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So, I've been trying understand how any man can get through life without owning a pick up truck. I probably got my first truck when I was twenty and have had one ever since.
One of my coworkers doesn't own a truck and I just don't get it. Carpentry is his biggest hobby and he will strap lumber to the roof of his mini van. He recently bought a new table saw and had it delivered.
Don't misunderstand me. It's not like I haul stuff in my truck or tow things very often. But when I need to or want to I can do it on a moments notice.
I saw a couple of metrosexual looking college aged guys at Lowe's recently who bought themselves a new grill. They took it out of the box and had parts and pieces stuffed everywhere they could get them in their Toyota Corolla. They were trying to figure out how the second guy was going to get home since he could no longer fit in the car with all of the grill parts and pieces in there. I just laughed, got in my truck, and left.
So, for those of you who don't own a truck, how do you guys do it?
Inquiring minds want to know.
You should already know all to we'll by now, Ray...they borrow one from us. [Weight]
The Norseman
07-30-2014, 06:50
Wouldn't even try.....same as having 4wd and a gun.
Bailey Guns
07-30-2014, 06:55
"It's got an 8 foot bed that never has to be made, ya know if it weren't for trucks we wouldn't have tailgates."
Hell...I've got two and that's not enough.
BuffCyclist
07-30-2014, 06:56
No truck here. Well, I have an Xterra and thats built on a truck bed, does that count?
I own guns and avoid buying CCW purses.
Besides, the only time I've never actually needed a truck was years ago when I bought a motorcycle in Ft Collins and had to pick it up.
hghclsswhitetrsh
07-30-2014, 06:57
https://www.ar-15.co/showthread.php?t=135953
It's real simple, my manly self image doesn't rely on what I am driving.
Bailey Guns
07-30-2014, 07:04
Apparently that's true for your sense of humor, too.
Whistler
07-30-2014, 07:16
Giving benefit of the doubt - if they've never owned a truck they probably just don't know any better. My first truck was a '65 Chevy stepside (it wasn't that old at the time), man I miss that truck.
UncleDave
07-30-2014, 07:17
My first car at 17 was a 3/4 ton GMC. I've only been without a truck at one point of my life for a couple of years and I hated it. If you can only afford one vehicle and a truck does not fit you general needs then I get it. At this point in my life I will always have a truck, a car, and a motorcycle. That is manditory for me.
A few weeks ago, while loading up at Depot, a guy walks out with a cart. On it some 4×8 sheets of ply and some 16' framing lumber. He looks at his cart and looks at his mini van. Scratches head. Looks at his cart and looks at his mini van. Offered me $30 to drop it off at his house a mile away. He needed to go in and buy something to get extra cash back to pay me. It was Flag day and needed a new one so made a deal to trade delivery for a flag. He then proceeded to complain the flag cost nearly $30.
Mini Vans,,, can't stand em.
Then there are guys who buy trucks and don't know how to use em.
Was a Lowe's recently and a guy with a F150 had em load a complete bunk of 5/8 plywood in the back, we laughed as he drove off bottom out and dragging.
Duramax...
My pickup has been pretty much out of commission for over 2 years now. We did have a minivan for a bit during that time, and I moved plenty of 4x8 sheets of plywood and lumber in the back of that thing, but I would've preferred the truck.
Since then, I've gotten by showing up to Lowes in our VW Touareg with an 16' flatbed trailer to haul lumber. It's a bit harder to get around with the trailer and the dovetail on the end of it has really poor clearance when I back into my back yard. I want my truck back.
The new Fords have heated tailgated.
So your hands won't get cold when your pushing it.
Maybe a maxy van for non gurly mans.
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Great-Kazoo
07-30-2014, 07:47
Besides, the only time I've never actually needed a truck was years ago when I bought a motorcycle in Ft Collins and had to pick it up.
You didn't ride it home?
Once, at the rental car desk, they tried to give me a MiniVan...I refused it. Never driven one, never plan to.
My Wife and I both drive trucks. Hers is nicer, but we use them. Trash, dogs, baseball gear, lumber, rocks, luggage, guns, dead animals, targets...all go better in a truck bed. Our lifestyle and hobbies consist of many elements that require a truck. I guess if you are not into shooting, sports, DIY, hunting...might not need a truck. I won't go so far as to call someone a name because their lifestyle does not make a truck a mandatory accessory, but I could not live such a life myself. America is still free, even if under attack from within. :)
Oh, and I do have a McDonalds Corvette as the "fun" car.
BuffCyclist
07-30-2014, 07:50
You didn't ride it home?
It didn't run, so I bought it for $250. Got it home, cleaned up the carbs installed new tires and sold it a few months later for $2k fully operational and tuned up.
Great-Kazoo
07-30-2014, 07:52
So, I've been trying understand how any man can get through life without owning a pick up truck. I probably got my first truck when I was twenty and have had one ever since.
One of my coworkers doesn't own a truck and I just don't get it. Carpentry is his biggest hobby and he will strap lumber to the roof of his mini van. He recently bought a new table saw and had it delivered.
Don't misunderstand me. It's not like I haul stuff in my truck or tow things very often. But when I need to or want to I can do it on a moments notice.
