Ford, GM and Chrysler cash in on posh pickups
......... Detroit is cashing in -- and not necessarily because of brands like Lincoln and Cadillac. Rather, it's because of high-end pickup truck and SUVs. The "luxe truck" phenomenon, dressed-up ...
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You hit the nail on the head with "specific to each individual", though I'd say "specific to each use".
For example, I agree with your comment about airing down for better traction - for my rock crawler, 20's wouldn't work well, so I run 17's. But my tow rig is never going rock crawling, and the 20's air down plenty to pull the trailers out into the sand in Pismo or Glamis.
As far as HIDs, I've never heard that complaint before - interesting thought. Are you talking about the after-market guys who run the higher temp HIDs that are much more blue than OEM, or factory HIDs? For aftermarket HIDs there's a right way & a wrong way to do them, both in terms of cutoff lenses, light output patterns, and color temp. But I've consistently seen HIDs produce a lot more light than halogens. I've recenlty upgraded one of my trucks to LEDs, and they're even better than HIDs, in my opinion.
All of this is to say, there is no one-size-fits-all answer to most of these topics.
Like you, I prefer a manual transmission as well, but I think market forces are driving them out of existence, or at least toward minimum levels...
For example, I agree with your comment about airing down for better traction - for my rock crawler, 20's wouldn't work well, so I run 17's. But my tow rig is never going rock crawling, and the 20's air down plenty to pull the trailers out into the sand in Pismo or Glamis.
As far as HIDs, I've never heard that complaint before - interesting thought. Are you talking about the after-market guys who run the higher temp HIDs that are much more blue than OEM, or factory HIDs? For aftermarket HIDs there's a right way & a wrong way to do them, both in terms of cutoff lenses, light output patterns, and color temp. But I've consistently seen HIDs produce a lot more light than halogens. I've recenlty upgraded one of my trucks to LEDs, and they're even better than HIDs, in my opinion.
All of this is to say, there is no one-size-fits-all answer to most of these topics.
Like you, I prefer a manual transmission as well, but I think market forces are driving them out of existence, or at least toward minimum levels...
