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The first thought that comes to mind when taking a step back to look at the Geiger F650 is that this mechanical monstrosity is gonna be mighty thirsty for fuel. While it may not be powered by mere petrol, keep in mind that in most places diesel fuel actually costs more nowadays. Sure, you get over 737 lb-ft of torque from the 6.7-liter inline-six Cummins, but you really do need it to move this beast of burly burden.
Here's the thing, we've seen vehicles like this sort of 6/4 scale pick-em'-up truck plenty of times before. Remember the ridiculous Alton? Or this F-650 from SEMA? Or how about this piece of overcompensation? Then there's the rigs from International. And don't even get us started on our buddy Ironhide, the GMC TopKick. We're just trying to point out that maybe the German turners at Geiger didn't exactly have the timing right on bringing this to the market.
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Nothing new here Tropical a Brazilian company did this in 2002 its called the Tropical Ford F-12000 F-Maxx [www.f650himarc.com]
even had 6 door version [www.tropicalcabines.com.br]
Until doctors can augment penises as well as breasts, there will always be a market for vehicles like this.
Baltimore Raven Chris Mccalister already has an SUV version of the F-650, and I'm certain he's not the only one.
I don't get these at all.
It can't be very good off-road. A solid axle Toyota, jacked up Sami or Jeep would be far better.
There's no way it can be a work truck when you'd have to lift things over your head to put them into the bed.
Does it offer any towing advantage? I understand you can get ridiculous amounts of power out of regular full-size diesel pick ups.
What is the point? Are people really just that desperate to have strangers stare at them?
PS we're not staring because we're impressed, confusion is the best response you're gonna get. "What's he compensating for?" is probably the most common reaction.
Gas prices will continue to climb, and everytime it climbs up to break another dollar mark, I laugh harder at the a-holes that drive ful-sized trucks complaining about filling up.
If we pay $10/gal like many parts of the world, these vehicles would be non-existent.
Like I say every time I see something like this, "Just a big waste".
Big hat, no boots.
There's a little part of me that secretly likes these hulking useless monsters. I mean, jesus, just look at it. It's huge, loud, pointless and pisses off hippies. If that's wrong, then I don't wanna be right.
This thing would have been perceived as being cool in August 2001...
A friend of mine that builds offshore race boats and I built this one from an ex-Ryder truck. Swapped the 366ci. gas engine for a CAT 3116. Definitely a head turner and got better mileage than his 1 ton 454 Chevy P/U shortbed dually. It averaged 12-13 mpg on the road. A whole lot of fun to drive but limited in it's rearward visibility! A red Miata sideways can get lost behind it (ask me how I know!) [[i82.photobucket.com]]
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Oh, BTW, we built this in 1999.
Oh oh oh !! lookie what i see! No locks on that giant diesel tank, has to be about a few hundred dollars worth of dino juice booty in that there tank. Just yelling out...siphon me! siphon me dry!!
If I had a 20,000 lb gooseneck race trailer (with a condo RV in the front half, natch), I might buy this. Maybe. It would have to have a flatbed or no bed at all to that to even be possible, though. As is, this thing is useless for anything but being conspicuous.
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After reading the comments (took me a while to figure out how to insert pics), these trucks offer a huge towing advantage over a regular P/U truck. Our truck was rated at 26,000lb GVW. A regular 1 ton is rated somewhere between 10,000 and 13,000lbs. It did suck to use the bed, the deck was about 4 1/2 ft tall, but it would pull SAFELY a 10,000lb boat.
Hey buddy, If I can get this chain around the Devil, I think I can pull him out of Hell.
@BMRFILE: As long as there are rich people willing to shell out the dough there will be vehicles like this. They're not likely to sell many of these anyway.
ALSO: Imagine the huge Truck Nutz you could suspend from this thing! Big enough to make an elephant jealous I'd bet. I mean, if you're into that sort of thing.
So... it's an F650. What'd Geiger do? It's not even covered in blingy crap.
Is this the same 6.7l Cummins as the Ram?
@turbo1168: I once remarked to my dad that a new Dodge Ram with the Cummins diesel had more power than his '83 GMC Brigadier dump truck and could probably more easily pull his trailer he uses to transport his 7 ton backhoe, extra buckets, and tools. His reply was "Yeah sure a Ram could pull it, but how would I stop?"
@jarque: Two bowling balls in a big chamois?
The base truck definitely has a market, granted, an extraordinarily small one. Race teams needing to tow heavy stuff and extreme car nuts with the cash to haul their hobbies to shows and such. I've seen a few of both who use very similar tow rigs.
