People w/experience and knowledge. What are some of the best recent trucks?

[GFB]

It's because most trucks on the road any more are 4 door which usually means sacrificing some bed space. Obviously there are a few exceptions but you couple 4 full doors with a 6' bed it makes for a pretty long truck. I had no need for a 4 door and took me a while to find one with just an extended cab instead of crew cab. It also meant I got a 6' bed instead of 5'.

Yes, I wanted the access cab with manual transmission in spruce mica. Apparently, that was like asking dealers to find a unicorn. I ended up with a DCSB, an automatic transmission, and a super common color. Oh well. It's been a good truck and they used to sell for 10% under MSRP. One of my friends has a DCLB and it's a little bit less maneuverable.

 

[outlaw1961]

I've owned 2 Nissan Titan's one 2004 bought new and kept it 7 years and put 220,000 and had no major issues. Bought another Titan 2011 and just sold it to a co worker it had 290,00 miles and going strong on same drive train. Both Titans where Pro 4X. I do know to stay away from the Nissan diesel's as there have been reported problems when mated to the automatic transmissions.

I spent a lot of time at the dealership trying to decide between the Titan and Frontier. Loaded Titan with everything was 62000. 10,000 off with zero percent interest and a five year bumper to bumper warranty on the 23 titan. Since I haul air 99 percent of the time just went with the Frontier. 2024 is the last year of the Titans.

 

[basstracker89]

Picked up my first Toyota truck 1 year ago. What convinced me was the 2007 Toyota Camry I bought just before Covid hit, for $2000, with 279,000 miles, in 2019. This thing wouldn't quit no matter how much I beat on it. I originally was a GM tried and true, until a new 1996 1500 threw me for a loop and cost a lot of money @ 105,000 miles. Next Honda was a main staple in my family's driveway. Had plenty and racked up some good miles. Then tried the CRV Turbo 4 cylinder, and had some issues with that.

Got the Tacoma TRD Off-Road, but also had to search high and low to get the color and the 6 foot bed. I use this as a truck so the extra 1 foot on the bed length vs. the other 80% of Tacomas is extremely helpful. I have @37K on this '22 now, and look forward to hitting mile 300,000 one day!View attachment 6573364

Hondas are good too. That Yoda, as I call them, will likely go well beyond 300k if you do your part

 

[basstracker89]

Toyota/Lexis since 1992. My latest 2018 Tundra TRD Pro 4x4 with 5.7. Absolute rock solid as the previous 92 4Runner and every one since. View attachment 6573351

Careful!! You'll get your tires wet.......LOL

 

[The Used Car Dealer]

Newer F150 with 5.0, no ecoboosts - Garbage.

15-18 models gmc and Chevrolets have horrendous transmissions. Steer clear

Tacomas and Tundras are hard to beat. Can more than likely find a Tacoma with warranty left for sub 40k. I’ve seen “modern” Tacomas between 300-500k on the odometer and still daily driver worthy.

 

[rugerguy]

2018 ram 3500 6.7 Cummins srw 4 door 8' bed. This is a truck! Love it!

 

[basstracker89]

2018 ram 3500 6.7 Cummins srw 4 door 8' bed. This is a truck! Love it!

I like my Cummins, it's a 5.9. Little truck fuel mileage, big truck performance

 

[Just1more]

I’ve owned Chevy, Ford, and Toyota. They all have their share of issues.

 

[Tylerls1]

Taco….In your price range and tons of info on tacomaworld

 

[voodoochild1989]

Buy a Toyota