[kude]

Bob May in this article hopes the cowboy pickups go away. He gives the Sprinter pickup as example of what should be.

I think he's wrong, and the American pickup will stay basically the same.

 

[Texascadillac42]

I'll run my 99 till the day I die over that thing......

 

[LRH]

Trucks like the Sprinter with flatbed, short hindged stake sides sre nothing new, they have been in Europe, South America and Oz for years and serve a purpose quite well. I do doubt they will ever be a large part of the US, Canada,or Mexican market as the North American style "cowboy" as He calls it pickup does quite well.

 

[barrelhorses]

I hope they don't take the time to build one for me...

 

[Seafarer12]

[ QUOTE ]
Bob May in this article hopes the cowboy pickups go away. He gives the Sprinter pickup as example of what should be.

I think he's wrong, and the American pickup will stay basically the same.

[/ QUOTE ] I would buy one if they built a crew cab model and maintained the good mpg of the sprinter.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Are you kidding? I wouldn't trust the sheetmetal on a Sprinter, and the Big 3 would have a hard time selling to those of us "traditional" pickup lovers.

Not strong enough to handle the abuse a pickup can take... or protect in an accident involving a trailer. A city pickup... OK... but not for farming.

No way.

 

[FTG-05]

The writer is a libtard limp-wristed anti-American pansy boy. Note how he uses the "cowboy" reference derisively. Typical of the breed, he wants us all to drive Euro type weenie-mobiles. I bet he'd crap his pants if he ever had to drive a typical 3/4 or 1 ton American truck.

Al

 

[roofeditor]

[ QUOTE ]
Are you kidding? I wouldn't trust the sheetmetal on a Sprinter, and the Big 3 would have a hard time selling to those of us "traditional" pickup lovers.

Not strong enough to handle the abuse a pickup can take... or protect in an accident involving a trailer. A city pickup... OK... but not for farming.

No way.

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Sprinter = 4,824 payload!

F-250 = 3,200 payload.

F-350 dual Crew 5,300 payload.

Not as wimpy as you you'd indicate.


Agreed that a towing limit of 5,000 lbs is not in the range of a F-350 but heck it only has 154 HP getting in the mid 20's MPG.

 

[Seafarer12]

Those wimpy trucks work fine in the rest of the world. I mean between the little isuzu cab overs and trucks like the sprinter are all you see overseas.

 

[toyboxrv]

I saw one that was a cab/chassis dually at a Dodge dealer. A stamped steel u-shaped frame rails and 15" tires does not look like something that will ever tow a backhoe or large 5th wheel trailer. It may suit the needs of some and become another alternative, but Ford's 3.6 V8 diesel and 4.4 V8 diesel in an F150 or a cab/chassis E-Series would be a good choice with just as good in the fuel economy department.

 

[JKitterman]

I think there needs to be more inovation in pickups. Why aren't there drop side beds, nice for loading by forklift / pallet offered by OEM? What is up with the tie down points in the bed? Are the really that functional? I always look at the way things are tied down on flatbed semis. Something like that might be nice. Utility needs to be designed into it. Why do we still have truck beds were afraid to ding and scratch? I think the largest difference is in how the trucks are used. Elsewhere, they mostly carry cargo where here we seem to like to tow. It may be nice to have trucks just meant for cargo and minimal towing like the sprinter setup. I think a lot of excess baggage could be trimmed from these trucks if they didn't have to tow and were just designed for the GVWR.

 

[danbob]

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Why do we still have truck beds were afraid to ding and scratch?

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One reason would be the freakin price they're charging for new trucks!

 

[Mike Lewis]

I understand your point, but I don't want the rest of the world's junk foisted on me any more than I want some other nation taking us over and telling us how we'll do business.

We're not the rest of the world. What works in their overpopulated urban environment isn't what I want on my farm.

Long live the traditional pickup.

 

[JESSE 1]

You could do the same thing by taking the bed off a 1/2 or 3/4 ton pickup and installing a flat bed. Or buy a chassis-cab and install a flatbed. See them every day. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif

 

[i6DZUL]

Yep, I thought that was what it was before I opened the link. Seen several of those on I-10 in LA and TX...running hotshot loads.

There is a conversion company(ies) that is using the LWB van model to build motorhomes. Nice rigs, but they look top heavy.

 

[WUNDERHOOT]

the sprinter is a fine truck.

 

[R.J.]

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It may be nice to have trucks just meant for cargo and minimal towing like the sprinter setup.

[/ QUOTE ]

I don't know about the Sprinter, but this would fit most of my needs 95% of the time.

Toyota LandCruiser 78

Drop side flat bed for easy loading, Solid front axle with manual hubs and manual 2 speed transfer case for durability and longevity. Inline turbo diesel for fuel efficiency and ease of service.

Yep I love my F250 4X4, CC, LWB diesel V8 pickup, especially when 5 of us go on a trip pulling the 30' TT. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif

JMO.

 

[BadInfluence]

You'll see more lower power, higher MPG diesels in lighter American pickup trucks if these start taking off. That sounds good to me, I wish they would make them already.

 

[WUNDERHOOT]

i would drive that toyata anyday . that is a mean ride. maybe a 4 door version of that and some 35 boggers.

 

[PoppinJohnny]

Look up a Holden One Tonner. Think like an El Camino gone wrong. Front end looks like the current GTO (a Holden). V8 and 6 speed. And with a stake rack. And a one ton pickup