I saw a couple of metrosexual looking college aged guys at Lowe's recently who bought themselves a new grill. They took it out of the box and had parts and pieces stuffed everywhere they could get them in their Toyota Corolla. They were trying to figure out how the second guy was going to get home since he could no longer fit in the car with all of the grill parts and pieces in there. I just laughed, got in my truck, and left.
So, for those of you who don't own a truck, how do you guys do it?
Inquiring minds want to know.
From back east, we used van's. No One leaves shit anywhere one has eyes on it. Purchased a pick em up to move out here with. Pick ups, 4WD's, pull behind trailers for extra work load.
I've always had at least one truck. Have to with the toys. But I love the mpg of my civic when it is just getting from A to B. Although it seems like every trip out someone is trying to take me out.
StagLefty
07-30-2014, 08:11
Truck just makes sense to most of us it seems !
Bailey Guns
07-30-2014, 08:25
Plowing snow, firewood and hauling the camper. My trucks get used. Even if I didn't use them like trucks I'd still drive a truck...just because I like them. Yeah, I wish my 3/4 ton diesel got 35 mpg, could do 0 - 60 in 3.5 seconds and hold a "g" on the skidpad, but it doesn't. I don't care. I'm willing to make the tradeoff because a truck is what I want to drive and when I need to haul 3,000 pounds of firewood across the side of a muddy or snowy hill, or attach the 7.5' plow that weighs almost 1000 pounds and will push 2' of snow, I can do those things. And that's good enough. And it's also good enough that other people don't want or need a truck. Leaves more for the rest of us!
Jeffrey Lebowski
07-30-2014, 08:26
I owned jeeps exclusively for the first 5 (?) cars of my life. Then I got a 3/4 ton cummins, which I later traded for a 1 ton.
It would be hard to go without. I was shocked my dad didn't have one all the years I was growing up since he does carpentry for a hobby. He did small imports, a minivan, an explorer, some jeeps. Now he has a 3/4 cummins himself, I think pushing 200k.
That said, I bought the first automobile of my life recently and not having to put a 1 ton pickup in downtown Denver (or Aurora) parking has been really nice.
HoneyBadger
07-30-2014, 08:28
It's real simple, my manly self image doesn't rely on what I am driving.
He's in denial. [ROFL1]
GilpinGuy
07-30-2014, 08:32
I've been using the Jeep and a trailer for years, but I do miss having a pickup. One should be in the driveway next summer, if the finances work out according to plan.
Bailey Guns
07-30-2014, 08:35
Jeep w/trailer = surrogate pickup.
I need a bumper sticker for my truck that says, "My other car is a Kenworth."
Why? Don't you want a New Peter Built?
Bailey Guns
07-30-2014, 08:50
Why? Don't you want a New Peter Built?
Well...my old one does have a lotta miles on it.
[Coffee]
Jeep w/trailer = surrogate pickup.
I need a bumper sticker for my truck that says, "My other car is a Kenworth."
What for? The medium duty KW isn't anything to brag about.
Aloha_Shooter
07-30-2014, 09:03
I have a 15-year-old convertible and a 5-year-old Expedition. Haven't needed an open bed pickup truck more than twice in my life and don't have anyplace to park a third vehicle anyway. I can go rent an open-bed pickup if I find I need one for the third time in my life.
Lex_Luthor
07-30-2014, 09:04
My wife and I both have Subaru's
[Coffee]
seriously. Mine's an Impreza Outback Sport (wagon) and hers is a Forester. For us at this point, they make sense. We never had a problem in the snow, and with the baby that was key. We can haul quite a bit of stuff in the Forester, and my wagon has quite a bit of room too. Can I haul a million pounds of lumber? No, but thankfully our needs right now don't dictate the need for a truck. I had a Tacoma several years ago and man I loved that thing. I miss it sometimes. But my Suby gets nearly 30 mpg and can handle almost everything I throw at it.
No "coexist" stickers on them though, Ronin. Not no way, not now how.
When I see mini vans and suby's I see Liberal's, Rainbow stickers, obama 2012,,, just me but I see em.
Lex_Luthor
07-30-2014, 09:17
I see them on every kind of car. Makes me sad to see such a twit driving such a good car.
Bailey Guns
07-30-2014, 09:23
What for? The medium duty KW isn't anything to brag about.
So then don't brag about them.
WTF is it with some of you guys who have to take everything so seriously?
Aloha_Shooter
07-30-2014, 09:26
No "coexist" stickers on them though, Ronin. Not no way, not now how.
I have this one on my Expedition:
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So then don't brag about them.
WTF is it with some of you guys who have to take everything so seriously?
According to the tv adds,,, they have the wrong underwear.
I have a truck that rarely gets used... it sits mostly. I think my friends have put more miles on it than I have.. I'm actually looking to get out of it and get something a little more friendly on gas, it sits mostly... but when I do take it out I can watch the gas gauge go down when I need to TRY and accelerate quickly. I've had it since 03.. and it only has 80k on it..
Bailey Guns
07-30-2014, 09:33
Must be women's underwear...
