Because they are a fix to a problem that doesn't exist. My floor mats have the pins to keep them from moving on the floor, and there is nothing wrong with my throttle pedal. The premise was that that pedal was jamming on the Weathertech floor mats, so they would remove the mats and saw off about 1 inch from the bottom of the pedal, or replace the pedal with an "Improved" version. It's another example of a company trying to engineer fixes to compensate for people lacking basic intelligence.

I've just completed 300,000 miles on my American made '04 Tundra. The only time it's gone to the dealer has been for the timing belts(3) and a wheel bearing. Just regular maintenance in the driveway. I still get the customary 18.5 MPG on the highway. Makes me happy so far.

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Got to go with a Ford. They just keep on going.

2001 GMC exended cab 4dr 4x4 Z71. I bought this truck new the day after thanksgiving in 2000. All I've had to do is replace the right front bearing/hub assembly. Other than that I keep it serviced every 3,000 miles and keep the tranny service and stuff like that up to. The truck is still like new to this day and it has just over 190,000 on it. I wouldn't trade it for nothing.

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The topic was American made trucks - to me, American made means MADE BY AMERICANS. The Fords and Chevys being extolled here are mostly made in Canada and Mexico by foreigners. Those jobs are needed here.

The OP's question was "what do you think is the best pickup truck in the U.S.?"

The F150 is made in one of two places:

Dearborn or Kansas City.

To my knowledge both cities are currently in the USA.

I'm a GM guy since birth but one year ago next month I made a switch. Couldn't be happier.

i saw a youtube video of a ford f-250 towing a semi-truck that had broken down on snowy and icy roads. sure enough, it was able to tow it, all you have to do is put it in 4x4 low and it towed that semi for a little ways. i was impressed.
i also watched top gear (America) and they tested which truck had the most torque: a ford f-450, a chevy 3500 and a ram 3500.
they did a "scientific torque test" with a burnout. the ford took it by miles. they did a drag race, (the ford got second because he tried to show off and start with a burnout[and only lost by a few inches]) to the chevy. the dodge lost because it only has six cylinders while the chevy and ford have 8. they did an offroad and the ford was the only one that didn't make it due to balded tires. the towing test: ford f-450 with towing 120 tons of train, dodge pulling down a house, and the chevy with pulling down a telephone pole(50 year old poles that he tied to the top of the poles, giving the best leverage) which caused a chain reaction and pulled down another pole.

my vote goes to ford, which as someone previously said "didn't take a nickel of government money."

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I've driven Fords ever since 1946. That was a 1929 Model A pickup. Had a Chevy once, a 1966 4X4. Now driving a 2007 Ranger 4X4. Spent 38 years working for Ma Bell so have driven most makes & models. Ford trucks seem to last longest.

FORD F150 crew cab 4X4.

I love my 7.3 4x4. If theirs better I cant afford it. The new ones have bigger motors with terrible mileage and unbelievable prices. After Katrina I hauled a 35' dovetail, a skid steer with implements, 4 55 gallon drums of diesel, and a few thousand pounds in water and food to friends and strangers down on the coast. I've owned the truck since 2004, it's a 2002 model year. Currently have 170k miles. I am considering spending a chunk of money on it as there is just nothing else I am interested in available. For what I do this truck works but if a little truck works the little Toyotas are great. Go for a premium around here too.

An oak tree came down in a storm on my first one, a 2000, and I sold it after insurance put a new cab on it. The truck went to a friend and has 180k now.

My vote is for Super Duty. This is my second one That I bought new 2 years ago the last one I put 146,000 miles on it and the only thing I had to do to it was rebuild the front end at about 120,000. I hope to have the same or better luck with this one.

Voted best light truck photo on a gun forum!

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Fun: Raptor!
Work/fun: Silverado Crew Cab Long Bed w/ 6.0L V-8 (10,000lb towing).

I've driven both, and they are amazing. The Raptor scoots around Arizona's back-roads like they are paved autobahns, and the Silverado tows my cousin's Yellowfin 36 w/ it's trio of Yamaha motors like it's not even there. It rides almost like a car and is tough as nails.

Appears that I'm the only guy on this board that drives a NISSAN TITAN. 2008 model year with 37K that still looks great and drives like a new Cadillac. Engine/trans/driveline combo is what sold me, plus got a great deal on it new back in December, 2008 ($9K under factory INVOICE). Got it to replace a Mustang 5.0 that I drove for many years and is well able to provide my fix for torque off the line.

