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[Paul Rodgers]

Yeah, I was thinking of that as I typed it...It will be the King's English for a while (William, etc), I'd think. But, the Queen's Egglish seemed punny, so...yeah.

Do you really ever lose it though? I'm still fluent in redneck and 3 dialects of hillbilly. It comes back quickly.

well, if a Brother or Cousin visit, by the time we get back from the airport the old accent is back.

I now live in Central-FL, no "hillbillys", its flat here, just "swampbillys".
Even I am a redneck these days tho, farmers tan all the way.

BUT, we all drive pickups! Tacoma, Chevy, F150's by the dozen, even a few Nissan.
Me? I miss my very-old Mazda-B2200, first pickup I ever bought, probably still the best.

I just need to convince them-all idiots to give up the gasoline-habit.
A Slate in my yard might do it.
Especially since it would have its own solar-charger,
so "empg" ==> infinity

Yes! the one point where you can hit most folk, is right in the wallet.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

well, if a Brother or Cousin visit, by the time we get back from the airport the old accent is back.

I now live in Central-FL, no "hillbillys", its flat here, just "swampbillys".
Even I am a redneck these days tho, farmers tan all the way.

BUT, we all drive pickups! Tacoma, Chevy, F150's by the dozen, even a few Nissan.
Me? I miss my very-old Mazda-B2200, first pickup I ever bought, probably still the best.

I just need to convince them-all idiots to give up the gasoline-habit.
A Slate in my yard might do it.
Especially since it would have its own solar-charger,
so "empg" ==> infinity

Yes! the one point where you can hit most folk, is right in the wallet.

Many of us have that one small truck (I had an '85 Nissan Hardbody once) that we miss (manual locks, windows, sunroof, back slider window, manual tranny). I've had every size truck since then...

All of my snooty neighbors have pickups -- Tundra's, F150's, Sierra's, Lightnings, etc. Only one or two of us actually carries anything in the bed or tows anything even monthly. The rest are simply commuter monstrosities as next gen (Platinum) status symbols, I'd think.

Looking forward to them walking down the road to check out the blank Slate some day...their cognitive dissonance will be tasty.

 

[E90400K]

Many of us have that one small truck (I had an '85 Nissan Hardbody once) that we miss (manual locks, windows, sunroof, back slider window, manual tranny). I've had every size truck since then...

All of my snooty neighbors have pickups -- Tundra's, F150's, Sierra's, Lightnings, etc. Only one or two of us actually carries anything in the bed or tows anything even monthly. The rest are simply commuter monstrosities as next gen (Platinum) status symbols, I'd think.

Looking forward to them walking down the road to check out the blank Slate some day...their cognitive dissonance will be tasty.

How many of your neighbors drive around with the trunk full in their sedans? How many have the seats folded down in their SUVs always carrying a full load (73 cubic feet) of cargo, or seven (7) kid soccer players? If you get converts, all your neighbors will be driving their Slates around empty too. And towing? Lol, my wife's 1.9L Z3 can tow a 1,000 pounds.

It's such a stupid argument that driving a pickup is wasteful because the bed is empty. Just tired of the internet social media bandwagon crap. LOL

 

[Doctors Do Little]

How many of your neighbors drive around with the trunk full in their sedans? How many have the seats folded down in their SUVs always carrying a full load (73 cubic feet) of cargo, or seven (7) kid soccer players? If you get converts, all your neighbors will be driving their Slates around empty too. And towing? Lol, my wife's 1.9L Z3 can tow a 1,000 pounds.

It's such a stupid argument that driving a pickup is wasteful because the bed is empty. Just tired of the internet social media bandwagon crap. LOL

We ARE the bandwagon...but it was interesting to see that my closest 5 neighbors only had 1 truck (mine) 5 years ago....now all 6 do!

I used my lack of a truck (that lasted a whole 15 months) to recently justify buying a 6x10' utility trailer! Then I traded an older SUV in on another truck! (I have quietly kept the trailer too, though)...What? (...sometimes you need to haul stuff...and I only had to go rescue my wife on our stranded golf cart with the trailer once to prove out!)

