The Most Beautiful Truck I'd Never Want To Own

elvinstheman

This truck is the Holy Grail of vehicles to me. But really, who is this truck made for? I mean, it’s way too nice to be a work truck. Could you imagine sitting on those seats when you’re covered in dust or mud? I guess it’s made for rodeo stars or real estate developers in Colorado or something; maybe the CEO of Coors Brewing Co. Plus parking it would be a nightmare in any even remotely urban setting and I’m not even sure it would fit in my garage (and I have a huge garage).

So, on the one hand I’d love it (being 6’4”, 250 lbs and really sick of cramming myself into my Tacoma) but on the other hand, it is totally impractical. So, as gorgeous as it is, who is this truck made for?

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Cole

I ask that question to myself all the time.

It is for the prenteders out there, that want to look "tough and rugged" but are no where that.

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Perhaps it is for the guys that have been tough and rugged for a long time and have earned it.

Cole

Could be.

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dnfabrsix

I can't imagine ever taking a "King Ranch" and throwing it onto a jobsite.

However, I know a few who do. Ironically both of them are drywall contractors. Maybe it's because they don't really get that dirty...hehe





I kid, I kid...

elvinstheman

But man - that gypsum dust would play hell with that brown leather!

See, that's why I could never have one of those; every time it got a scratch I'd fall to my knees crying.

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georgia dawg

Thats my mac-daddy dream truck, too. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten around to just pushing pencils.....yet.

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RobertCDF

its a short bed... How useless. But with the short bed it is no longer than my 250 with the half back door and full bed and it fits in my garage.

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mdshunk

You'll see the King Ranch at Starbucks in the morning getting coffe. The regular 250's are at the local Texaco in the morning getting coffee.

The King Ranch would make a real nice RV or boat hauler. It would be sinfully wasteful to use a truck like that as a work truck.

Mike Finley

That's the perfect work truck for driving around and doing estimates, meeting with customers and over-seeing jobsites.

I'm putting in my order for one for 3-25-2010.

elvinstheman

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Originally Posted by mdshunk You'll see the King Ranch at Starbucks in the morning getting coffe. The regular 250's are at the local Texaco in the morning getting coffee.

So funny that’s you’d say that – the first time I saw one in person was in front of a Starbucks! (The worldwide corporate headquarters, no less!)

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4theroc

I just dont see the point of spending $40k on a truck. The main purpose of a truck is to throw your crap in it and pull trailers around. Not for crusing and looking pretty. Ill take a $4500, 4x4 diesel pickup truck, any day over that. Besides if i wanna spend 40 grand ill go get a nice used 03 or 04 model mercedes benz

Scott Young

well i would buy that truck after the new is wore off of it and treat it like i do all my other trucks. like a truck

won't hurt my feelings at all getting mud on that leather. i wipes off easier than the burlap they put in the xl i have.

concretemasonry

How much money does it make for you?

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rino1494

They are nice trucks, but man, what a waste of money IMO.

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TonK

Hey if you have the money...

On the other hand, my "new" truck is a 1997 Dodge CTD that makes me money and pulls whatever is behind it...

I can't see the point of buying a new $50-60k truck that will be on a construction site.

finehomes

I don't have the king ranch, but I'm on my second f250 crew cab with leather...first was a 2000, now a 2003 with 100,000 miles on it so far. Its on the jobsite every day. Maybe the big difference is....I'm a developer in UTAH!!! not colorado.



Sam

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well i'm not sure if I'd trade my 99 F250 in for one. everything is run by wire. steering and acceleration and braking are done with a wire instead of mechanical stuff. Plus on plowsite.com they have some guys that are really not happy with them.
I use my 1980 rabbit pickup to do my estimates. People think its cool or cute. Plus i get 20 some mpg in town.

lusori

Thats a nice truck. In my area you see alot of those pulling horse trailers. I think people who do alot of horse shows show up on those, pulling the trailer and their whole family in the truck.

Its got too nice of an interior to get dirty. But if it was just a regular 4 door f250 crew cab, i can see that as being a work truck. Specially when you have a "crew" and need to pull a trailer. I got a f250 with regular cab. I dont specially like to have 4 guys sitting on the seat next to me. The crew cab is great for that.

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thom

My stucco contractor drives a KingRanch. His trucks last a couple years before he hands them down to his crew.

I drive a F350 crew cab dually, but only when playing with my hot air balloon. My work truck is a Chevy dually with a utility body.