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Old 01-04-2013, 09:54 AM
 
Location: Houston
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I remember the pretty boys used to drive Toyota trucks. They would try to steal the hot girls away from the Ford/Chevy guys. They were cheap and bad kissers.
Sorry ya did not like the Happy Meal.
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Old 01-04-2013, 09:56 AM
 
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Volkswagen actually makes some really great diesels now. Awesome fuel mileage on par with any hybrid.
It's too bad we don't have more diesel models available in the States. In Europe everyone drives diesels, way more efficient, but a lot of those models aren't available over here. I drove a diesel Citroen in Austria and Germany last month and it wasn't a bad ride.
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Old 01-04-2013, 09:57 AM
 
Location: Houston
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I could actually use a truck for work but none of them get good enough gas mileage. The day someone makes a truck that gets 30mpg I'll consider getting one.
Yes, if my '96 Tacoma ever gives out it is going to be hard to replace. Tough being a cheap bastard who likes to have a truck nowadays.
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:01 AM
 
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I must chime in with my story: a friend once purchased a rather fancy pick-up truck. He was very proud of it, and showed me the lined interior of the bed.

A bit later, I asked him if we could use his truck to haul a refrigerator. He was aghast. "No", he said, "It may scratch the bed up!" I told him that when I needed to haul some pillows, I would call him. He never did use that truck to haul anything whatsoever. I still have no idea why he bought it.
LOL....that would make your friend exactly like 90% of pickup owners....they haul nothing, don't fish, don't hunt, and never take the damn thing off the pavement.

But let this thread go on a few more pages, it'll get to the point where they need 'em to haul continents around. If anyone really believes half this crap about moose hunting and hauling their oil tanker sized fishing boats around, you'd have to suspend all reality.
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:04 AM
 
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Default Real men drive trucks!

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Agree or disagree?

Note: I am not putting this in the automotive forum because it's not about trucks themselves; rather, it's about the social constructs of real men driving trucks.
Real men drive TRUCK!
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:06 AM
 
Location: Houston
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I guess I am in the middle of this argument. I like a truck for utilitarian purposes. I do jobs around the house and pretty much get all my furniture off craigslist nowadays. If I ever spend big bucks on a vehicle it won't be a truck.

Real men can also drive Smart cars. They just be real stupid men.
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:08 AM
 
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The next vehicle I get will be a hybrid or a diesel car. I wish I could get a hybrid diesel. I don't need a truck to make me feel like a man.
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:08 AM
 
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Well....the F-Series is still the best selling vehicle in the country and has been for almost half a century. The pickup in general is also the best selling vehicle in the world so that should tell you something, also.

You don't need a truck to fish or hunt but it's hard to stuff a dead elk in the trunk of a Prius. They don't handle very well off the road, either.

Lots of people fish without a truck and if you're not towing a boat it makes perfect sense unless your gear doesn't fit.

I suppose I could have towed the camper with the Audi but I think it voided the warranty.

I've had a truck for years as a utility vehicle. It isn't my choice for a daily driver but when you need one they are sure handy. If you had to choose one vehicle and you lived an active life outside of a major city a truck makes good sense.
My father has gone fishing and hunting and he never owned a pickup truck. Rather, he has a first generation Nissan Pathfinder, from back in the 80s, the really small SUV. He was able to tow a boat with that, as well as drive up a 45 degree incline. He didn't need a pickup for that.
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:09 AM
 
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The next vehicle I get will be a hybrid or a diesel car. I wish I could get a hybrid diesel. I don't need a truck to make me feel like a man.
You and I think alike. I don't need a truck to feel like a man either. What I don't understand is the idea of "real men drive trucks".
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:20 AM
 
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You and I think alike. I don't need a truck to feel like a man either. What I don't understand is the idea of "real men drive trucks".
It's so easy. The marketing plan is genius...

You get a deep voiced actor like Sam Elliot to do a little voice work. He makes owning a truck 'sound' like the tough thing to do. It's as if you're testosterone is gonna double the minute you sign your lease.

Then the show the pickup doing a bunch of tough looking jobs. Hauling wood, tools, construction materials....all things that were done long before every grandmother in America decided that a pickup was the thing to have.

And of course, the commercials must have some tough looking hombres with jeans, boots, a flannel shirt, and a hat....preferably a Stetson, but a folded up ball cap with some real man brand like John Deere or Caterpillar will do. LOL..

Of course, when the commercial is done, the actors change clothes, jump in their Prius's, and head home.

I gotta admit though, it works like a charm.
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