Which Overland Vehicle and Why?
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85_Ranger4x4
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I have been mulling one myself.
Good looking truck that is competent offroad, has plenty of room for a rear facing car seat or two and is still decent for towing.
phsycle
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I probably go 3-4 times a year with 2 or 3 others. Usually in my friend's truck, which is a lifted Tundra Crewmax. Our trips are usually 4-7 hour drive, one way, which we have done in a midsize truck (and it sucked).
Don't know how to answer that. Find better friends, I guess....
PW is a solid choice, though. But personally, I'd lean more towards a 1/2 ton for the mileage/range.
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Trikebubble
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I took the rear seat out of my Tundra and made a dog bed and storage platform. Problem of bringing other humans along solved.
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85_Ranger4x4
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I am flat out having a hard time finding anything on the market that really jumps out at me.
phsycle
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I'm not sure what your requirements are, concerning capability and price. But the two I mentioned above is the direction I would personally go. You can get crazy with builds. I've seen people take their PW's up some crazy places. I'm not looking to do anything harder than say, 6+ rated trails in Moab (but honestly, most likely will stick to 1-4 rated most of the time). Lift, 33's (maybe 35's), and some sort of aftermarket skids. I like that Ram offers 3.92 gearing with a locker now. But doing those mods would give me enough capability for what I am looking to do with it, keep the truck light, and my wallet happy.
shade
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The splattered decals and use of "Tactical" are off-putting, but maybe the rest of the package is worth those annoyances. ?♀️
85_Ranger4x4
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I am a Ford guy... but I can't stand the look of a Ford (or any truck really) made in the last 10 years. Truth be told a F-150 is probably what I "need" but I can scroll page after page and none of them do anything for me. I can't put my finger on exactly why, they all look generic which probably doesn't help.
PW is kinda neat in that I can use it for a family offroader, having a two seater with a kid and two dogs kinda complicates things. Ram had about the last good looking truck IMO. I can still haul my tractors/do farm stuff and even go cross country hauling my Ranger if I want. It is kind of a one stop shop.
But it is a Ram and PW's command a premium, I could ditch the off road stuff and get a Cummins for the same or less money and the thought of that complicates things too. But Ram is a little out of my comfort zone so far...
Back up three times and punt more parts at what I have for now I guess.
A very desirable feature when one lives in Iowa!
phsycle
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New Ford’s are ok. My favorite in the past decade is 2011-2014 FX4 pkg. I was somewhat intrigued in getting one with a 6.2L. That would be cool but probably overkill.
85_Ranger4x4
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They can be not bad. Chromed out kills them though, the massive front end looks even more massive then. Either way the 16+ SD's are too much $$ for me yet on the used market.
Most you see in real life are chromed out XLT+ or XL fleet trucks that barely have pneumatic tires.
99-03 SD is my favorite, they are all like 20 years old with half a million miles on them though.
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jadmt
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true but I like to get out my vehicles once and a while and I find great pleasure in parking far away from my destination so I can admire my vehicle when i am walking back to it. Heck I go out to my garage often to just to stare at my recon.
SBSYNCRO
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luthj
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