I have owned well over a hundred vehicles in my lifetime. Only one has been a pickup...and it was a S-10, so it doesn't count. I don't tow an RV ( I do have a motorhome.), I don't have horses, a boat, or ATV' s or heavy equipment. However, I do occasionally have to haul lawn mowers and other larger or dirty things that I don't want to put inside either a SUV or a station wagon (my preferred vehicle.) But I always have had a small utility trailer and a vehicle with a hitch. I use that utility trailer maybe four or five times a year, which is an indication about how many times I might actually use a pickup to haul things. As one other poster stated, if I had to haul something larger than what would fit on my utility trailer, I would rent a larger vehicle. Which is what I did when I needed to tow a car and parts to Indiana from North Carolina. In the meantime, I am driving a vehicle that has a lower center of gravity, handles well, stops well and that gets great gas mileage! And I don't need a step ladder to get into it. ... View more

In 1997 I did a track event at Road Atlanta.  My track car was a 1982 narrow body 911SC with an '89 turbo motor that put out 360hp at the wheels.  It was a very fast car.  A F40 happened to be in my group that day.  I caught him, he waived me around and I drove away from him.  The F40 owner came over in the pits to comment that I had a fast car.  After talking about our track time a bit, he asked why my 911 was sitting there idling.  I told him that I wanted the turbo to cool down so I wouldn't coke the turbo bearings.  He replied that he just shut his off after a session and wasn't concerned as his mechanics could use the work.   He was obviously at a different income level from me!!! ... View more

I had a 2005 Magnum R/T as a company car when they first came out.  I loved it.  Reasonably quick, handled well for a car of that size and it was very comfortable on trips. I changed companies while I had it and hated to give it up.  My successor was not a car guy and did not appreciate it for what it was.  On one road trip, I carried two large rolls of carpet in it.  Very practical.  I am still a station wagon guy and now have an Audi Allroad. ... View more