Originally Posted by jeff denton
We Montana rednecks use 3/4 and 1 tons for daily drivers and basic transportation when we could be accomplishing the same thing with a Geo.
... a half ton is NOT a truck.
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I used to teach in an affluent community and the kids wanted to drive crew cab dually's and the parents let them. I finally figured out the trucks were bought to haul cattle and horse trailers and were sitting idle unless being used for that so when the kids got there licenses they were perfect. The parents already owned the vehicles and didn't want the headaches of driving the behemoth's every day to work. They were also bigger, slower and maybe safer for the kids. I was brought up that a real truck had to have a long bed, city or play trucks were short bed. After a lot of consideration I bought a short bed Dodge club cab. There are times I can barely manuver it through places especially parking lots. I inherited my Dad's std. cab long bed. The wife wants me to get rid of one because we don't need two. The long bed is my farm truck and MY club cab has the bigger engine and better suspension and pulls a load better. Both are 2wd 1/2 tons. I've had over 3000# of text books in my 1/2 ton! Didn't know it at the time.
Will it do what a 3/4 or 1 ton will do? No, but I don't need that much truck either. I also behave a lot better in a truck. I do prefer to drive good handling cars but wonder if you figure in the tickets I'm more likely to get, if the truck isn't cheaper.
Harold