With budgets tight and wallets stretched to the limit, we have to find a vehicle that will keep us on the road. Something that we can easily afford. Not just the price of the vehicle, but also the cost of fuel, maintenance, insurance, and other upkeep costs. The question is whether there is a vehicle you can get that is reliable and easy on…
If you are a truck owner who may have thought about replacing your truck with a new one, chances are the new truck prices have given you pause. Perhaps you will try to keep your current truck a bit longer, or if that is not a viable option, get a used truck, which, of course,…
Summer is the time to do “truck things.” In a pickup truck, you can pull a trailer, load up the bed for a camping trip, bring home that new project you have been meaning to do for years, and so much more! With so many possibilities, you really need to get the right pickup truck to…
Diesel trucks are a popular option for people who need a reliable, long-lasting truck to tow and haul heavy loads, such as large yachts, multiple horses, a number of cars, and more. It is well known that a truck with a diesel engine not only holds its value but can be driven for hundreds of thousands of miles with only standard maintenance. However, there are some questions that people have about them,…
Can a vehicle accommodate three child seats across the second or third row? Families are challenged to find the right vehicle for their young children. They need to meet the law’s requirements for each child to be seated in a child safety seat. Some vehicles can do it. Others could do so in a pinch. Then, there are those who fail the test altogether. Since 2011, Cars.com has conducted Child Seat Checks…
New and recent model pickup trucks are pretty well sorted out right out of the factory. Manufacturers put a great deal of thought into how vehicles are engineered and conduct extensive research into how the target market wants them equipped. Still, the term “target market” immediately implies the desires of a group as a whole, and as in all things, you may…
Sometime while we were picking up the pieces after COVID and doomscrolling on our phones, the average price for a new full-size pickup truck rose to between $65,000 and $70,000. Midsize trucks, which 40 years ago were the least expensive vehicles you could buy, now have an average transaction price of about $42,000. Those are really high numbers,…
Did you know that full-size pickup trucks account for the vast majority of registered vehicles in the U.S.A., including both private and commercial vehicle registrations? Even for someone who has owned a pickup truck before, there could be a bit of confusion between the light-duty half-ton models and heavy-duty three-quarter/one-ton models. In many lineups, these models look alike from the outside. Underneath, however, they offer differing levels of capacity and capability based on their Gross Vehicle Weight Ratings. So,…
The new car industry doesn’t want to acknowledge this, but the best off-roader is probably not a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, Bronco Raptor, Mercedes G-Wagon, or some other shiny six-figure vehicle full of oversized tires and fancy tech. Instead, it’s more likely that the 30-year-old pickup you’ve been working on, with aftermarket suspension parts, massive tires, and a body that’s half primer, half bondo, is the real winner. That’s the vehicle you…
We all know the best-selling vehicles in America are trucks. And that is the current situation for the top two best sellers, the Ford F-Series and the Chevrolet Silverado, in that order. But after that, there is a little shakeup. Typically, Ram trucks are in third place, but as of right now, the list looks…