Bailey Guns
07-30-2014, 09:34
I have a truck that rarely gets used... it sits mostly. I think my friends have put more miles on it than I have.. I'm actually looking to get out of it and get something a little more friendly on gas, it sits mostly... but when I do take it out I can watch the gas gauge go down when I need to TRY and accelerate quickly. I've had it since 03.. and it only has 80k on it..
Somebody will want that. What is it?
I have a truck that rarely gets used... it sits mostly. I think my friends have put more miles on it than I have.. I'm actually looking to get out of it and get something a little more friendly on gas, it sits mostly... but when I do take it out I can watch the gas gauge go down when I need to TRY and accelerate quickly. I've had it since 03.. and it only has 80k on it..
If you get a bigger tank the needle goes down a lot slower. My new truck has 36 gal tank!
I just realized the tags on my F250 expired in December. Oh well, the furthest it's been driven since then has bee to the dumpster on the far side of the building...S'pose I should go over to the Taj Mahal and get some fresh tags for it sometime before the snow flies.
Hahaha! I've never owned a car in my life. All have been full size trucks. My wife has always said, "real men drive trucks". How right she is.
sandman76
07-30-2014, 09:55
Can't answer that one for you, Ray. I've had a pickup as my every day driver for forty years. Well I did drive a Dodge 3/4 ton van for a couple of years.
Trucks are like garages, where if you don't have one, you don't need one. When I didn't have a truck or garage, I never took on stuff that needed a truck or a garage. I had a truck once, and it was great, but I only had it the months before totaling it, then getting a baby. Now I have a garage and feel like I need a truck again. My Amigo is smaller than most cars I've owned as far as interior space. When I bought a gas range for our house, I had to take it out of the box in the parking lot like in the OP's story with the grill.
EDIT: I have zero issue driving a minivan. I tried to convince my wife to but one but she wouldn't.
Yup, bigger tank means better mileage,,, LOL
kidicarus13
07-30-2014, 10:03
My wife has always said, "real men drive trucks". How right she is.
YAAAAAA!
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ruthabagah
07-30-2014, 10:03
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GilpinGuy
07-30-2014, 10:31
I have zero issue driving a minivan. I tried to convince my wife to but one but she wouldn't.
If they still made them four wheel drive, I'd seriously look into one. 3 kids in a Wrangler is not pretty.
An AWD minivan would be tits. I'm sure someone makes one. You did say 4wd though.
PugnacAutMortem
07-30-2014, 11:02
So, I've been trying understand how any man can get through life without owning a pick up truck.
So, for those of you who don't own a truck, how do you guys do it?
Can't afford to buy one, let alone drive one. Not saying I wouldn't love to have one...but since I've had my license I've either been in school, unemployed, underemployed, newly married or having kids and in every case, I've been too poor to own one.
I do have an Exploder..er...Explorer that we use to cart the rugrats around...I would rather take the bus than ever own a minivan though.
For GGuy and Irving, best of both worlds:
http://superminitrucks.com/image/data/DeckVan%20Camo_001%20%28slide%29.JPG
Or Urban soccer mom weekend warrior assault vehicle:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zOzbXS4oECA/S_pmLtw652I/AAAAAAAAAxc/LScFfcEn6Dc/s320/300lift2.jpg
hollohas
07-30-2014, 11:07
Threads regarding trucks sure do get a lot of quick replies.
GilpinGuy
07-30-2014, 11:12
Holy crap - I want this thing!
For GGuy and Irving, best of both worlds:
http://superminitrucks.com/image/data/DeckVan%20Camo_001%20%28slide%29.JPG
There seem to be millions of people that are able to get by without a truck?
If they still made them four wheel drive, I'd seriously look into one. 3 kids in a Wrangler is not pretty.
Which one gets tied to the roof?
Always done the trailer option. Only owned 4x vehicles, of various sizes, in CO.
Lived in OH for a while. Drove 40k a year for work. A truck wasn't an option.
Once you go truck, you never go back.
Stevensje
07-30-2014, 11:29
If they still made them four wheel drive, I'd seriously look into one. 3 kids in a Wrangler is not pretty.
An AWD minivan would be tits. I'm sure someone makes one. You did say 4wd though.
Toyota Sienna has an AWD option. My buddies wife drives one and it is our skiing mobile. Put some Blizzakks on it and it grips great. Plus has big screen TV that is pretty sweet for road trips. We have a Yukon and an Ecoboost F150. We still take my buddies minivan.
BREATHER
07-30-2014, 11:39
I gotta a wrangler and a GMC 3/4 ton diesel
Truck.
http://ratraxinc.com/images/kates_pics_213.jpg
I wish we had a pickup. I've got so many things to do that require a pickup truck- hauling garden stuff, landscaping material, wood for building, helping my elderly neighbors move furniture, etc.
Once our finances are a bit clearer, watch for my thread asking all of you truck owners about the pros and cons of various models of pickups!
spqrzilla
07-30-2014, 12:28
Oh, damn, don't have a pickup currently ... how many anti-girly-man points do I get for a beater Jeep Cherokee? Real Cherokee too, not that fucking Fiat in disguise they are selling now.
