Buying a new truck…

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big ben said:

TSW2012 said:

Step to a 2500 gas truck, skip the AFM and extra ***** You'll get used to the size.
Seriously considering this when it's time to replace my Silverado 1500


Really like the look of the GMC 2500 and the RAM2500

Gonna have to test drive them to see.
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Aggie Dad 26 said:

The Titan looks like someone who hates their life designed it


I thought Nissan was discontinuing it?
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kyledr04 said:

Me too. Small difference in price for comparable trims but a big jump in capability and reliability.


And significant loss of comfort. I'm thinking about going back to a half ton.
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2024 is the last year of production. They are still on Nissan lots now though. They've been making them a long time and there are laws requiring them to continue producing replacement parts for several more years. Also, you get a 5 year, 100k mile bumper to bumper warranty. It should not be any more of a concern than if you bought the last year model of any other vehicle that was going to have a total redesign.
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Ag for Life said:

Best Looking:

Sierra > F150 > Ram > Silverado > Tundra > Titan

Don't buy a Tundra unless you want to deal with having it at the dealer for month(s) replacing the long block once it fails at a random interval due to machining debris.

Tundras built after February 2023 are excluded from the recall. Love my '23 Tundra - it's better in every way than my '14 with the 5.7L.
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Logos Stick said:

Aggie Dad 26 said:

The Titan looks like someone who hates their life designed it


I thought Nissan was discontinuing it?


I did too but here we are
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Buck Turgidson said:

2024 is the last year of production. They are still on Nissan lots now though. They've been making them a long time and there are laws requiring them to continue producing replacement parts for several more years. Also, you get a 5 year, 100k mile bumper to bumper warranty. It should not be any more of a concern than if you bought the last year model of any other vehicle that was going to have a total redesign.


Still wouldn't. I'd never get over the horrible look of that truck. Gen 1 Titan looked good
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I gotta '22 Ferd. Happy with it. No transmission issues thus far at 60,000+ Texas miles
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I'm not in the market yet so I haven't really searched, but do any of the manu offer interiors without the bigass screens?
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Teslag said:

kyledr04 said:

Me too. Small difference in price for comparable trims but a big jump in capability and reliability.


And significant loss of comfort. I'm thinking about going back to a half ton.


Yeah, lots of trade offs unfortunately. I also prefer the full size bed and those are virtually non-existent in the 1500. I'm not even sure an order for one would ever get allocated. If I was doing a 1500, I'd really have to think on a 3.0 diesel but even those have potential emissions issues.
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big ben said:

I'm not in the market yet so I haven't really searched, but do any of the manu offer interiors without the bigass screens?


I can't remember if they do on GMC but Chevy has a population 2500hd trim called a custom that doesn't have the updated screen. They left it the same as before the refresh.
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Well Ram was still building the "Ram Classic" until recently that had a pretty small screen. Very basic truck that supposedly had most of the bugs worked out of it. Take your pick of V8 or V6 engines. You can get a new one under $40k right now. Won't have all the extra bells & whistles most truck buyers seems to want.
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Teslag said:

kyledr04 said:

Me too. Small difference in price for comparable trims but a big jump in capability and reliability.


And significant loss of comfort. I'm thinking about going back to a half ton.


Not really in the RAMs.
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Burning alive is pretty uncomfortable.
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Teslag said:

Burning alive is pretty uncomfortable.
Says the Tesla fan?
AgLA06
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Buck Turgidson said:

Teslag said:

Burning alive is pretty uncomfortable.
Says the Tesla fan?
Funny how he tries so hard to appear forward thinking in his tesla, but lives decades in the past.
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Buck Turgidson said:

Teslag said:

Burning alive is pretty uncomfortable.
Says the Tesla fan?

EV's catch fire at a rate lower than ICE vehicles per NTSB statistics. So ya, says the Tesla owner.
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Checking back in. After test driving these trucks I'm going with the GMC AT4. Don't do enough off road for the at4x but really like the look and package. Also going with the 6.2 v8. Love the sound of a big v8. Getting prices this week. Will report back with pictures soon…hopefully.
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I love the exterior of the at4 but I wish the interior wasn't all black. That's one of the pros of the at4x. But they are so expensive.
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A 6.2 AT4 is a huge target for the thieves. I'd drive directly from the dealership to a shop and have an aftermarket immobilizer and/or aftermarket alarm installed.
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Buck Turgidson said:

Teslag said:

Burning alive is pretty uncomfortable.
Says the Tesla fan?


This is a common misconception about EVs. They actually burn so hot that you don't stay alive long enough to even know you're burning. It's a feature not a flaw.
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Silvy said:

A 6.2 AT4 is a huge target for the thieves. I'd drive directly from the dealership to a shop and have an aftermarket immobilizer and/or aftermarket alarm installed.


Good info. Immobilizer and air tags sound like they could help.

Heading to Baton Rouge tomorrow to pick the truck up. Was quite a bit cheaper than anything in the houston area.

Edit- wrong emoji
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Look into ravelco. I've been the (un)fortunate owner of two AT4's since 2020 because thieves stole my first one in late 2023. I got a Ravelco system within days of getting my newer AT4 and it's been wonderful, both physically and psychologically.
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Isn't there just one downside of ravelco in that is disables remote start?
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Baby dmax at4 with ravelco = profit
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