Automotive enthusiasts?

Ok so, I’ve been wanting a new 5th gen ram for the longest time now. I’ve got my eyes set on a new 3500 cummins that’s fully loaded and priced at 82000 dollars. I already own several fords of varying years but I wanted to break up the powerstroke family a bit and try something new. Anyone got thoughts before I make the call to purchase it?

@ACApenetrator50
If you can’t buy it twice don’t buy it.

I don’t know if your loaded or not though lol

@ToyotaLC80
I am but there’s a bunch of things I want to do to it. The first of which is a dually conversion since it’s a single rear wheel at the moment.

@ToyotaLC80
ACApenetrator50 has a lot of money. You should go back like 10 pages, and you’ll see his massive collection of trucks and heavy-duty equipment

@ACApenetrator50
Just buy a dually straight from the factory. And make sure the warranty is good

@RainbowDash69
I would but I don’t want to have to wait to get it. The dealership that has the one I’m looking at says that a lot of people have been eyeing it up lately and that if I want I gotta act before someone else does. It’s in my favorite configuration as well. The good old crew cab long bed.

@ACApenetrator50
Then I’m gonna be a GM fanboy for a moment and say go for a GMC Sierra 3500HD dually

idk about messing with a dually conversion

Another lube tech just destroyed another engine by neglecting to put oil in it. This time it was a 2020 Corolla with 30k on it

Where did we find these people

I have a friend who owns a Peugeot 2008.
If I got a first car it would be either a 2019-20 Corolla.
Honda Civic FK2
Or maybe a CH-R if necessary

@The magic 🅱oi
Seems very complex and unnecessary when other dealerships could have other offerings online, you’d just need to drive farther or get it delivered.

@ToyotaLC80
How does compensation for that work? Free engine replacement or is it a voucher saying “Sorry buy a new car!”

@RainbowDash69
We are replacing the 4runner and Corolla engines free of charge. Only the technicians doing the work are getting any money out of this

@ToyotaLC80
Changing oil isn’t hard

@The magic 🅱oi
It shouldn’t be, but dumbasses will be dumbasses

New Toyota Sequoia comes with a standard hybrid engine. Good. SUV buyers need to be encouraged to try hybrids since normal 3 row SUVs are absolute gas hogs no matter what

So I got some snow chains recently and they’re basically just these rubber plates that strap to the tires. They were about 60 dollars on Amazon and there’s 6 pieces in a bag. 3 per tire if it’s 2WD. Seems easy enough to install but the build quality is questionable

The Bronco Raptor starts at $70,000. Including options, dealer markups, and “market adjustments” I wouldn’t be surprised if the final price is six figures.

Randomly browsing car ads on Fakebook and I see a ‘21 Lincoln Navigator listed for six figures. It’s already happening to luxury vehicles.

@Goku Black
The Lincoln Navigator in Reserve trim is very pricy. I won’t say it’s worth six figures, but it’s a huge, powerful SUV that can transport six people and their suitcases in palatial comfort.

A starting price of $70,000 for an off-road toy just seems ridiculous to me, especially when the most off-road terrain the average Bronco is likely to see is the drive-thru at Starbucks.

Y’all heard anything lately about ford presumably ending production of their passenger vehicles? Allegedly they’re stopping production of sedans and crossovers to focus production on the mustang, bronco, larger SUVs, and F series trucks since more and more people in America are buying those.

@ACApenetrator50
>stopping sale of crossovers

Good.

@ACApenetrator50
The last decent small cars that Ford has produced were the Crown Vic and the Fusion.

God, I miss the Crown Vic.

@Goku Black
“crown vic”, “small”

@ACApenetrator50
I thought Ford already stopped producing all sedans in 2020. The only Ford model I’ve heard of being recently discontinued is the Ecosport and I doubt many people are going to be sad about that.

The Cadillac CT6 with the twin turbo engine would be an astonishingly good used car except for two things.

Ok so, I have a 99 Toyota Tacoma and reached it 300K miles and was doing 110mph on I95 before pistons 1 and 4 said aight Imma head out. The Tacoma is still a dependable truck and I still want to use it. I’ve got a used 24v cummins 6BT that I can put in it with the right work. I want to get some opinions though and find out if a different engine would be a better idea or proceed with the swap.