Pickup Trucks
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- Toyota 1988 - [1]
- Brief history of Toyota pickups - [2]
- Toyota Tacoma, Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon, Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier - in 2014 - [3]
- Tacoma had frame rust and leaf spring issues until 2004 - [4]
Examples
- 5 best pickups - [5]
- Compact pickup ratings - [6]
- Top pickups under $5k - [7]
- Most Reliable Under $10k - [8]
- Modern pickups under $15k - [9]
- Best bargain in best pickups - [10]
Toyota
- $4200 2007 144k - [11]
- $7k 2000 139k - [12]
- $4.5k 2007 220k - [13]. Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, and Nissan Frontier are very reliable 5 stars, while the Toyota Tacoma gets 3 stars.
Ford
- 2006 $3k work truck - [14]
- 2010 96k $10k - [15]
- 2002 80k $5.5k - [16]
- 2006 84k $7k - [17]
- 2003 103k $5k - [18]
- 2002 65k $9k - [19]
- 2001 95k $7.9k - [20]
User: Eric’s Experiences/Ponderings
Notes
- Add some in here later
“Dream Work Truck”
- Going to make a version for giant american roads (a but bloated, but should work fine here, not ideal for city streets though etc)
- A F250 or Equivalent (need to read up more on long term reliability etc)
- Flex Fuel Spark Ignition (Gasoline) engine to avoid DPF-EGR Maintenance Mess
- An Auxiliary Fuel Tank (Gasoline or Diesel depending on what your small engines are running on)
- Side Tool Boxes
- Conventional is FINE, but having a system integrated with the Car’s Electronic Lock (thus either the central button and/or the clicker remote could unlock the tool cabinets, rather than having to use a key box by box, or pull the keychain out of ignition etc
- Having it use the same key as the car would be nice as well to reduce that bit of time wastage from fumbling with the keychain etc (Although Key Labels etc help)
- Convenience aside, it would also help for reducing time spent in the road if parked in the median for work on a sidewalk/yard etc (or if you don’t want to be in the customer’s driveway etc)
- Conventional is FINE, but having a system integrated with the Car’s Electronic Lock (thus either the central button and/or the clicker remote could unlock the tool cabinets, rather than having to use a key box by box, or pull the keychain out of ignition etc
- Those fancy windshield wipers where the sprayer is mounted on the wiper bar so fluid isn’t wasted/it actually “does something” in terms of keeping windshields safe (Short of Pre-Trip Inspection wipe it down, or having window wash + rags in your VEDC
- A high quality HVAC System:
- Two Upper Vents Per Person in Front
- At LEAST one vent per person for the rear, but preferable to have the two upper vents
- One Floor Vent Per Chair
- Defrost for Front Windshield + Side Windows
- Heated Air Defrost for other windows would be neat, but may be hard to route, nothing for rear side windows, and Electrical Heater Traces on the Rear Window would work fine
- This would be a bit extra, but having a dedicated Dehumidifer such as a Rotary Wheel Dehumidifier running on engine heat would be nice for the semi-niche bit of being Soaked after work (sweat and/or rain etc) but also wanting not too cold or hot air, yet needing the max drying effect would be a nice addition
- Could also try Heat Recovery Ventilation system as well depending on Impact of HVAC Use on Fuel Efficiency etc
- Another thing to take note on is Heat Rejection Capacity / Rating of the Cooling when Parked + At Idle (ie not at Highway conditions of higher revs + Ram Air Cooling of the Radiator)
- This may necessitate a larger radiator and/or more (powerful) fans, and this would be a niche case not worth it for a “to work and back” daily driver, but for a work truck sitting and waiting for an expert/equipment to arrive etc can be a common occurrence
- This could be a luxury feature; but having HVAC Coil Cleaner or Air Filter Deodorizer / Disinfecting Spray sprayer fed by a central can and tubes (Similar to those Starting Fluid systems for some trucks in cold climates (re Diesel Engine Winterization )) would be nice if doing Dirty Work / Having Mold or similar mildew smells in the system from Humidity (although the dehumidifier would treat the root cause rather than the symptom)
- Would basically just be the cost of tubing, drilling some holes (+ Sealant of some sort), spray nozzles, and some sort of tank/can + actuator + button (if not doing CAN Bus stuff and not having a dedicated hardware button)
- Design for Inspection having ports for an Inspection Camera may be nice