The $65,000 Question: Would YOU Rather Have A FULLY LOADED, Luxury Pick-Up Truck OR A Luxury SUV?

In the past 12 months, there's been a really interesting trend in the automotive space. One that is somewhat peculiar — to me, at least.

With the debut of super luxury pick-up trucks, people are ditching luxury sedans and other luxury vehicles to get into things like an all-new Ford F-150 King Ranch or the RAM Laramie Limited. These things aren't cheap, either. We're talking upwards of $65,000 if you tick all the option boxes when ordering.

Obviously these pick-ups offer a raised ride height and drive with a lot of confidence. What may surprise you though is that these vehicles offer all the accoutrements you'd expect in some of the latest, cutting-edge luxury sedans.

Take, for example, when I went out in Agent 001's F-150. Its seats had a massage function. It wasn't like those bogus massaging seats either, we're talking Audi A8 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class level here. And the ride quality was outstanding. Forget about the Cadillac Escalade, folks. The F-150 trumped it when it came to body control and how the suspension worked over uneven surfaces.

While we've seen inventory levels of these pick-ups lower significantly, I wanted to ask YOU: for $65,000 would YOU rather have a fully loaded, luxury pick-up truck OR a luxury SUV?

TheSteve - 5/12/2015 1:37:05 AM

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I guess that's a matter of whether you have a gun rack in the back or a wine rack ;-)

Count me as +1 for a (sporting) luxury SUV, like a Mecan of Q5 TDI.

runninglogan1 - 5/12/2015 3:46:06 AM

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I don't think you buy a truck unless you need a truck. The same can't be said about SUV's.

jeffy210 - 5/12/2015 6:32:35 PM

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You don't live in Texas then. A fully loaded truck is more of a status symbol than a luxury SUV.

MDarringer - 5/12/2015 8:54:24 AM

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We have two full-boat Ram dually diesels that we use to pull our fifth-wheel, three-car transport trailers and going 1000 miles in either of them is delightful. My wife has a Mercedes GL and it's a great vehicle, but it bores me. The gargantuan Rams amuse me. +1 for luxury truck.

gkearns56 - 5/12/2015 9:21:53 AM

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+1 for the Truck. Nowadays they ride almost like a car and I can shove my BBQ grill in the back of my truck; haul some pine-straw for the Mrs.

quizz - 5/12/2015 6:56:58 PM

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Truck ONLY if it has reclining rear seats, otherwise, SUV.