Might work as a bug-out vehicle, for when Cheney calls forth the Zombie Apopcalypse. Provided you have access to a fortified refinery in the middle of the desert, a'la Mad Max.
@jarque: Yeah, getting it moving is one thing, stopping and turning it is another. If I recall correctly, our truck had 15" diameter rotors, the pads were about 9" long and clamped by some enormous twin piston calipers... all the way around. By shortening the frame roughly 10 feet, it had an amazingly small turning radius. It would U-turn on a 4 lane divided road.
@turbo1168: My dad's rig is around 60 feet long and the trailer connects at the rear of the dump truck so I don't think he makes many U-turns if any. Also, I fact-checked myself about the weight of the backhoe (Case 580 Super M) and it's closer to 9 tons (but the CHP doesn't need to know that).
Blackwater Edition?
GODDAMN I wish that voice in my head wouldn't revert to "Southern" whenever I'm reading a truck post comment on Jalopnik.
@jarque: Like I have been pitching all this time. We need to assess a hefty tax on vehicles over 5,000lbs. 30% of the sale price, plus a penalty on the registration for the life of the vehicle.
Sorry. You want to play, then you gotta pay.
F-650 starter edition (F from fiat and 650 cc) [www.mitchell.derbycounty.co.uk]
I prefer the H. R. Geiger F650 myself.
I don't see how this relates to the decay constant of a radioactive isotope with the energy of the alpha particles emitted.
whatever dude
@arowsell: It's like driving a Humvee.
From a utilitarian perspective, it's a highway trailer puller. Big trailer. The pickup bed is a gag; a flat hitch platform would be more practical. The owner has an expensive hobby (horses, boat, racing), so his rig would be fun, too. It's just cool to make the truck a cartoony pickup instead of a standard commercial truck, but the tinsel doesn't really reduce its utility compared to a plain commercial truck.
The F650 SUV, OTOH, is much less useful. It can't pull a big gooseneck trailer, like this pickup. The SUV wagon body can't be loaded to a fraction of the truck's mammoth capacity, and it's too physically big to be a practical passenger car or offroader.
Geiger? More like Richter.
@B: Same here. Truck Nuts? Feh. Wait til they see the airbrushed Frankenchrist tailgate art in Florida.
@BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ: ...it makes me wonder how us Polskis are going to celebrate 1042 years of existence tomorrow on May 3
@Dr.Danger's got juice!: The alpha particle is driving it.
About the only people I can really picture driving this thing are rednecks or those suffering from a serious inferiority complex.
No, I'll take that back. This is for people who grew up wanting to be truck drivers but never made it.
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I can only imagine what Jeremey Clarkson would have to say about this and us "Yanks"...
I can't even comprehend how massive this thing must be.
I saw one at the local Target a couple of years ago. I'm hoping the guy driving it needed to take it that day for more than the two small bags I saw him leave the store with.
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Did you say "hijack"?
@DannyBN: Are those Massachusetts plates? I bet our Mainer Jalops are thinking the same thing I am... (M*sshole...)
seems when one of these beasts are sited, so many go angry about them; like supercars, they are far and few between; if some one can afford either, more power to those people; as for the hippies; like i felt in the late 60's and 70's, f**k em'
@oldskoolparts:
I don't particurly like them, but I do like the fact that they piss off people who are so deserving!
@Mike the Dog: Yes they are, and so am I.
I beg of thee, as a fellow New Englander, let's direct our disdain at those who truly deserve it: people from New Hampshire.
as long as they run over a few hybrids on their way to target ...i am most pleased
Formerly of Massachusetts and currently of Las Vegas, I can say that I stunned that I haven't seen one of these being driven on the overly congested and narrow roads of Vegas. Seen a couple of the CXTs but not the 650.
I've seen one of these, but it was towing an enormous gooseneck trailer at a race track when I saw it. Still pretty enormous.
@BMRFILE: Like I've been saying, I'm not cool with certain ilk imposing their sensibilities on others. I'm sure it doesn't feel like it to you, but your definitions of "excess" are completely arbitrary.
How many square feet of home space should one person be allowed to own (sq. feet/person) before the Junior Big-Brother Club deems their money be appropriated disproportionately? How many kids? How many MPG?
Capitalism and personal property rights must have really laid a steamer on you at some point.
What Mr. Mullet would drive if he resided in the People's Republic of San Francisco.
@smoke~: What the hell did that thing start life as?