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Originally Posted by rbichara
Unless any of you guys actually use their trucks as a "truck" i.e haul stuff around on a regular basis.. The rest of you just lost major points..
How can you have a G and still like the idea of driving around in a truck?
......They are ugly, and waistful and the only people who drive them anywhere else on the planet are construction workers.
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You can't generalize like that for all trucks.
My G35 is much more wasteful than my truck, without a doubt.
Compared to the truck, my G35 has practicly no cargo space, costs a lot of money to buy, has excessive power at the cost of fuel economy, costs a lot of money to maintain(replacing the huge tires that also wear out every 20K miles, expensive Brembro brakes that also wear out fast, Premium Fuel, etc), and can't be driven in anything beyond a dusting of snow, or down any bumpy unpaved driveways without scraping the front end.
Don't get me wrong.... I absolutely adore my G35(I'm a finatic actually), but I blatantly disagree with you about all trucks being impractical. I think that too many people do drive huge SUV's and trucks that are bigger than they need, but they are very practical to own if you don't go out and buy a 350 HP V8/V10 version unless you definitely need it.
My 4 Cylinder Tacoma gets slightly better fuel economy than my G35 while also providing me with 4x4 features to drive offroad and in snow(I live in Massachusetts, so there's 4-5 months of the year where I can't even drive my G35). The insurance is also cheaper on my truck than on my G35 and Toyota trucks have a better reliability record.
Now, tell me how the G35 is a more practical vehicle for me over my Tacoma?
Believe it or not, I actually like having 2 completely different types of vehicles. When I drive the truck, I feel like I don't have to worry as much about people vandalizing it, and I don't have to try soo hard to avoid big holes in the pavement, plus I can see around me a lot better due to being up soo high and having great rearward visibility. After driving the truck for a few days, I get back into my G35 and it feels like an Indy car and it's also feels good again to drive a car that people turn their heads to look at when you drive by and also has an awesome exhaust note.
If it came down to it where I couldn't afford both my truck and my G35 and I had to keep one for practicality purposes... it would have to be the G35 that would go, without a doubt because of the Tacomas advantage in:
-Cheaper to buy Initially, and is amonst market leaders in truck-resale value
-4WD for winter/High ground clearance
-Insurance costs
-Fuel Economy/Fuel Grade required
-Maintenance/Repair costs/Proven Reliability over the long haul
-Cargo space/Ability to tow
-Can park it anywhere without worry
