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URL: http://riceornot.ricecop.com/?auto=38625
Submitted by: ambientFLIER
Comments: 67  (Read/Post)     Favorites: 0  (View)
Submitted on: 02-28-2005
View Stats Category: Vehicle Group
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chevy, ford, and dodge (to some extent), taking pride in mediocrity http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/d...74/pageId=62732


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#1
2-28-2005 @ 02:45:35 PM
Posted By : ambientFLIER Reply | Edit | Del
lets see here

ford - 30 grand for a small truck with no crew cab and weak engines

chevy - brand new truck 29-k truck that has a 5-cylinder that performs like a 4, uses gas like a 6, and has a 5-dollar interior (where does the money go?)

dodge - ugly redesign with the only V8, which also manages to be weaker and slower with a load than other 6-cylinders in the test, unless you pay more for the high-output engine, which means about 35k (35 grand for a midsize truck?!)

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nissan - for 29 grand you get a ton of options, lots of room, the strongest motor in the class, and great handling

toyota - quality, durability, a strong motor, and all for the same price as a ranger


#2
2-28-2005 @ 02:51:53 PM
Posted By : ambientFLIER Reply | Edit | Del
hmm...if i was in the market for a midsize truck, which one would i pick? duuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh gee, i really dont know

i love dakotas...i mean, i used to, before they went all fugly
a ranger seems like a nice truck until you look at the price
and a colorado is just shit, not defending it there

i really hate to beat on "domestics", but american truck designers are just lazy fucks, while nissan and toyota are trying to give consumers exactly what they want


#3
2-28-2005 @ 02:54:31 PM
Posted By : 455skylark Reply | Edit | Del
#2, It's really a shame to see the US companies getting beaten in a market that once belonged to them =/ but on the bright side the next generation of american trucks will have to be pretty good to keep up, so things will hopefully get better.

#4
2-28-2005 @ 02:58:08 PM
Posted By : ambientFLIER Reply | Edit | Del
#3, exactly, all of a sudden they are beaten in their own market, which they have dominated for decades, and all because they just got lazy...i'm anxious to see a redesigned ranger or the next dakota though, those might be pretty nice...once the US companies actually figure out that the current-gens just arent cutting it anymore

[Edited by ambientFLIER on 2-28-2005 @ 02:58:49 PM]


#5
2-28-2005 @ 02:59:44 PM
Posted By : stang392 Reply | Edit | Del
I really don't see the point in a crew cab on a midsize truck. to me with that short of a bed it makes the truck about useless. out of the brand new ones the Ranger is the only only one that I don't think is ugly. IMO Toyota and Nissan should have left the outsides alone.

#6
2-28-2005 @ 03:02:16 PM
Posted By : stang392 Reply | Edit | Del
"while nissan and toyota are trying to give consumers exactly what they want" yeah, they are giving people a car in the form of a truck. The Fords and Chevys are still being made as simple work trucks.

#7
2-28-2005 @ 03:28:57 PM
Posted By : solid_snake Reply | Edit | Del
#4, I expect ford will care when they stop selling 90,000 f-series a month

[Edited by solid_snake on 2-28-2005 @ 03:30:25 PM]


#8
2-28-2005 @ 04:00:12 PM
Posted By : Skid Reply | Edit | Del
#1, Right. Because Toyota and Nissan are Japanese, which makes them flawless.

Could you maybe, I dunno, try and cover up your prejudices?


#9
2-28-2005 @ 04:18:16 PM
Posted By : thirtyseven Reply | Edit | Del
Wasn't the Colorado designed by Isuzu?

#10
2-28-2005 @ 04:24:53 PM
Posted By : ricerocketboy Reply | Edit | Del
#9, I veaguely remember something along those lines.

#11
2-28-2005 @ 04:25:47 PM
Posted By : solid_snake Reply | Edit | Del
#1, also, ford lists the max MSRP for a ranger at 27k

#12
2-28-2005 @ 04:29:06 PM
Posted By : solid_snake Reply | Edit | Del
#11, and it's a motherfucking four door

#13
2-28-2005 @ 04:33:11 PM
Posted By : ambientFLIER Reply | Edit | Del
#11, 30k with the off-road package, and i meant it doesnt have 4 real doors with a real seat in the back

#14
2-28-2005 @ 04:34:19 PM
Posted By : ambientFLIER Reply | Edit | Del
#6, simple work trucks for 30 grand...riiiiight...you can get a simple work truck from nissan and toyota as well, this comparison is for the top of the line ones

#15
2-28-2005 @ 04:37:14 PM
Posted By : solid_snake Reply | Edit | Del
#13, no
http://www5.forddirect.fordvehicles...&partner=fv

the problem with your arggument is the toyata, dodge and nissan are refered to as 'mid size' while the ford and (i assume chevy) are 'compact'


#16
2-28-2005 @ 04:42:31 PM
Posted By : ambientFLIER Reply | Edit | Del
#15, the comparison lists the prices, thats what i go by...and you're right, the chevy and the ford ARE compacts, but why the hell are they the same price as something that is bigger, stronger, and has way more options? why would chevy charge near 30 grand for a truck with an inferior 5-cylinder, and a shitty interior?

[Edited by ambientFLIER on 2-28-2005 @ 04:44:41 PM]


#17
2-28-2005 @ 04:43:45 PM
Posted By : ambientFLIER Reply | Edit | Del
#8, yeah im so biased against domestic trucks thats why i drove a ranger myself and liked it, and thats why i always compliment rangers and older dakotas on here, dont even start with that shit

[Edited by ambientFLIER on 2-28-2005 @ 04:45:39 PM]


#18
2-28-2005 @ 04:44:52 PM
Posted By : Lemming Reply | Edit | Del
#11, Which, by the way, strikes me as utterly surreal. "You paid almost $30K for what?"

#19
2-28-2005 @ 04:47:40 PM
Posted By : ambientFLIER Reply | Edit | Del
#5, obviously many people do see the point of one...how about hauling your family in it the whole week, and going to get soil or home depot supplies on the weekends? why do you need two cars for something that a crew-cab midsize truck can do

#20
2-28-2005 @ 04:53:19 PM
Posted By : ricerocketboy Reply | Edit | Del
#19, so you're saying a truck should be a multipurpose vehicle? If you need hauling space, and cargo room, get a van or a stationwagon. It's not that hard.

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