Man Thing or Not?

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Me and tuber just bought a new truck.. Its great, a 2005 toyota tundra I drive it to work all the time but for the most part when im not in it he has to drive it. I was told by some man docs where I work that it is a man thing they have to drive the truck, how true is this?
You cant use its a texan thing since tuber is from utah,
so tell me do men really want to drive a truck and is it in their genes or what?

A pic of our truck:

[Asher]

It's not a man thing, I hate trucks and many men here do.

It's mostly a big, bad, overcompensating American thing.

[Pekka]

Not a man thing, maybe for American men, I don't know. Trucks aren't big in here, in fact most think they're ugly.

[Thoth]

I've never felt any desire to drive a truck.

Must be a Yank thing.

[Ecthy]

What do you need that truck for, except drive to work?

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Thats bout it just to drive back and forth to work but i always liked trucks. It helps when ur moving and hauling stuff since u cant fit that in ur car and u dont want to rent one. But for some reason tuber has to drive when we are together, didnt know if it was the truck or what.

[Ecthy]

How much does it eat?

[Theben]

Tuber has been in Texas too long. Breathed the air, drank the water... bought a truck.

I like smaller cars, b/c I like being close to the ground, and their nimbleness. Good gas mileage doesn't hurt either. However there have been days when I needed a truck.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Theben
Tuber has been in Texas too long. Breathed the air, drank the water... bought a truck.

I like smaller cars, b/c I like being close to the ground, and their nimbleness. Good gas mileage doesn't hurt either. However there have been days when I needed a truck.

I drive a Saturn.

ACK!

[Verto]

Re: Man Thing or Not?

Originally posted by Mrs. Tuberski
Me and tuber just bought a new truck.. Its great, a 2005 toyota tundra I drive it to work all the time but for the most part when im not in it he has to drive it. I was told by some man docs where I work that it is a man thing they have to drive the truck, how true is this?
You cant use its a texan thing since tuber is from utah,
so tell me do men really want to drive a truck and is it in their genes or what?

A pic of our truck:

I've always looked at it as compensation, especially the guys driving jacked-up trucks with a huge lift that makes them completely impractical for doing anything. Even in TX I'd say the percentage of truck owners who actually have a legitimate reason for owning a truck is small..probably very similar for Hummer/SUV owners, of course.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Why do you need a truck? Do you haul anything?

I have felt no need to drive a truck.

[Grandpa Troll]

I drive a truck for many reasons:

A-Im a bigger person, it affords comfortable ride and workplace environment

B-I am all over parts of 6 counties, the occasion may arise for me to take something to one of my many facilities

C-I keep some tools and testing equipment with me

D-The truck rides higher and am off road on construction sites so a car would be out of question

E-I may need to carry several contractors to check out a jobsite

F-I carry a mobile office..i.e. laptop, pertinent files,documentation folders..ect. to be able to work all day in field if necessary

I enjoy a pickup over a car also due to being up higher and a better view


Gramps

[Tuberski]

Re: Re: Man Thing or Not?

Originally posted by Verto


I've always looked at it as compensation, especially the guys driving jacked-up trucks with a huge lift that makes them completely impractical for doing anything. Even in TX I'd say the percentage of truck owners who actually have a legitimate reason for owning a truck is small..probably very similar for Hummer/SUV owners, of course.

Our CEO, we work in the same place, is about 5'5" and drives a huge Ford F-350 similar to this:



ACK!

[DRoseDARs]

'at's not a truck, this is a truck... [/Crocodile Dundee]

http://f650pickups.com/prime.html

[FrostyBoy]

Well Grandpa Troll has a damn good reason for needing a truck.

Austrialians and Kiwi's often need trucks for the same reasons as Americans like Grandpa Troll. A lot of off-road stuff.

For the city though? No way, that's just being ridiculous.