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Post by jdd2 on Dec 31, 2017 6:03:46 GMT -5
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Post by theevan on Dec 31, 2017 8:35:42 GMT -5
Well you live in Yapon (to use an older spelling).
This is 'Merica, goldurnit. Reel 'Mericans drive big trucks.
(I'm mystified by folks who choose their wheels to project an image...whether it be liberal Subaru, flower-child Beetle, outdoorsey Jeep, balding/hairy-chested Corvette, rap-blaring Charger or Camaro, or NRA gun-toting Yeah-'Merica F-250, complete with Yeti sticker & truck nuts.)
If not for my business I'd probably drive my daughter's Avalon...comfortable, quiet, nice to drive. But I need to tow my lift and trailer-mounted PW system. Thus a truck. I guess that makes me a Republican.
I just love a broad brush.
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Post by drlj on Dec 31, 2017 8:47:47 GMT -5
I used to drive a pickup truck. It was useful at the time. I also had a VW Beetle. Now I have an Chevrolet SUV. I am considering a Lexus or Cadillac for the next one. Image be damned. I drive what I like.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 9:02:50 GMT -5
I own a Prius and have since 2009. One of my coworkers asked me when we bought it what kind of statement I was making with a Prius. My answer was succinct. "I like getting 45 plus miles to the gallon."
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Post by Tamarack on Dec 31, 2017 9:04:04 GMT -5
A broad brush but appears more or less accurate, based on my observations of the urban area in which I reside and and the outlying counties where I work.
I drive a non-rugged Toyota SUV as my personal vehicle. For field work I drive a company truck -- F-150 extended cab 4x4. I fit right in at construction and demolition sites.
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Post by Marshall on Dec 31, 2017 9:44:47 GMT -5
Well you live in Yapon (to use an older spelling). This is 'Merica, goldurnit. Reel 'Mericans drive big trucks. (I'm mystified by folks who choose their wheels to project an image...whether it be liberal Subaru, flower-child Beetle, outdoorsey Jeep, balding/hairy-chested Corvette, rap-blaring Charger or Camaro, or NRA gun-toting Yeah-'Merica F-250, complete with Yeti sticker & truck nuts.) If not for my business I'd probably drive my daughter's Avalon...comfortable, quiet, nice to drive. But I need to tow my lift and trailer-mounted PW system. Thus a truck. I guess that makes me a Republican. I just love a broad brush. It's called research, Evan. Of course it's a broad brush. But there's a confluence of evidence. They'd probably find it's an urban/rural thing that shows where the truck/sedan thing occurs. |
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Post by majorminor on Dec 31, 2017 10:10:42 GMT -5
Here in Montana I would say it runs 3 to 1 trucks to cars. If they figure out how to haul an ATV, a cord of wood, or an elk in a Prius let me know.
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Dec 31, 2017 10:16:42 GMT -5
Here in Montana I would say it runs 3 to 1 trucks to cars. If they figure out how to haul an ATV, a cord of wood, or an elk in a Prius let me know. We rich Democrats have our elk delivered. |
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Post by dradtke on Dec 31, 2017 10:29:06 GMT -5
Years ago my friend and I drove his Honda Accord out to Seattle. We drove through one town in Utah where every single vehicle was an American pickup with a rifle rack in the back window. We didn't stop.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Dec 31, 2017 12:07:35 GMT -5
I drive a truck.
Put that in your research pipe and smoke it.
The flaw with this research?
Form follows function. Many people are not about making a statement through their use of transportation choice, they just use what they can or what they have. Especially after guys get past the “I have to have a 800 hp machine to sit it stop and go traffic on the way to work” phase.
Mike
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Post by John B on Dec 31, 2017 12:29:12 GMT -5
Well you live in Yapon (to use an older spelling). I'm mystified by folks who choose their wheels to project an image...whether it be liberal Subaru, flower-child Beetle, outdoorsey Jeep, balding/hairy-chested Corvette, rap-blaring Charger or Camaro, or NRA gun-toting Yeah-'Merica F-250, complete with Yeti sticker & truck nuts. Some of us choose the balding/hairy-chested Hyundai. |
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Post by Village Idiot on Dec 31, 2017 12:31:33 GMT -5
My $8,000 Jeep is well over 4 times as much as i’ve ever paid for a personal vehicle. Kim is a different story.
