The Automobile Thread

SnakeCharmer said:
Looks to be more of an SUV with the back section of the roof removed, not a true truck.
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Competes with the (larger) Ridgeline and the (smaller?) Santa Cruz from Hyundai. I'd like an actual Ute:

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Danimal said:
@Lost Kiwi might add it to his truck. Definitely reduce his load carrying capacity though.
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Dude, my load carrying capacity is a bike or about 3 small bags of sand before I'm riding the bumpstops. That "bumper" would have me dragging frame!

Cyclotourist said:
I'd like an actual Ute:

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When I was working at Ford Oz my standard lease car from them was an XR6 ute with an aluminum tray, dropped the sides and ran it as a flat deck. 4litre straight 6 with a 6spd manual box. Hilarious fun in the wet with no weight over the wheels, but pretty much drives like a car and can carry a load. Also enough room behind the seats for a weeks worth of shopping. Utterly brilliant vehicles.
They use to come out in some pretty interesting variations. My boss ran a FPV Tornado ute for awhile, the same engine base as the XR but turbo charged, 416hp / 417 ftlb. That thing would paint 11's on the road with ease. Tuners in Oz these days are running some pretty stout numbers on those engines (pushing over 1000hp in US dyno numbers)
The V8 versions at the end were running supercharged coyote engines. Holden equivalent had the LS series, including supercharged variants as well.
 
Lost Kiwi said:
Dude, my load carrying capacity is a bike or about 3 small bags of sand before I'm riding the bumpstops. That "bumper" would have me dragging frame!


When I was working at Ford Oz my standard lease car from them was an XR6 ute with an aluminum tray, dropped the sides and ran it as a flat deck. 4litre straight 6 with a 6spd manual box. Hilarious fun in the wet with no weight over the wheels, but pretty much drives like a car and can carry a load. Also enough room behind the seats for a weeks worth of shopping. Utterly brilliant vehicles.
They use to come out in some pretty interesting variations. My boss ran a FPV Tornado ute for awhile, the same engine base as the XR but turbo charged, 416hp / 417 ftlb. That thing would paint 11's on the road with ease. Tuners in Oz these days are running some pretty stout numbers on those engines (pushing over 1000hp in US dyno numbers)
The V8 versions at the end were running supercharged coyote engines. Holden equivalent had the LS series, including supercharged variants as well.
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They check off so many boxes, can't figure out why we never had them after the El Camino and Ranchero were discontinued in the 70's. The new Maverick above is just a small truck, with the mandatory four doors and crappy bed. Hybrid drivetrain is awesome though! We were soooo close to getting a Pontiac badged Holden here in the States just prior to the '08 collapse.
The rest as they say, is history.
 
SnakeCharmer said:
That's a fine looking ride, all stealthed out. :ninja:

Was it time to trade the Tundra in?
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By no means was it time to trade in the Tundra, but after talking to @buggravy a few days ago, we decided to trade it in. We got top dollar for it. Without getting into too many details, we are now debt free, (Titan excluded of course), and have some cash in our pockets. Almost enough for a new MTB. :whistling:
 
SnakeCharmer said:
Looks to be more of an SUV with the back section of the roof removed, not a true truck.
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Cyclotourist said:
The new Maverick above is just a small truck, with the mandatory four doors and crappy bed.
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Seems to be filling the "truck-shaped car" void left by....the Explorer Sport Trac maybe? It's plain to see on Ford's website that they're marketing it to a non-truck crowd. Possibly the kind of buyer that wants a 4dr car with a trunk that can be neither covered nor locked.
 
buggravy said:
Congrats, Ed! Glad to hear it worked out the way you'd hoped. Enjoy!
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Thanks, Matt. Surprisingly enough, we got the best offer for the Tundra from Nissan. We're glad though as the Titan is way more refined. We test drove a Limited Tundra that was listed for $10k more than the Titan! Other than leather seats, it really wasn't any different than our SR5. In the end, we're both ecstatic with our choice. :)
 
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