BIKEBOY Posted February 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Last Friday I sold the Exploder, as I have posted already. So, after very close scrutiny and narrowing down of lots of things.....I have it down to two different trucks for my next DD. Most of the reason for the truck is the need for hauling bicycles, as I am intending on opening a new store here straight away. Option 1) 2007 Dodge RAM SPORT 4wd Reg. Cab. Hemi 5.7 White Automatic...10k original miles...VERY Clean! Option2) 2010 F150 2wd Long Bed XL model (rubber floor) Vermillion Red 4.6 V8...3k original miles... The F150 would need wheels / tires immediately, just to look decent. The HEMI hauls arse! But only gets 12mpg's. Both trucks get leveling kits, as I despise the 'stinkbug' look!! Then there's the love of the Blue Oval!!!? I would sincerely love input guys. On either? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hamilton Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Last Friday I sold the Exploder, as I have posted already. So, after very close scrutiny and narrowing down of lots of things.....I have it down to two different trucks for my next DD. Most of the reason for the truck is the need for hauling bicycles, as I am intending on opening a new store here straight away. Option 1) 2007 Dodge RAM SPORT 4wd Reg. Cab. Hemi 5.7 White Automatic...10k original miles...VERY Clean! Option2) 2010 F150 2wd Long Bed XL model (rubber floor) Vermillion Red 4.6 V8...3k original miles... The F150 would need wheels / tires immediately, just to look decent. The HEMI hauls arse! But only gets 12mpg's. Both trucks get leveling kits, as I despise the 'stinkbug' look!! Then there's the love of the Blue Oval!!!? I would sincerely love input guys. On either? In your business, get the one with the bigger bed, of course all other things being equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denstang65 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Last Friday I sold the Exploder, as I have posted already. So, after very close scrutiny and narrowing down of lots of things.....I have it down to two different trucks for my next DD. Most of the reason for the truck is the need for hauling bicycles, as I am intending on opening a new store here straight away. Option 1) 2007 Dodge RAM SPORT 4wd Reg. Cab. Hemi 5.7 White Automatic...10k original miles...VERY Clean! Option2) 2010 F150 2wd Long Bed XL model (rubber floor) Vermillion Red 4.6 V8...3k original miles... The F150 would need wheels / tires immediately, just to look decent. The HEMI hauls arse! But only gets 12mpg's. Both trucks get leveling kits, as I despise the 'stinkbug' look!! Then there's the love of the Blue Oval!!!? I would sincerely love input guys. On either? I would get the F150 and later get the SS package for it, then in will haul butt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted February 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Today I took the entire day to go drive the three trucks I have narrowed my search down to. First, the 2010 F150 long bed 4.6 2wd...............................too sluggish. Second, 2011 F250 2wd reg cab 6.2 litre....................................new 6spd. AOD tranny, terrible shift feel!! It makes the motor 'over-rev', and the truck goes nowhere? Third, 2007 Dodge RAM 4wd short bed reg. cab SPORT Hemi 5.7..................................20" wheels, rides like skateboard wheels! Way too rough. TONS-o-power though! :shades: So, I come home and get on the computer to keep looking. I go to EBay Motors, and start looking for Toyota Tundras this time. Whalah!! I find a brand new 2010 2wd reg cab short box 4.6L 310 hp V8 automatic. Sticker still in the window. 26 miles on the ticker. They have it discounted $7K off the MSRP! It's "The One"! I am gonna have to do 2" strut tower rizers to level the stinkbug look. And, I'm gonna do some cooler rims...but , I can easily afford to do it with the huge discount! Funny, I sold Toyota parts for just over ten years, and haven't cared much for their offerings here of late. But, after looking at the Tundras, I like the look of the 'smooth' lines and the bulky sheetmetal. They look tough. And, it goes unsaid...the Toyota quality. I just need to keep the floor mat away from the gas pedal!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted February 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Pulled the trigger! B O O M!!!!!!! 2010 Tundra 4.6L V8 Short Box 2WD Reg. Cab... Vey nice truck. I just couldn't do any of the above mentioned trucks. And, I damn sure wasn't going to even look at a Chevy! They are fugly IMO!! It's coming from a dealer in WI. It's been sitting on their lot for over a year. No-one wants a 2WD in Wisconsin!? They do have traction control and posi...so, I'm gonna do a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers. Way oversized at 285-60/18, from the stockers at 255-70's. The truck comes with 4:10 gears! It should have NO problem turning those bigger tires. I think Toyota does a great job with the stock gearing...knowing that the average guy is going to put oversized tires on it. I love that line of thinking, personally. The first thing I will do as soon as it gets here, is a pair of RIZE front strut mount risers. 