Things I need: Ram SRT10 Quad Cab

"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
03/01/2016 at 17:18 • Filed to: None

Hear me out. I love owning a pickup truck but I don’t need one as a daily driver. I currently own a 1986 Chevy C20 3/4 Ton Reg Cab Long Box. I use this truck maybe once a month but I love that I have it for those times I need it. At the same time we just had our first child and the regular cab just isn’t gonna cut it anymore. I also wish I had something a bit more interesting when you press the go pedal as a toy as well.

In that case why not combine both and get a 4 door muscle truck? I’m never gonna tow my house or anything but I’m sure the SRT10 could handle bringing a few 2x4's from the hardware store from time to time.

Also believe it or not the SRT10 would probably be more fuel efficient since my truck gets 8mpg on a good day.

DISCUSSION (46)

burglar can't heart click anything > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:21

The thing that sucks about the quad cab is it’s auto only.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:22

Transmission shredder, that there truck.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > burglar can't heart click anything
03/01/2016 at 17:23

You win some you lose some.

Your boy, BJR > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:23

Why do you need a 4 door if you only use it for little things once a month? You have a daily driver.

crowmolly > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:24

Also believe it or not the SRT10 would probably be more fuel efficient since my truck gets 8mpg on a good day.

It is probably very close. V10 and 4.56 gears. And probably only premium fuel.

Slant6 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:24

I feel like the older Ford Muscle trucks (SVT Lightning) would be cheaper and easier to drive everyday.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:25

Even the 5.7L Hemi is a wonderfully fast truck. I used to do many burn-outs in mine with the kids in the back. They liked that truck, it was very sporty.

Spaceball-Two > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:25

Test the car seat in the back. I was shopping quad cabs for a bit and I found getting the car seat in and out of the back of the truck was no easier than my wife’s Corolla.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Your boy, BJR
03/01/2016 at 17:26

it’s one of those things. If I want to go out on a cruise on a nice Friday evening for ice cream or something I’d like to be able to take the little guy with me.

I don’t “need” it and can make due with what I have but instead of keeping the truck and buying a separate toy why not just make the truck the toy?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Slant6
03/01/2016 at 17:28

I won’t drive it everyday (I’m not a total douche) and the whole reason behind it is because I no longer want a reg cab.

Your boy, BJR > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:28

Why not just channel your funds into your kid and not get a toy?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
03/01/2016 at 17:30

How so? It has the same tranny that is used on the Cummins. The Cummins has more torque than this doesn’t it?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
03/01/2016 at 17:32

Had one.

Kinja'd!!!

Not special enough I’d like something that stands out a bit more I literally see dozens of these everyday.

Scott > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:37

I learned to drive in a 2WD regular cab truck, and yeah I quickly learned I'll never buy a regular cab again. One question though would be are you ever likely to drive it in the Snow? 2WD trucks in the snow is great for learning skid control, because using oversteer to get around a corner is about the only way you can drive a 2WD truck in the snow. That or get a hundred sand bags to load up the rear. Otherwise, yes I love the SRT10, and would like one myself. A colleague owned one and it was a fantastic truck. I'd get one, but I need 4WD. I have wondered how easy it would be to make a 4WD out of an SRT10, but probably not worth the headache. Probably the closest I would come is buying a wrecked SRT10 for the seats and the Viper motor and dropping it into a regular 2500 4WD Ram.

Takuro Spirit > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:39

I support this decision.

TheHondaBro > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
03/01/2016 at 17:41

Kinja'd!!!

Wacko > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:41

Problem with the quad cab is baby seats, they just don’t fit in back. You need a crew cab if you have baby seats. Once they are about 3-4 and they fit in a booster seat then a quad cab works.

Flies With Thunderbirds > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:42

Why buy a truck to have it sit in your driveway 6 days a week?

WiscoProud > Your boy, BJR
03/01/2016 at 17:43

Why are you on oppo?!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Scott
03/01/2016 at 17:44

Probably won’t be driven in the snow much unless the wife absolutely needs something from ikea or something.

My current old beater truck is RWD and my last truck was also RWD.

Kinja'd!!!

Also I daily drove an SRT8 Challenger for 3 years so let’s just say it’s not my first rodeo with a RWD in the snow.

Kinja'd!!!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Your boy, BJR
03/01/2016 at 17:45

I commend you for getting sober but it seems you have lost some of your spunk in the process.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 17:48

I’ll make a case for a V8 Colorado

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Wacko
03/01/2016 at 17:50

no you just need the right baby seat.

The combi Coccoro is the smallest front to back rear facing seat you can buy and is ideal for quad cab trucks.

once there are front facing anything is fine. This is not a extended cab Chevy S10 we are talking about here.

http://www.combiusa.com/Coccoro-p/8220…

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Flies With Thunderbirds
03/01/2016 at 17:54

The real question is why would someone daily drive a truck when they only need it once or twice a month? To me that is a much bigger issue than the opposite.

