and was the same price new as a taco w/ 70k miles when i bought in 2019.
One thing is these new trucks beds are super deep, so volume wise i can fit as much firewood, mulch, whatever as i could in my old ranger. For dimensional lumber tho the small bed is a pain in the ass. For my dirt bikes i have to run w the tailgate down but it doesnt bother me.
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i want to get a small pickup so i can lug motorcycles around, and construction materials when I need to do house work. Kind of bummed on how it looks like trucks are moving away from practicality, get bigger and bigger cabins and smaller beds, and just are getting larger in general. I'm 6'1 and i was at the grocery store last week and a hood of a truck was almost level with my shoulders, that's high as shit.
Ya i use my truck mostly for motorcycle hauling, as well as firewood, gravel, mulch that type of shit. I have the much-maligned new ranger as its at least a little smaller and was the same price new as a taco w/ 70k miles when i bought in 2019.
One thing is these new trucks beds are super deep, so volume wise i can fit as much firewood, mulch, whatever as i could in my old ranger. For dimensional lumber tho the small bed is a pain in the ass. For my dirt bikes i have to run w the tailgate down but it doesnt bother me.
I use my van for dirtbike hauling...
easier to wheel bikes in... nothing outside in the rain... fits way more... has better fuel economy...
my wife wants to buy a second ute/pick up... she is looking for a Nissan D21 single cab (i think they were called Nissan Hardbodies in the US).. they are pretty awesome little trucks but way overpriced now as most of them have been exported from Japan to the middle east
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Had a 66 c10 I did for a few years ended up with a retired cop car 350 from 91 with a bigger cam and rams head headers/3” flowmasters 650 Holley and intake/th350 trans and a 12 bolt rear with the granny first and b&m pro shifter. It was ugly, loud as hell, fast off the line, and fun as hell for street fighter. Sold it to partially fund my 31. Have a 03 f150 for a parts hauler that I bought from my BIL right now. I can honestly say it’s the biggest shit box ever. The thing misfires pretty much anytime it rains since the coil packs get moisture in them and cause it to miss. It really sucks having to garage it in winter or put a diaper over it to keep it dry. Never again with any modern(ish) Ford.
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My '87 samurai does pickup things
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My '87 samurai does pickup things
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Love that RC car looking thing. Almost rolled in one going 35 around a curve in the rain. Most dangerous automobile I’ve ever been in. You’re lucky to have one.
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i want to get a small pickup so i can lug motorcycles around, and construction materials when I need to do house work. Kind of bummed on how it looks like trucks are moving away from practicality, get bigger and bigger cabins and smaller beds, and just are getting larger in general. I'm 6'1 and i was at the grocery store last week and a hood of a truck was almost level with my shoulders, that's high as shit.
Ya i use my truck mostly for motorcycle hauling, as well as firewood, gravel, mulch that type of shit. I have the much-maligned new ranger as its at least a little smaller and was the same price new as a taco w/ 70k miles when i bought in 2019.
One thing is these new trucks beds are super deep, so volume wise i can fit as much firewood, mulch, whatever as i could in my old ranger. For dimensional lumber tho the small bed is a pain in the ass. For my dirt bikes i have to run w the tailgate down but it doesnt bother me.
I use my van for dirtbike hauling...
easier to wheel bikes in... nothing outside in the rain... fits way more... has better fuel economy...
my wife wants to buy a second ute/pick up... she is looking for a Nissan D21 single cab (i think they were called Nissan Hardbodies in the US).. they are pretty awesome little trucks but way overpriced now as most of them have been exported from Japan to the middle east
And you have a dry space to change into/out of gear when its shitty out. If I could have a dedicated moto hauler it would be a van but I live on a dirt road and 4wd is nice to have. For the record there arent vans im aware of on the US market that beat midsize truck mpgs :(
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I can fit 4x8 sheets in my Sienna, and it feels way safer to leave tools in. Also gets low-mid 20’s mpg. I’ve had a selection of small trucks, wagons and vans going back 30 years. Having access to a full size 8’ box is sweet but not worth the squeeze. The most versatile vehicle was an 90 ranger ext cab 4x4 3.0l that had just enough space in the cab to be useful and actually got decent mileage with manual hubs. The easiest to live with have been minivans.
That Samurai is sick. Love me a Barbie jeep.
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Currently running a 2021 F150 but previously had a 2021 Ranger that had to be returned using a lemon law claim. Miss the smaller truck but I spend a lot of time in the outdoors so the bigger truck and bigger bed is nice.
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Currently drive an ‘03 v6 Tundra SR5 2nd, it’s my daily and gets used like a truck daily. It’s slow and geared too (numerically) low but takes the abuse very well!
Also have a 16v Suzuki Sidekick Jlx on a spacer lift with directional mud terrains, manual hubs and factory limited slip differential…no fun to drive on hard surfaces over about 45 mph but it’s what we depend on to get home during monsoon season…
Edit: missed the sammy a few posts up, very nice!