Small 4x4 truck with best fuel economy?

[Deleted member 52098]

I’m always blown away by the vitriol people have for Subarus.

Sent from my yacht

 

[DouglasR]

More F-150s are sold than any other vehicle, the top 3 or 4 best selling vehicles are also trucks.
14% of American's live in census designated rural areas, meaning the majority of trucks aren't towing/hauling/ or driving rough two tracks, and are purely an identity accessory.

Driving a crosstrek versus a F-150 King ranch style vehicle over the course of your life (40 years) between MSRP, gas, and maintenance probably costs you an extra $100,000 to $150,000... if you factor in the opportunity cost of investing that money way more.

That's a lot of NR hunting trips. Hence why our friendly Neighborhood CPA doesn't use one for his personal vehicle, uses them through his company and depreciates them every year on taxes.

From the OPs list of activities sounds like he should get a truck.

Objection.
Speculation.

 

[longbow51]

Guy wants a nice little truck, and now it's ARs, Subarus, whatever crosstreks are, and financial planning. Talk about thread drift.

 

[Muskeez]

Pretty much exactly what I was gonna say Longbow ! Just took me 10 minutes to read all the extra fluff since yesterday

 

[Muskeez]

another bonus of a small 4x4 truck would be using it to drive on the lake in the winter. I wait for 13"+ to drive my diesel. I bet a ford ranger or tacoma doesn't weigh all that much more than the fancy 4 seater Side by sides that are all decked out for $40k, that drive on 8-10"of ice and I can drive the truck TO the lake, not have to tow it there to use it.

 

[PrairieHunter]

You've never had to haul and plant a grand worth of spring flowers every damn early spring...and it shows.

first world problems , lol.

It would be interesting to know how many days a year the average pickup owner uses the bed or tows something. I'd guess the average is less than 5.

 

[noharleyyet]

first world problems , lol.

It would be interesting to know how many days a year the average pickup owner uses the bed or tows something. I'd guess the average is less than 5.

I use the bed a lot...more during hunting seasons and elk trips. Quite a bit hot-shotting incidentals to construction sites. Driving a car to a site in our business'll get ya nicknamed a jellybean pronto.

A locking cover makes a pretty handy trunk for traveling also.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Independent of utility, comfort, and mpg, a little truck is soooo much easier to turn around on mountain roads. Which doesn't matter much until once in a while when it suddenly consumes the driver's entire relationship with the natural world...

 

[KB_]

first world problems , lol.

It would be interesting to know how many days a year the average pickup owner uses the bed or tows something. I'd guess the average is less than 5.

na, I doubt thats right. People that own trucks tend to put stuff in the bed even if they dont need to lol. I use my truck a lot for truck needs, but its forsure way more truck then I need if I'm being honest.

 

[DouglasR]

Funny the anti truck guys here. Probably don't like Ar15-s either. mtmuley

Same people that will justify spending 60k-70k on an untested ev

 

[Deleted member 28227]

another bonus of a small 4x4 truck would be using it to drive on the lake in the winter. I wait for 13"+ to drive my diesel. I bet a ford ranger or tacoma doesn't weigh all that much more than the fancy 4 seater Side by sides that are all decked out for $40k, that drive on 8-10"of ice and I can drive the truck TO the lake, not have to tow it there to use it.

My aunt has a Nissan hardbody that's in great condition with like ~120k . She drives it a couple of times a week to run errands. I have my name on it, when she decides to get rid of it.

Basically the same thinking, it's essentially a side by side that can drive on pavement.

 

[PrairieHunter]

I use the bed a lot...more during hunting seasons and elk trips. Quite a bit hot-shotting incidentals to construction sites. Driving a car to a site in our business'll get ya nicknamed a jellybean pronto.

A locking cover makes a pretty handy trunk for traveling also.

Contractors and farmers are the folks who seem to use their trucks the most overall.

 

[LCH]

Living a rural lifestyle, there are times you really do need a truck. A lot of folks I know have an old beater pickup for chores, and drive something more efficient for a daily commuter.

 

[buckbull]

Its a truck thread so by nature its going to end up going off the rails. Just like the best rifle or the best cartridge for elk is.....

 

[hank4elk]

I use the bed a lot...more during hunting seasons and elk trips. Quite a bit hot-shotting incidentals to construction sites. Driving a car to a site in our business'll get ya nicknamed a jellybean pronto.

A locking cover makes a pretty handy trunk for traveling also.

I love the shell with a re-enforced frame and a rack. Locks, waterproof, no see inside protection. Camper bonus.

 

[nrpate05]

Dang lots of truck hate from the hunting community. I needed a full size truck and got the long bed option so I could put my kids stroller in the bed a few times a year...

 

[mtmuley]

Dang lots of truck hate from the hunting community.

No kidding. Makes me wonder. mtmuley

 

[DouglasR]

I’m always blown away by the vitriol people have for Subarus.

Sent from my yacht

It’s just so annoying when you Beta bros get together and are all like
(cracks open a round of la croix’s)
“Like omg boyfriends, just because our paychecks don’t depend on the weather and the clock doesn’t mean that we’re afraid to sweat a little bit and get it done!!!”
It reminds me of when your sisters all team up to mow the grass or paint a room in the house or something.

 

[noharleyyet]

Flags in the yard for the fourth...let's hear it from the haters.

No kidding. Makes me wonder. mtmuley

 

[rwc101]

Truck guys are a sensitive bunch.