Let’s see some pickups

[ghuns]

...I hope it lasts forever...

Keep an eye out for frame rust.

Guy here at work has one just like it with over 300K. Motor doesn't sound so great anymore.

He drives past a house that's had one sitting in the driveway for a couple years. He decided to stop and see if they'd want to part with it. Truck looks and runs great. Only has about 110K on it, but the frame is rusted nearly in half.

He bought it cheap and plans to put the lower mileage motor in his, that still has minimal rust on the frame.

 

[femurphy77]

1984, 6.2 diesel, 4X4, 4.10 gears, rear A/C, 19 MPG......

Damn that ain't bad, especially with the 4:10 rearend!

I stopped one day to look at a square body Suburban many moons ago on a used lot. It was a gorgeous black 4wd with dark tinted windows. I was lusting after it severely and as the salesman approached me I lifted the hood. When I saw those big block valve covers with that quadrajet sitting between them I almost ran for my vehicle to leave the lot. I could hear the salesman behind me literally shouting "We'll make you a GREAT deal on that one, Don't Go!!"

Based on a couple of dually's I've owned I'm guessing about 4 mpg on a good day with the Oklahoma wind at your back.

 

[JettaKnight]

One day my car wouldn't start, so I got a ride to work, then wlked to a nearby dealership and bought this and drove it home.

The "bumper", rust, and many more scratches and dents came over the next ten years.

No goat ropin' truck for me.

 

[VUPDblue]

One day my car wouldn't start, so I got a ride to work, then wlked to a nearby dealership and bought this and drove it home.

The "bumper", rust, and many more scratches and dents came over the next ten years.

No goat ropin' truck for me.

Thats an awesome truck and an awesome story!

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Mine’s a 2003 GMC Sierra. No photos of it for now. Until the corona bug hit, this was going to be mine sometime this spring. Now? Who knows...

http://images.app.goo.gl/rNNkt6sZU6ZWGY5DA

 

[JettaKnight]

Thats an awesome truck and an awesome story!

Awesome? Well...

It reeked of cigarette smoke. There was burn marks all over it. No power nothing, just a work truck. But, it was what I wanted, cheap, and available to get me home.


When I did get home, I found a dozen air fresheners under the seat, and it looked like surface rust under the dash, probably from power washing the interior.



And there was a baggie tucked way up under there, and I think it might have had some weed in it.



It's a DD when I can't be on two wheels.

 

[Mounty09]

Mine’s a 2003 GMC Sierra. No photos of it for now. Until the corona bug hit, this was going to be mine sometime this spring. Now? Who knows...

http://images.app.goo.gl/rNNkt6sZU6ZWGY5DA

Why would you want such an ugly truck?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Why would you want such an ugly truck?

Ehh... I like it.

 

[Mounty09]

Ehh... I like it.

To each their own. When they first released pictures of the new Chevy's I didn't see one comment about them looking good. I have been surprised to see so many on the road.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

To each their own. When they first released pictures of the new Chevy's I didn't see one comment about them looking good. I have been surprised to see so many on the road.

I have the same opinion of Fords. Why anyone would buy one of those, I don’t have a clue. Yet...there’s a bunch of them out there. You’re right, to each their own. And thank God we live in America where we have all of these choices and we’re not stuck with the one version the government thinks we need.

 

[joncon]

i like the older trucks best. Like chrome better than the newer blacked out ones.

 

[churchmouse]

I have the same opinion of Fords. Why anyone would buy one of those, I don’t have a clue. Yet...there’s a bunch of them out there. You’re right, to each their own. And thank God we live in America where we have all of these choices and we’re not stuck with the one version the government thinks we need.

They have all followed the Ram into the big "Look: at me grill treatment and I hate it. Like-em if you will no worries as there was a new on in 04 I did not care much for. So in 05 I got a smoking deal on one of those same trucks ultra low mileage with the perks I needed at the time. I am still rolling it 15 years later. Go figure.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

They have all followed the Ram into the big "Look: at me grill treatment and I hate it. Like-em if you will no worries as there was a new on in 04 I did not care much for. So in 05 I got a smoking deal on one of those same trucks ultra low mileage with the perks I needed at the time. I am still rolling it 15 years later. Go figure.

Personally, I like the 2019’s the best of the GM HD’s. I think that is a very classic look. The 2020’s have grown on me as I like that “big grill” look. I like the Chevy’s better than the GMC’s too.

 

[churchmouse]

Personally, I like the 2019’s the best of the GM HD’s. I think that is a very classic look. The 2020’s have grown on me as I like that “big grill” look. I like the Chevy’s better than the GMC’s too.

I like the Murdered out GMC's.

 

[ghuns]

They have all followed the Ram into the big "Look: at me grill treatment and I hate it...

You and me both.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I like the Murdered out GMC's.

Murdered out???

 

[ghuns]

Murdered out???

Phrase for when the hip kids are talking about a totally black car/truck.

Paint, grill, wheels, dark tint, etc.

 

[phylodog]

My Dad is on his third GMC/Chevrolet truck since he retired and I haven't cared for any of them. My best friend is a die hard Ford fan and while I don't hate them my Rams have treated me too well to look elsewhere (I'm on my 4th Ram). After driving the snot out of Ford police vehicles for years I have a lot of respect for the brand, they can certainly build something that'll take the abuse and keep on moving but I'm sticking with Ram until I have a really good reason not to.

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

I like the Murdered out GMC's.

Chrome...and lots of it.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Phrase for when the hip kids are talking about a totally black car/truck.

Paint, grill, wheels, dark tint, etc.

Oh. Thanks. I’m a chrome guy myself. I like the shiny stuff.