Affordable(?) truck for the working man
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Working man? There's a reason crew cabs are popular with contractors - protected lockable storage while leaving the bed open for supplies, air compressors, etc. At least Ford got that right with the Maverick.
So Frank's out again . Fuckin height requirements.
They don’t make telephone books anymore either…
What kind of work are you going to do in that mini electric yute?
The working man has been douche bagged out of the market.
The working man has been douche bagged out of the market.
Find a 2007-2013 Chevy Silverado, 5.3 liter, in great shape with low mileage. They are a few out there. With proper maintenance, they last forever.
Nah, I’d just want to turbo it cuh
AFM laughs in forbidden glitter.
Still waiting for the mass deportations to happen that will put all those pretty new, now slightly used SUVs and trucks paid for by your tax dollar into the market. Hopium.
They dont make one anymore.
No more vinyl floor mats, manual transmissions, manual transfer cases, or radio deletes.
The big 3 can eat a dick(die hard chevy guy)... i will buy a toyota...but they dont offer an 8' bed dually in thos country( thanks epa)
Shred
No more vinyl floor mats, manual transmissions, manual transfer cases, or radio deletes.
The big 3 can eat a dick(die hard chevy guy)... i will buy a toyota...but they dont offer an 8' bed dually in thos country( thanks epa)
Shred
They do make them. You have to find a fleet dealer to find them on the lot.
But anyone can go order a brand new work truck trim. It'll come with vinyl seats, manual transfer case, and a basic radio with am/FM and Bluetooth.
But what they're going to stock and try and force you into are the $10k+ upgraded trim levels. Work truck to Denali actually doubles the cost of the truck. But douche canoes want Denali's and that's what the best profit margins are on.
No they don't. They have junk wiring harnesses and afm.
My dad just put his 13 up for sale rather than address the afm that needs to be deleted.
There's a huge reason I have 3500s only. No afm, and crew cab long boxes.
"Active fuel management"
Aka 4 and 6 cylinder mode.
They use oil and solenoids to special lifters to turn cylinders on and off.
They have a history of lifters getting stuck halfway and beating themselves to death while glitter bombing the rest of the engine.
Thanks. My brain wasn’t working. I was trying to figure it out. I hate everything is abbreviated.
My 20 Silverado had the lifters stick and eat the cam shaft. Luckily under warranty, smoked a black bear at about 80 one morning shortly after the lifters and etc were replaced so I no longer have that truck. Still in a Chevy though. 21 trail boss, I have the DFM disabled with a tuner so I hope it lasts for a while.
If they stuck a 4 cylinder gas motor in it, had a standard and long bed option, then it would sell like hotcakes.
Until then I’ll keep lol’ing at big trucks with 5 foot beds trying to load 2x4x8 lumber while I drive off in my faggot ass Camry with a trailer.
Until then I’ll keep lol’ing at big trucks with 5 foot beds trying to load 2x4x8 lumber while I drive off in my faggot ass Camry with a trailer.
Wish Toyota would bring their $10k truck to the states. It’s ugly but I would buy one. I also believe you can get gas and diesel. 2WD and 4WD.
Mmm... they make their cheapest option, yes. We buy fleet vehicles at work, and even they're overly complicated, fragile crap.
Depends what you're spec is.
My work truck edition has a decent options list, but my main concern was rubber floor and floor shifted transfer case.
I'm ok with cruise, ac, power locks, etc.
We need no options. Monkey proof.
We got some POS RAM vans in recently. (probably because they were the cheapest, because no one's buying them)
Crap literally started falling off one of them on the second day.
We got some POS RAM vans in recently. (probably because they were the cheapest, because no one's buying them)
Crap literally started falling off one of them on the second day.
Basic little truck w/ 4 wheel drive, 8 ft bed, and a little diesel motor that'll pull 5k ish. I'd be in.
2005 paid 4k 2 years ago and had to fix a few issues.
