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?
11
u/Minuhmize 5d ago
Ding ding ding. These basic trucks (which are still available from most manufacturers), also cost about the same as the basic trucks from the 90s. The only difference is, the interior is nicer, they have more power/torque, they tow more, and you won’t die if you hit a car at 40 mph.
Yes, there are 100k trucks which is insane, but the market demands it. They sell. Regardless, you can still purchase a $40k f150, which adjusting for inflation is pretty much what they cost in the 90s.
The only real outliers here are RAMs and Jeeps, and their sales numbers are hurting because of it.