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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 cosmic_cheese »

SoftTalker wrote: post #67
csto12 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

It's honestly not that many. That's a very expensive truck for a daily driver. Most likely they have a large Airstream camper, horse trailer, or 5th wheel trailer or similar that they pull with it. Sure, some people just like a big diesel truck for ego reasons. But the cost of them limits most people's ability to endulge that.

That’s what one would expect, but in some parts of the US it’s not uncommon to see dilapidated houses with a shiny tricked out F-150 that’s never worked a day in its life sitting out in the parking lot…

I think for some it’s an identity thing more than anything else.

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

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Post by greenavocado »

otterley wrote: post #87
greenavocado wrote: post #21

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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.

The Ford F-150 Lightning should be selling well, but it isn't

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

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Post by pengaru »

Animats wrote: post #59

It's another kickstarter/"pre-order"/vaporware car. Like Slate. "If all runs smoothly, first customer deliveries will take place in late 2028 or 2029." Expect price creep and delivery date slippage. In the end, it's basically a Toyota Hilux.

> In the end, it's basically a Toyota Hilux.

that's quite the optimistic end! There's absolutely zero chance this ends with a pickup powered by the venerable Toyota 22R-E I4 or an equivalent.

"I4, proven" proven to be genai slop and nothing more.

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

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Post by analog31 »

wlesieutre wrote: post #27
csto12 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

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

Another reason is to avoid letting the inside of the bed get scratched. I lived in Texas for a while, and people were that fussy about their trucks.

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

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Post by analog31 »

SoftTalker wrote: post #67
csto12 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

It's honestly not that many. That's a very expensive truck for a daily driver. Most likely they have a large Airstream camper, horse trailer, or 5th wheel trailer or similar that they pull with it. Sure, some people just like a big diesel truck for ego reasons. But the cost of them limits most people's ability to endulge that.

I grew up in a suburb of Detroit, and when I went back to visit the family home a few years ago, every street was parked up on both sides with giant vehicles. It was a sight to behold.

They weren't all the most expensive trucks, and many were noticeably older. Things in our town went up and down with the cycle of the car industry.

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

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Post by analog31 »

thegrim33 wrote: post #30
analog31 wrote: post #20

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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.

That some people buy them and don't really need them has zero relevance on whether any people have need for them.

How people use the vehicles that they buy is pretty well understood from the market research done by the car industry. In the US, the widespread use of pickup trucks a passenger vehicles is a known fact.

An odd thing is that my family visited a rural part of England last year, and we saw very few pickup trucks on the roads and in the towns. On a walking tour, you see a lot of farms up close because the paths go through farms and along fence lines. The farms had utility vehicles including light trucks, but they also had regular passenger cars.

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

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Post by 999900000999 »

AlotOfReading wrote: post #82
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.

It's basically an idea without enough funding to exist.

I don't think 25$ reservation slots are going to pay for a full assembly line.

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

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Post by tclancy »

superb_dev wrote: post #92
jm4 wrote: post #51

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Am I the only one around here who’s sick and tired of the bitching and moaning on every post about how something was vibe coded or written by AI? Without fail, someone complains and it shoots up to the top of the comments. It’s gotten ridiculous and it’s off topic. The easiest thing for you to do is just not engage with the post if you don’t like it. You people don’t need to pollute the comment section for anyone els…

Vibecoding your whole website is an indication of how seriously you’re taking a project. With how new this company is and how clearly this whole website was made with AI, how can you trust a single thing this website says about a product that barely exists? The AI probably just invented half of it

Damn you, company who isn't making websites for a living, where are your priorities!?
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