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A major thing I see pushing people towards trucks is the amazing ride the latest generation offers. Going on long-distance road trips in something like a 2022
by bob1029 4y ago
A major thing I see pushing people towards trucks is the amazing ride the latest generation offers.
Going on long-distance road trips in something like a 2022 model year pickup truck is pretty close to the most comfortable setup available for < $100k. I don't know of any "luxury" cars that ride better today, even for multiples of the 100k limit.
That said, everything else about them is pretty awful. I own one and I mostly hate it until I find myself halfway between Houston and Austin. If I have to drive downtown all day I would much prefer an older, smaller sports car or sedan.
- bryanlarsen 4y ago"Real" trucks have awful rides. Their suspensions are tuned for heavy loads so when they're not heavily loaded the springs are so stiff that it feels like they don't have any.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoLots of pseudo-truck SUVs have horrible stiff suspension all the time. Moreso when coupled with fashionabe low profile tires.
- cgh 4y agoYeah my Frontier, which is only a mid-size, is so stiff I can feel absolutely everything. Washboarded logging roads, on which this truck spends much of its time, can be a chore as the truck bounces and jumps around. But because it’s tuned so stiff, it also hauls nearly as much as a 3.3L F-150. That said, I can’t imagine using a truck as a daily driver if I lived in a city. The turning radius on my truck is terrible, for example, making tight turns impossible.