That was one of my annual 4th of July shoot we put together on the farm. Was actually the first year.

Let's recap Chevy for a moment.

2001 they released the H2 one of the most over priced, gas guzzling, Car and Driver 10 worst vehicles.

Next GM says sorry we have to close plants all across the country, and let go thousands of hard working Americans.

Next GM takes Bailout (along with lots of other companies).

The very next year GM opens it's new plant IN MEXICO (thanks GM).

I was walking around the local Chevy Dealer last year (I had nothing better to do). I strolled by a nice brand new 2012 1500, jacked up on 35's, push bar, just a nice truck. Looking it over the rear brakes caught my eye, and I find it has DRUM BRAKES. REALLY? Isn't that old and outdated technology?

Maybe I'm just being picky, But I don't recall a full size Ford having Drum Brakes since the late 90's.

BTW when is the last time Chevy out sold Ford more than 2 years in a row?

No idea what the best truck is. I grew up with Fords and S&Ws and still prefer both.

For towing I like my Super Duty, 1999 with 203K and change, problem free.

For chasing sunsets in the middle of the Oregon desert with my family I prefer my Raptor.

Finally! Someone with some taste/sense! Looking very sharp there. Not into the topper for myself but everyone's got their situation. Not often do I see another Oxford White like mine, especially without "digital mud"... Coming up on 57K in mine. You?

Got 49K and rolling on original BFG tires, roll Kelly Safari studded snow most of the year. Ordered mine with everything except sun-roof, tail-gate step, and "digital mud" sticker.

There's a 2012 red super crew Raptor rolling around here - love the color but prefer the shorter wheelbase of ours...

Hope to see you out there somewhere!

I have never been a Truck kind of guy. I had a Chevy Blaser, and my last vehicle was a 1987, yes 87 Pathfinder 4x4. It now has 380,000 miles and is still driving, It is getting long in the tooth however.

When I was in Africa on my last trip my wife bought a 1992 Ford F 150, from the next door neighbor to her parents. She bought it for a "Farm Truck". I started driving it to the deer lease and found out that I liked a turck... It is red/cream 2 tone colored... [I hate red vehicles].


Well a year or so goes buy and a buddy offers me his 1998 Ford F 150 "hot rod" pickup for a price I cannot refuse. I call it the "Hot Rod" pickup becaues it has an "elevated" lift and has big tires, a performance exaust and a KLN aircleaner. And it is RED, RED all over...

It does have 268,000 miles, but burns no oil, the oil and transmission fluid does not smell burnt, and it runs great... It is the XLT Extended cab version. Dang if I do not like it...

So now I have 2 RED Ford F 150 Pickups...

And it looks like I will be buying a 1999 Ford Expedition 4x4, with the 5.4 Trition, again for a price I cannot refuse.

My first car was a 1957 Ford 4 door with the Thunderbird 312 Y8 with the Holly carburator. [Y 8, NOT V8, look it up...]

So after all these years I am back to FORDS.

Well you know what they say, FORD, First On Race Day...

Hello DesertFox, where are you that you roll on studs the majority of the year?

I have just 16K on this one after one year. I skipped the digital mud because, to me, it looks too....TonkaToy like.
Besides the lighting I also raised the front, to level, and put an exhaust cutout on it.

I know what you mean about the topper, in fact it's the first one I have had in over thirty years of owning pickups. I can't believe I waited so long. It's like a whole extra vehicle back there now.
I even put a 'Bed Rug' back there, which is as nice as anyone says it is. It's basically for the K-9s when we are traversing the backcountry. We camp out of it also.

Yeah, for a family of four and two dogs it's a little tight but the long wheelbase four door limits the off road ability. Always a compromise.

Buy American,.........

Trucks come 3 colors, black, white, or red. Worn out oxidized 59 Chevy (stepside) blue is O.K. too.

I'll swap back to the Kelly Safari studder mudders in early Oct (I think the 15th is legal) and they'll be on until May 15th. Needed them once after that, this year, but wasn't a big deal.

I'm in Montana.

The digital mud's price tag of $1K was outrageous. I'll get a full snow camo wrap later if I feel like it.

My buddy's black one in the photo has had the whole Hennessy Velociraptor 575 treatment and an exhaust that absolutely rumbles. He has had some reliability issues, all due to hopping it up. No thank. I'll take mine as is.

