What is a truck?
 

I am on the coach and a little bored.

I get mad when some people call their SUV a truck.

My BIL called his Audi a truck.
I had a friend called his Ford a truck.
I saw a bumper sticker that said "Sorry boys, trucks are for girls" ON A JEEP COMPASS (with a man driving.
I own a Ram 1500 Pickup truck.

What is a truck? What is not a truck?

1. Audi Q7
http://media.caranddriver.com/images...s-original.jpg

2. Ford Escape
http://static.hgmsites.net/images/ca...55_400x240.jpg

3. Jeep Compass
http://services.edmunds-media.com/im...pg:progressive

4. Subaru Outback (sorry George)
https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/s..._oem_3_300.jpg

5. Ram 1500
http://www.caranddriver.com/images/1...s-original.jpg


Don't get me started on a shed vs. barn
Drugs have nothing to do with this
Forgot the GAZ option-sorry

No, no, no, no, yes

Truck has a bed.

Just like anything you can't take the top off of is not a Jeep no matter what it actually says on the vehicle.

is a hot dog a sandwich?

The essence of a truck is transporting inanimate object [loads].

#5 has the most clearly delineated load area.
Any of the other four could qualify if the rearward area is open for load carriage. If it's filled with seats and kids and books and games, etc. It's an automobile or car.

It might be more concise to refer to the first four configured for load carrying as a transport van.

A pickup is barely a truck. 3/4 ton and up is getting warmer.

If doesn't have a bed or a way to tow, it is not a truck.

And the entire vehicle cannot be enclosed.

An SUV is not a truck.

Google images will give you your answer.

I call my Chev Tahoe a truck but 1 2 3 4 are not trucks.

A hand cart. Skateboard axle. What you do when it's time to leave. Interaction with a person or concept.
And 5.

Also, a non-passenger van is a truck.

Trucks are utilitarian.

Yes, I know what SUV stands for, but they are very limited in what you can utilize them for.

SUVs are just glorified station wagons.

No but Harrison Ford is a hotdog

https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.c...ip=color&w=550

Is it between 2 pieces of bread?

1. Biff and Muffy soccer Ride.
2. SUV want to be starter Ride.
3. Hope you have a spare Transmission Ride.
4. Lesbian/Tree Hugger Ride.
5. A Truck.

Which coach are you riding? Saban? Kelly?

Pft you little gas sipper, real men run diesels.

I don't know the exact definition, but like porn, I know what it is when I see it.

I've been in debates with my redneck friends about this very thing many times.

Some of them even argue that my Avalanche is not a real truck since the bed isn't "separate" from the cab. It's more like a suburban to some of them I suppose. :rolleyes:

http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/a...dred/lanch.jpg

None of the above.

This is a truck. It is a piece of shit, but it's a truck.

http://i.imgur.com/3fUese6.jpg

The Missouri state highway patrol only classifies anything with an open bed a truck. No permanent top at all.

Buehler-I remember that. It is definitely a truck. No argument

Dred-An avalanche is more a truck than and SUV. With an open bed when needed.
The old Ford Apache was like the Avalanche. A suburban is not a truck.

That's a semi tractor trailer combo.

Body on frame, no unibody.

SUVs are only trucks if they are truck framed. Soccer mom crossovers need not apply~

A lot of my truck driving buddies refer to their big rigs as tractors. :D

Forgot about this
http://thisisinfamous.com/wp-content...s-vacation.jpg

A truck has a bed. End of thread

If it doesn't have an open bed, it's not a truck. Pretty simple.

The only gray area is vehicles like this. Then you have to get more detailed about chassis, because I don't think these are trucks.

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Eh, those are cars. They're built on car platforms.

meh, if it can carry two motorcycles in the bed., it's a truck.

El Caminos are registered as trucks.

Weren't they just a Malibu with a bed?

They're okay with air shocks. They won't haul shit without them.

Yep. :)

Same frame and front. Then Monte Carlos.

Just don't make me edit my poll

A truck is something with a bed that can haul heavy loads

For example


http://truestreetcars.com/forums/att...irls-truck.jpg

ya, my air shocks are from the factory...some guys like bags better.

yuck

TO BE A REAL TRUCK, IT'S GOTTA BE REAL LOUD. BONUS POINTS IF YOU CAN LAY A BITCH TON OF DIESEL SMOKE ALL OVER THE BELT HIGHWAY./ Saint Joseph MO

My wife's aunt has a Rav 4 and calls it her truck. Drives me up a wall.

Show her this and set her straight.

A truck doesn't have a sealed back end with carpeting.

SUV stands for I won't drive a minivan

If you are going to roll that way, the Ram listed above is a light duty pickup truck. Not a truck. This part of the world if it isn't hauling a load it isn't a truck. And half a ton isn't a load.

To be fair, 5 also needs a spare transmission... at least its a truck.

load carrying is the standard, not load level

This is a truck

http://www.northerntool.com/images/p..._2000x2000.jpg

Dudes calling their pickups trucks drive me crazy. That would kill my ass.

I call my Explorer a truck because it's not a car and saying "my SUV" sounds ****y

None of the above.

This is a ****ing truck.

SUV sounds stupid, but its not a truck.

SUV needs a new name.

Like I said. If you're being technical the ram is a light duty pickup truck. That is a hand truck. If you're being all technical, like you are, there is no "truck".

I then proceeded to tell you how the local mannerisms are out here.

I thought we covered that in post 10?

Yeah, well you probably call soda 'pop' too. :p

my truck

needs more chrome

:sulk:

I do.

Can't read the badge. Eco diesel?

No. Gas. V8. Still get 20 going 75

That shit pisses me off.

Put all the bullshit I've got in my pickup and it won't :D

Is that yours? I have always loved step sides.

Grandpa bought it new. Dad got it in mid-80s. I drove it through HS until my Nova was street ready. Dad still drives it regularly. Even though he was an '84 as well, the '72 is more reliable and a better workhorse.

* - not the actual truck, same year and model. 1972 Chevrolet C20 Custom Camper.

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Is a babe a hottie?

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NOUN



1.a large, heavy motor vehicle used for transporting goods, materials, or troops.


synonyms: rig · eighteen-wheeler · transport · transport truck ·
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2.an undercarriage with four to six wheels pivoted beneath the end of a railroad car.









3.a wooden disk at the top of a ship's mast or flagstaff, with sheaves for signal halyards.

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They all look like pieces of shit.

I feel as if this is a trick; too easy. That, or someone has the tard

:LOL:

Shut up, n00b!


Oh and to answer your question, no, a hot dog is not a sandwich.

Only the Ram is a truck in those pics.

This drives me crazy. People have gotten lazy with the English language. I think I first noticed it maybe 15 years ago. People in tv and movies would say let's get in the car when they were driving an SUV or truck. I guess I've eased a bit over the years and can live with calling an SUV a car, but a truck is not a car and a car is not a truck.

Pretentious Bitchmobile?

Disagree, if it says Jeep on it, it's a Jeep, unless it is a Compass or Renegade.

False. A truck has a bed. The end.

You definition means everything is a truck. Suvs are nice looking minivans.

I guess since i have a trailer hitch on my sonata i can call it a truck.

my foreman also pulls stuff. ****ing truck.

shit this easy now.

This must not be a truck then...

http://gobondar.com/wp-content/uploa...ight-truck.jpg

That is a specific kind of truck, a box truck.

There are many types of trucks. They usually have a cab that is separate from the rest of the vehicle.

:clap:

Dedicated cab space, that's a good criterion.

It was, yes... :(

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