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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

#111

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.

the hat claims that it was started in 1905?

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

#112

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.

Why are people designing such thoughtless websites?

On the other hand, perhaps it is just that the company here has presented in its totality all existing information about the vehicle in question.

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

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post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

the hat claims that it was started in 1905?

The founding date for the original REO. I don't think they have an unbroken line back to the original

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

#114

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).

I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t an ev. Very aggressive price point for a new IC vehicle.

I agree though I kinda wish it was a hybrid. Maybe down the line that will happen. The price point is a valid point and it ticks all our boxes - 4WD, manual transmission, not huge. I've priced out components for one of my trucks and $21500 is not gonna buy all of the running gear. I expect that none of this truck's drivetrain will use custom parts and that all of the critical drivetrain parts will come from existing supply lines for simplicity and ease of hitting their "repair in your driveway" messaging.

The guy is probably gauging interest through reservations and prepping his lie sheet (marketing data) to present to existing supply chain providers to try to earn discounts on volume orders.

I hope it all works. We will likely reserve one or maybe two. Our existing small truck, a 4WD Ford Ranger with manual transmission, is long in the tooth and I'm tired of dicking around with it.

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

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Very true. This truck, if it ever exists in the promised form, ticks almost everyone's boxes. The one thing I would change would be the CarPlay offering. All I want in a vehicle is a DIN or double-DIN slot. I'll fill it with whatever I end up wanting. I don't need a radio or other entertainment device when I'm driving since that is the only time I really get to practice singing all the songs I thought I had learned over the years. I'm comfortable driving for hours singing to myself, inventing lyrics as I go or warbling my way through tunes I've mostly forgotten.

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

#116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t an ev. Very aggressive price point for a new IC vehicle.

I agree though I kinda wish it was a hybrid. Maybe down the line that will happen. The price point is a valid point and it ticks all our boxes - 4WD, manual transmission, not huge. I've priced out components for one of my trucks and $21500 is not gonna buy all of the running gear. I expect that none of this truck's drivetrain will use custom parts and that all of the critical drivetrain parts will come from existing…

Kind of like the Local Motors Rally Fighter, which was a kit car that kept costs down by using parts from existing cars instead of designing their own from scratch.

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

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post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

the hat claims that it was started in 1905?

The original reo went bankrupt in 1967 and after series of mergers ended up as part of the truck company diamond reo. Diamond reo then had difficulties and stopped production in 1995. This reo is wholly unrelated, except the guy who started it bought the trademark.

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

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post #28

Do that not have any pictures of it?

Today it only exists in the imagination of the company CEO and a few trusted others, none of whom have figured out how to hire someone with automobile CAD experience to produce a mock-up that might increase interest for their proposed product.

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

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post #23

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

Isn’t the Ram Rampage a more compact non US market 4cyl variant? Like a maverick competitor?

I just made up a name. I know Rebel is a model that’s hilariously large. Don’t know about others.

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

#120
post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the hat claims that it was started in 1905?

The original reo went bankrupt in 1967 and after series of mergers ended up as part of the truck company diamond reo. Diamond reo then had difficulties and stopped production in 1995. This reo is wholly unrelated, except the guy who started it bought the trademark.

TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REO_Speed_Wagon
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