A tiny 16 ft camper that doesn't weigh much. Not enough to stress the suspension and tranny of the Porsche.
A Porsche of course.
I am such a loser, I have never own a car with 200+ hp or weight more than 3300lb.
I drove a 1st gen focus hatch for 300k km,
canoe at the top? np
Tow my fishing boat? np
big items? put the back seat down and I able to fit 16 tires into it.
Sod or soil? drove by uhaul pickup a $25 per day trailer
With all that I am still on my original clutch.
I also owned a beater Mazda MPV 160hp van that never let me down.
I am sure a lot of people really need a truck for work, but for the rest of the people it is more like they "can"
Truth is, for many hauling tasks pickups just don't cut it -- even the biggest pickups. How many pickups can put full sheets of plywood or drywall in the bed without resting on the wheel hump? What happens if you put a stack of drywall in the bed then hit a bump with the drywall resting on the wheel hump -- answer: broken drywall.
This add is completely bad science. As soon as I saw that the truck was red versus the car was silver the entire video lost all credibility. The results of this "study" is 100% manufactured to favor the truck from the beginning. Very manipulative on Chevy's part because probably very few people will be aware that they are also unconsciously having all the factors and opinions are influenced by the color. A couple of them probably mentioned the color but of course Chevy doesn't include that in the final cut of the video.
Either they are both the exact same color or the entire data is void.
This add is completely bad science. As soon as I saw that the truck was red versus the car was silver the entire video lost all credibility. The results of this "study" is 100% manufactured to favor the truck from the beginning. Very manipulative on Chevy's part because probably very few people will be aware that they are also unconsciously having all the factors and opinions are influenced by the color. A couple of them probably mentioned the color but of course Chevy doesn't include that in the final cut of the video.
Either they are both the exact same color or the entire data is void.
Don't be fooled. Women do love a man in a truck. Yes, the commercial is a bit misleading, but anything that adds "manliness" to a man is just as attractive to a women as adding sexiness to a women's clothing is for men. I just use that last part as an example, but yes, women do love a man in a truck.
Trucks are big, powerful, and make you feel protected while driving one. Truck makers don't even have to market this one that much, the trucks do all the marketing work on their own.
Be sure and let me know how that truck works out for you in attracting a mate.
I'm more concerned with how much it will cost me to drive the roughly 70 miles too and from work each day than how attractive women find some guy standing next to a vehicle in a commercial.
Sounds like you broke the law, that or it was a canoe with a motor on it. Very few boats fit into the GCWR of a focus hatchback. 1K pound max.
Uhm, I don't know how long ago you quit looking at trucks, but all trucks made in the last 20+ years have over 4ft of space between the wheel wells. They are made specifically so plywood and drywall can lay flat.
And have no concern for how many mirrors you clip/destroy while lane splitting.
I'm more concerned with how much it will cost me to drive the roughly 70 miles too and from work each day than how attractive women find some guy standing next to a vehicle in a commercial.
In 1980 only 20% of all vehicles sold were trucks. Today it is greater than 50%. I guess all those trucks I see on the freeway every morning with just one person in the driver's seat and nothing in the bed are heading to the farm or to build a house for someone? Or maybe they're all going to pick up their new boat or RV?
The thing that confuses me is that the f-250, 350, 450 etc are not that much more than the f-150 properly spec'd ... The pricing on the f-150 seems nuts.
I get a kick out of the ignorant posts on some sites where people state they don't wan the new F150 because 'have you seen what a soda can looks like after sitting outside for a few wees? I don't my truck looking like that...'
It cracks me up...
Trucks are SUV's now. 4 Doors, short beds, and every bell, whistle, and gadget known to man stuffed in them.
People don't want big cars anymore, they want huge trucks. Trucks are far taller now than just ten years back, so much so that they're loosing their value as a work truck.
The next time I need a new truck I'll most likely have to rebuild my old one, because by then I'll need the optional electric ladder that folds down so you can climb in the damn thing.
They are still using the Microsoft Embedded platform for Sync. Some 2015 models are getting QNX. It seems like a miss on Ford's part to not make a clean break with the new model, but they probably didn't have the bandwidth for that change and everything else required for the new model.
That is ridiculous. My 2003 Maxima had an aluminum hood and after 10 years and 130,000 miles it looked the same as the rest of the body (which was steel). A few paint chips here and there but you would never be able to tell if it was steel, plastic or aluminum just by looking at it. It certainly didn't look like a soda can left out for a few weeks.
LOL! It is crazy.
When they hit 40mpg city maybe I'll think about buying one. Of course, by then gas prices will be $8/gallon and cars will get 80mpg.
This is the biggest problem with car industry, the people...that give WAy too much crap about some useless worthless options, and not the car itself.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but if I'm going to spend 40-50K I don't want the tech from the last generation. Ford has the XL option or stripped down XLT or Lariat if you aren't concerned about infotainment.
I've used Sync/MFT in a 2013 Escape and 2010/2012 F-150s. It wasn't terrible, but also wasn't very intuitive. The voice commands were pretty bad in both. I've then played around in a 2014 Grand Cherokee Overland with the QNX system. It's a night and day difference. Not enough for me to get a Ram though .
The thing that confuses me is that the f-250, 350, 450 etc are not that much more than the f-150 properly spec'd ... The pricing on the f-150 seems nuts.