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REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by bnjms »

Forgeties79 wrote: post #7
nico_h wrote: post #3

Is there anything special in making a $21k gas truck in 2026? I’m guessing you could get a second hand gas truck for this price?

Depends on the truck. Pickups in the US can get very expensive very quickly, they’re basically luxury vehicles and they retain their value better for some reason I haven’t really looked in to. Budget trucks are not as plentiful, $21,500 is a pretty competitive price.

They retain their value because they _are_ useful for real work and are mostly built for longer lives. Even if new purchases are for luxury reasons used purchases have prices pushed up for working people.

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by AlotOfReading »

temporallobe wrote: post #26

Would be nice to see actual pics instead of silly silhouettes. I am in the market for exactly this kind of truck (especially a manual) but this doesn’t inspire me to want to buy it.

The company was started no earlier than December, according to the articles linked in another comment. Very real possibility that no pics or semi-finalized CAD design even exist yet at this point.

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by lostlogin »

IshKebab wrote: post #65
tlack wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems like everyone is more worried about how something was made rather than what it is or whether or not the work is good on its own merit. Ironic from a group that is surely using AI tools in their own work.

How it is made is often a strong indicator of whether or not the work is good. You don't find many literary masterpieces scrawled in permanent market on a toilet wall.

But you do find plenty of dubious traits in the authors (both the toilet scrawlers and the literary gods).

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by jschveibinz »

IshKebab wrote: post #65
tlack wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems like everyone is more worried about how something was made rather than what it is or whether or not the work is good on its own merit. Ironic from a group that is surely using AI tools in their own work.

How it is made is often a strong indicator of whether or not the work is good. You don't find many literary masterpieces scrawled in permanent market on a toilet wall.

"...on the subway wall." - Paul Simon

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by lostlogin »

bloomingeek wrote: post #58
wlesieutre wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And when they pick up groceries they load everything onto the floor of the back seat because the bed is so high up you’d need a step ladder to use it

So true! My Ram 1500 was purchased to pull our travel trailer. It has the tow package and is factory raised up some. I'm kind of old, so I keep a three-step ladder in the bed so I can easily climb into it. Because of the poor gas mileage, I always wonder at why people drive these gas guzzlers as their main transport. But each to his own. (BTW, some claim safety, but it's probably fashion.)

The safety aspect is intersting. The driver might be safer, but they are vastly more likely to kill anything they hit.

https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2025/being-hit-suv-i...

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by mothballed »

csto12 wrote: post #23
analog31 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The interesting thing in the US is that a lot of pickups, possibly most of them, are purchased for regular daily driving. None of the people I know with pickups have trailers.

I love seeing Ram 6000 Max Diesel Rampage Pros who’s sole job is going to work and Walmart.

4 trips a year picking up a heavy excavator or tractor so you dont have to pay a tradesman a gazillion dollars and it pays for itself. "But just pay someone to haul it or rent a truck" lmao good fucking luck down my dirt roads

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by otterley »

greenavocado wrote: post #21
thatcherc wrote: post #2

It's weird to see a new vehicle announced like this that's not an EV. I wonder what it's like launching a gas truck when new battery-powered trucks are looming in the distance (or already here).

My pickup truck burned 9 miles per gallon when I towed a 35 foot RV. Consider the energy flux and you'll quickly see how hopeless it would be to tow with a battery powered truck.

Not everyone who owns a pickup tows with it. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a minority of owners who do. Some just need them for hauling plywood, others because they like the aesthetics.

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by jollyllama »

nonethewiser wrote: post #19
nico_h wrote: post #3

Is there anything special in making a $21k gas truck in 2026? I’m guessing you could get a second hand gas truck for this price?

I think you should try and make the case that its not special. Considering a $21k new gas truck doesn’t exist currently.

> How it stacks up.

Pretty much says it all. I'll take two.

Not to mention, a real body-on-frame SUV. Can you even get one of those new for < 35k?

Re: REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500

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Post by xbar »

greggsy wrote: post #12
skippyfish wrote: post #5

My first reaction after seeing a website with vibecoded aesthetics was to wonder if this is even real, but apparently, it is - at least to the extent of getting some press coverage: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/startup-wants-build-sma... https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a71667299/reo-industries-r...

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