GilpinGuy
07-30-2014, 12:33
Toyota Sienna has an AWD option. My buddies wife drives one and it is our skiing mobile. Put some Blizzakks on it and it grips great.
I thought they discontinued this, presumably because most have 3rd row seats now and that f's with transfer case spacing.
Truck.
http://ratraxinc.com/images/kates_pics_213.jpg
Got the lower half. http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/images/smilies/redscout2.gif
Great-Kazoo
07-30-2014, 13:01
Threads regarding tucks sure do get a lot of quick replies.
TUCKS ?? you replied in the wrong thread.
https://www.ar-15.co/threads/135853-PSA-for-those-who-wear-some-form-of-corrective-eye-wear
Whistler
07-30-2014, 13:50
I wish we had a pickup. I've got so many things to do that require a pickup truck- hauling garden stuff, landscaping material, wood for building, helping my elderly neighbors move furniture, etc.
Once our finances are a bit clearer, watch for my thread asking all of you truck owners about the pros and cons of various models of pickups!
Now there is a thread with absolutely no potential to go south...[handbags]
Bailey Guns
07-30-2014, 14:25
Yeah...like that would ever happen here.
I always figure massive over compensation for the majority of truck owners who don't tow or haul stuff on a regular basis. Which makes it pretty easy to borrow a truck on the once or twice yearly I need more room than my Camaro has.
SouthPaw
07-30-2014, 14:36
Where is Jer in this thread?
Oh wait, Tacomas do not count as trucks [Muaha]
Whistler
07-30-2014, 14:40
Is it just me or does anyone else see the humor in truck "compensating" jokes followed by their preferred (sports) car?
HoneyBadger
07-30-2014, 14:56
I wish we had a pickup. I've got so many things to do that require a pickup truck- hauling garden stuff, landscaping material, wood for building, helping my elderly neighbors move furniture, etc.
Once our finances are a bit clearer, watch for my thread asking all of you truck owners about the pros and cons of various models of pickups!
Better not ask about Tacomas... Jer will be all over that thread! [Shake]
Edit - I got beat to the punch:
Yeah...like that would ever happen here.
Where is Jer in this thread?
Oh wait, Tacomas do not count as trucks [Muaha]
wctriumph
07-30-2014, 15:07
I have had a pick up truck almost always. Sometimes a hot rod, always a motorcycle, sometimes a SUV or a Van. Right now I have an Expedition but I always keep an eye out for another pickup. I hope to have one by the end of the year. A Ford if at all possible.
If it ain't a Chevy, then you just have a girly truck, especially if it's a Tacoma!
Wait, am I to understand there are men who don't own at least one pickup?
http://i.imgur.com/b3mWa.gif
hollohas
07-30-2014, 15:51
TUCKS ?? you replied in the wrong thread.
https://www.ar-15.co/threads/135853-PSA-for-those-who-wear-some-form-of-corrective-eye-wear
You're right, thanks for sending me to the right place. You guys have fun talking about TRUCKS, I'm off to get opinions on these...
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/31/2asuvyqa.jpg
Bailey Guns
07-30-2014, 15:55
Wait, am I to understand there are men who don't own at least one pickup?
http://i.imgur.com/b3mWa.gif
Definitely drives a Taco.
cfortune
07-30-2014, 16:07
Never had a problem getting around in my car. Whenever I've needed a truck, it's been more of a Uhaul type deal. Renting one if I need one seems like a much better deal than the extra cost associated with having one as a daily driver. Don't think I'll ever own one unless I live out of town or something along those lines.
wctriumph
07-30-2014, 16:17
Wait, am I to understand there are men who don't own at least one pickup?
http://i.imgur.com/b3mWa.gif
Definitely drives a Taco.
I like tacos.
Bailey Guns
07-30-2014, 16:25
Yeah...they're pretty fun to "drive".
BigNick73
07-30-2014, 16:31
I always drove an old truck until 2009 when I got a job working off-shore in 2009 and needed something reliable with better gas mileage for my weekly 5 hour commute, and ended up with a 2008 WRX. I don't really miss the truck and just rent a u haul the once every couple years I just can't do without. I do have a old bronco 4x4 that I use for hunting/finshing/off road use once in a blue moon, but with the seats down and the roof rack on the Subaru I can carry just about anything I need to outside of furniture or a large load of lumber.
It also aggravates the shit out of me that I can't buy a half ton truck with a manual transmission anymore. Think the newest one I've ever found was a 97 F-150 I owned for a while. It didn't even have a steering wheel tilt, much less power locks/windows etc. The new trucks all seem to be these leather heated seats, power everything, 4 door, why not just buy a Cadillac monstrosities. Seriously if you are going to drop $40K on a new truck with all the extra bullshit why not just buy a caddy and have a super comfortable ride.
If I could go down to the lot and get a regular cab truck with a bench seat, a 5-speed and roll up windows, that didn't cost half of my mortgage I might own one again. They're supposed to be for work not a luxury vehicle.
