I'd consider trading my 3rd gen for....

Just to clarify the base price of a raptor is 51k, not an f150.

 

You may get an extended range from this option but you lose space and get reduced fuel mileage from carrying around the extra weight.

 

I always find it funny to see the upgrade costs for selecting different tires on a new truck. Base tires? Free. (Built into the cost of the truck). Add all terrains? $500. Umm... Do I get any credit for the tires that were built into the cost of the vehicle that I am now NOT getting? Of course not!

I see the same crap every time I eat out somewhere. Add cheese to the burger? $1.00. Add pickles? .50. Take OFF the tomatoes? No drop in price. Why is it that when you ADD extras they charge you more but when you DELETE options they don't return some of your money?

 

chik fil a is the only place I've ever seen give me credit for taking things off

 

I know that. I was simply pointing out that the Raptor is not a simple options package on the F150. It's not like a Ram Rebel or TRD Pro where the truck is the same and the suspension has been swapped out without any major changes.

 

All these conversations always turn into:

 

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2016/10/05/hennessey-velociraptor-6x6-is-295000-extreme-machine.html I'm trading for this.

 

I can't wait to see what the new Ranger will look like. Hopfully not like the current one nor like the Colorado. U.G.L.Y in my opinion. I wouldn't
trade in my Taco though in 2020. Would be a waste of money. The Tacoma does everything I want it to, and exactly what I want. If the Ranger is still in production in another 8 years (When I may get a new truck) I'll
give the Ranger a chance for sure.

 

maybe for this, i've own 3 volkswagen and love them.

 

I've had 3 and loved every one. I will definitely take a look at them when they come out. I saw one in Costa Rica last year and it looked pretty good. I'll be ALL about a Bronco if they don't ruin it. I'm pretty sure they will ruin it though. Just like Pontiac ruined the GTO when it came back out. There is not enough market for a 2 door suv. 2 Door vehicles, and manual transmissions are going the way of the Dodo bird. I'll be sitting in my nursing home telling my grandson about how I had to shift gears in my first car, and he will look at me and not have a clue what I'm talking about.

Two years ago, we had a church function at our house for the youth. One of the college age kids got into my daughters truck and couldn't figure out how to roll the window down without a button to push. He had never seen a vehicle with roll up windows.

 

If it looked like that it would have terrible resale and cost $800 to replace the battery.

 

They tried to bring it to Canada. You can google the results if you want to. Basically the truck was a POS in consumer testing so VW pulled the ripcord on the idea before the truck before releasing it officially. Apparently Canada was too tough on the Amarok.

 

I think a four door Bronco would be okay as long as the concept remained the same. Sort of like how the FJ Cruiser had entry to the back with a suicide door. If the handle for the 3rd and 4th doors are cleverly hidden in the black of the pillar then it would look fine.

 

Should've kept it.

 

That would be ideal with clamshell doors.

 

Im sure it would have the resale value of any BMW X Series.. 800 for a battery? Where are you getting these #s from?

 

Any BMW truck would be the most leased truck by percentage for a reason. Very few people would want to own it after 5 years. BMW enjoys over engineering their cars which results in awkward placements for parts that tend to fail after 5 years on a truck. People don't like paying a lot for vehicles that cost a lot to fix in labor and parts.

That's why you can find lots of VW, Audi, BMW, and Mercedes vehicles for a steal once they pass 100K or 5 years of ownership. They are a hard sell the older they get.

 

If I had to do it all again. I'd either do a FJ Cruiser with a manual or consider the upcoming Civic Type R.

 

Fjs are the shit, I regret not getting one still to this day

 

Im anxiously awaiting the supra/z5. Just hope it isnt too over the top fancy with turbos hybrid etc and comes with a 3 pedal option. Really sounds like the lovechild of my 2 favorite companies. In my mind it should be amazing. Please dont disappoint! And if they do disappoint me by making it a 60k+ dct, i hope mazda really actually does a rx9. I know they wouldnt dare disappoint me!