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    Top 5 common things new truck buyers get wrong on forums/social media

    Wait a minute.....a good way to do this video would be a point-counter-point style. You need somebody to take the other side, another YTuber. That way, both versions are argued, and commenters can beat on one of you or the other but it should make for good content to watch.
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    2025 Rivian R1T

    I consulted with them back in the early days in Cali. Great people and very smart about EVs, but just not truck people.
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    Interview with Stellantis engineer tomorrow on Ramcharger

    I tow 5k lbs 500 miles four times a year and get about 250 miles per tank with my hemi at best, usually two gas stops. If this thing will get that or better, I'm completely fine with that. To be able to go the whole 500 miles without stopping? Don't really care because I need to stop at least...
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    2025 Rivian R1T

    Pretty neat. But so is the Hummer and the TRX. Just too much for way too little.
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    Top 5 common things new truck buyers get wrong on forums/social media

    That's gonna be really tough then unless you can specifically back up your points with very hard data. And even then, you know you'll get the ones who will dismiss the source of your data like JD Power or CR. One example against your 2nd point: The 2016 Tacoma. The first MY of the third gen and...
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    Interview with Stellantis engineer tomorrow on Ramcharger

    This was on InsideEVs.com The somewhat chaotic engine revving characteristic of regular hybrid vehicles is no issue in the Ramcharger. "One of the criticisms of hybrids is that you'll see engine speed flares and things like that," Tolkacz said. "We developed a strategy so that when the driver...
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    Idea for new feature?

    I'd love to be able to remove the back seat easily when needed but storing them would be a pia. I remember removing the seats in my wife's Astro van. It was like moving a sleeper sofa. Friggin' heavy and awkward.
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    Interview with Stellantis engineer tomorrow on Ramcharger

    One side benefit I see....passing emissions testing should be easy. I would imagine playing with the accelerator cannot change the ICE rpms.
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    Interview with Stellantis engineer tomorrow on Ramcharger

    Will there be special LRR tires or will we be able to use standard truck tires? I'm guessing all electric accessories like power steering, cabin heater and A/C system? Might the Pentastar be beltless then?
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    Top 5 common things new truck buyers get wrong on forums/social media

    What problems have you had to gauge my future issues? This I totally agree with. So much crap gets brought up about so few issues. With my logical brain, I disregard it until there is data to support it. Real numbers are needed, not this repetitive word of mouth that "So many of XYZ are failing...
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    Love the fans

    lol...good one!
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    Nikola bankruptcy means Badger midsize truck is dead

    I remember they were in the news a lot last year around this time. Famed Discovery channel and YT star Diesel Dave bought the Badger and into Nikola last year. Formed a second company called Embr Motors. Dave made a video on it then never heard about it again. The Embr Motor website is still...
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    Livestream with the Car Guy Online

    A security camera footage of someone in a bunny costume driving away would have been just absolutely perfect....
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    Most reliable new full-size trucks plus expected lifespan

    The camera may be true, but the zone lighting is extra for sure. The Tundra gets standard adaptive cruise, brake controller and powered rear window though. And looking at the XLT, I can't see a heated steering wheel option. That's surprising.
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    Livestream with the Car Guy Online

    $9 here in PA for 18. Basically $0.50 an egg regardless of count. Funny thing, someone stole a tractor trailer full of eggs. Something like 100K eggs. I can't even imagine how they could sell even half of them before they go bad. Police have yet to crack the case.......:p
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    Most reliable new full-size trucks plus expected lifespan

    I thought the same, but is it really? A quick search around me shows most of the XLTs around 65-67K. None below $60k. Well above most of the SR5s and closer to the Limiteds. I know a stripped XLT 4wd crew can be built for $56K but a stripped SR5 is even less. I was very surprised by this.
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    Livestream with the Car Guy Online

    We hear about it on the news but there is no shortage of eggs here. Prices are elevated though. The standard response of "raise prices because we can" probably.
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    Livestream with the Car Guy Online

    It was probably too small of a blip in 2020 to move the average enough. But we should consider ourselves lucky: the average price of gas in 1980 was $1.19. Adjusted for inflation, that'd be $4.90 today! Just be glad your truck doesn't run on eggs right now...lol
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    Most reliable new full-size trucks plus expected lifespan

    Data like this is always tough to make sense of. Sure, I get the Tundra on top and the Ram on bottom for total lifespan. I'm more surprised by the average list price between the two. Are the Tundra's truly listed below the Ram pricing? Or is it because Ram makes more higher end models than...
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    Livestream with the Car Guy Online

    This morning, I conducted an experiment: my truck was priced at $43.5K in 2011. They say that it is about $61K today adjusted for inflation. I then priced a 2025 truck as close to mine as possible, purely comparing MSRP, with no rebates. Mine was a Sport, which is no longer available, so I...
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