I always drove an old truck until 2009 when I got a job working off-shore in 2009 and needed something reliable with better gas mileage for my weekly 5 hour commute, and ended up with a 2008 WRX. I don't really miss the truck and just rent a u haul the once every couple years I just can't do without. I do have a old bronco 4x4 that I use for hunting/finshing/off road use once in a blue moon, but with the seats down and the roof rack on the Subaru I can carry just about anything I need to outside of furniture or a large load of lumber.
It also aggravates the shit out of me that I can't buy a half ton truck with a manual transmission anymore. Think the newest one I've ever found was a 97 F-150 I owned for a while. It didn't even have a steering wheel tilt, much less power locks/windows etc. The new trucks all seem to be these leather heated seats, power everything, 4 door, why not just buy a Cadillac monstrosities. Seriously if you are going to drop $40K on a new truck with all the extra bullshit why not just buy a caddy and have a super comfortable ride.
If I could go down to the lot and get a regular cab truck with a bench seat, a 5-speed and roll up windows, that didn't cost half of my mortgage I might own one again. They're supposed to be for work not a luxury vehicle.
My Tacoma has a 6 speed manual. But we'll leave that conversation alone for now. :D
thvigil11
07-30-2014, 16:56
If I could go down to the lot and get a regular cab truck with a bench seat, a 5-speed and roll up windows, that didn't cost half of my mortgage I might own one again. They're supposed to be for work not a luxury vehicle.
Preach it brother!
2006 F250, automatic transmission and AC, but everything else is manual.
In honor of you Ray, it came out of a TX/OK oil field. [LOL]
Am I a man now?[fag]
Great-Kazoo
07-30-2014, 17:13
Yeah...they're pretty fun to "drive".
I like sliding in the curves, myself.
My Tacoma has a 6 speed manual. But we'll leave that conversation alone for now. :D
Yup, 6 speed manual in my Ram. I had an auto once, put a SM465 4 speed in it 3 months later.
I like sliding in the curves, myself.
But, it can be scary when the rear end comes around, flinging mud up over the top, and you're left facing the wrong way, wondering what just went wrong. [Beer]
buffalobo
07-30-2014, 17:27
Definitely drives a Taco.
For hauling cucumbers? [emoji2]
lobbed from my electronic ball and chain
Hmmm.. I work construction, I have yet to see half the guys with trucks ever actually put anything in the bed.. Might scratch it. I drive a Jeep Wrangler and it's pretty amazing how much stuff I can load up inside and on top of the cargo cage.
sent from a soup can and some string..
Didn't know this thread would take off like it did. Oh, and I didn't mean to belittle anyone who doesn't own a truck. Regardless of how I worded the title.
It just seems like every time I turn around I am using my truck for something. Hauling lumber for fence repairs, buying new appliances or furniture, etc. Even if I only used my truck for truck type stuff five or six times a year it just seems it would be more convenient to own one than to rent or borrow something.
I definitely understand they could be a bit expensive to operate as a daily commuter. I suppose if I only had one vehicle and had to drive it every day a truck might not make much sense I guess. Fortunately, my truck only gets driven maybe four or five thousand miles a year.
BigNick73
07-30-2014, 19:06
My Tacoma has a 6 speed manual. But we'll leave that conversation alone for now. :D
Was is a special order? Or did you convert it yourself? Or is it old? Last time I was car shopping I couldn't find one in any brand on a lot and the Toyota place said they couldn't even order one. Some bs about how they just got whatever the factory sent. That was one of my first stops.
jerrymrc
07-30-2014, 19:06
If I could go down to the lot and get a regular cab truck with a bench seat, a 5-speed and roll up windows, that didn't cost half of my mortgage I might own one again. They're supposed to be for work not a luxury vehicle.
What I have. Diesel that gets 18 in town as well. I will say since the camper is gone I may sell the "TEOTWAWKI" hauler (12v). Most everything I would need one for can be met with a trailer hooked to the back of something. Almost always had a truck but I did go through my "wagon" phase. Since I did grow up with an El Camino and since these are a local product something like this may work. [Flower]47701
Had a 92 f150 long bed....used it a lot for work. But decided I needed a kid mover. Cr-v ain't too bad. It was nice to throw anything I wanted back there. Downside is I've accumulated too much crap!
Wouldn't mind a beater taco...
clublights
07-30-2014, 21:24
Never owned a pick up ....
Been happy with my Bikes, XJ and ZJ Jeeps
Tho I still need a new bike after the last one got kidnapped.
I do miss my 78 F100. Three on the tree and ran like a Kenyan marathoner [Flower]
Great-Kazoo
07-30-2014, 22:05
I do miss my 78 F100. Three on the tree and ran like a Kenyan marathoner [Flower]
I don't know, that power house you tool around in now, like Christine coming in for the final pass.
Circuits
07-30-2014, 22:17
I'm sorry to read that Ray1970 can't get it up unless he owns a big truck. There are meds to help with that condition these days.
I happen to own an F150 for hauling shit around, but I haven't had it very long. Before that, (after a big gap) it was a 4cyl "Ford Ranger" which is like a "Ford Fiesta" with a pickup bed instead of a back seat.
You have to be careful before tying your manhood to just having something with a bed in the back... Hell VW made a sort-of pickup at one time, too.
