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Originally Posted by arcsine
Color me confused as to what exactly the point of this?
It is too expensive to use as a truck.
The bed is too small to use as a truck.
It is too heavy to use as a performance/handling vehicle.
It is too tall to use as a handling vehicle.
F150's do not have that high of a towing capacity to make it a towing vehicle.
I supose if it is plush enough inside it could be a redneck grand touring vehicle as long as you stay on the highways.
Guess if you have enough money and/or a small enough phallus you can justify just about anything.
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Do you even own a truck?
It is too expensive to use as a truck. - Yup, its expensive but take a loaded track and add upgrades like this has and you are not far off. Plus in many cases these upgrades on a pickup can be a tax writeoff depending on your line of work.
The bed is too small to use as a truck. - Huh? Hardly anyone gets an 8' box anymore. My daily driver pickup has a 5'6" box. I have hauled 16' 2X10's with it (I roll down the back window). It has been used to haul lots of oilfield tools and equipment. Most pickup truck buyers don't haul 4x8 sheets of plywood anymore and when they do, they either fold down the tail gate or haul them on an angle with the tail gate up.
It is too heavy to use as a performance/handling vehicle. - Yup, they don't handle like a Porsche but in a straight line, they are fine. You wont see many at track days.
F150's do not have that high of a towing capacity to make it a towing vehicle. - ummm, actually some of them do. Some have higher tow capacities that a 10 year old one ton. I use my Tundra to tow a cattle trailer several times per year, a 27' ATC car hauler, a 16' Flat Deck, lots of oilfield tools and equipment. I also have a 2003 GMC 3500 Duramax Dually 4X4 and prefer to tow with the Tundra.