need TRUCK recommendation for bowhunting
08-22-2007, 06:57 PM
#11
Join Date: Aug 2007
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RE: need TRUCK recommendation for bowhunting
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
I don't have to sell it to you, all you need to do is drive it once and you'll be sold. Nissan Titan.
A Dodge recommend a guy to go buy one when he wanted to trade is Dodge on a new one. A Ford dealer told me to not waste my time driving a Ford if I was going to test drive the Titan.
The only other recommendation I would make at this time is the new Tundra.
I don't have to sell it to you, all you need to do is drive it once and you'll be sold. Nissan Titan.
A Dodge recommend a guy to go buy one when he wanted to trade is Dodge on a new one. A Ford dealer told me to not waste my time driving a Ford if I was going to test drive the Titan.
The only other recommendation I would make at this time is the new Tundra.
Rob you're house is my dream house
08-22-2007, 07:39 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
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RE: need TRUCK recommendation for bowhunting
ORIGINAL: whacker
I have a dakota slt v8 and get 19-21 per gallon cant really ask for anything more than that
I have a dakota slt v8 and get 19-21 per gallon cant really ask for anything more than that
08-22-2007, 07:41 PM
#17
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
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RE: need TRUCK recommendation for bowhunting
Does it matter when it can haul 5 tons and tow 20 tons? I like to always think big when I go hunting.
I've seen a few of these on the road. They're huge. Last week I saw a F650, quad cab 4X6, saddle tanks. Look similar, maybe just a little smaller by a tad.
I've seen a few of these on the road. They're huge. Last week I saw a F650, quad cab 4X6, saddle tanks. Look similar, maybe just a little smaller by a tad.
08-22-2007, 07:44 PM
#18
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
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RE: need TRUCK recommendation for bowhunting
ORIGINAL: buttonbuckmaster
You must be the only one. Dodge and gas mileage don't usually belong in the same sentence. Our Durango is lucky to get 13 mpg.
ORIGINAL: whacker
I have a dakota slt v8 and get 19-21 per gallon cant really ask for anything more than that
I have a dakota slt v8 and get 19-21 per gallon cant really ask for anything more than that
I have had a full size f-150 for 12 years. I bought a Dakota and I love it.
I get about 20 hwy and 15 mpg every where else, but I drive like an old man.
To me a full size truck is over kill for justbowhunting and you can get a great used truck these days.
I paid 10,440 out the door for mine with 40,000 miles on it. It will do everything a new truck will do.
4x4 is a must IMO.
08-22-2007, 07:50 PM
#19
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RE: need TRUCK recommendation for bowhunting
ORIGINAL: buttonbuckmaster
You must be the only one. Dodge and gas mileage don't usually belong in the same sentence. Our Durango is lucky to get 13 mpg. I have to agree with Rob. My dad has a Titan extended cab (not the quad cab like Rob) and it is by far the smoothest, most powerful truck I've ever driven. They are hard to beat, but $30K won't get one unless you buy used. Even the used ones are bringing top dollar.
ORIGINAL: whacker
I have a dakota slt v8 and get 19-21 per gallon cant really ask for anything more than that
I have a dakota slt v8 and get 19-21 per gallon cant really ask for anything more than that
08-22-2007, 10:06 PM
#20
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2006
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RE: need TRUCK recommendation for bowhunting
i have an 06 dakota slt v-8 i dont get anywhere nere 20mpg i get about top of 16-17 but it towes my pressure washer and a full tank of water around really well (about 4500lbs) and i usually have another 6-800 pounds of equipment in the bed. id buy the four door v-6 though if you dont need bed length and also the ext cab barely fits on car seat in it. for they money you wont find anything better for space,fuel,power,and towing capacity. the foreign trucks cost and arm and a leg and the colorado and the ranger are really underpowered for towing. right now they have a lifetime powertrain warranty and you can usually get all kinds of rebates and stuff. i got mine as a leftover 06 everysingle option for 22k$ original sticker was around $30k