Who will buy the old pickups in a few years?
Big pickups, I'm talking about, the more we travel the world and see that large pickups are a thing of the past. In a few years Rver's will be towing with 1/4 ton pickup, maybe they can still have a ...
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JamesBr wrote:
I dont believe for a moment that you will see it downsize. I think we will see engines downsized, smaller displacement with just as much power. Only a more efficient burn of the fuel. But a 1/4 or 1/2 ton rated cargo will never do the job of a 3/4 or 1 ton vehicle safely.
I think those that buy a 3/4 or 1 ton for the sake of having one are numbered. I think those with need will continue to buy. I think large gas motors days are numbered and you will see more and more complex direct injection and turbo charged systems. All of which start getting into the cost of a diesel when it comes time for repair.
A good friend from the 70's drove a Chev 3/4 ton with a 6 cyl. trans on the floor, pull a 35 ft. trailer with cars in it and had a home in Denver and one in Phx. He always made the trip loaded, why can't the rest do it.
