It is more the trade in issue. Number of guys BiL works with have
tried to trade in 2005/2003 trucks for a new diesel and dealer will
not take them. Prices for the current trucks is great, but nobody can
get rid of his old one at a decent price to purchase.
clay
On Nov 28, 2008, at 1:57 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
where did you get the idea there is not a market for diesel trucks?
Maybe not with the dime store cowbow type, but the people who really
need them for work, no gas truck will get the job done like a diesel
one will. Around here, diesel trucks are still selling better than
cars.
Redghost wrote:
Thanksgiving dinner table talk turned to trucks and BiL needing
one, the issues, and prices v. consumer report scores.
Seems that there is NO market for diesel trucks. Price of fuel is
too high and dealers are no longer accepting them on trade since
there is a glut of inventory. Prices of the trucks will be
dropping to bargain pricing in a few weeks, more if congress delays
the bail out.
clay
On Nov 28, 2008, at 12:01 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
If I were you, I would look at some full sized trucks too. Pretty
good deals on them right now and I think in most
cases, the mileage difference is going to be minimal. Most of
these smaller trucks are not all that great on gas. A
bit more room in the cab is nice too. Even the crew cabs have a
reasonable box. I have a F150 Supercrew and rarely
have problems hauling even though the box is only about 5 1/2
feet. An 8 foot sheet of plywood is about to the end
of the tailgate.
Randy
I think the one we drove today was 4.0l, it'd spin the tires like
crazy if I hammered it and dumped the clutch.
Interestingly neither the Dakota nor the Colorado would spin the
tires even when I TRIED to make them. Neither
claimed to have traction control or a limited slip.
Of the 3 the Ford shifted into and out of 4wd the fastest too.
According to fueleconomy.gov the Ford and Dodge are about the same
for mileage while the Colorado is better. Its
interesting because the Ford is by far the smallest but of course
the 4.0l is the largest of the 3 engines but
produces the least HP at 207 vs 210 for the 3.7 in the Dakota and
220hp for the 3.5 in the Colorado. I do think the
Ranger makes its power lower in the band than the other two and
the 5spd lets you work with it better.
Wiki shows that today's Ranger is a very different truck than the
one I drove in '94 and it shows, I think its a
much more pleasant ride.
-Curt
Curt Raymond wrote:
We've got another dealership to hit tomorrow but so far I'm super
surprised to see the Ranger out in front. I'm thinking to go back
and
try an up model Ranger, although I like the 5spd its a 2 door and
I'd
like the 4 for the dog... I think the problem is my highschool
girlfriend (who messed my mind up) had a Ranger and I've never
forgiven Ford for that ;)
You might have driven a base model with the 3.0L or 4.0L V6. The
2.5 is
probably pretty gutless. I'd try and drive one with the 4.0L...
Supposedly
they get about the same mileage.
Can't help ya on the girlfriend thing ;)
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