<MADDOG>
07-30-2014, 22:21
My own POV's are a Challenger and a 84' Ramcharger...I don't know where this "girlyman" stigma comes from [Coffee].
I just need a trailer for the 84'...
Chad4000
07-30-2014, 22:25
47711
Think you can probably figure out where I stand ;) lol
Personally never owned a pick up truck. I've never even owned SUV's either.
It has been sedan, coupe.
I had a company vehicle Ford F150 truck which I was allowed to use as a personal vehicle as a package deal. It was real nice. I didn't need Uhaul or any rental truck for hauling.
lead_magnet
07-31-2014, 03:15
I don't own a truck. I have before, just because it had wheels and went down the road. I understand that trucks are very practical, and for some necessary. I look at it this way. If I need a truck to haul it, I don't need it. Aside from moving, which often requires a very large truck, i.e. u-haul, there is no need to move a very large object.
Guns fit in pockets or waistbands. Beer fits in a backpack. Women fit on the back of motorcycles. So what the hell do I need a truck for? The shit you own ends up owning you. If you NEED a truck, then detach yourself from whatever it is you NEED that requires a truck to move. Good things come in small packages. I've never had to put my motorcycle on a truck, as I've never owned a harley (had to get that in somewhere). Maintenance and repairs can be done at home, parts for bikes are small.
Some of us live our lives "light and tight".
nisils14
07-31-2014, 04:23
A truck for me would be a secondary vehicle I would be using mostly for towing which at this point in my life I can't afford it. I rather putt around town in a beater than have a nice truck to drive daily, so I can put more money towards fun stuff (fun car, guns, etc.)
osok-308
07-31-2014, 05:31
I recently purchased a pickup truck and it's been great! If you don't have one, you just find ways to make due. Either that or I used to borrow my dad's pickup. That's honestly it.
Whistler
07-31-2014, 07:12
I don't own a truck. I have before, just because it had wheels and went down the road. I understand that trucks are very practical, and for some necessary. I look at it this way. If I need a truck to haul it, I don't need it. Aside from moving, which often requires a very large truck, i.e. u-haul, there is no need to move a very large object.
Guns fit in pockets or waistbands. Beer fits in a backpack. Women fit on the back of motorcycles. So what the hell do I need a truck for? The shit you own ends up owning you. If you NEED a truck, then detach yourself from whatever it is you NEED that requires a truck to move. Good things come in small packages. I've never had to put my motorcycle on a truck, as I've never owned a harley (had to get that in somewhere). Maintenance and repairs can be done at home, parts for bikes are small.
Some of us live our lives "light and tight".
Many of my guns are bigger than a pocket, beer that will fit in a backpack is NOT enough beer and you can only fit one woman on the back of a motorcycle (hard work getting the one without the Harley, you might not like 'em but ladies love 'em). If you don't have a truck you're paying someone else to haul your crap, ever carried a TV on a motorcycle? Not fun. "Light and tight" was okay for my twenties, the wife, the dogs, the grandkids, etc. sort of kill that gypsy lifestyle.
Was is a special order? Or did you convert it yourself? Or is it old? Last time I was car shopping I couldn't find one in any brand on a lot and the Toyota place said they couldn't even order one. Some bs about how they just got whatever the factory sent. That was one of my first stops.
Nope. It's a 2006 and bought it used 2.5 years ago. :shrugs: Any Tacoma 05 and later had the option, as far as I know.
hollohas
07-31-2014, 08:08
Many of my guns are bigger than a pocket, beer that will fit in a backpack is NOT enough beer and you can only fit one woman on the back of a motorcycle (hard work getting the one without the Harley, you might not like 'em but ladies love 'em). If you don't have a truck you're paying someone else to haul your crap, ever carried a TV on a motorcycle? Not fun. "Light and tight" was okay for my twenties, the wife, the dogs, the grandkids, etc. sort of kill that gypsy lifestyle.
^This.
Mow your own lawn? When I got my first house, that mower didn't come home in the trunk of a car. Do other yard maintenance? That aspen you just cut down won't get to the recycle on the back of your bike.
Grow your own food? Try fitting a couple yards of garden soil in a car. Try fitting landscape timbers for raised beds in your car.
Own a yard? Want to build patio with your own hands and not hired help? How you going to get your pavers, sand and breeze home without a truck?
Own a house? Want to remodel/make improvements? Drywall, counter-tops, loads of 2x4's, etc don't get to your house in a 2-door.
Do you hunt to put food in your freezer? Ever drive a car through 2ft of snow and mud deep into the mountains during hunting season to get to camp? Ever fit an elk in a hatchback?
These things are all "needs" that are directly associated to my self-sufficiency which is something I am not willing to "detach" myself from. These large things do not own me, but free me from being dependant on others. If I only had a car and motorcycle, my meat and veggies would all only come from the store, my yard would only be kept by a hired hand and my home and yard would only be improved by a contractor...No thank you.
^This.
Mow your own lawn? When I got my first house, that mower didn't come home in the trunk of a car. Do other yard maintenance? That aspen you just cut down won't get to the recycle on the back of your bike.
