erik Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 CHEVROLET vs. ford checked out the websites and compared engines on the 3/4 ton pu and the compact pu's. a note chevy has 5 engine options and ford has 3. Silverado size horsepower torque5.3 285 325lb ft6.0 300 3608.1 340 4556.8diesel 300 520 f250 5.4 260 3506.8 310 4257.3diesel 250 500 s10 4.3 190 250 ranger 4.0 207 238 one thing to note on the specifications is that all chevrolet motors at peak are running about 1000rpms on aver lower then the ford motors.....this wouild make them more effiecent and enviromentally sound. it also increases the useful life span of the motor...... general motors will also be the 1st auto manufactor to use fiber optic cables in their vehicles to replace the current wiring harnesses, reduces vehicle weight by a couple hundred pounds.... they also have introduced night vision and in car saftey/navigation/theft recovery devices.....very innovative....... then we could get into asthetics and even financing, chevy still has em beat. take it east bronco [ 01-16-2002: Message edited by: erik ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 Alrighty then. I won't dispute that on paper Chevy's have the edge. I got an idear. Lets go out in the woods and have a REAL competetion. I can garantee your puny kid's truck wont be at the finish line, unless I tow you there. Oh yeah, I got a new truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 ...just ordered my new truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted January 16, 2002 Author Share Posted January 16, 2002 looks like you guys(must be ford owners) are compensating for the lack of something...... and bronco you are right about my truck being puny, but it is still invinsible just ask it and the 93k in 2.5 yrs i have put on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 I've had a couple of Fords and a couple of Chevy trucks over the years. I think the Chevys, all in all, were the better rigs. They definately had better engines. I had a Nisson pu that didn't impress me much. My last rig was a 2000 Ford Expedition...biggest piece of hulking shit I've ever had, plus $460 month lease payt. Yikes!Sold it and now have new Subaru WRX road mauler...awesome! trask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 quote: Originally posted by erik: looks like you guys(must be ford owners) are compensating for the lack of something......and bronco you are right about my truck being puny, but it is still invinsible just ask it and the 93k in 2.5 yrs i have put on it. Compensating for lack of class, climbing skillz, good looks, intellegence, you name it I gotta compensate. Except for my vehicle haw haw! I am really impressed with your 93k you probably put on driving up and down I-5 and performing drive by shootings at exit 38. Try to work the truck a little, try draggin a 2000lb log through a swampy medow at 6000' elevation. I'll come so we can get your truck back to town for some fixin or just drag it to the wrecking yard where it belongs. I bet the chicks like yours better though and THAT, is really the bottom line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Petersen Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 And I thought I traded cars frequently! Ilike watching the Subarus on Speedvision, especially when they have been rolled three times and after the shock wears off the driver jumps out and kicks the beast 'cause it won't start right back up. I can easily visualize Trask in a car like that with the big ass fog lights blazing in the daylight. ps. Watch out for the 100K half life on the Subaru's. They don't totally quit, but important components begin to decay with more frequency than other Japanese iron. Sort of like the Chevys and Fords I have owned. Failed radiators, transmission seals, power steering components, transmission lines, etc., etc. No DOA's, but a big pain in the ass that I haven't suffered with Honda's, Toyota's or any German or Swedish hardware. Yep, owned some of each. That's what happens when you live with a houseful of teenagers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr._jay Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 but erik's truck also has a nice roomy cab, its great place for a party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 Thanks Dan - I'm sure I will have totaled it long before 100K. Hot-footin' the twisty-windys will be my ultimate recipe for disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdietsch Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 Erik, I don't know much about the little trucks but when it come to the F250 it is simple. Chevy's gotta make 4 shitty engines because they can't make one good one. Grants Russian Imperial Stout-Cask Conditioned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted January 16, 2002 Author Share Posted January 16, 2002 wesman, too much to get into the the reason behind multiple engine options, but it comes down to making a truck for everyone. not everyone needs a diesel or a v10, but when then do go CHEVROLET. granted at least fords are better the mopar/dodge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted January 16, 2002 Author Share Posted January 16, 2002 bronco, you got more class then me..... and you are right about your f250 power stroke out doing my truck, but lets compare apples to apples...... and jay is sooooo right about the party in the s10, just ask tricia, kelli, jay, crack, jason, marci or k8 thank god there were more girlz then dudes there. whos hand is that anyways???? and crack i am watching where you are looking....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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