Near as I can tell, used car/truck prices are insane. I can trade in my 2014 Nissan Frontier for what I paid for it.
Looking for a slightly smaller truck. My Frontier is the 4 door + long bed, with lots of options. I'm looking for a 4 door short bed, with lots of options. After looking around, the Honda Ridgeline and the Ford Ranger both have a lot of things I like. The Ridgeline has a lockable UNDER-bed trunk that is awesome, very car like comfort too. The Ranger is better looking and the Lariat package is very nice. Optioned up the way I want one, either is roughly $44K, so essentially the price is the same.
Not looking for towing. Not looking for off-road packages. Just a nice, comfortable light duty truck with a 5-ish foot cargo bed.
The Honda wins for comfort. The Ford for a bit more of everything truck like. But mostly I haul bags of salt for the water softener, furniture and personal belongings, some fencing gear and the occasional load of mulch for the flower beds. So like I said, all LIGHT DUTY stuff and absolutely no need to tow anything.
Anyone have any thoughts on light duty trucks?
I do not want another Nissan Frontier. It has been a great truck, but the turning radius is worse than a school bus and now that my daughter lives in Chicago it makes driving the Frontier up to see her a chore, especially inside the indoor parking garages. Everywhere outside the city and the Nissan is great, but I'm spending more time in the city than I used to. Both the Ranger and the Ridgeline are a little shorter and both have smaller turning radiuses.
Looking for a slightly smaller truck. My Frontier is the 4 door + long bed, with lots of options. I'm looking for a 4 door short bed, with lots of options. After looking around, the Honda Ridgeline and the Ford Ranger both have a lot of things I like. The Ridgeline has a lockable UNDER-bed trunk that is awesome, very car like comfort too. The Ranger is better looking and the Lariat package is very nice. Optioned up the way I want one, either is roughly $44K, so essentially the price is the same.
Not looking for towing. Not looking for off-road packages. Just a nice, comfortable light duty truck with a 5-ish foot cargo bed.
The Honda wins for comfort. The Ford for a bit more of everything truck like. But mostly I haul bags of salt for the water softener, furniture and personal belongings, some fencing gear and the occasional load of mulch for the flower beds. So like I said, all LIGHT DUTY stuff and absolutely no need to tow anything.
Anyone have any thoughts on light duty trucks?
I do not want another Nissan Frontier. It has been a great truck, but the turning radius is worse than a school bus and now that my daughter lives in Chicago it makes driving the Frontier up to see her a chore, especially inside the indoor parking garages. Everywhere outside the city and the Nissan is great, but I'm spending more time in the city than I used to. Both the Ranger and the Ridgeline are a little shorter and both have smaller turning radiuses.