Complain about modern pickup trucks

[Stihlooking]

04 was my last new truck. Cummins 4 door 4x. I've bought used since. Who the frick can afford the new ones?!

 

[FergusonTO35]

I'm 46 years old and never bought a new vehicle in my life.

 

[LAWN BOY]

I know a lot of adults who only bought 1 new vehicle in their life and it was in the 90s or early 2000s. Like a lot of people like that. It seems that is when all the 35-60 year olds had money or times were good. Just something I realized about 3 years ago.

 

[Bill G]

In 1988 a new Ford Ranger was $5995. A F150 was $8995. Those were 2wd. I remember in June 1978 on the way to the race track stopping at Bob Smith Ford so Dad could get his new F150 4x4. It was $5500. That truck is still in the shed.

 

[They call me Mr. Kibbs]

I know a lot of adults who only bought 1 new vehicle in their life and it was in the 90s or early 2000s. Like a lot of people like that. It seems that is when all the 35-60 year olds had money or times were good. Just something I realized about 3 years ago.

Sounds about right. One new car when I got a job out of college, 1988 Pontiac Sunbird, 5 speed, seems like it was around $11k. Have had 3 used pickups since getting rid of that in '93. '86 Toyota & '89 GMC were still running when sold with 250k-300k miles on each, and current Ferd has 280k on it now, still daily driver. Wondering if newer will make it that far without some failure of all the electronic s-word?

 

[FergusonTO35]

My 2011 Honda Accord is about to turn over 300k. Still has the original serpentine belt and brake rotors! Everything on the suspension and steering is original too. I have gotten other vehicles to this mark before but they required a lot more repairs.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Infotainment and any touchscreen. Especially the monstrosities in modern vehicles.
Auto start stop
Dials and buttons in place of real mechanical link shifters
All software updates. Just the very idea that a vehicle of mine needs software updates is quite repulsive.
Any lane assist or pseudo self driving/driver warning items
Small displacement multiple turbo engines
Active fuel management or some other cylinder deactivation system
Having oil, fuel, EGR, etc. coolers at all but more importantly having them integrated into the engine cooling system.
Manufacturers being able to control the vehicle remotely in any scope.

We are living in a true automotive dystopia.

 

[Bill G]

Still hauling wood.........................

 

[Mycamaro_68]

Still hauling wood.........................

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Is that yours? If so that is very clean for a midwest bumpside. The bumpsides are my favorite body style ford trucks.

 

[59billy]

I'm hoping my 2005, no-options F-150 outlives me. It might, because it's had better maintenance.

 

[Bill G]

Is that yours? If so that is very clean for a midwest bumpside. The bumpsides are my favorite body style ford trucks.

No. I would never abuse a truck like that.

 

[mainer_in_ak]

No. I would never abuse a truck like that.

Might be hauling a cord of dry wood on flat dry ground with sht springs and a c-clip axle, but in the real world, that truck needs some serious upgrades to be a real wood truck.

 

[Bill G]

Might be hauling a cord of dry wood on flat dry ground with sht springs and a c-clip axle, but in the real world, that truck needs some serious upgrades to be a real wood truck.

When it was made it was a fine truck.