WTH was Chevy thinking??

[ohanacreek]

Guess it's good enough for Ford and Government Motors then.

I can get water from my well or the tap in Flint Michigan... I still have a preference that the government not be involved in either.

 

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[BigOL3]

The new 2020 Chevy pickups are out, and, Oh, My, God, are they fugly.

So the 1/2-ton versions aren't bad. Not attractive, but not offensive...

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But the 3/4-ton and 1-ton trucks are so incredibly ugly...

Seriously, what the hell was Chevy thinking? How could anyone actually bring themselves to buy such an incredibly hideous pickup?

I really don't see Chevy selling a lot of these and I suspect the aftermarket will come up with custom grilles, ASAP...

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I am OK with them.

The GMC models look a lot better.

I agree.

 

[Chooglin]

Ford should have advertised it as "High strength military-spec aluminum "

 

[BigOL3]

That's why my truck is used to pull my 36' 12,000 pound toy hauler in the mountains of Colorado.

When your combined weight is 30,000+#, THEN you can start bragging a LITTLE. 20K aint crap.

 

[Mudder]

Like my 17 RAM 1500 CC, but keeping my 2000 chevy Z71 4wd as the dirty work truck cause it has an 8 foot bed. Used it yesterday to haul home 16 ft lumber and quickcrete back to the creek dock under construction.

 

[Alan aka Davinci]

When your combined weight is 30,000+#, THEN you can start bragging a LITTLE. 20K aint crap.

That weight was dry weight of trailer only, fill it up with water, full, SXS beer and food at that to almost 8,000 pounds for truck then at 10-12 thousand foot elevation gain you have to go up I have all the bragging rights I need, we are not sea level boys here. Pulling a heavy load on relatively flat ground is a lot different than major mountain pulling.

 

[BWAF]

my point.it's t 6061.there's no such thing as "military grade".call a metal supply and ask for "military grade" they will probably think your're a moron. my scope rail for my sks is made from billet aluminum.doesn't make it military grade.2,3,5,6,7.

Aluminium, Steel & Other Metals | mil-spec-industries.com

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[BWAF]

‘Military-grade’ Aluminum

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[hemifoot]

proving my point again.ford made up the tag line.prove 7 and 5 series aluminum were made initially for military purposes and i'll concede.don't make me do pointless homework.military grade doesn't exist.

 

[Smitty335]

But Chevy doesn't copy anyone!!!
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HA!

 

[Smitty335]

Yeah so ....military grade is still lowest bidder

Are beer cans considered military grade, there down to .30 a pound around here! HA!

 

[ohanacreek]

‘Military-grade’ Aluminum

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All built by low bidder.


Cheap/Fast/Good ——you can only pick two. Government always wants all three when it comes to bid work.

 

[VaHillbilly]

It makes sense for weight reduction, not in the bed though, I'd rather have the weight.

It has steel and high strength steel in the bed except for tailgate

 

[Tigermark]

That weight was dry weight of trailer only, fill it up with water, full, SXS beer and food at that to almost 8,000 pounds for truck then at 10-12 thousand foot elevation gain you have to go up I have all the bragging rights I need, we are not sea level boys here. Pulling a heavy load on relatively flat ground is a lot different than major mountain pulling.

Just think what you could do if you had an eco boost in that thang.

 

[Chooglin]

It has steel and high strength steel in the bed except for tailgate

For now , give them a few years. GM is playing follow the leader ,they need time to catch up!!!!

 

[VaHillbilly]

Yes they do

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[Smitty335]

Meh.

Another f150 dude mobile with a bumper and the crappy uncomfortable, unrepairable cab and body.

I want a truck that I can actually put crap in the box without it peeling up the bed like a cheese grater...you know like pipe and bundles of t-posts and the such. Or filling with rock at the quarry with a loader, and not worrying about holes in the bed, or setting a motorcycle in the back with having to worry about the kickstand putting a hole in the bed. You know, things that trucks used to do the first day off the lot.

Just get / rent a trailer for hauling a few sheets of plywood etc. I often hear....wtf is the point of the truck then? I have many trailers, and use them when the load won’t fit in the bed. I see it all the time now...8x10 trailer in tow behind a new truck with 3-4 items that easily fit in the bed.

Might as well be driving a SUV or car if all your truck does is haul tiny trailers for loads that easily fit in the bed.

Different strokes for different folks. I could get past the looks if I knew the truck body could stand up to the normal work that trucks used to be able to do with out having to replace the bed with a flatbed.

Till that time I’ll stick with my 2016 “real” Superduty that doesn’t look like a F150 in any way.

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OK! Now tell us how you really feel! HA!

 

[hemifoot]

Ford should have advertised it as "High strength military-spec aluminum "

but they had to dumb it down for prospective ford buyers so they would drink the kool aid.

 

[Smitty335]

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[Smitty335]

but they had to dumb it down for prospective ford buyers so they would drink the kool aid.

Been told Ford is getting away from the 4 cam heads and going back to the push rod engines. Can anyone confirm? Have y'all looked at the 2020 mid engine Corvettes?