Used Pickup Trucks
By Hanna Nilson
Pickup Truck sales are
down. Could this be the right time for you to buy a new or used pickup
truck?
The pickup truck has a long
history in America. The first pickup truck made its ground-breaking
appearance in 1925. It was called the Ford Model T Runabout with
Pickup Body and was sold for $281.00. Well, the pickup truck has gone
through a lot of changes within the past 75 years since the Model T
made its debut. For a long time, both new and used pickup trucks where
hot on the market. New improvements and developing technologies helped
to drastically improve the overall performance, reliability and
efficiency of each new make and model. Now, production is slowing down
as sales have been at a steady decline. Could this be the right time
to make your move? The following may help you make-up your mind about
how to go about either buying or selling your next new and/or used
pickup truck.
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As one of America’s most
popular light-weight motor vehicle, pickup trucks are central to the
hard working class of the US. However, with the recent economic
decline, pickup truck sales have dropped. Since money is tight all
around, there is significant competition for sales, especially for
both new and used motor vehicles. This could be beneficial for
buyers as an opportunity to find bargain deals on even the top rated
new and used pickup trucks.
Of the top 10 most popular
pickup trucks; including the Ford F-Series, Chevrolet Silverado and
Doge Ram,
PickupTrucks.com reports an average of 49.29% YTD loss of
sales! That’s practically all pickup truck sales cut in half from 2008
to 2009! It’s no wonder why car dealerships are desperately trying to
increase their sales.
There are many used pickup
trucks which could make a great fit you’re your particular wants and
needs. With so much to choose from on top of all the heavy
competition, it might help to get an idea of what to look for.
ConsumerReports
lists their recommended models based on quality performance,
reliability and crash protection and have good results from government
rollover testing. They came up with a list of their overall top
ranking pickup trucks including:
- Chevrolet Avalanche
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Ford F-150
- GMC Sierra 1500
- Honda Ridgeline
- Nissan Frontier
- Nissan Titan
- Toyota Tacoma
- Toyota Tundra
Some of these pickup trucks
also got good reviews from many other sources such as U.S.News.com,
which ranked the Toyota Tacoma as the #1 compact pickup truck. For
full-size and heavy-duty pickup trucks, they rated both the Chevrolet
Silverado 1500 and the Chevrolet Silverado HD as #1 in their class.
While these pickup trucks are newer, you may want to keep them in mind
for the future so that when you’re ready to purchase your used pickup
truck, you will know exactly where to look.
Given the recent struggle
within the automotive industry, some of you might be concerned about
the future of all motor vehicles, including the pickup truck. Well,
believe it or not, there are still plenty of plans in the making for
future pickup truck models. Most of these plans are centered on the
general intentions for creating more energy efficient vehicles. This
is truly an exiting and innovative pursuit. However, evolution and
development for these technologies is a slow process. Nonetheless,
goals are set and progress making way.
The
Sierra Club, which is
America’s oldest and largest environmental organization, proposes that
by producing new cars and trucks which will drive farther on less gas,
we will be making the largest step towards cutting back on America's
oil dependence. Furthermore, by making all of our cars, trucks, pickup
trucks and SUVs more efficient, we will also help to make an impact on
reducing the rate of global warming; all while saving money at the gas
pump.
On that note, it’s encouraging
to know that Congress recently passed a new law as part of the 2007
Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). Accordingly, EISA is in
the process of working together with the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), to stipulate new fuel economy
standards. This will put into effect requirements for all passenger
cars and non-passenger vehicles; such as minivans, SUVs and pickup
trucks, to reach at least 35 miles per gallon by the year 2020.As it
is, energy efficiency is now one of America’s top priorities.
Developing the technology for our cars and trucks to contribute to
that cause will be revolutionary. It really does put things into
perspective.
So, even if the outlook of our
current automotive market may be grim, who knows what the future will
hold. From the 1925 Model T to the 2020 green machine, used pickup
trucks are still an effective tool which will only continue to evolve.
For now, they are not in the highest demand or the most fuel
efficient, but to help get the job done; what better that a cheap
reliable and good old fashion used pickup truck?
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