As already mentioned the engine is pretty reliable, albeit a bit of a pig. You won't really be doing much better than a half ton pickup (potentially worse). The turning radius is surprisingly bad too. I'd say some half tons probably could outmaneuver it. Checking some forums, they added start/stop mid model year, so, if you can find one before they added that, you're in better shape. I actually like the styling, even if it's a bit busy.
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Man I dunno, I can't bring myself to buy a 2wd pickup ever. At least a couple times a year dumb people do dumb things and I need 4x4 to not get stuck. I don't do recreational off roading in it but I like having a vehicle that basically isn't getting stuck in any weather.
I can't see needing 4wd in Austin, unless you like to risk a ticket and portage over the side of the highway (make your own exit) when stuck in heavy traffic. Austin's bridges freeze over once every 10 years or so (?), and when things freeze in Texas, everything shuts down anyway. Four wheel drive isn't going to save you from a dumbfuck going 80 onto an overpass and mashing the breaks into a skid in that situation either.
i towed a truck out of the snow in jersey w/ my subbie, i'm sure the truck was a 2wd
4wd would just be a waste of money in your case. As a bonus you'd get less fuel mileage and eventually need extra repairs from never using it.
RWD is generally more traction than front wheel drive, due to weight shift and almost all front wheel drive cars having an open differential. What you're thinking of is how fwd cars can't fishtail or spin from accelerating over snow/ice.
Sure. Weight distribution too, since pickups have most of the weight toward the front if the bed is empty. Anyway you're better off driving a front wheel drive car on ice than a 2WD pickup for sure. Maybe even better than a 4WD pickup. Pickups are also pretty terrible aerodynamically. I don't know if it's true but I've heard that in the 70's some Ford pickups only had a few pounds of down pressure on the wheels at 80mph because their aerodynamics made them want to fly.
