grunt grunt guffaw! now my nose is cleared, bull poo!
1-4-1-2 ton pickups in town regularly move people, carry construction supplies, are used for small businesses and often have better mileage than cars. 3-4-1 ton frequently tow boats, trailers carrying 4x4's, skidoos, boats. in the rural areas, only poor locals do not have at least one truck, regardless of age -- if we didn't have them, we would lose our suspension in a hurry, and would pay a fortune to have wood delivered, not to mention loading the box with propane tanks, maybe oxygen and acetelyne tanks, gas containers for gasoline, chain saw oil, diesel, and groceries, since a trip to town can be expensive so it's not done frequently, not to mention dog food -- 80 kg a month for most large dogs of which two is a good idea for security.
need i mention that most people who drive trucks are very handy? they can usually build their own decks, fences, sheds, patch their roofs, fix most things, have automobile basic skills, if not outright specialists in at least one of framing, foundations, general construction, electricity, plumbing (installing septic systems, wells, sump pumps, holding tanks, systerns, underground lines to the outbuildings), fixing heavy machinery, logging, milling, farming, automotive, welding, hydraulics (for homemade wood splitters etc.,) small motor repairs ... the list goes on. how could we do all this without a pickup?
Built like a Mercedes 3696Max Dodge That is at variance to what I hear on the mainly right wing American posters on alt.autos.toyota where there is only one decenting voice to the overwhelming majority who...
most of us lead very busy lives (thread about work hours as compared to many countries) whether urban or rural and welcome is the day when the bed only contains fishing tackle, tent, camping supplies and clothing and maybe a shot gun or two!
rach