2" levelers. They are great for the two wheel drive trucks. It's just a little sketchy on 4x4's, as it can give you the death wobbles when the pitch of the front driveline changes too dramatically. These trucks, (as well as all of the modern trucks of all brands) stinkbug pretty badly. They are trying to accomodate for heavy loads obviously. I'm never gonna haul anything of any significance. Just a bunch of boxed bicycles. It will be perfect for that. Too bad it won't tow the SHELBY. That's probably a little too much for it? Lol... It feels weird buying a Jap vehicle? I sold Toyota parts for ten years, and never really had many of them, as I have always been a Ford guy. I did have a 1990 4WD truck, (before they were called Tacomas). That was cool, and got great fuel economy. I never thought I would see the day that Toyota would have a V8 truck!! Nonetheless, the day that I might buy one! When I get the tires on and the front end raised, I'll get some pictures. Maybe a pair of Vista Blue triple rocker stripes?? :happy feet: I'm kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hamilton Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Pulled the trigger! B O O M!!!!!!! 2010 Tundra 4.6L V8 Short Box 2WD Reg. Cab... Vey nice truck. I just couldn't do any of the above mentioned trucks. And, I damn sure wasn't going to even look at a Chevy! They are fugly IMO!! It's coming from a dealer in WI. It's been sitting on their lot for over a year. No-one wants a 2WD in Wisconsin!? They do have traction control and posi...so, I'm gonna do a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers. Way oversized at 285-60/18, from the stockers at 255-70's. The truck comes with 4:10 gears! It should have NO problem turning those bigger tires. I think Toyota does a great job with the stock gearing...knowing that the average guy is going to put oversized tires on it. I love that line of thinking, personally. The first thing I will do as soon as it gets here, is a pair of RIZE front strut mount risers. 2" levelers. They are great for the two wheel drive trucks. It's just a little sketchy on 4x4's, as it can give you the death wobbles when the pitch of the front driveline changes too dramatically. These trucks, (as well as all of the modern trucks of all brands) stinkbug pretty badly. They are trying to accomodate for heavy loads obviously. I'm never gonna haul anything of any significance. Just a bunch of boxed bicycles. It will be perfect for that. Too bad it won't tow the SHELBY. That's probably a little too much for it? Lol... It feels weird buying a Jap vehicle? I sold Toyota parts for ten years, and never really had many of them, as I have always been a Ford guy. I did have a 1990 4WD truck, (before they were called Tacomas). That was cool, and got great fuel economy. I never thought I would see the day that Toyota would have a V8 truck!! Nonetheless, the day that I might buy one! When I get the tires on and the front end raised, I'll get some pictures. Maybe a pair of Vista Blue triple rocker stripes?? :happy feet: I'm kidding! Don't laugh, I was at a redlight the other day and a big black newer Tundra pulled up next to me. I looked over and he had the Shelby style Cobra emblems stuck on the front fenders just like on a Shelby. I was kinda taken back for the moment as the truck looked completely stock except for the emblems. As he pulled off I noticed he had one on the tailgate also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07 gt-h 277 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 My daily driver is a 1980 Mercury Cougar XR-7. It was a Hertz rental car so i guess it fits well with the GT-H in the garage. Wife has a 2010 Prius as her daily driver. I also have a 2001 F150 4X4 for when a truck is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT5687 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Daily driver is split duty between the SGT and an 01 Audi A6 2.7T Quattro... great in the snow... when the tires are good... which isn't often because the aggressive camber on the car shreds tires about every 4k miles... hate the car and the ridonkulous amount of astronomically expensive care/repair it takes. NEVER BUY AN AUDI OFF WARRANTY. Just sayin'... Oh and the wife daily drives an 08 Honda Ridgeline RTX, which I really do like for a urban utility vehicle... not too big but gets nearly any job done we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportscars Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 My daily driver is a 1995 Mustang GT 5.0 5 speed. Black with black leather interior. 158K miles on her. Still runs great. Bone stock except for flowmaster mufflers put on by the original owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbysShelby Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 I drive a 2005 Toyota Corolla XRS- put on 100,000 miles past three years. When the Canadian winters get real bad, then I drive my 97 Chev Z71 Half ton. Summer months see the occasional drive in my 06GTH or my 82 Z28 camaro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weals Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 2002 F-350 Diesel, or 1985 F250 Diesel, The Shelby Hibernates in the garage with a car cover in the winter. Don't want to get that Indiana Road salt on it so it can rot away. Trucks are the winter vehicles, not to mention the SGT would get stuck on a wet noodle, so it does not stand a chance in a foot of snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdscooby Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Love my 02 Super Duty diesel crew cab. Sterling rear Dana 60 front. :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lgs ShelbyGT Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 98 Honda Civic DX Fair weather = 04 Honda 919 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I gotta say, my wife is currently driving a 5000 mile 2010 Taurus rental / loaner while her special order 2011 Maxima is on order...