Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
rbattelle
TDR MEMBER
Last night I read the latest (May/June) issue of Truck Trend. What a disgusting pile of puke I thought it was, and just had to get on a soap box this morning about it. Please excuse the following ranting.
First of all, this is a magazine that is published only 6 times per year, and it still appears to have absolutely no proofreading whatsoever. It's like a sandwich of spoiled moldy turkey between two slices of bad grammar. It's a grammatical nightmare! I found commas missing, typos galore, etc.
On to the spoiled turkey. This is their "best in class" issue. First of all, who chose these "classes"? There's 1-ton 4-door dualie diesel automatic 2WD pickup, 1-ton regular cab long-bed 4WD, 4-door 4wd pickup, and a few others. Why are they being so specific about their classes? Since when is "1-ton 4-door dualie diesel automatic 2wd" a class? And if you're going to be that ridiculously specific, where's the "1-ton regular-cab long-bed automatic SRW pickup" or "3/4-ton 4-door diesel manual 4wd pickup"? It's so dumb it's not even amusing.
So for the class "1-ton 4-door dualie diesel automatic 2wd pickup"
, the F-350 wins. Ok, fine. But notice that it's the 7. 3L powerstroke that wins, and the 6. 0 is listed as a $90 option? Plus, the Dodge brakes are listed as rear drums, which we all know they are not. If you're going to write a magazine about trucks, I suggest doing your bloody research!
Next class: "1-ton regular cab long-bed 4WD" . Once again, the Dodge has rear drums. And then they make this statement: "Dodge has wisely added a few different models to its lineup, including a single-rear-wheel 1-ton 4-door option. Ford is the only maker of a single-rear-wheel and dual-rear-wheel 1-ton". What the he@$? Plus, in the "regular cab long-bed 4WD" class won by Dodge they put a picture OF A QUAD-CAB 2WD truck??
If you look at the GVWR and max. payload between the 2 classes I just mentioned, we find the following (Dodge):
For the 1-ton reg. cab long-bed 4wd:
GVWR = 11500
Max. Payload = 5170
For the 1-ton 4-door dualie 2WD diesel:
GVWR = 11000
Max. Payload = 4770
Maybe I'm wrong, but that sounds backward.
Earlier in this garbage they claim that the new Nissan Titan weighs 8000 lb. That's a 1/2-ton V-8 truck with a towing capacity of 9400 lb... I have trouble believing the curb weight is 8000 lb. If it is, I don't care how much torque that gasser has, the truck won't be able to get out of it's own way.
How about doing a little research before you send that baby out to the presses? And what about a little proofreading? You got 2 months between every issue... use it!
Ok, I'm done.
First of all, this is a magazine that is published only 6 times per year, and it still appears to have absolutely no proofreading whatsoever. It's like a sandwich of spoiled moldy turkey between two slices of bad grammar. It's a grammatical nightmare! I found commas missing, typos galore, etc.
On to the spoiled turkey. This is their "best in class" issue. First of all, who chose these "classes"? There's 1-ton 4-door dualie diesel automatic 2WD pickup, 1-ton regular cab long-bed 4WD, 4-door 4wd pickup, and a few others. Why are they being so specific about their classes? Since when is "1-ton 4-door dualie diesel automatic 2wd" a class? And if you're going to be that ridiculously specific, where's the "1-ton regular-cab long-bed automatic SRW pickup" or "3/4-ton 4-door diesel manual 4wd pickup"? It's so dumb it's not even amusing.
So for the class "1-ton 4-door dualie diesel automatic 2wd pickup"
, the F-350 wins. Ok, fine. But notice that it's the 7. 3L powerstroke that wins, and the 6. 0 is listed as a $90 option? Plus, the Dodge brakes are listed as rear drums, which we all know they are not. If you're going to write a magazine about trucks, I suggest doing your bloody research!Next class: "1-ton regular cab long-bed 4WD"
. Once again, the Dodge has rear drums. And then they make this statement: "Dodge has wisely added a few different models to its lineup, including a single-rear-wheel 1-ton 4-door option. Ford is the only maker of a single-rear-wheel and dual-rear-wheel 1-ton". What the he@$? Plus, in the "regular cab long-bed 4WD" class won by Dodge they put a picture OF A QUAD-CAB 2WD truck?? If you look at the GVWR and max. payload between the 2 classes I just mentioned, we find the following (Dodge):
For the 1-ton reg. cab long-bed 4wd:
GVWR = 11500
Max. Payload = 5170
For the 1-ton 4-door dualie 2WD diesel:
GVWR = 11000
Max. Payload = 4770
Maybe I'm wrong, but that sounds backward.
Earlier in this garbage they claim that the new Nissan Titan weighs 8000 lb. That's a 1/2-ton V-8 truck with a towing capacity of 9400 lb... I have trouble believing the curb weight is 8000 lb. If it is, I don't care how much torque that gasser has, the truck won't be able to get out of it's own way.
How about doing a little research before you send that baby out to the presses? And what about a little proofreading? You got 2 months between every issue... use it!
Ok, I'm done.
