---"Peter J. Thomas" <pjthomas01@snet.net> wrote:
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> "Mr. Mike" Passaretti wrote:
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> > >>>>> "James" == James Tschaikowsky <jamest@sover.net> writes:
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> > James> I don't mean to be insulting to any truck fan's out
there,
> > James> each to their own I say. But could someone please tell me
> > James> what the hell is so cool about owning a truck! Sure
they have
> > James> presence, but they look horribly utilitarian and handle
> > James> atrociously. Can anyone out there explain what I'm
missing.
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> > In a word, hauling. Hauling bales of hay, hauling engines, hauling
> > chest freezers, hauling tools, hauling dawgs. All other uses
(with the
> > exception of true off-roading) are mostly for poseurs.
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> If hauling is the only legitimate excuse, truck people should by
mini vans.
> Far more utilitarian. Except for stuff that is loaded with a pay
loader, a
> mini van can carry almost anything a truck can. They can also carry
more
> people (7 compared to 3). Most importantly, you can live in it when
you LBC
> costs prevent you from paying rent. It's just not as macho as a
truck.
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try taking your mini van or (ahem) suv/station wagon to a feed store
after a 3 inch rain and see how far you get into the back to get your
supplys......
larry (JMHO)
> SUV's are for people who need a station wagon but are to embarrassed
to be
> seen in one. Again, a mini van is more utilitarian.
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> The one thing no one can really appreciate till they have driven a
truck,
> SUV, or mini van is the driving height. On the highway, you can see
over
> most traffic. At the mall you can spot an open parking space from a
greater
> distance. Occasionally, you're fooled by a LBC hiding in what looks
like an
> open space.
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> The bigger vechiles are much more comfortable. Lots of room. Up right
> seating. You climb into them instead of crawling into them. And
after many
> years of marriage, there is some space between you and your spouse
and you
> and your kids.
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> Every nuclear family should own one big vechile for hauling family and
> stuff, one small vechile to save on gas, and one LBC for daddy to
escape in.
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> Mini van owner and proud of it (really),
> Peter Thomas
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