And the reason Toyota was pushing the manual transmission now is because when the hybrid comes out those are only going to be automatic transmission 🤔🤷
There could be some great deals to be made at dealerships next year, the auto industry in the US is already seeing declining sales numbers. Plus the US economy is in the tank right now gas, and grocery prices are through the roof, most people paying $500+ a week for gas & groceries, also the US economy generally slows way down during an election year.
Yes the vehicle Automatic Kill Switch is currently mandated for all vehicles manufactured after 2026, signed into law with the Infrastructure Bill in 2021. Rep Thomas Massie recently put forth an amendment to defund this mandate which failed to pass. Therefore all vehicles manufactured after 2026 WILL have a mandated kill switch unless some retracting law is passed.
I call BS on your comments here Tim. No one is asking for a 19k truck. But a trd off-road premium being the same price as a Ranger raptor is crazy. You can option other midsize trucks with off road capability in the mid 40’s.
Oh how people forget information about Turbo's in FORD's. Ecoboost is either Eco or Boosting power. Turbo's need cooling and that comes from spraying extra fuel into the cylinder for cooling the exhaust turbo. Unless you have a turbo diesel, stay away from gasoline turbo's unless you want a $5000.00 bill every 100,000 miles. Some of those turbo's will make it for 200,000 miles but kiss it good-bye or spend the money if you overworked it.
Have a 2019 TRD Sport with the extended cab and I don't think I would buy another extended cab without the extra door. I don't put people back there but use it all the time just to put items (IE Groceries) in there. Without the door the extended cab looks pretty useless to me besides the leg room in the 2024's.
Anyone that says they don’t care about styling on trucks or vehicles in general are basically kidding themselves. Styling is important to me. When I park and walk away, I almost always look back and like looking at my truck! Makes me feel good!
Bottom line people don't want to spend 50,000+ on a mid-sized truck
And the reason Toyota was pushing the manual transmission now is because when the hybrid comes out those are only going to be automatic transmission 🤔🤷
There could be some great deals to be made at dealerships next year, the auto industry in the US is already seeing declining sales numbers. Plus the US economy is in the tank right now gas, and grocery prices are through the roof, most people paying $500+ a week for gas & groceries, also the US economy generally slows way down during an election year.
Yes the vehicle Automatic Kill Switch is currently mandated for all vehicles manufactured after 2026, signed into law with the Infrastructure Bill in 2021. Rep Thomas Massie recently put forth an amendment to defund this mandate which failed to pass. Therefore all vehicles manufactured after 2026 WILL have a mandated kill switch unless some retracting law is passed.
Really good discussion. Informative. Thanks guys!
I call BS on your comments here Tim. No one is asking for a 19k truck. But a trd off-road premium being the same price as a Ranger raptor is crazy. You can option other midsize trucks with off road capability in the mid 40’s.
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I wonder why with the hybrids they can't do separate engine/transmission mapping for like an eco mode vs sport mode to get a few more mpgs
Oh how people forget information about Turbo's in FORD's. Ecoboost is either Eco or Boosting power.
Turbo's need cooling and that comes from spraying extra fuel into the cylinder for cooling the exhaust turbo.
Unless you have a turbo diesel, stay away from gasoline turbo's unless you want a $5000.00 bill every 100,000 miles.
Some of those turbo's will make it for 200,000 miles but kiss it good-bye or spend the money if you overworked it.
Have a 2019 TRD Sport with the extended cab and I don't think I would buy another extended cab without the extra door. I don't put people back there but use it all the time just to put items (IE Groceries) in there. Without the door the extended cab looks pretty useless to me besides the leg room in the 2024's.
Anyone that says they don’t care about styling on trucks or vehicles in general are basically kidding themselves. Styling is important to me. When I park and walk away, I almost always look back and like looking at my truck! Makes me feel good!