New England B.S. Thread

Morning all. Happy Thirsty Thursday!

 

Why does a gussied up Ford and new Nissan both look more and more like a “old ass taco”


3rd gen is hands down best looking NEW small truck out there and all this proves it imo

 

You might have a point there!

 

My gripes with the ranger:


Otherwise, I test drove one and really liked it. I like the front end, I know that's a sticking point with some people but meh.

And to be fair that front of the bed ugliness is pretty much any short bed crew cab mid size truck. But the "non-raptor-fied" ranger has smaller flares that don't accentuate it and make it look sillier.



The bed sides are just so damn tall. I have the same thoughts about the colorado. Look at this:


Notice the rear bumpers and receivers are about the same height.

By the numbers -- the ranger has a 21" bed height, Tacoma 19". I think if it weren't for the stupid tall bed sides, both the ranger and colorado would look a lot better, and be more useable for their application - being a small truck you can reach into easily.

 

You looking to get rid of the taco already?

 

Nah I test drove one when I got the Tacoma. I'm keeping the Tacoma.

 

ahh, makes sense.

 

I'm glad they didn't fall into the trap every auto journalist does: PRO v PRO Y'ALL HOW DO THEY STACK UP OMG THE NISSAN IS SO BAD!!!!!!!

The Pro4X and TRD OR have always been on the same playing field, not the TRD Pro. I think it looks more like the 4runner with those wings coming down off the headlghts.



But, that frontier looks like it would be a nightmare for an aftermarket steel bumper on the front.

 

On the Silverado, the super high bed sides result in the bottom of the windows being really high. Not good for visibility:



Ford's isn't far off, but the stepped window helps:

 

I like the look in general and if it wasn’t a taco a frontier is really the only solid option.

Be a few years to work the kinks out of the new ones I’d guess though.

 

The Fords bed is way taller than pretty much all of the others, primarily because any of them you get are going to have either 18's or 20's for wheels. To me that trend is dumb, but I guess like most things, form over function. My GMC has 17's and the bed is somewhat useable. One of the big reasons I went with the SLE with the Z71 package, it comes with 17's.

This is another reason I am scrapping the 6.5' or longer bed for a 5.5 crew cab. The bed is more useable.

 

Anything over 18 is dumb to me, want height add sidewall and suspension components. Super expensive to replace tires at that size and the ride isn’t as good.

 

Oh yeah I forgot about how short the windows are, makes it look silly too. The proportions are just all way off on the ranger.

I like it too, actually. I don't want 9 speeds though. Too many speeds.

I really hope they don't stuff it full of tech and they have a nice, cheap, stripped down version similar to the SR but actually cheap. That was the best thing about the Frontier. Cheap, good. You had style/modern, price, and reliability. Pick 2. The frontier was easily 5k less than a Tacoma when I was looking. Could have probably been an 8-10k gap if I haggled. I wouldn't have gone used on the frontier though, too many were rentals.

 

Uh, the Jay Leno chin bumper on the 3rd gens never did it for me. I think the photos that I've seen of the new Frontier look pretty good.

 

i had a ranger for a rental for a bit, and i really liked it. if i didn't take my truck offroad i'd probably consider one

 

New Frontier seems worth a test drive when it comes out...

 

I like it, and if I were looking for a new mid size I’d look real hard, I bet they will incentivize at first to get interest.

butttt, I want to see this Ford maverick. If they will deliver a TRUE small truck that looks good... I think a low riding 2wd with a flat bed or something would be neat.

 

I haven't seen any off road. I would say they'd be pretty good, way lesser aftermarket community though. Could probably find skids and sliders pretty easy.

We'll see if the turbo holds up to time. I am cautiously optimistic about the drivetrain, may end up in one as my next truck from youtoobers though I have seen them do pretty good off road.

Unibody right? I would consider it. Just seems like a slightly shrunken ridgeline that'll be expensive and have those stupid bed sides, hope not though.