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Post by millring on Dec 31, 2017 12:33:46 GMT -5
I drive a van. It will be so much easier for me to move down by the river and live in it some day.
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Post by RickW on Dec 31, 2017 12:53:44 GMT -5
The only thing that kills me about trucks is the incredible cost. I had motorcycles. I loved riding them, and I of course was making a statement about being young and cool. But I see young guys with the massive 4 wheel drive trucks with the diesel engines, and I see a down payment on a house in those puppies. A lot of them are tradespeople, but the tradespeople I used to know when I was younger had older beater pickups, because they got the crap beaten out of them by the work. 60 to 80k on a vehicle for a 22 year old seems crazy.
But, we do shit like that.
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Post by Marshall on Dec 31, 2017 13:34:25 GMT -5
Years ago my friend and I drove his Honda Accord out to Seattle. We drove through one town in Utah where every single vehicle was an American pickup with a rifle rack in the back window. We didn't stop. A friend of mine retired and moved to Prescot. He's a gun guy. He drove his Honda Civic to the shooting range every week. He got a lot of stares. Finally he bought a used pickup off his brother and sold the Honda. He feels more accepted now. He also said Prescot is the whitest place he's ever been. Even the bus boys at the diner and the lawn service crews are all white. |
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Post by billhammond on Dec 31, 2017 13:40:13 GMT -5
Years ago my friend and I drove his Honda Accord out to Seattle. We drove through one town in Utah where every single vehicle was an American pickup with a rifle rack in the back window. We didn't stop. A friend of mine retired and moved to Prescot. He's a gun guy. He drove his Honda Civic to the shooting range every week. He got a lot of stares. Finally he bought a used pickup off his brother and sold the Honda. He feels more accepted now. He also said Prescot is the whitest place he's ever been. Even the bus boys at the diner and the lawn service crews are all white. You mean PRESCOTT, as in Cheeseland? |
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Post by Marty on Dec 31, 2017 14:01:33 GMT -5
A friend of mine retired and moved to Prescot. He's a gun guy. He drove his Honda Civic to the shooting range every week. He got a lot of stares. Finally he bought a used pickup off his brother and sold the Honda. He feels more accepted now. He also said Prescot is the whitest place he's ever been. Even the bus boys at the diner and the lawn service crews are all white. You mean PRESCOTT, as in Cheeseland? No, I think he means Prescot as in gun toting Arizona. I drive a SUV, Ford Escape, same as Dog's but more "tarted up", but the girls call it Papa's truck. I would prefer a pick up truck but they are not what I need for hauling 6 or more guitars at a time while also picking up and delivering grandkids here and there. |
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Post by Doug on Dec 31, 2017 15:28:58 GMT -5
You mean PRESCOTT, as in Cheeseland? No, I think he means Prescot as in gun toting Arizona. I drive a SUV, Ford Escape, same as Dog's but more "tarted up", but the girls call it Papa's truck. I would prefer a pick up truck but they are not what I need for hauling 6 or more guitars at a time while also picking up and delivering grandkids here and there. Prescott is the Tucson of N. AZ |
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Post by billhammond on Dec 31, 2017 15:34:54 GMT -5
No, I think he means Prescot as in gun toting Arizona. I drive a SUV, Ford Escape, same as Dog's but more "tarted up", but the girls call it Papa's truck. I would prefer a pick up truck but they are not what I need for hauling 6 or more guitars at a time while also picking up and delivering grandkids here and there. Prescott is the Tucson of N. AZ What do you mean, Doug? |
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Post by drlj on Dec 31, 2017 15:43:59 GMT -5
I am using this line in a song.
“ I don’t drive a truck, baby
But I got beer in the trunk of my Fiat.”
That is all I have so far.
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