Aint perfect or pretty. But she’s solid. Lq4 6.0 4L80 12 bolt rear,8ft bed, plastic floor. No variable cam shit or cylinder deactivation.
Aint perfect or pretty. But she’s solid. Lq4 6.0 4L80 12 bolt rear,8ft bed, plastic floor. No variable cam shit or cylinder deactivation.
That's 10.5" 14 bolt rear end. Full floating with beefy hubs and brakes. The diesels get a 11.5" version.
The 12 bolt hasn't existed since the 70s.
That will also be a 4l85e, as they added 5 pinion rear planetary gear sets in 01 ish to beef them up. They take the same rebuild kit and are identical, other than the 5 pinion planet being a $700 upgrade to install in the older ones.
Check your knock sensors. They're in the valley, covered by rubber plugs. When water gets in there they corrode and throw false codes constantly. Just need a pick to get the electrical connectors apart and a fuel line disconnect tool.
Be generous with rtv sealing them back up. If they already have rtv, they've been done already.
Now you just need decent mirrors to actually see around a trailer!
Saying you don't want anything because a ram fell apart is dumb. They can have nothing and I bet the door would fall off.
There was an updated evap can because the stock one got full of dust and plugged up.
You want to keep all the evap and vacuum lines in good shape. The computer will modify line pressure in the transmission based on torque tables, and evap and vacuum can make it run on the wrong tables.
So yes, a vacuum leak can cause transmission failure...
I'm saying I don't want anything because I don't want anything. I want simple things with less to go wrong and easier to fix.
where is the charcoal canister for the gas tank connected to the intake manifold?There was an updated evap can because the stock one got full of dust and plugged up.
You want to keep all the evap and vacuum lines in good shape. The computer will modify line pressure in the transmission based on torque tables, and evap and vacuum can make it run on the wrong tables.
So yes, a vacuum leak can cause transmission failure...
I was under the impression it vents to atmosphere after going thru the charcoal
It's part of the evap system, it's all connected. One of those hard plastic lines runs up to the engine bay.
If you leave the gas cap loose it'll set a check engine light. It's dumb.
There's things that are going to break no matter what.
Having employees that aren't complete idiots is generally going to break a lot less things.
It's been about 2 years since I looked at the diagram.
I only DC'd the line with the red arrow, left the other two connected. Vacuum source and pressure control solenoid.
Question. Where does that line with the red arrow run to where it shows open (yellow arrow) . I though that was a vent to atmosphere. Ignore blue arrows, they were on the diagram when I found it.
Sounds like I should just replace the canister. BTW thanks for the info.
Sorry for the derail.
Purple Wave. I have bought 5 trucks, mostly F150's with rubber floor matts and vinyl seats for my guys to do carpenter stuff out of. Auction site but great deals on higher milaged well maintained fleet vehicles.
Honestly as a first time owner of a pick up truck , more you use it more you see its quite useless as a working mans vehicle ,concept that was maybe workable in the 50's when shit was not stolen at every corner, once you add a locking box or a hard top you get near useleslly tiny space with high bed and further limited access by 90° droping tailgate that any van can dwarf. If you want to carry lose shit again modern van based flatbeds with 3 180° opening sides run circles around it for Utility .
Today pickup truck is an image thing ,folks like them looks and fancy themselves rugged and maybe works as tow vehicle ,but van beats it 9 times out of 10 in terms of utility and then some.
Toyota has a budget offering rest of the world , but would not expect this to hit US or EU market ever
Today pickup truck is an image thing ,folks like them looks and fancy themselves rugged and maybe works as tow vehicle ,but van beats it 9 times out of 10 in terms of utility and then some.
Toyota has a budget offering rest of the world , but would not expect this to hit US or EU market ever
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Has Toyota resolved their truck engine problems as of late on new vehicles? I have a 2012 Tundra that I bought used... has been pretty reliable. But I also still occasionally drive a 77 ford F150 w/ a 300 ci 6 cylinder engine.
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