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Author Topic: How many pickup trucks out there? Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-08-2003 05:13 PM                     Let's see: Pick Up Truck? Cargo gets wet, slides around and stolen. When that 3rd and 4th girl needs a ride, you're out of luck. Bad suspension, poor fuel economy and won't fit in my garage. It's hard to park, expensive to insure and has a tendency to roll over, especially with the 9"-lift kit installed. The engine is too loud and ride too bouncy. Minivan? Cargo secure, 3rd through 6th girl ok, better fuel economy, fits in gargage, easy to park, cheap to insure, engine quiet, ride smooth and invisible to the highway patrol. That white minivan couldn't possably be going 90 MPH. That said, make mine a Dodge Ram 1500, standard Cab, short bed. I want the HEMI engine, 20" sport wheels, lower the suspension, straight pipes and a hard touneau cover. Paint it red! I just don't want to pay for it, the insurance or the gas.  |  IP: Logged William T. Parr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 823 From: Cedar Park, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-08-2003 06:18 PM                     I drive a 2002 Ford Ranger Ext Cab painted Deep Wedgewood Blue. 5 speed manual transmission 3.0 6 cylinder Litre Engine. [ 08-10-2003, 04:18 PM: Message edited by: William T. Parr ]  |  IP: Logged Joe Smith Film Handler Posts: 56 From: Dale City, Va. USA Registered: Oct 1999 posted 08-08-2003 06:46 PM                     1992 Ranger SuperCab STX with 3.0 engine and about 75,000 miles. Runs like new... and about 23 mpg. Previous truck was a 1986 Ranger with 2.3L engine.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Mehocic Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 804 From: New Castle, PA, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-08-2003 07:52 PM                     1983 Ford F-150. But, as with all my vehicles, it is considered for sale at all times  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 08-08-2003 08:03 PM                     2002 Chevy Silverado LS-1500 Sportside, regular cab, short bed. Vortek 5300 V8 (basically a 5.3 Liter 327). I got this truck after some dumbass ran into the back of me, totaling my Camaro. It seemed a little "safer" to drive something bigger and easier to see.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-08-2003 09:03 PM                       Paul Thompson said: quote: AHAH! Ford trucks still outnumber General Mothers's crap!!! That's because there's so many of 'em on the side of the road! But hey, I learned to drive in a '65 or '66 Ford F-100, with column-shifting and manual steering. I quite enjoyed that. With the "one on the dash", are you talking about a range splitter? Paul, with those ol' twin-stick transmissions, was there a way to relate the road speed and engine rpm, so you'd know what gear you were in? For example, in the Freightliner I got my CDL in, if the road speed was 35mph, that meant I was in 8th gear (taking the 35 and adding the digits together... 3+5=8); if I was doing 25mph, I would be in 7th gear; 15 mph meant 6th gear, etc...  |  IP: Logged Rick McCluney Film Handler Posts: 66 From: Ocean Springs, MS, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-08-2003 09:14 PM                     2002 Ford F250 Super Duty Crew Cab with a 5.4 Triton V8 painted Arizona Beige.  |  IP: Logged Chris Markiewicz Expert Film Handler Posts: 209 From: Glenaviegh, County Tipperary, Ireland Registered: Aug 2002 posted 08-08-2003 09:32 PM                     My B-series Mazda was built in Ford's Edison, NJ plant; most of the parts are Motorcraft/Ford. The only major component that seems to be a Mazda design is the 5-speed trans. Just hit 77,000 miles. BTW, isn't it FUN changing out the oil filter on the 3.0 V6?  |  IP: Logged Jon Miller Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 973 From: San Diego, CA, USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-08-2003 11:21 PM                     Chris--the 5-speed in my '89 is also a Mazda unit. Needless to say, the Mazda tranny for F-Series pickups is not the greatest transmission around...the synchros on mine are a little on the tight side (even after a fluid change; that gearbox uses ATF, not 90-weight gear oil like the Warner T-98 four-speed in my '64) and it's easy to crunch a gear if shifted too quickly. I've heard the F-Series Mazda transmissions can get a little flaky north of 100K miles, and that's what is happening. Ford offered a ZF (German-built, IIRC) 5-speed in '89, but only with a 460-cid big block or a 7.3l diesel.  |  IP: Logged Adam Fraser Master Film Handler Posts: 499 From: Houghton Lake, MI, USA Registered: Dec 2001 posted 08-09-2003 12:23 AM                        First truck was a 1992 Dodga Dakota 5.2 V-8, could outrun most any truck on the road. Burned to the gound when a friend was backing it out of the driveway and it had a leaky fuel line. 182,000 miles. 2000 Dodge Dakota Sport 3.9 V-6 automatic. Nice truck but on 5th set of rotors @ 80,000 miles. Bought it new. Other vehicles: 1985 Olds Cutlass (RWD), 1975 Trans Am (hit by drunk), 1983 Trans Am, 1994 YZ 250, 1990 Suzuki GS500E two different times, 1989 Honda CR 250, 1978 Suzuki PE175, 1980 Honda CR 80, 1974 Kawasaki 90MC1. I have grown fond of rear wheel drive vehicles and hate driving front wheel drives. Damn, only 21 and have owned 12 vehicles.  |  IP: Logged Pete Naples Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1565 From: Dunfermline, Scotland Registered: Feb 2001 posted 08-09-2003 05:09 PM                     I must be the odd one out here in the UK, give me an auto over a manual gear shift any day! On the subject of pick ups, I've owned one, well kinda, was a long wheelbase Land Rover, built 1968, and was what is known here as a '3/4 tilt'. Basically that means a pick up with a canvas hood on sticks over the load bed. The design of the Land Rover body means it can be changed from pick up to full soft top, to full hard top (van back), simply with just a couple of spanners. Here in the UK, US style pick ups seem to be gaining popularity. I'm seeing a lot of bitsashitis around, as well as double cab Fords. The Subaru has been the sheep farmers favourite for years in these parts. *EDIT* Just came across this, if you have a pick up and enjoy the outdoor life, you need one of these!  |  IP: Logged Chris Markiewicz Expert Film Handler Posts: 209 From: Glenaviegh, County Tipperary, Ireland Registered: Aug 2002 posted 08-09-2003 06:32 PM                     Yeah, I just changed the trans fluid in the Mazda 5 speed again, thank whoever for magnetic drain plugs.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-10-2003 01:04 AM                       quote: if you have a pick up and enjoy the outdoor life, you need one of these! Pete, that's FUNNY! Oh my, it's FOR REAL! I'm rolling! Btw, I'm with you. After all, who wants to shift gears all day?  |  IP: Logged

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