It would be a weekend cruiser occasional Ikea run truck.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
03/01/2016 at 17:57

Kinja'd!!!

This is the only Colorado I want to hear about.

Kinja'd!!!

AM3R shamefully returns > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 18:00

Sounds like a great plan, I'm sure the V10 would also depreciate far slower, so you wouldn't lose much money if you decide to sell. One of my neighbors had one as a daily driver, and he had 2 car seats in the back. He no longer has it but I'll ask him how he managed.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > AM3R shamefully returns
03/01/2016 at 18:04

Mileage would be the biggest factor regarding depreciation on these. if you keep the mileage reasonable you should be able to off load it fairly easily as they’ll just keep getting rarer.

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 18:04

I knew you weren’t going to keep that C20 forever like you said :)

SRT10? Why the hell not?

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 18:06

Try the seat before you buy the truck.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > shop-teacher
03/01/2016 at 18:06

Movin on up in the world. Still love the C20 but no use in having two trucks and if I can’t bring the little guy with me what’s the point.

This is just a pipe dream for now so I’ll probably just end up keeping the C20 but you never know what the future will bring.

Your boy, BJR > WiscoProud
03/01/2016 at 18:08

I ask myself the same question every day.

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 18:14

I wasn’t giving you crap, I totally understand. That’s the reason I sold my ‘74 Apollo and bought the Roadmaster. I got bored of driving around by myself once a month.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > shop-teacher
03/01/2016 at 18:25

The only thing I know for sure is that I will always have a truck at home. Best thing ever when you are not burdened by the abysmal fuel mileage since you have a proper daily driver.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 18:34

LS9 swap? Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

blacktruck18 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 18:50

Are you my Canadian brother that I never knew about.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/hello-oppo-ser…

I have driven one and they are a blast, do it.

NinetyQ > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 19:03

Since the truck you have is probably not worth all that much these days, do you think you could keep that and get a car as well? That’s what I’d do, especially if insurance is basically negligible, but it depends on if you have the space to keep the truck.

DynamicWeight > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 19:16

Is a muscle truck really a fun toy? Does flooring it really stay fun for that long? Do you really want to beat up your toy by doing “truck things” with it?

If the answers to those questions are yes... I say go for it! Should be a lot of fun. Oh, I’d also worry about expensive repairs and maintenance for the sporty bits. Seems to be counter to what a truck should be... but that’s just me.

shop-teacher > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 19:23

Yep. For me I drive so little that bad fuel mileage isn’t even that big of a deal on a daily driver. Like you, daily driver or not, I’ll always have a truck.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > NinetyQ
03/01/2016 at 20:48

My truck is probably worth about 3 grand. I had 3 vehicles previously when I still had my Lincoln Continental and it was taking up too much space. I have a 3 car garage and a 3 car driveway but my wife also has her car and I hated playing tic tac toe with the cars to get the one I wanted to drive out. If I kept my truck and got a separate toy I’d be looking at about an extra $30-40/month for insurance.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > DynamicWeight
03/01/2016 at 20:50

believe it or not parts are not really more expensive on this than on a normal truck. It would still be cheaper than any non M BMW repairs.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > blacktruck18
03/01/2016 at 20:54

I have a real feeling that we are. The jealousy I have of your Lincoln is unreal. WAY cleaner than mine was. I don’t remember is yours a 400 or 460?

NinetyQ > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 21:52

With my situation, I could probably keep the truck somewhere else for the very occasional use it would get (my in-laws have a barn, for instance). But yeah, playing driveway/garage Tetris is no fun.

blacktruck18 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/01/2016 at 21:57

400, it was the only engine available in 1979.

We need a youtube channel where we get ridiculous vehicles and do funny stuff with them.

DynamicWeight > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/02/2016 at 12:33

They might be the same price but will they need to be serviced more frequently? It sounds like price isn’t really the major factor for you so I’m thinking more of the annoyance of having to more often maintain the truck compared to say, my “once a month” dakota that drives “good enough” even if it does need maintenance.

Also, as I thought about it more throughout the day, the spoiler and bed cover/cap thing look like they’d get in the way. I’m sure they’re removable and all, but the whole idea of having a once a month truck is the convenience of having all that practicality ready and waiting to go, not having to fiddle around with stuff. I’m still leaning towards it being a good idea.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > DynamicWeight
03/02/2016 at 12:41

This truck would probably see 5000 miles a year so maintenance is a non issue. As for the truck cap/spoiler. I’d be removing it permanently and I’d Line-X the bed.

DynamicWeight > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
03/02/2016 at 12:47

Sounds like you’ve got it figured out! Go for it!