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I’d pretty much agree with JJ but 4wd is a big reason for owning

I sort of want one...but I fear all the "Hey, could I borrow your truck" and/or "Hey, can you help me move my collection of baby grand pianos from my great grandmother's basement that was built well before housing codes and has a 15 step basement staircase that is sloped at 179*, this weekend during the Husker game...I will buy some beers"

100% of the time. They need to know I'm a man, damnit!

@RedSavage my wife and I bought a Subaru for the 4wd. 

Personally, I drive a Ford Fiesta.  Meets my needs and gets about 42 MPG freeway. Easy on the wallet, easy on the earth. 

Look at @ZRod, rolling the coal 

And yeah, that still pisses me off. 20-30 year olds mostly, trying to prove they have a penis or something. Dickwads.

@Huskerzoo I've had Subarus for almost 12 years now. Love them. Pretty good MPG, AWD, very reliable.

When I owned one it was 75% transportation and 25% hauling. I could really use a truck right about now

90% transportation 

To be honest, some of the reason I prefer trucks or large SUV's is that if I get in an accident, I want to win the battle. I've tried a smaller pick up and driven some family members smaller vehicles but considering I have to drive across town everyday and how other people drive, I don't feel very safe in a smaller vehicle. I've been rear ended and in a couple other dust ups and every time there was minimal damage to my vehicle and the others were totalled or near it.

Got rear ended by a Ford Taurus wagon (a State Farm company vehicle :lol: ) in my Yukon a few years ago. The only damage I had was one little minor chip of paint off my receiver hitch but the Ford was crumpled up to the windshield, whole front end mangled, radiator buckled etc. The disparity in damages was amazing. Of course I was a little sore for a week but it could've been much worse.

And like @RedSavage said, the 4WD is really handy, especially in the snow November to March.

For the record I've only ever owned sports cars, but I do really want a truck right now. The comfort and technology in them now is insane. That being said, I would rarely use it as a utility vehicle, and the prices are insane.

It's kinda sad when you work for an auto company and love the product you make, but can't justify the price you need to spend to buy it and support the company...

There is no reason a new truck should cost more than a house

@Redux They're a luxury statement now. I know what your saying but people are willing buy leather everything with massive touch screen, air ride suspension, sunroof, and a back seat the size of a living room.

I agree @ZRod. It’s crazy how nice you can get them now. I’ve had a few Denali versions of Yukons because I liked all the room, comfort and amenities but now I have a Sierra SLT Crew Cab And it’s appointed nicer and with more features than any of those Denalis had. Of course it stickered at about $58 hnoes  but got em down to $44ish. Heck, similar Yukon’s now run about 70-80 and it ain’t hard to push a pick up to that range but I have no need for heavier hauling and I cant imagine they have any nicer features and I don’t need the Denali tag or ugly a$$ grill.

A few years ago, this would have been different.  However, now, I'm pretty much like JJ.  But...when I need it....I really need it.

The one exception is hauling the boat to the lake most weekends in the summer.

@ZRod That's sort of where I'm at, as well as a contributing factor to why I ask the question. (For the record, though, I've only owned one "sports car" and that was a WRX Impreza.)

These days, you can spend Range Rover type prices on a pick up, but it won't be as comfortable, well made or dynamic as the Range Rover (in most cases). You'll also spend a lot of money on gas comparatively. And if the primary goal is transportation/AWD/4WD, I'd make the argument you could spend the same amount as you would on a pickup and get an overall better vehicle (not necessarily a RR, but definitely something in the $40k-$60k range).

Whoever gets a good all-electric pickup truck into the market is going to make a killing. Tesla is working on one, and I'd have to think Ford would be looking to going electric on the F-150 line (or 250 or 350). Then people could have the truck image, haul stuff, and be more fuel/ecologically friendly.

I bet a lot of pickup owners will scoff at the Tesla on principle.  :lol:

Range Rover quality isn't very good  :lol:  they're notoriously unreliable. But yes, as far as that luxurious well appointed feel goes, American OEMs are benchmarking RR and Audi.

Gas mileage is actually not that bad these days. You can get 20mpg on the V8s. The V6s say they get better, but in the real world the mpg is actually identical for the V6 and V8s on Chevy/GMC and Rams.

@ZRod We owned two RR's when I was in high school and early college and they were great, and they also are incredibly popular in Europe, so you take your silliness out of here heathen!

@Enhance I've seen the JD powers ranksings every year for last 3 years. They're not very good...  :lol:

Also, look at you 1 percenter! Lol