[DMCForum] Re: Top Gear... (Martin)

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A truck can be used for much more than just hauling. Since I've
dropped insurance on the Lincolns, mine are daily transportation.

I think that's the problem with contemporary trucks -- they emulate
passenger cars now to satisfy newby drivers unwilling to put up with
things like I-Beam suspensions, cozy wings, bench seats, single piece
dashes, etc. My concern is the pleasantries will not put up with
punishment over the years. The reason you see so many F-100's still on
the road is because they were built to be indestructible (and to a
lesser degree the old Chevy C Series). Does anyone really expect to
see a 2005 model pickup on the road in the year 2035? The damndest
thing will be if some of those old F-100's are STILL in use then.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Regarding European markets for American trucks: how in the world do
> > Europeans haul anything? I'm one of the few people in my church with
> > full size trucks, and they're constantly worrying the piss out of me
> > to transport stuff. I really can't
> > figure out how Europeans accomplish anything in little passenger cars.
> 
> 
> Estate cars are common, as are Land Rovers (esp where I live which
has a 
> lot of farmland around), ditto bona fide 4x4 trucks from Toyota et al. 
> Myself, I have a 3/4 ton trailer for the back of my car. I rarely need 
> it though.
> 
> You have to ask yourself how many journeys you make where the truck is 
> actually used to transport stuff. Traders over here would buy a van to 
> carry stuff if you need to carry stuff around all the time.
> 
> Martin

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