We’re in the same boat.

“As you walk up to the $53,000 truck”

It looks like a middle-aged Prowler...fat...stopped caring about life...it’s the “dad-bod” of cars.

Yeah trucks should be cheap and all but 10k? You’d only get to 10k if you offered no basic amenities at all... and some people might need windows, A/C, and airbags and such

Sitting on old welded pipes!

You need to read more Hunter S. Thompson.

It’s ok, it’s donald trumps car, it matches his personality and face/body color.

Some people have way too much time on their hands. Now if you don’t mind, I’m going to get back to drinking my gin and tonic and commenting on internet articles.

Hmmm... How very odd, indeed. I smell “insurance scam.”

That’s some quality Gonzo journalism, Mr. Jojola.

Not a major surprise for a few reasons (some of which have already been discussed).

They have been testing these for at least a few years now - I took these pics almost exactly two years ago in a Wal Mart parking lot, outside of the Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

Over here it might look dated, but almost every one of these on the roads downrange have some kind of flair on them. Here’s a close up (replacing the old OME Nitrocharger and broken coil spring with new OME components).

Because DOD. All those retired generals and admirals have yacht payments to make and orthodontist bills for the kids from their third marriage to the current trophy wife.

Can anybody explain how these will end up costing $305000 each ? I know some mods but come on send them to the Diesel Brothers for less

Ford Ranger?

I can assure you, Sir, we’ve been using Toyotas as war vehicles for quite some time now.

The only way to stop a bad guy with a Hilux is to send a good guy with a Hilux. Or something...

Battle-Ready Ordnance Delivery Operating with Zero Effective Readiness, or BRODOZER for short.

The MRAP is just too damn big to do the job of the HMMWV it replaced due to roadside bombs, which itself was too damn big to replace the CUCV it replaced, which was a little big for the Jeep it replaced