Why is Pickuptrucks.com run so bad

These web sites are strictly for entertainment and not meaningful information. An example is the towing race to the top videos. I find this fun to watch but really could care less who wins. What matters to me is what truck ends up broken in 4 years of pulling long grades at safe speeds in 100deg heat. Durability is everything when pulling a large trailer and none of the truck sites or comparisons ever mention that except maybe consumer reports and that can be a bit suspect and want $$$. I don't blame them as long term testing is expensive and often as problems surface a completely new model has been released sooooo maybe it's better? My current 09 is pretty darn solid so I will stick with that.

I don't care about those sites either. I only believe what salesmen tell me. Can't cheat an honest man can Ya? Right. I believe the internet too!! Want the truth, Consumer Reports, which says Ram 2500 is the worst pickup. Get on the various sites like Duraamax or Ford etc and read the trouble-911 notes. You learn real fast which ones are good.

Groover wrote:
It also took away one of the F150's advantages which was turning off the engine at stops to save fuel. However, they had already defeated this feature in the interest of "fairness" which no-one else seems to understand.

That is funny -- turn off a feature designed to improve gas mileage that others could have developed, but did not. They should also keep the Rams out of 7th and 8th gears in that case, since the others only saw fit to put 6 gears in their trucks! Or even turn off the turbos on the ecoboost, since, you know, none of the other trucks have one.

That said, I have usually liked their truck shootouts. But I don't get how they can't seem to understand that the 3.5 Ecoboost competes with the V8 engines in the other platforms -- that is what Ford intended -- and not the base model V6's.

patriotgrunt wrote:
I find the test at TFLtrucks.com much better.

lol

It has fairly good articles but the last test they did not drive the trucks nearly far enough to get good mpg readings. Ironically, this was the main point of the tests. That test was done in conjunction with several other internet testers that should share the blame. They only drove 120 miles and then filled the trucks from a pump which is not very precise for that small of amount of fuel, especially the diesel Ram which foamed badly. Also, the test loop seems to have been mostly highway. This yeilded the strange result of loaded trucks getting better milage than the same trucks without a load. It also took away one of the F150's advantages which was turning off the engine at stops to save fuel. However, they had already defeated this feature in the interest of "fairness" which no-one else seems to understand. Again, all of the testers should share the blame for this. These testers were:
Bruce Smith — A longtime automotive magazine editor, Smith is skilled in the art of towing, four-wheeling, and wide-mouth bass and walleye fishing.
Kent Sundling — Known to the world as Mr. Truck, if it has a trailer or pickup bed, it's likely Sundling has driven it over the Rocky Mountains.
Mark Williams — A veteran automotive journalist and editor of PickupTrucks.com, Williams sometimes wakes up at night with new comparison test ideas.
Brian Wong — One of the newest additions to the Cars.com editorial staff, Wong is a longtime Mazda MX-5 Miata fan; he came to this test without any biases.

If you want to criticize one you need to criticize them all as it was a group effort.

My main complaint with the site is the trolls that have taken over the comment section, but reading that part is optional.

I find the same when it comes to their test. Their testing is getting pretty terrible. In their last two tests they seemed amazed when several trucks didn't perform well after being overloaded by them. TFL has run into similar payload restrictions before and they just loaded the trucks up to the limit, but noted that the other trucks were able to carry the full weight.

patriotgrunt wrote:
I'm just amazed at how bad that website is run. First, their tests are poorly conducted. I find the test at TFLtrucks.com much better. At least they attempt to level the field. Second, their comments section under each article are poorly moderated or controlled. They have almost no established rules for their users. Is it just me but has this website gone down hill in the last few years? Maybe its due to Mark Williams taking over.

You can always ask for the money back you paid them for any info you got and didn't like. :B

I never use those sites. I really don't need anyone to tell me what truck to like or buy, I can figure it out for myself.

Never heard of it.

with the reviews.. will never see it.
I think the site name may have something to do with it. :)

Never been on that web site.