Been drooling over the 40" Rigid lightbar...

I don't know if it's the best BUT the first time I drove this one I was 16 yrs old. 1963 C/10, 250 straight six, 4 spd.

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This one:
Call me crazy ...

I have a super clean Ford F-150 one and a 1/2 door x 2. Six foot bed, all original with 130,k miles. I love it, looks good, drives great and solid as a rock
2004 Xlt, carpet floors and folding back seats
Love it

You mean the Toyota TRD?

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best truck in the U.S.?

A paid for one in my driveway.
Currently a 2011 Tundra 4x4
Previous 2001 Ford F350 4x4 Dually Diesel.

Worlds apart but both were for the purpose at hand.

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Wonder if the OP got his truck yet.

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Common sense isn't so common.

It’s all about personal preference, but I’ve had good luck with a Dodge Dakota and two Rams, a 1500 with the 5.7 Hemi and a 2500 with 5.9 Cummins.

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Anything manufactured by the Ford Motor Company

Toyota Tundra of course.

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Is 8 years a new record?

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I’m your Boogie Man, uh huh.

I ordered a new F-150 in 1999 and kept it for 5 years and 165K miles and it was a great truck with very few problems. Next was a new 2004 Titan and kept it for 10 years and 262K miles and it was an even better truck and I had virtually no repairs until about 200,000 miles. In 2018 I bought a new Ram quad cab V6 and its smoother, quieter, and generally better than the previous trucks and gets 21 MPG in the city and I have 62K trouble free miles on it. I's got power windows/locks/mirrors, tilt, cruise, heated mirrors, keyless entry, backup camera, touch screen info-tainment, trailer towing, bedliner, and I paid about $24K brand new which was way cheaper than what I could get around here for the other brands.

I’ve had a few,my current 2015 Ram Laramie super cab with the 5.7 Hemi
Really like it and it’s serving me well.
My prior was an 05 GMC Sierra and I had no complaints with that one either.
I think my all time favorite though not really a truck was my 97 GMC Suburban.
I really liked that and it was a great truck to drive. I hauled a lot with that and did some towing with it and it did it well. That is one I miss!
Always liked GM but I got the ache for a Hemi after we purchased the wife’s 2010 Chrysler 300C with the Hemi.
No regrets with either!

My first Ford pickup is a 2012 crew cab F-150 3.5 Ecoboost....
It's got 175,000 on it and it's first set of replacement plugs.

Hwy 20.5 mpg / towing a sixteen foot pipe trailer 12.5.
(375 horsepower and 470 lb. -ft. of torque.)

This could very well be my last pickup truck...It could outlast me for sure.

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Ford extended cab 4x4 1 tons without duals powered by a Power Stoke diesel and running a good automatic. Stick a chip in it, a high flow exhaust and intake and you have a UNIT. Haul with it, town with it, cruise with it. I have 250,000 on mine and just talked to a guy who had 385,000 on one exactly like mine that was still running strong. Many of them get over 500,000 miles

Dodge Cummins are right in there too.

Nothing else isn't even close. 1/2 tons are just foe driving around.

Probably traded it in for another by now.

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I’m your Boogie Man, uh huh.

and had THAT one up on blocks at least twice.

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it just needs more voltage

2011 Tundra. 120,000 miles and still going.



I've heard that in 2021 they are moving production from Tx to Mx. Might be time to look at Ford.

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I guess that makes my 1995 Toyota T100 the best truck, except it's not full of gas. It has been paid for since day 1 though. It gets me to the range or lake and back.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

Got rid of a 2017 F150 Platinum eco boost
Upgraded to 2019 RAM 1500 Limited 4x4 eTorque
Proper V8 engine with mild hybrid kicker
Floats on air shocks
Cabin is nicer than or on-par with buddy’s ‘19 Escalade
Tows 11,250lbs
600 miles per tank
12” screen / Apple CarPlay
Back seats fold up so the dog has lots of space
My Road Glide goes in the 6’4” bed
Has never gotten stuck on the beach

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Not sure about the Tundra, but the Tacoma's have been made in Mexico and Texas for a few years now. My 2018 Tacoma is a Texas build.

Ford....tundra's are moving there assembly plant(where they ONLY assemble them) to Mexico so they can send more profits back to japan.

You do realize that Toyota is a publicly traded company?

The best truck in America. I the I am driving now.

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