Pick up trucks!

[johneb87]

I wouldn't mind finding a gently used Subaru Baja.

 

[TxRad]

I wouldn't mind finding a gently used Subaru Baja.

Not bad at all, as long as it was a different color.

 

[patientlee]

You've got to grab it by the designated handles. It's all about distributing the weight properly...

I believe Dodge refers to it as grabbing by the horns.

 

[hoo_hoo_boo]

This pretty much summarises utes in OZ

http://wn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_(vehicle)

You can buy a Holden(GM) ute straight from the showroom with a 5.9 litre V8 which, unmodified, will reach just short of 170mph.

Ferals (Rednecks) like to buy them and customise them - big bullbars, bigger sound systems etc.

My ute is to go camping in. I have a fabric canopy on it that goes up (and down for traveling). It takes about 2 minutes to erect and 2 minutes to put down again. As the cheapest fabric is curtains from op shops it's made of that. To water proof it I put it in a solution of silicone and vinegar. It's waterproof, and with the silicone, stronger. It looks lovely when it's up with the florals displayed. Total cost was less than $50, mostly for the zip and silicone.

I saw a camper trailer today- second hand they wanted $8,500 for it and it isn't near as pretty as mine. I've traveled a long way with it and saved so much money on accommodation. The canopy is on top of a wooden platform, under which there is space for storage.

I love it.

 

[patientlee]

http://www.funny10.com/5r0pseg5ky1r/JtF44Sk.jpg.html?order_by=new

http://www.funny10.com/5r0pseg5ky1r/JtF44Sk.jpg.html?order_by=new

 

[hoo_hoo_boo]

I believe Dodge refers to it as grabbing by the horns.

My ute has only one horn and it is fairly loud.

 

[TxRad]

I wouldn't mind finding a gently used Subaru Baja.

I found you one with 60k miles for around $16k but it's in Exton, Pa.

 

[Mercury_Maniac]

since when were ute's pickup trucks?

 

[TE999]

since when were ute's pickup trucks?

They're not. Ute's cargo areas are fully enclosed, pickups aren't. I drive a Ford Explorer Sport Trac which is a hybrid between a ute and a pickup.

 

[Tyro999]

This pretty much summarises utes in OZ

http://wn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_(vehicle)

You can buy a Holden(GM) ute straight from the showroom with a 5.9 litre V8 which, unmodified, will reach just short of 170mph.

Ferals (Rednecks) like to buy them and customise them - big bullbars, bigger sound systems etc.

Thank you ever so much, colddiesel. I now know more about OZ [and NZed] utes than I ever really wanted to know. [A common problem between me and wikipedia.]

 

[hoo_hoo_boo]

They're not. Ute's cargo areas are fully enclosed, pickups aren't. I drive a Ford Explorer Sport Trac which is a hybrid between a ute and a pickup.

But what about where "pick up truck" isn't in the vernacular at all? Utes don't necessarily have enclosed cargo areas. Its a difficult distinction because a canopy can be put on a ute. That encloses the cargo area. Was it a pick up truck before?

 

[hoo_hoo_boo]

This pretty much summarises utes in OZ

http://wn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_(vehicle)

You can buy a Holden(GM) ute straight from the showroom with a 5.9 litre V8 which, unmodified, will reach just short of 170mph.

Ferals (Rednecks) like to buy them and customise them - big bullbars, bigger sound systems etc.

So much grunt in the donk they just about wind the wheels off.