Big Three road tests
Found this review on line, of the three heavy duty pickups.
Forum Discussion
Hey Jim,
Boils down to liking what you bought/own, IMHO, they fear hearing that
they don't own the biggest, baddest...
I don't care how much bigger, better, etc 'yours' is...unless you are
a buddy and we are just jawing out on the front porch...
I like what I bought/own. The Silverado in my sig was given to me by
dad after he retired (sold his specialty butcher & grocery shop) and
would NOT have bought it on my own...but I've modified it enough to
where it's much better (still a sentimental thing)
Always cruise these HP/Torque battles with both amazement and awe on
how something so simple can be convoluted and twisted so much.
On 'torque management'...a secret of mine when I blow off some of the
newer trucks...mine does NOT have a computer managing my throttle... :B
Plus have modified/tweaked mine to stay in power mode most all the time...
Boils down to liking what you bought/own, IMHO, they fear hearing that
they don't own the biggest, baddest...
I don't care how much bigger, better, etc 'yours' is...unless you are
a buddy and we are just jawing out on the front porch...
I like what I bought/own. The Silverado in my sig was given to me by
dad after he retired (sold his specialty butcher & grocery shop) and
would NOT have bought it on my own...but I've modified it enough to
where it's much better (still a sentimental thing)
Always cruise these HP/Torque battles with both amazement and awe on
how something so simple can be convoluted and twisted so much.
On 'torque management'...a secret of mine when I blow off some of the
newer trucks...mine does NOT have a computer managing my throttle... :B
Plus have modified/tweaked mine to stay in power mode most all the time...
NC Hauler wrote:
Wow, the HP/TQ wars are still going on, but this time it seems to be all about "interpretation". And it all doesn't matter, it's a moot point on the OP's subject....Chevy/GM 1st, Ford 2nd. and Ram last....ALL the bantering back and forth over what is HP and what is TQ really doesn't matter to most, again, they drive and tow with it every day and KNOW what they have and how it performs for them....You get in your truck, turn the key, start it up and drive it. Only other thing that matters to me is how good the truck looks, inside and out and how comfortable it is...higher the mpg, the better, but anyone that buys a 1 ton crew cab, long bed,4X4 dually, REALLY isn't all that concerned about mpg...you know, like that would be a deal breaker:R
So if one likes how their truck performs, what others say about it, or when test show results that aren't "complimentary" of one's truck, who cares? Not very many are going to run out and trade trucks because of the results of some test....it is what it is. If all that was the case, I'd NEVER left the #1 Chevy/GMC winners..the D/A combo and went to RAM...heck, I like them both. (I'm a "for the underdog" kind of a guy:)).
just my .02, and probably not even worth half that much...:)
