Hard to believe, but the crazy gas prices we saw over the summer of 08 did not effect the F Series pickup sales like analysts thought it would.  Again, the Ford F Series pickup truck tops the list for the #1 selling vehicle, not truck, in the United States.  This feat was accomplished by beating out the Chevy Silverado #2, Toyota Camry #3, and Dodge Ram at #9.  Keep in mind Ford achieved sales of 515,513 amidst a drop in consumer confidence and gas prices you needed a loan for to fill up most full size pickup trucks.

An article by Motor Trend highlights the sales of the Top 10 Best Selling vehicles of 2008.  What's most interesting is that all the vehicles in the top 10 list are showing sales drops ranging from 5% to 31%, except for one vehicle.  The Honda Civic is the only vehicle showing an increase in sales at a marginal +2.1%.  This tells me not enough people were scared enough to buy perceived better fuel efficient vehicles.  Furthermore, the quality and value of buying a Ford pickup truck holds true even in tough economic times.

I've said this before, but when Armageddon hits and the US goes back to the stone age, people won't be traveling via hybrids.  It's gonna take a 4x4, at least a full size pick up truck, to get the jobs done.  I mean, when was the last time you tried moving a mattress with a hybrid?

Ford F Series

Looking towards the upcoming holiday I took it upon myself to find a collection of creepy vehicles for your Halloween themed pleasure.  Now these spooky and admittedly scary cars, trucks, and vans are a collection based on different reasons.  Not only can a vehicle be scary for what it looks like, but more importantly who may be driving them.

Free Candy Van

Want to know one of the "loudest" modifications you can make to your ride? Try adding a real train horn to it! That's right, you can purchase full train horn kits for any vehicle and transform them to one of the loudest cars in your town. Check out Youtube.com for some crazy videos of train horns scaring people on the street!

The horns are powered via air supply which comes from a small compressor and stored in an air tank. Once initiated, the valve quickly releases the air causing the powerful honk to come to life. Horn kits range from $299 to well over $1,000. There are several horns, compressors, and tanks to choose from making them compatible with virtually any vehicle! Most kits come with everything you need to install and starting blasting. Some horns are also all chrome, so they look great on your car or truck.

Adding a train horn to your ride can be really cool. If your in traffic, and someone decides to starting coming over to your lane, you can give a friendly honk, or you can let them know you don't play games! If you decide to purchase a kit, please use it responsibly. You can view several train horns and train horn kits at www.TruckTrainHorns.com

I can't help but notice the influx of large SUV's and big trucks in used car lots and peoples front yards.  I mean, gas is bad yeah, but there always be a need to pull something or haul a ton of dirt, so now is the time to buy.  GM and Chevrolet feels the same way and are showing it by offering some bigger incentives to match the girth of the vehicle.

Previously GM was offering up to $4,000 in cash incentives to new SUV and big truck buyers, but sales just keep falling.  Now GM has announced up to $6,000 in incentives for vehicles like the Chevrolet Silverado.  Seems like a good deal to me, but I already have a 9 mpg SUV with a 5.9l V8...taking up residence in my front yard.