Pickup Trucks

There’s a new pickup truck on the scene! At least, RAM has taken the covers off their future EV Pickup, the rather disconcertingly called RAM 1500 REV. Reactions, as ever on the internet, were mixed. On the one hand, there’s the people that think that this is a giant, stupid…

So, I took my Toyota Tacoma truck into the dealership for its six-month auto butler detail. As I sat down to wait, a salesman came up to me. “Would you be interested in selling us your truck, sir? We can give you top dollar!” he said. I told him no…

For those of you who remember the Toyota/Datsun small 40 mpg pickup invasion in the 70s, you are probably wondering (like me) how pickups became the gas-guzzling behemoths we see today. …

Don’t worry, it’s in a better place, and minus the Truck Nutz — “The Ford F-series pickup truck is the best-selling vehicle in the United States for the last four decades, and also the №1 stolen automobile in America.” — Fortunly Most likely reasons why your pickup truck needed to be re-homed The only time you mentioned it by name was to whine, “I wish it had more pick up.” Word was you’re not…

By Dr Ken Lunde Gasoline is something that my wife and I stopped thinking about after our daughter drove our last remaining ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicle, a 2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD, to Seattle during COVID-19. (We ended up…

I was thinking maybe I could create a skit from our 30-minute ride together — This pickup has hauled many a 4-wheeler, many other machines, popup campers, and other things. This was John’s first new pickup. He wanted nothing fancy as he said, “I want nothing automatic as that is always the first thing to go to hell!” That meant a standard transmission (stick shift)…

It’s been a year for vehicles in the Rugged Family. In the past year we’ve… Totaled a minivan on the Interstate Traded my old Ford Freestyle on a church bus sized van Had my parents awesomely give us their old Ford Explorer Broke the Explorer (engine, transmission, etc) Found an…

For as long as I can remember, I have been a car fanboy. I probably got it from my dad, who for the majority of his career, worked for General Motors in Europe. When I was a kid, he would take me to car shows, and we’d stand in the…

Pickup trucks have started to grab the attention of every automotive consumer. They not only pack power for any industrial job but also keep occupants safe during long driving periods. So what makes the pickup truck so appealing? …