Question for you girly-man types

[BigNick73]

I always drove an old truck until 2009 when I got a job working off-shore in 2009 and needed something reliable with better gas mileage for my weekly 5 hour commute, and ended up with a 2008 WRX. I don't really miss the truck and just rent a u haul the once every couple years I just can't do without. I do have a old bronco 4x4 that I use for hunting/finshing/off road use once in a blue moon, but with the seats down and the roof rack on the Subaru I can carry just about anything I need to outside of furniture or a large load of lumber.

It also aggravates the shit out of me that I can't buy a half ton truck with a manual transmission anymore. Think the newest one I've ever found was a 97 F-150 I owned for a while. It didn't even have a steering wheel tilt, much less power locks/windows etc. The new trucks all seem to be these leather heated seats, power everything, 4 door, why not just buy a Cadillac monstrosities. Seriously if you are going to drop $40K on a new truck with all the extra bullshit why not just buy a caddy and have a super comfortable ride.

If I could go down to the lot and get a regular cab truck with a bench seat, a 5-speed and roll up windows, that didn't cost half of my mortgage I might own one again. They're supposed to be for work not a luxury vehicle.

[Dave_L]

I always drove an old truck until 2009 when I got a job working off-shore in 2009 and needed something reliable with better gas mileage for my weekly 5 hour commute, and ended up with a 2008 WRX. I don't really miss the truck and just rent a u haul the once every couple years I just can't do without. I do have a old bronco 4x4 that I use for hunting/finshing/off road use once in a blue moon, but with the seats down and the roof rack on the Subaru I can carry just about anything I need to outside of furniture or a large load of lumber.

It also aggravates the shit out of me that I can't buy a half ton truck with a manual transmission anymore. Think the newest one I've ever found was a 97 F-150 I owned for a while. It didn't even have a steering wheel tilt, much less power locks/windows etc. The new trucks all seem to be these leather heated seats, power everything, 4 door, why not just buy a Cadillac monstrosities. Seriously if you are going to drop $40K on a new truck with all the extra bullshit why not just buy a caddy and have a super comfortable ride.

If I could go down to the lot and get a regular cab truck with a bench seat, a 5-speed and roll up windows, that didn't cost half of my mortgage I might own one again. They're supposed to be for work not a luxury vehicle.

My Tacoma has a 6 speed manual. But we'll leave that conversation alone for now.

[thvigil11]

If I could go down to the lot and get a regular cab truck with a bench seat, a 5-speed and roll up windows, that didn't cost half of my mortgage I might own one again. They're supposed to be for work not a luxury vehicle.

Preach it brother!

[cstone]

2006 F250, automatic transmission and AC, but everything else is manual.

In honor of you Ray, it came out of a TX/OK oil field.

Am I a man now?

[Great-Kazoo]

Yeah...they're pretty fun to "drive".

I like sliding in the curves, myself.

[Zach O]

My Tacoma has a 6 speed manual. But we'll leave that conversation alone for now.

Yup, 6 speed manual in my Ram. I had an auto once, put a SM465 4 speed in it 3 months later.

[davsel]

I like sliding in the curves, myself.

But, it can be scary when the rear end comes around, flinging mud up over the top, and you're left facing the wrong way, wondering what just went wrong.

[buffalobo]

Definitely drives a Taco.

For hauling cucumbers?

lobbed from my electronic ball and chain

[def90]

Hmmm.. I work construction, I have yet to see half the guys with trucks ever actually put anything in the bed.. Might scratch it. I drive a Jeep Wrangler and it's pretty amazing how much stuff I can load up inside and on top of the cargo cage.

sent from a soup can and some string..

[ray1970]

Didn't know this thread would take off like it did. Oh, and I didn't mean to belittle anyone who doesn't own a truck. Regardless of how I worded the title.

It just seems like every time I turn around I am using my truck for something. Hauling lumber for fence repairs, buying new appliances or furniture, etc. Even if I only used my truck for truck type stuff five or six times a year it just seems it would be more convenient to own one than to rent or borrow something.

I definitely understand they could be a bit expensive to operate as a daily commuter. I suppose if I only had one vehicle and had to drive it every day a truck might not make much sense I guess. Fortunately, my truck only gets driven maybe four or five thousand miles a year.