Will trucks ever become awesome again? Discussion / question
I bought my first truck recently, a 2017 F-150 SCSB with the 5.0 and the 6 speed. 4x4. It has NOTHING. Manual windows, manual locks, I consider the A/C system to be the most luxurious aspect of the vehicle. I love it to death.
Is that era totally over and have I scored the last of its kind? Will we ever see boxy, simple, spacious trucks again? The free market is supposed to dictate what gets produced but between government regulations and what people are buying, it seems like every new truck is just amber running lights, plastic everything, complicated and expensive tech...
I feel a little bit hopeless about what the future holds for pickups, but I also think that if they made a real pickup for the pickup crowd, like literally brought back bricknoses and square bodies with nothing more than a modern power train (not too modern; a naturally aspirated V8 will do just fine) and modern suspension, they'd be knockouts with trades companies, simple people like myself, broke blue collar guys... How do we get them to put 4 wheel drive under metal boxes again without ipads for climate controls?
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u/Scared-Loquat-7933 6d ago
What exactly is it that you’re asking for? This Reddit circlejerk of cars being too nice or “tech-y” is so boring.
Manual windows? Manual locks? Are you on crack? It’s 2025, you don’t need to live like this anymore. The power windows and locks in a 1995 Camry will probably still work today nearly 30 years later.
Complicated and expensive tech? 99% of these base level trucks have basically cruise control and some minor safety features. Most of these things you complain about are safety and driver assistance related.
This circlejerking and race to the bottom of who can be happiest with the shittiest interior is ridiculous. Every truck manufacturer offers a work truck trim like the RAM Tradesman, 1500 W/T, F150 XL, etc. with what you’re asking for and you literally want less. It’s like false modesty but worse.