4X4 Silverado Truck
For the minimal price difference and difference in fuel mileage, I would recommend a fullsize.
For the minimal price difference and difference in fuel mileage, I would recommend a fullsize.
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If looking for a SUV, what about the VW tiguan? Owners love them.
Four cylinder Tacoma would be my pick. Add some accessories to spruce it up a bit like wheels, bed liner and cover, etc.
....maybe it was the prior one that had you bending the air dam?
A skid plate isnt that bad. Personally hate cartridges, but thats me.
Owners kid has one. We all trade off - thats how I (we) know its a dog.
Heres a group for us ready to go for a ride on a sat morn.
You can see the full size midsize diff here with my Ridgline in the mix.
I chose to take the Ridge over my titan as the course was 80% road 20% dirt.
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Wow, some of the replies are just rude...sad :-(
We will drive the Chevy, Toyota, and Ford. I already have an Xterra...so no need to drive the Nissan, as it isn't much different. Ride quality and AWD (NOT 4WD) performance are the most important, so we will see how it comes out. My bride will take our trail toy Xterra Off Road (lift, better shocks/springs, bigger tires, bashed out) over her Alfa many times because she likes to drive it...so it is not as much of a stretch as many of you might think.
Right now, she prefers the Toy...and I prefer the ZR2...I'll update after we drive and see what kind of deals we can get.
Again, I appreciate the feedback. Thank you.
We will drive the Chevy, Toyota, and Ford. I already have an Xterra...so no need to drive the Nissan, as it isn't much different. Ride quality and AWD (NOT 4WD) performance are the most important, so we will see how it comes out. My bride will take our trail toy Xterra Off Road (lift, better shocks/springs, bigger tires, bashed out) over her Alfa many times because she likes to drive it...so it is not as much of a stretch as many of you might think.
Right now, she prefers the Toy...and I prefer the ZR2...I'll update after we drive and see what kind of deals we can get.
Again, I appreciate the feedback. Thank you.
I believe it has a similar system as my Silverado...which means, YES...it has an AWD mode.
Here is a snapshot of the selector on the ZR2...the "auto" mode is AWD. I use the same setting on my Silverado for snowy days during the winter.
That isnt AWD thats "automatic 4WD" its 2 WD upon slippage detection.
After X amount of slip it will engage. Im unsure whats locked and whats open on that system as I haven't seen it on a 4 wheel roller test.
Pretty good - not quite the same.
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After X amount of slip it will engage. Im unsure whats locked and whats open on that system as I haven't seen it on a 4 wheel roller test.
Pretty good - not quite the same.
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If I wanted a small truck, I'd have a hard time saying no to a factory chipped Ranger. It will hang with or beat your Stelvio for acceleration, and you already like the looks. All that's left is the test drive to see if you like the ride and handling. I skipped over Toyota for the same reasons you listed when I bought my CUV, and skipped over Alfa for the same reason you discovered, along with reliability concerns.
OP is replacing an Alfa. Reliability isn't even a factor here, as far as I can tell. Just "do I like it?" and OP listed their criteria.
What's the exact turn radius of these models?
Out of curiosity I just looked up the turn radius for the 2019+ Ram DT. It is 46.2 ft.
Colorado: 44.6ft
Tacoma: 40.6ft
Frontier: 43.3ft
Tacoma: 40.6ft
Frontier: 43.3ft
Guys...full size is out of the question. I have one already, and she hates driving it. She is already concerned these small PU's might be too big (even though she drove a Trailblazer EXT for a number of years when we first got married).
Right...and my Silverado has an automatic mechanically locking rear diff...so if it detects slip, I have at least 3 wheel drive.
In that case, the only new pickup option is a Ridgeline. Body on frame pickups are just big these days.
Maybe wait until the Bronco Sport SUV comes out? Not a pickup (or truck), but might scratch the truck itch a little?
Check out the 0 to 60 times of these small pickups. You can have any engine you want in the Ford Ranger, as long as it’s a 4 cylinder Turbo. When on the on ramp....
Did you drive the ranger yet? Thoughts?
The Model Y 0 to 60 time is 4.8 seconds, I believe. I don't really like the way they look that much, though.
The model Y will get to 60 mph 2.2 seconds faster that the Ranger but after about 300 miles or so it will go from 60 to zero and the Ranger will keep going another 400 miles.
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