good truck to haul bike
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good truck to haul bike
so like i guess my wife is selling her car and were in the market for a truck. Im wondering what are good trucks to haul bikes etc as in do i need a longer bed or is a standard bed going to be ok.
Possible tucks im looking into are s10 yr 2000+ or maybe a nissan frontier.
ALso i dont know shit about trucks so just anything in general you might have to add your experineces etc would be great. although the only american made truck i would get is an s10, and thats cuz they appear to be cheap other than that i wana get a nissan, or toyota
Possible tucks im looking into are s10 yr 2000+ or maybe a nissan frontier.
ALso i dont know shit about trucks so just anything in general you might have to add your experineces etc would be great. although the only american made truck i would get is an s10, and thats cuz they appear to be cheap other than that i wana get a nissan, or toyota
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I have a 2001 Ford Ranger Edge and it hauls my bike just fine. You may want to get a longer bed though if you don't want to leave the tailgate down. I have to get the bike in there on a diagonal to close the tailgate which is a pain in the ass. I normally leave it straight and just leave the tailgate down as I tie the bike down really well.
I got the Ranger used from Carmax with 40,000 miles on it for $10,000. Definitely look into something that is slightly used if you want to save some cash. Also, keep in mind that the higher the tailgate, the more difficult it is to load the bike, so don't go get a monster unless you are prepared to pay the price when loading up.
I got the Ranger used from Carmax with 40,000 miles on it for $10,000. Definitely look into something that is slightly used if you want to save some cash. Also, keep in mind that the higher the tailgate, the more difficult it is to load the bike, so don't go get a monster unless you are prepared to pay the price when loading up.
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Do you really have to start a thread every time you go on a ride and see a guy with no helmet on?
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i seen that pic on sc...that truck is sweet...you really should have stole it!!
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ya im not trying to buy somthing brand new looking to keep it under 10k and the only honda i will drive is a bike lol.
dkutin - i know the rangers are kinda small trucks do they make an extended cab? have you had alot of problems... i dont know a ford scares me
dkutin - i know the rangers are kinda small trucks do they make an extended cab? have you had alot of problems... i dont know a ford scares me
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lol you should be scared by chevy then too
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are chevys bad.... i usually dont hear people bad mouth them as much as fords but then again this is why i want to stick with imports in the first place. cmon more people have ot have trucks