(company car)...don't flame me!! I must say...the Taurus is a giant lump of wasted metal, plastic and rubber! It's a base-ish model, quick enuf, but absolutely ZERO visibility and ZERO styling! I am very disappointed in this car being in the Ford lineup. I hope and pray that the SHO model upgrades, outweigh the negatives that I see and feel in this car? I would never buy one of these new Taurus'! I believe the Maxima is another few weeks away. I can't wait to drive that one actually. EDIT- Oh and by the way...the Taurus shares the drivetrain with the Edge, of which she had while we were in Toronto. That thing was in the shop twice for a leaky front left axle seal. It's a TSB issue. This Taurus with 5k miles on it has the exact same wreak of trans fluid in the cabin now, that the Edge always developed!! The Edge was an '08. This car is a '10...WTF Ford? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponywill Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Currently driving my 2011 F-250 SD 4X4 while my Shelby sleeps away in the garage. Hopefully get it out in a month or 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAD SNAKE Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Currently driving my 2011 F-250 SD 4X4 while my Shelby sleeps away in the garage. Hopefully get it out in a month or 2? Ditto, same o same o. Blue '11 F-250 XLT and a '07 Alloy GT500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car dude Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 My shelby is my daily driver. i only drive it about ten miles a day.When i am not driveing the shelby it's eather a toyota sequoia or a chrysler town and country wheel chair assessible van.Nothing real exciting.But the sequoia is nice to drive with the sun roof open and all the windows down.I am looking for a old toyota fj40 landcruiser for my daily driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IASHELBYGT Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 If I can talk my wife into it, I'm looking for a new daily driver. Anybody have a low miles (15K or less) fairly stock automatic legend lime mustang GT coupe(05 or 06) with tan leather interior they want to sell? One like this would be perfect. http://mustangattitude.com/cgi-bin/showcar.cgi?type=lot&pic=/2005/2005_00001_01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtup1 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Lexus ES350, darn fine riding car 30 mpg on the highway for a 5 passenger car. NAV and a Mark Levinson stereo, pretty comfy cruise especially when I log 35,000 miles a year just for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azspeed Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'm a reserve deputy sheriff working in extraditions 3 days a week. The county is broke, so if you want to work you have to use your own vehicle. So, my daily driver is my unmarked black 2010 Dodge Charger. All emergency equipment is hidden, but with cop wheels and dual spotlights, people generally get out of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Me and a buddy bought this SVT Focus to build a NASA spec focus racer, but that got put on hold due to other drag race interests. So now that I have a new job 30 miles away, I needed to stop driving my '65 Mustang or the SWB Lincoln as daily drivers due to the miles. So I painted up the Focus, fixed it up a bit and put in on the street. So this is my daily driver for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Me and a buddy bought this SVT Focus to build a NASA spec focus racer, but that got put on hold due to other drag race interests. So now that I have a new job 30 miles away, I needed to stop driving my '65 Mustang or the SWB Lincoln as daily drivers due to the miles. So I painted up the Focus, fixed it up a bit and put in on the street. So this is my daily driver for now. Jeff..that works!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT5687 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Me and a buddy bought this SVT Focus to build a NASA spec focus racer, but that got put on hold due to other drag race interests. So now that I have a new job 30 miles away, I needed to stop driving my '65 Mustang or the SWB Lincoln as daily drivers due to the miles. So I painted up the Focus, fixed it up a bit and put in on the street. So this is my daily driver for now. Sweet Driver Jeff! Where you workin' now btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Sweet Driver Jeff! Where you workin' now btw? Up in Greeley at a company called Lextron Animal Health. They just recently implemented SAP, so I'm helping them with getting that rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdshelby Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 2006 Hyundai Sonata, or 07 Chev. Taho, I have a 2000 Ford F-350 for towing the boat, though the Tahoe does it well too. I also have a 8' Western Snow Plow that I install on the F-350 for bad snow days. My girls drive Ford Focus, Mazda Protege, and my son (lucky guy) has a 2001 Mustang GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckySnake Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Not my DD but it's a Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07 gt-h 277 Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 My daily driver is a 1980 Mercury Cougar XR-7. It was a Hertz rental car so i guess it fits well with the GT-H in the garage. Wife has a 2010 Prius as her daily driver. I also have a 2001 F150 4X4 for when a truck is needed. Finally parked the cougar a couple weeks ago and got a 2009 Toyota Yaris to drive to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnake Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Either this Or off road in the country, this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawwy600 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 2005 kawasaki zzr600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanted2b Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Don't flame me to bad folks. 2010 2500HD Silverado crew cab is my daily driver. Darn haven't learned how to post images yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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