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[SPEAKER_01]: What do you think?
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, it does have the leather seats, doesn't it?
[SPEAKER_01]: This one camera is right in front of our monitor.
[SPEAKER_01]: Sorry, do crazy things with my neck to see what we're looking at.
[SPEAKER_02]: But you're doing a great job.
[SPEAKER_02]: Thank you.
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, but, but Cole, if you go up to the other package, so the other one is for what to A, and it has two speed automatic.
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, I can row heated seats and be an audio.
[SPEAKER_02]: bed utility package to a whole package mobile office package.
[SPEAKER_02]: That is pretty useful.
[SPEAKER_02]: But do you see what I'm saying?
[SPEAKER_02]: But that's like a lot of money.
[SPEAKER_02]: In order to get an automatic transfer case, I have to spent almost 11 grand.
[SPEAKER_02]: So maybe they partially listened.
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, so 402B didn't have the four automobiles?
[SPEAKER_02]: No, it says high-lock transfer case.
[SPEAKER_02]: But that torsion is there.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_01]: Actually, that's just going to feature, actually.
[SPEAKER_01]: Faurado is definitely useful for us here in Colorado because we'll get snow and then we'll have several warm days where sunny spots of the road will melt off and shady spots will still have snow and so you may be back and forth a bunch between wanting for real driving not and so that auto setting is kind of great because you could just set it there and leave it and not have to deal with it crabbing.
[SPEAKER_02]: Well at least I think Ford met all of us halfway, they gave us a more affordable package option that actually includes a torsion differential and some of the other items that maybe, you know, somebody's interested in it.
[SPEAKER_02]: So I think that's a positive moving the right direction.
[SPEAKER_02]: That's good do so yeah.
[SPEAKER_02]: So I think that's kind of most of the topics we had online for today.
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, maybe we'll leave it to the comments to help funnel you into one truck or another and see what the Okay, so I think I was super psyched about the gladiator because I like dreaming about you know That warm spring or summer day morning where I take off my doors.
[SPEAKER_02]: I take off the roof on the gladiator And I'm just cruising in just with wind in my hair [SPEAKER_02]: So, I like dreaming about that, but then I also realized that my wife and my family, my son is also very tall.
[SPEAKER_02]: Like they want space on the interior, you know, going to the lake, bringing a lot of things.
[SPEAKER_01]: With the roof off, the headrooms unlimited.
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, you're right, but legroom is slightly tired.
[SPEAKER_02]: So, it's almost like the mid-sized truck is falling off.
[SPEAKER_02]: the list.
[SPEAKER_02]: So then I'm left with a RAM 1500, I'm left going back to a hybrid which I explain that right already.
[SPEAKER_02]: And then a heavy duty truck is really not on my list because I feel like personally speaking I'm not going to use it enough.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, you know what I'm saying.
[SPEAKER_01]: One for that, you know, sixty seventy thousand dollar price that we agreed on.
[SPEAKER_01]: No, no, we don't talk about five.
[SPEAKER_01]: I remember it being higher.
[SPEAKER_01]: There's only so much heavy duty truck you could buy for that.
[SPEAKER_01]: New at least.
[SPEAKER_02]: No, it won't be new, obviously.
[SPEAKER_02]: Right?
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_02]: But I mean, there's many options on the use market.
[SPEAKER_02]: But you could probably talk around a seventy five eighty.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Be interesting.
[SPEAKER_01]: We like that engine.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_01]: I've heard maybe some mixed things for moaners about it, but have you seen any massive recalls from... No, actually, the three-liter seemed to be pretty solid, actually.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, and pretty solid.
[SPEAKER_01]: We like that engine a lot.
[SPEAKER_02]: So let me know in the comments below, cool, some of the thoughts you have.
[SPEAKER_02]: And my budget used to be 40, but now apparently it's 45.
[SPEAKER_02]: Not, don't listen to him, it's not 75.
[SPEAKER_02]: Agreed.
[SPEAKER_02]: All right, thanks a lot for joining us.
[SPEAKER_02]: I will see you next time.
[SPEAKER_02]: We might do an outdoor podcast next time.
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, we've had a couple of trucks to look at.
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, so stay tuned for that.
[SPEAKER_02]: Thanks for joining us and we'll see you next time.
About this episode
The discussion centers around the Chevy Silverado Turbo-4 and its place in the full-size truck market. The hosts debate the practicality and features of various truck packages, highlighting the importance of options like automatic transfer cases and heated seats. They also touch on personal preferences for truck types, comparing mid-sized options like the Gladiator with larger models like the RAM 1500. The episode wraps up with thoughts on engine reliability and the evolving budget for truck purchases.
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