No Country For Old Trucks
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No Country For Old Trucks
Found this article in MSN and I thought that maybe some of you would find it interesting. Its nothing that we dont already know.
http://editorial.autos.msn.com/artic...newcarresearch
http://editorial.autos.msn.com/artic...newcarresearch
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Lawrence Ulrich lives in Brooklyn and writes about cars. His reviews and features appear regularly in The New York Times, Popular Science, Men's Vogue and Travel + Leisure Golf.
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guess we'll let the lightweights run away from having their trucks. Now days my daily driver is a Jeep but the truck still gets used at least three times a week. I think it's happier now that it only gets started when it's time to haul something.
As I told a guy here I would gladly get rid of my truck if he'd let me use his Honda car to haul my trailers, lumber, stone, etc when I need to.
As I told a guy here I would gladly get rid of my truck if he'd let me use his Honda car to haul my trailers, lumber, stone, etc when I need to.
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Many people drove around in trucks for the image alone, now they simply cant afford to. Seems like the only ones willing to pay to fill these beasts up are people who actually use a truck for its intended purpose
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That's why mine is still my DD!
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I usually think of my truck as a DD ... but when I look at the bed of my baby, well, it tells another story. I'm not quite sure how I'd go camping, move stuff and transport misc. large items without her.
I'm really torn about dropping it now. I move in 6 or 12 months to a bigger city and don't PLAN on going some where that I know of many camping areas, but still, I'm sure I'd find camping friends. I also need a NUMBER of things done to the beast to be back in tip-top-shape (tires, after market upper a-arms, real pinion seal and probably more)
I'm really torn about dropping it now. I move in 6 or 12 months to a bigger city and don't PLAN on going some where that I know of many camping areas, but still, I'm sure I'd find camping friends. I also need a NUMBER of things done to the beast to be back in tip-top-shape (tires, after market upper a-arms, real pinion seal and probably more)
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As I’ve mentioned in previous articles on MSN, Detroit engineers have a dismissive phrase for big pickups and their owners. They’re known as “air haulers,” because 99 percent of the time most of the trucks drive around with empty beds. These owners have now discovered that hauling oxygen — or 60 pounds worth of hound dog — at $4 a gallon isn’t worth the cost.
I would love to put my flip flopped foot in the authors ***. Uppity *** mo fo's like him irritate the chit outa me. Pretty sure the POS is voting for Obama...
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As I’ve mentioned in previous articles on MSN, Detroit engineers have a dismissive phrase for big pickups and their owners. They’re known as “air haulers,” because 99 percent of the time most of the trucks drive around with empty beds. These owners have now discovered that hauling oxygen — or 60 pounds worth of hound dog — at $4 a gallon isn’t worth the cost.
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My bed has been empty about...never. Seriously never. I always have my medical equipment with me.
My last truck was used for medical sales also. It always had cases of various crap...stools, needles, gauze, ekg's. You name it, it has been in the bed of my truck.
My last truck was used for medical sales also. It always had cases of various crap...stools, needles, gauze, ekg's. You name it, it has been in the bed of my truck.
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I went to the gas station Sunday to buy diesel fuel and gas for my yard equipment. I paid $76.00 plus to fill my diesel cans and $56.00 plus to fill my gas cans. I will do this 5 or 6 times per year. I hauled the cans in my truck. A car just won't do. By the by, the way I look at it I get 30 mpg from my trucks. 15 plus from the Lightning and 15 from the Supercrew. 15+15=30.
How's that for edumacated mathematics?
How's that for edumacated mathematics?