Grow your own food? Try fitting a couple yards of garden soil in a car. Try fitting landscape timbers for raised beds in your car.
Own a yard? Want to build patio with your own hands and not hired help? How you going to get your pavers, sand and breeze home without a truck?
Own a house? Want to remodel/make improvements? Drywall, counter-tops, loads of 2x4's, etc don't get to your house in a 2-door.
Do you hunt to put food in your freezer? Ever drive a car through 2ft of snow and mud deep into the mountains during hunting season to get to camp? Ever fit an elk in a hatchback?
These things are all "needs" that are directly associated to my self-sufficiency which is something I am not willing to "detach" myself from. These large things do not own me, but free me from being dependant on others. If I only had a car and motorcycle, my meat and veggies would all only come from the store, my yard would only be kept by a hired hand and my home and yard would only be improved by a contractor...No thank you.
Amen.
Ya gotta be prepared.
Duramax
BBC Blazer 1 ton
lifted jeep
Polaris
66' VW beetle
Boat
canoe
rat rods
HD
don't mow no grass so no mower
HoneyBadger
07-31-2014, 10:09
^This.
...
Ever fit an elk in a hatchback?
Very funny mental imagery. [LOL]
These things are all "needs" that are directly associated to my self-sufficiency which is something I am not willing to "detach" myself from. These large things do not own me, but free me from being dependant on others.
Wholeheartedly agree with this philosophy.
Ever fit an elk in a hatchback?
No, but I ran into a pair of guys from Pueblo elk hunting one year...they had 2 bull tags, one 30/30, a tent, a cooler, sleeping bags all stuffed into a Datsun B210. We asked them how they planned on getting two bull elk back home...if I had video, I would be rich. [ROFL3]
Elk tags are like fish right? As long as you consume the animal, you just go get another one right?
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR-5oI25TwsgTb5YiYxAF5Lh9ibV4lWEpTWjLEeg9dRUE2B5SRist w-k4u-
ZERO THEORY
07-31-2014, 11:29
Started driving Jeeps at 18. Got a Ford half ton at 23, immediately sold that for a big boy truck and went back to master race Mopar. I wouldn't go back to driving cars if you paid me.
http://i.imgur.com/pyQSPqM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/04syYjI.jpg
hollohas
07-31-2014, 12:20
Those guys with the Datsun would be in trouble if they shot something.
I thought I was prepared with a truck until my buddy shot a 6x6 (scored 355) this last season and that bull's head wouldn't fit in the truck bed with the shell on. Luckily he had a trailer.
The shell also doesn't help when I go get landscape materials...have to load by hand.
But I still love the shell because it is much more useful day-to-day...pick your battles I guess.
gnihcraes
07-31-2014, 14:28
I had to ditch my first truck when the 2nd kid arrived, single cab, cannot safely fit everyone in it. Pretty sad day for me.
Replaced with a 99 dodge caravan, always said I'd never buy one, but it turns out to be the best choice for the family. (at that time anyways)
24 2x4's would fit under the seats of that Caravan, it was designed that way. I put a hitch on it and towed the utility trailer for home depot runs. Worked out for many years.
Had to find a truck so we could get a new camper and take the kids on camping trips.
Now I own an older truck, but end up renting a truck for some of the family outings. They like air conditioning that works, radio that works and no breakdowns.
Last trip just a couple weekends ago, I ended up with a FORD rental. Not my first choice, but it treated us well. Diesel power is amazing.
Rental. Check.
Fuel. Check.
Brakes. Check.
Turbo Boost. Check.
Go!
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-VXKsYT04SF8/U8xX2I3sCpI/AAAAAAAA3OU/Sb1L_4VttGk/w509-h905-no/14%2B-%2B1
Very few Non Trucks in this photo...
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZmoGvqtf22Q/U9CBW_BEr3I/AAAAAAAA43E/SPX5lF0VyLU/w509-h905-no/20140719_110033.jpg
1st pic. Somebody took your truck
gnihcraes
07-31-2014, 14:52
1st pic. Somebody took your truck
Left some nice tracks when they did too!
Jesus-With-A-.45
07-31-2014, 16:17
Hey, I don't have truck!
I have a V8, 5.6L, 4WD 4Runner & a 16ft long BigTex cargo hauler ;)
Don't put too much on the trailer.
rv not loaded right poor 4 runner:
http://images.ocregister.com/newsimages/2009/07/22/02.sigalert.072409.bbc.jpg
buffalobo
07-31-2014, 17:19
At least one truck per family is required in our clan. Bought my first truck 3 months after high school graduation. Never been without since.
lobbed from my electronic ball and chain
ZERO THEORY
07-31-2014, 17:35
Hey, I don't have truck!
I have a V8, 5.6L, 4WD 4Runner & a 16ft long BigTex cargo hauler ;)
If it has a chain-driven Tcase, a tow package, and some A/Ts, it's close enough for government work.
