{"id":4961,"date":"2021-06-14T10:57:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T10:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/?p=4961"},"modified":"2021-07-12T01:50:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T01:50:30","slug":"should-you-buy-a-pickup-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/should-you-buy-a-pickup-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Should you buy a pickup truck?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A solid choice for tradespeople, farmers and people who need to access the wilderness as part of their job or hobby, the pickup truck is a popular choice. But should you buy one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advantages of a pickup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rugged suspension, four-wheel drive and high ride height mean some pickups have the off-road confidence that can deal with a wide variety of terrain, all while carrying critical supplies, materials or equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your average town car won’t deal with this sort of terrain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you’re carrying wet, dirty or smelly items, the pickup’s tray keeps them separate from the cabin. This applies to motorbikes, dogs, scuba gear, building supplies and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As pickups can be retrofitted with all manner or front, mid and rear racks, they can be used to carry long items, such as 6m lengths of timber, just like a van can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They can also be fitted with cages, racks and toolboxes to make transporting equipment more convenient; lockable toolboxes get around the problem of the pickup’s tray being inherently insecure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A pickup with a custom kennel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The cargo tray can be accessed from three sides, giving more convenient loading options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tall items can be carried in pickups without a rigid canopy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heavy loads can be carried in some pickup trucks – sometimes up to 1500kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disadvantages of a pickup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It’s impossible to secure anything in the cargo tray unless there’s a lockable lid. This means you have to take things with you, whereas in a car you could hide them in the boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This lockable, retractable lid is convenient for security, but is an expensive add-on; rigid lids also work, but you then cannot carry tall items in the tray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pickups tend to be noisier on the road and they don’t handle as well as a car because they have a high centre of gravity and often have tyres that are designed for off-road driving as well as on-road driving, meaning they are a compromise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s much easier to tip a pickup on its roof than a vehicle with a lower centre of gravity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The turning circle is usually worse than for a car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diesel engines of some utes are noisy and unrefined. They also don’t respond well to lots of low-speed urban driving as they need higher speeds to burn off the particulates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When loading, it’s not always possible to reach items from the side or rear, meaning you need to climb up into the pickup’s cargo tray to retrieve objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cargo tray itself is low-friction, therefore items slide around; most people who use pickups as a daily driver will put things like shopping behind the front seats. This is something to consider if you plan to buy just a single-cab pickup, as while you’ll have the maximum space possible for the tray, you’ll have minimal internal storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it’s a double cab (i.e. there’s a row of seats behind the driver) those seats are very upright because the back of the cab is vertical – they’re not bad for short journeys, but not comfortable for long journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can learn how to load a pick-up safely<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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