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A recent Facebook post promoting #MoveOver by the Wyoming Highway Patrol caught one of our customer service representative’s attention. The 2019 Ford Ranger will be equipped with two technologies that can help prevent rear-end accidents.

We’ve been in business for quite some time now and we have seen this scene too many times. There was even a time part of our business boasted “we buy trucks in any condition”, including those in accidents like the one pictured above. We’ve streamlined our policies and we no longer have this as something we promote; but if your truck has been in an accident – minor (repaired or not) or major (repaired), you can get an instant cash offer and sell your truck quick to us! 

The inattentive Ford Ranger pickup driver rear-ended a police car. This model has been off the market for a bit, but you’ll see it return in 2019. When it does it will be equipped with two technologies to help prevent rear-end collisions.

1^st Technology – Automatic Emergency Braking

There is no substitute for an attentive and focused driver, but the automatic emergency braking technology can slow or stop a truck prior to hitting a vehicle, person, or object in its path. However, this new tech has limitations but the IIHS has proven it reduces rear-end accidents by up to 40%. Ford has this a standard equipment on 2019 Ford Rangers.

2^nd Technology – Waze

Have you ever heard of the Waze app? Maybe you already have it on your Android or Apple Smartphone? The 2019 Ford Ranger will come equipped with Android Auto and Apple Car Play and will be able to integrate with the free this popular and widely used top-rated app. Why is it so popular across America? It does something no other navigation system can do; it provides an audible and visual warning alerting you there is a police vehicle parked ahead and does this before the driver has this in eyesight. This means, you have additional time to #MoveOver. You know moving over a lane is the law, right?

Presently, there is no available technology to help prevent rear-end collisions; but surely other manufacturers will follow suit. If you’re looking to upgrade your truck to a new 2019 Ford Ranger because you want the two technologies that can help prevent accidents equipped in your vehicle, we buy trucks. Get your high instant cash offer now by filling out our short form and one of our friendly agents will be in touch soon. Sell your truck quick the FAST, SAFE, and EASY way!

Recently the streets of Phoenix and the close deserts were hit with the latest Chevrolet pickup trucks, and the first drive impressions made the drivers ask does a mid-size or half-ton Chevy pickup wear a 4-cylinder better? The first test-drive was the half-ton 2019 Silverado 1500 which is surprisingly powered by an new turbocharged four-cylinder engine. On the flipside is the Fresh off-road machine, the 2019 mid-size Colorado ZR2 Bison, you'll learn more about as you read on. We buy trucks and we make an instant cash offer if you want to sell your truck quick and upgrade to a new Chevrolet.

It was thought it would be fascinating to know the weight difference between the 2019 model of the Silverado 1500 lodging a four-cylinder 2.7 liter engine and the Colorado ZR2 Bison lodging a turbocharged four-cylinder 2.8-liter diesel with some body kits. Surprisingly, the smaller mid-size pickup was 320 pounds heavier than the larger pickup with 5,240 pounds, while the 2019 Silverado Chevy with all-wheel-drive was 4,920 pounds. Remember we buy trucks and cars in case you want to sell your truck.

The Overall vehicle weight evaluation for the two was 7,000 and 6,200 pounds for the Silverado 1500 and the Bison respectively, affording an 800-pound advantage for the Silverado 1500. This means the half-ton Silverado 1500 has an effective load carrying ability of 2,080 pounds when the turbo-charged Colorado had a load carrying capacity of 960 pounds falling 232 pounds below show tag.

In summary, the mid-size Bison Colorado weighs more but carries way less load than the Silverado; nonetheless, the Bison which is powered by diesel renders better shielding of the undercarriage, renders more tow capacity of 7,300 pounds for the Bison against 7,080 pounds dished out by the Silverado. The Bison offers greater torque measuring 369 pounds-feet against 348 of the Silverado. On the other hand, The bigger turbo charged Silverado 1500 weighs less, Carries a bigger bed, hauls more and dishes out greater horsepower, Clocking 310 against the 186 recorded from the Bison's on pavement-hugging performance. The fuel economy between the two is so close with 21 mpg for the Half-ton to 19 mpg for the Colorado all combined. Knowing this information, you can decide if the mid-sized or half-ton Chevy pickup wears a 4-cylinder better. Whatever the condition your truck is and if you want to sell your truck quick to upgrade, we buy trucks and give you a high instant cash offer in as little as 20-seconds.