$27k XL is a 2wd, its dammed hard to get a 4wd under $30k.
To be fair heated seats are pretty terrific when you've been out hunting and
are frozen pretty much to the bone. Just before the end of the year I went
hunting with a big group, it was in the single digits pretty much the whole
time, from about -6F to about 8F and the heated seats get warm a lot faster
than the rest of the cab...
-Curt
On Saturday, January 20, 2018, 2:21:18 AM EST, Curley McLain via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
The $50,000 to $60,000 peekups with all the "luxury" trim/interior such
as the frod "platinum" "limited" "SVT Raptor" and "King Ranch" are
what I classify as wussywagons. They are not meant for work, but to
show off the owners wealth or to stroke the owners ego, or to satisfy
the wife while doing one of the former.. The "platinum" is definitely
trimmed to sell to the female market. To be fair, pretty much all cars,
MB included are targeted at the female market. There may be some
argument about the king ranch, but with a price tag over $50,000,
leather steering wheel cover, heated seats, etc, it definitely has
options that fall into the wussy category. Each of these would be
competing with a MB/nissan pickup.
I am not picking on frod, because GM, dodge, toada and nissan all offer
products with similar fru-fru. I am more familiar with their trim levels.
When you compare the $50k-60k wagens to the $27k ford F150 XL, can you
honestly tell me a "limited or "platinum" is worth twice as much
money? Will they get twice as much MPG? Will they last twice as
long? Will they carry twice as much? Do they have some combination of
the 3 that justifies being worth twice as much?
The gummit meddling in the vehicle market has driven people away from
cars and into peekups. The carmakers are not stupid. they are just
capitalizing on the weaknesses of people and what their gummit has
taxed/regulated them into.
> Randy Bennell via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> January 19, 2018 at 10:40 AM
>
>
> What would you consider to not be a wussywagon? A Unimog?
> I cannot see myself doing long trips at highway speeds in one of those.
>
>
> I suggest that the 4WD 1/2 ton crew cab pickups are the best thing
> since sliced bread. Basically, a big sedan with a huge trunk. Haul
> people and/or loads of lumber etc and pull a trailer behind too if
> need be. The biggest disadvantage is parking them.
>
> I don't need 3/4 ton capacity so not much point in hauling the extra
> weight around. Would consider a diesel if I needed it and could
> justify it but I cannot.
>
> RB
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