Destiny Skywalker Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 After our experience with the F-150 Lightning, I'm really glad we didn't go with an EV truck. I still think EVs are great, but I would do a commuter car and not a large vehicle. We do love my husband's F150 Hybrid, though. What will you be using the truck for? And what will you be replacing? The Audi or your wife's car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 12 hours ago, Destiny Skywalker said: After our experience with the F-150 Lightning, I'm really glad we didn't go with an EV truck. I still think EVs are great, but I would do a commuter car and not a large vehicle. We do love my husband's F150 Hybrid, though. What will you be using the truck for? And what will you be replacing? The Audi or your wife's car? Why would you not recommend an EV truck? I am cautious because this would be the first EV model. We would keep The A4. This would replace our RAV4. It is mainly for outdoors stuff. We want to rent a few different campera through outdoorsy (it’s like Airbnb but for campers) and we can’t do much with the RAV4. Plus, I like the idea of just throwing our gear in the back (bikes, skis, coolers, whatever) and not have to worry about messing with swapping out different racks and worrying about perfectly packing a roof rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 It was the towing capacity. We've also been looking at getting a camper and towing even a small sized camper reduced the range to 80-100 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 26 minutes ago, Destiny Skywalker said: It was the towing capacity. We've also been looking at getting a camper and towing even a small sized camper reduced the range to 80-100 miles. That’s a good point—the whole point is to tow or get one of those campers you put on the bed. Have you looked up outdoorsy? I like the idea of demoing and see what the haul is like before buying one. The other concern we have, not sure if you know this, but ULA is in the process of being sold—my guess is to Amazon—because ULA just won a massive contract with them. Who knows if that would impact my wife. If it does, she has lots of contacts within the aerospace industry…it may work out for the better…but you never know. It makes us hesitant to drop that kind of money. On the other hand…we live on the mountains and it sucks not being able to do all the things we want and this just popped up… Just send it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 Send it hahaha. Seriously, though, that looks fun and makes sense for your area and outdoor activities. I told my husband about outdoorsy after your post. I think we should check it out. Honestly, we probably should rent before we commit to buying. Thanks for the recommendation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Aren't EVs terrible or at the least have poorer battery in the cold? Prolly not the best for Colorado? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 As a weird aside, Cadillac commercials are so bizarre now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 On 3/22/2023 at 12:43 AM, Odine said: Aren't EVs terrible or at the least have poorer battery in the cold? Prolly not the best for Colorado? From what I've read, most cars mileage/range tanks under 40F, not just EVs. Turning on the heater is a huge energy drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 We decided we are getting the Gladiator…hopefully we can reserve it and drive to Albuquerque before anyone else. All the ski gear stinking up the RAV4 was the last straw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Hahaha. We still need to pick out a tonneau cover or something for ours. Husband wants something crazy with long, hard drawers but I don't think that's practical. I need to look up a rolling one or something. Or just get the cap and take it off when we need to (pain in the neck). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I test drove a Tundra today. It felt so goood to tell the salesman, eh, no thanks and walk away. I mean I could buy it but 90K for a truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 It kills me how much trucks are. But I guess most farmers are getting the base model. I think it's all the extras that all the urban cowboys put on that drive up the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 The Tundra was packed with all kinds of neato things like heated all seats and steering wheel and mirrors. Or the really cool push button tailgate drop with a hidden step that came out. I also love that the full back window came down but I was like that's like a mortgage payment...maybe I'm cheap but a truck is a work item and shouldn't be an arm and thirty legs. My step-sister's spouse just bought a fully loaded Silverado for 130K because Ford wouldn't even build him a truck with the features he wanted. I also looked at a Tacoma but I REALLLLLLLY don't like vehicles built in Mexico. Maybe a 4Runner is my future. They're made in Japan. I trust those. My Prius still loves me so I have my commuter but I want something fun and am saving for a fun vehicle. Like a mid-life crisis. I may get my old car groove on and get a corvette from the 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 That is crazy. I thought the truck I was looking at was expensive. I am totally a high trim guy and would prefer a cheaper truck in a higher trim. But is that a full size truck? I guess the Gladiator at CarMax didn't get processed as they took it off the site and it wasn't sold. With that, I think I am going to wait to see the new 2024 models with a possible EV option. Nicole--good catch, the EV Wrangler has half the towing capacity as the gas model. The whole reason we are buying it is to tow a camper or whatever. I would prefer if the range could at least reach Denver (330-380 miles). I found the EV route planner map and it looks like there are plenty of connections between here and Denver. However, at night all the mountains shut down especially in the winter and even gas stations are all closed. You can't predict what is and is not open. If it is cold and having to drive through the mountains (including multiple passes) which is actually the shortest route, I am sure the range drops significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Geez I didn't realize you were that far from Denver. That's going to be tough to find that good of range, especially with all the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 I want something that can pull a camper too. I don't think I will be ready to buy that until I am closer to retirement though and hopefully by then EVs will have made some leaps in power and travel distance. I find it ridiculous that you can rent a travel camper or even a RV here in Texas but they limit the distance you can take those to 500 miles. I've seen everything in 500 miles. I want to go to Colorado Springs and see where I was born and hit up Wyoming and all those middle states I've never been too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 10 hours ago, Destiny Skywalker said: Geez I didn't realize you were that far from Denver. That's going to be tough to find that good of range, especially with all the mountains. We are on the western slope of the Rockies and Denver is on the eastern slope (front range). Even still, it is only about 200 miles geographically--but the shortest route is all mountains and it is all twisty and such. 3 hours ago, Ms. Spam said: I want something that can pull a camper too. I don't think I will be ready to buy that until I am closer to retirement though and hopefully by then EVs will have made some leaps in power and travel distance. I find it ridiculous that you can rent a travel camper or even a RV here in Texas but they limit the distance you can take those to 500 miles. I've seen everything in 500 miles. I want to go to Colorado Springs and see where I was born and hit up Wyoming and all those middle states I've never been too. How you tried Outdoorsy for camper rentals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 I am driving a Chevy Equinox this week and I'm pretty sure it is powered by a hamster. I miss my V60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 After my parents experience with an Acadia by GMC I am surprised my brother in law bought a Chevy truck. My parents only have 70,000 miles on it and it's on its third engine. They keep buying those car warrantees because they pay for themselves with that car. But who wants to spend half their time owning a vehicle with it being in the shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamevet Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 On 3/25/2023 at 8:57 PM, Ms. Spam said: I test drove a Tundra today. It felt so goood to tell the salesman, eh, no thanks and walk away. I mean I could buy it but 90K for a truck? All of our company trucks are Tacomas. I’ve probably put near 1 million miles between the 6 or 7 trucks I’ve drove for the company. They recently assigned me a 2022 Tacoma, with the SR5 package, for my long time of service. It’s nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Outdoorsy might work. I am thinking of a long trip this summer to get away and maybe spread some ashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Yesterday I had to take my truck in for some work on the brakes and the AC. Still waiting on an AC vacuum part. Gonna cost me $2200. Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 I bought a new Jeep Gladiator today. It’s custom order so they said it will be 2-6 months. Ugh… We also found a trailer we really liked…has anyone heard of Scramp trailers? https://campaddict.com/scamp-trailers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Well--it looks like it should be in by the end of June. I looked into a Scamp trailer and the waitlist is like 2 years--wtf??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Sooo I've been reading reviews and I think I like the Ford Maverick. I need to test drive it and it's basically going to be a second car for me but it can tow up to 4000 pounds so it's perfect for a poptop camper kinda like the Scamp. I just hate the way Ford sets up their odometers and other stuff in the dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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