With inflation, that’s $39,860.77 in 2020. So yeah, $40k.

Nothing wrong with that at all! Congrats on the purchase!

FWIW, I recently bought a Colorado ZR2 precisely for the same reason that the Silverado I had did not fit in my garage at all (less than 2 inches total room front and back). Now I have more side room, and about 18 inches in front to spare. 

I would like to see this supposed F150 rated for 7k lbs in the bed.

I’m in the Columbus, Ohio area, and the truck came from Indiana (delivered to my house and everything; Covid made people desperate).

The reason? The average consumer. Even people who drive stick, you know half of them would complain that ‘first’ was too short and always start in crawl gear and then break something.

If it helps sway your decision, I just picked up a ZR2 (2019 crew V6) for $33k with 7k miles on it. Lot of truck for the price.

Ohio gets rid of mandatory front plates on July 1st. I just got a Colorado ZR2 that came from Indiana, so no front plate mount, and it looks way better without it. So I just need to avoid cops for another month.

Buy a Forney 100ST and watch youtube videos. Once you are proficient on a stick welder, MIG seems like cheating. 

“Did he just 4L60 that brand new Corvette?”

Trucks are too damn big, but the pricing is the real problem. Look at the Chevrolet dealer near me:

Crew Cab LT trim 4WD Colorado: $33,500
Crew Cab LT trim 4WD Silverado: $33,500

So a person who bought a Raptor for high speed desert recreation would have been better served with a Ridgeline? Got it.

That was my point. Advertising it as a feature on a new vehicle is stupid, because it’s federally mandated. It’s just trying to trick uneducated consumers into thinking it has more options than other vehicles. 

Slightly unrelated, but boy does it make me irrationally angry when dealers advertise backup cameras as a feature on 2018.5 and later vehicles. It’s not an option, it’s not a feature,it’s not special. 

Neutral: Release the Bronco as a legitimate Wrangler competitor. Off-road focused 4dr SUV with the 2.7TT sounds like a winner so far (although the 5.0L would be ideal). As long as it’s not too terribly expensive, it’s on my radar as my next vehicle.

I replied to you above, but I’ll post it here too for others:

Yeah, but 1/2 tons from the Big Three never go for MSRP.

Looks like it could have a piece put on after the fact.

Farming, apparently, so:

I took the easy route on mine. Bought an XJ, got DW on the drive home, bought a big-ass steering damper from Autozone, and never had wobble again.