no doubt many are just as frustrated as I am that you simply can't buy a sensibly proportioned truck that doesn't look like a 14-year-old's gaming rig anymore.
Yes! I'd never considered the lack of pedestrian safety due to modern truck designs, but I've hated what's become of modern trucks. I just want something to haul supplies, furniture, etc. around, I don't want to have some misshapen macho-looking front end and ridiculously high sides on a truck that's mostly built to make an impression rather than haul things. When I have to replace my 15 year oild truck, I'm not sure what I'll do. To find something reasonably proportioned, I think I'm going to have to travel to an area that doesn't use road salt so i can buy another 15 year old or older truck that's not rusted out. Most older trucks are starting to rust around here, and the newer ones are so poorly designed. A lot heavier too, as if I wasn't already paying too much for gas.
I'll second that! I just spent a few hours today replacing a rear differential cover and tracking down a coolant leak on my 2nd gen S10, both issues caused by rust. It's slowly succumbing to the elements but I plan on keeping it for as long as I can for exactly the reasons you cited. It's not my daily driver any more but it's supremely practical for moving furniture and hauling brush and building supplies. I'd honestly be embarrassed to be seen in any of the new pickup monstrosities.
I've had several first and second-gen S10s and Sonomas. They were great little trucks. I got a Dodge Dakota with a quad cab to replace the last one so that I'd have more room in the back for grandkids without having to get a full-size truck. Also, the newest S10s are 18 years old now, and around here that means that almost none of them lack rust holes. When I replace the Dakota, I hope I can still find something that's more practical than macho. Those super-high high side walls on the beds of those newer trucks look so inconvenient to load things over.
Yes! I'd never considered the lack of pedestrian safety due to modern truck designs, but I've hated what's become of modern trucks. I just want something to haul supplies, furniture, etc. around, I don't want to have some misshapen macho-looking front end and ridiculously high sides on a truck that's mostly built to make an impression rather than haul things. When I have to replace my 15 year oild truck, I'm not sure what I'll do. To find something reasonably proportioned, I think I'm going to have to travel to an area that doesn't use road salt so i can buy another 15 year old or older truck that's not rusted out. Most older trucks are starting to rust around here, and the newer ones are so poorly designed. A lot heavier too, as if I wasn't already paying too much for gas.
I'll second that! I just spent a few hours today replacing a rear differential cover and tracking down a coolant leak on my 2nd gen S10, both issues caused by rust. It's slowly succumbing to the elements but I plan on keeping it for as long as I can for exactly the reasons you cited. It's not my daily driver any more but it's supremely practical for moving furniture and hauling brush and building supplies. I'd honestly be embarrassed to be seen in any of the new pickup monstrosities.
I've had several first and second-gen S10s and Sonomas. They were great little trucks. I got a Dodge Dakota with a quad cab to replace the last one so that I'd have more room in the back for grandkids without having to get a full-size truck. Also, the newest S10s are 18 years old now, and around here that means that almost none of them lack rust holes. When I replace the Dakota, I hope I can still find something that's more practical than macho. Those super-high high side walls on the beds of those newer trucks look so inconvenient to load things over.