Toyota Corolla, 02' 4Runner, had a 95' F-150 4x4 but sold it recently. I've got plenty of friends with trailers and trucks so if I absolutely need something large moved I borrow one. Few people truly "need" a truck, most just want one. I don't knock anyone for their choice in personal transportation though. If it gets you where you have to go, from point A-B then screw it.
hollohas
07-31-2014, 19:14
...if I absolutely need something large moved I borrow one. Few people truly "need" a truck, most just want one...
Who would you borrow a truck from if all those people who didn't need trucks didn't own them?
Jeffrey Lebowski
07-31-2014, 19:19
Yeah, I'm not sure what "need" has to do with anything.
I bought my cummins to tow a YJ and did that maybe 3 times.
Now I tow carbon fiber bicycles. [Coffee]
I am curious who all these people are borrowing trucks. Nobody lays a fucking finger on my duramax. Nobody.
Bailey Guns
07-31-2014, 21:55
I am curious who all these people are borrowing trucks. Nobody lays a fucking finger on my duramax. Nobody.
I've had my Duramax about 6 weeks now. Most awesome truck ever.
blackford76
07-31-2014, 22:28
Life without a truck? I don't understand.
F-350 duallie flatbed 4x4
F-150 shortbed 4x4
Expedition XLT 4x4
Explorer XLT 4x4
2 Bronco 4x4's
P71 Crown Vic
'65 Mustang
Now there is a thread with absolutely no potential to go south...[handbags]
I'm sure there'll be some clashing opinions! :)
I have a couple of questions for those of you that know more than I do about pickups (ie, all of you):
I saw a giant pickup in the Home Depot parking lot. I had to take a picture of it because I'd never seen one quite like it.
47747
Is that what 'lifted' means?
Doesn't that throw off the balance of the truck? What is the reason for raising the body of the truck up so high?
I know it's hard to tell, but the bottom of the doors were really, really high. Even with those steps, a guy would have to scramble a bit to get into it, much less be able to load heavy stuff into the bed.
What is the reason for raising the body of the truck up so high?
Compensation [Coffee]
http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/large-truck-hes-compensating-for-having-a-small-penis.jpg
Body lifts will allow for larger tires and more suspension.
Larger tires will get you more ground clearance.
More suspension will get you better traction over large obstacles.
I've been away from the hard core off-roading for several years.
There are several on this board who can school me on the subject.
Okay! Thanks, davsel. I didn't realize the part about the clearance (although I guess I didn't really think it through.)
...I'll also add that there wasn't a speck of dust on it. This truck looked like someone washed it daily and buffed it lovingly with a soft diaper. It's definitely someone's baby. :)
For the record I like trucks.I used to get paid to drive pretty cool trucks owned by Uncle Sam. Wish I was my own LEO Agency so I could get a free 6x6 MRAP.
Im not suggesting if you dont need a truck you shouldnt own one. I dont need an AR-15 either but I'll be damned if someone tells me I shouldnt. Still most folks I know dont hunt except at the frozen food section, dont do much yard work or grow their own food. Unfortunate as that is it is what it is. Growing up in rural Ohio my Dad had a E-350 diesel 15 pack van a Massey Ferguson 165 tractor, and a 12' trailer. We never needed a pickup.
My truck gets washed when it rains. I immediately try to find a mud pit.
I am curious who all these people are borrowing trucks. Nobody lays a fucking finger on my duramax. Nobody.
That's because they need to get where they're going. Cummins, beeyatch!
LOL now that right there is funny G.
Smoked my buddies NEW cummins with my Duramax the other day, he's still crying.
islandermyk
08-01-2014, 09:57
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp261/brutaltlr/The%20Guns%20and%20shoots%20and%20%20all%20related %20to%20it/Freecandyvan.jpg (http://s418.photobucket.com/user/brutaltlr/media/The%20Guns%20and%20shoots%20and%20%20all%20related %20to%20it/Freecandyvan.jpg.html)
Yep... I own that van along with other vehicles [Coffee]
It was a bitch trying to load things in my lil Jetta. When I was racing I was given the option of towing my bike around. I looked at how much it would cost me to buy a trailer and get a tow hitch installed to my Jetta. I did some thinking and put some numbers together and said "F*ck all that!"
For a few hundred dollars more... I got a sweet deal on this beast of a 5.7 V8 cargo van/toy hauler/Pedo van/murder van/etc..... [ROFL1]
blacklabel
08-01-2014, 12:12
But doesn't the mattress in the back take up most of the cargo space?
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Jesus-With-A-.45
08-01-2014, 12:24
If it has a chain-driven Tcase, a tow package, and some A/Ts, it's close enough for government work.
It does, it does :)
funkymonkey1111
08-01-2014, 14:42
my question for the manly men in the trucks is why you drive so damn slow in the left lane? when i'm passing the manly men in a 94 land cruiser with 223K miles on it that can barely get out of its way, you know they're slow.
Massive balls tend to add weight which slows us manly men down. ;)
funkymonkey1111
08-01-2014, 14:54
Massive balls tend to add weight which slows us manly men down. ;)
I hadn't considered the overloaded vehicle angle...
Jeffrey Lebowski
08-01-2014, 16:30
I am curious who all these people are borrowing trucks. Nobody lays a fucking finger on my duramax. Nobody.
Who is doing the 11ty billion recalls for you?
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