Pickup Trucks I've Owned Over my Lifetime

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0. 1973 Datsun 1600 reg. cab, short box, 2WD, aftermarket a/c, junked in 1989
1. 1986 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 2WD reg. cab 8' long box, no a/c, destroyed by flood water
2. 1995 Ford F-150 XL 2WD reg. cab fleet side 6 1/2' box, treaded in for new Silverado
3. 2000 Chevrolet Silverado ext. cab, 2WD, 6 1/2' box, traded in for used Dodge Magnum: buyer's remorse, I regret not having bought an all-new 1999-2000 Toyota Tundra back then
4. 2003 Ford Ranger 2WD, short box, reg. cab, borrowed and never returned to me
5. 1986 Dodge Ram 50, 2WD, short box, reg. cab, by Mitsubishi, no a/c, traded in on Ford Ranger
6. 2000 Dodge Magnum 360 4x4, short box, reg. cab, Sport model, stolen and never recovered
7. 2026 Toyota Tacoma SR 4x4 Double Cab, current truck

I have never seen any real value in paying $60K+ for any new Tacoma, and I don't even know what somebody gets with an SR5 over an SR. My new Toyota was chosen for longevity, reliability and my general hatred for Big Three dealerships. However, the level of roominess and comfort in my new Tacoma's driver seat is not even close to all those other trucks I've driven in the past. The 2000 Silverado was downright Lazy-Boy comfortable. The '95 Ford had a big wide bench seat and a/c but cheesy vinyl. All the others had bench seats which are the ultimate benchmark for pickup truck interior comfort.

Even the dinky little Dodge Ram 50 had a bench seat offering more overall driver lateral space. Dodge full-size trucks have had some of the hardest and most uncomfortable seats ever. Back in 1985, I test drove an early '80's Dodge Ram and the cheesy vinyl bench seat bottom canted downward with no ham support. It was like I was sliding forward into the steering wheel. I sat inside the big early 1980's Ford pickup right next to it and it felt like a king-size sofa in comparison with a big cloth bench seat and plenty of ham support on the bottom cushion. I never bought that truck as I could not get approved for financing back then working at a burger joint.

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[ColoradoBoo]

Wow, you've had quite a few trucks from a wide variety of makers!!

I'm on my 3rd, preparing to sell it for my 4th....

-1992 Green Ford F-250 pickup. My Mom died in 97 and, in 98, my Dad said he only drove Moms car so the truck was mine if I wanted it. So I was stationed in West Texas and flew home to Maine and after visiting with Dad, drove it home. (No power anything....but had air conditioning.) Anyway, the tailpipe and muffler fell off somewhere in Arkansas so had to pop it off and just hold up the pipe with a wire.....had a TON of rust from just a few years in Maine. A couple years later, my brakes starting acting up so my mechanic said the rust was getting to them...and told it best to trade in the truck...a farmer would love the thing...so I did.

-Bought my first new truck in 2005, Toyota Tacoma Access cab TRD 4x4....loved that thing and put 100,000 miles on her before needing a bigger truck to pull our larger camper in 2015

-2015, bought a used 2014 Toyota Tundra 5.7L Max Crew Cab TRD Off Road 4x4....still got her today and she has only 58,000 miles.

-I'm in the process of selling the Tundra for a new Tacoma so shopping around. (I really like the Bronze Oxide color and the Limited trim.)