 

[KevinRS]

It's the many commuters driving to work, no carpool, probably an office job so nothing in the bed, they probably never have put anything in the bed, in big 4 door trucks, often with 4wd, lifted, and knobby tires, on the freeway going 80 mph, day in and day out that is wasteful. Too shiny to have ever used those knobby tires and 4wd.
It's not that they aren't hauling something today, it's that they never haul anything, and commute an hour or more each day in a gas guzzler for no reason.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

It's the many commuters driving to work, no carpool, probably an office job so nothing in the bed, they probably never have put anything in the bed, in big 4 door trucks, often with 4wd, lifted, and knobby tires, on the freeway going 80 mph, day in and day out that is wasteful. Too shiny to have ever used those knobby tires and 4wd.
It's not that they aren't hauling something today, it's that they never haul anything, and commute an hour or more each day in a gas guzzler for no reason.

This.

 

[Trace26]

It's the many commuters driving to work, no carpool, probably an office job so nothing in the bed, they probably never have put anything in the bed, in big 4 door trucks, often with 4wd, lifted, and knobby tires, on the freeway going 80 mph, day in and day out that is wasteful. Too shiny to have ever used those knobby tires and 4wd.
It's not that they aren't hauling something today, it's that they never haul anything, and commute an hour or more each day in a gas guzzler for no reason.

It's unnecessarily dangerous too.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

It's unnecessarily dangerous too.

Neurosurgeon drives a sports car but his family ALWAYS drives the biggest SUV on the road, bc physics always wins.

 

[Paul Rodgers]

"big" is the problem
- everyone wants the "big" vehicle, because thats what they see on TV
- guys? you want the "big" girl?
- girls? you want the "fat" guy?

just wake up everyone, buy what you need (or really want).
Vote with your wallet

 

[KevinRS]

Neurosurgeon drives a sports car but his family ALWAYS drives the biggest SUV on the road, bc physics always wins.

Never going to win vs the semi though.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

Never going to win vs the semi though.

it’s funny that he said if he could get car seats into a Mack, that’s what he would get…he’s making a not so subtle point.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

"big" is the problem
- everyone wants the "big" vehicle, because thats what they see on TV
- guys? you want the "big" girl?
- girls? you want the "fat" guy?

just wake up everyone, buy what you need (or really want).
Vote with your wallet

He has a wonderful fit wife and beautiful family…he fixes enough MVA victims to know who prevails when force meets force. That’s his point. He’s buying some 6K lbs road insurance…ironically he doesn’t drive something similar.

it is an American worldview. We have streets and driveways to accommodate, so we do it. Except for golf cart communities, (see Peachtree City, GA or Bald Head Island, NC), it’s what is allowed.

Hopefully Slate has Tesla-like safety performance, as I’ll still have to have my head on a swivel in the midst of the monster truck convention that is my neighborhood.

 

[Dorbiman]

How many of your neighbors drive around with the trunk full in their sedans? How many have the seats folded down in their SUVs always carrying a full load (73 cubic feet) of cargo, or seven (7) kid soccer players? If you get converts, all your neighbors will be driving their Slates around empty too. And towing? Lol, my wife's 1.9L Z3 can tow a 1,000 pounds.

It's such a stupid argument that driving a pickup is wasteful because the bed is empty. Just tired of the internet social media bandwagon crap. LOL

I think the point is that it IS wasteful. It’s a waste of gas to daily drive a vehicle with terrible fuel economy for no reason. It increases the chance of fatal accidents for others, it increases road wear, and much much more. You can feel however you want. That doesn’t refute the fact that daily driving a truck when you only use it as such 3 times a year IS wasteful.

 

[Trace26]

I think the point is that it IS wasteful. It’s a waste of gas to daily drive a vehicle with terrible fuel economy for no reason. It increases the chance of fatal accidents for others, it increases road wear, and much much more. You can feel however you want. That doesn’t refute the fact that daily driving a truck when you only use it as such 3 times a year IS wasteful.

People forget that facts are facts, what you do with them and how they make you feel is a different subject.

 

[E90400K]

I think the point is that it IS wasteful. It’s a waste of gas to daily drive a vehicle with terrible fuel economy for no reason. It increases the chance of fatal accidents for others, it increases road wear, and much much more. You can feel however you want. That doesn’t refute the fact that daily driving a truck when you only use it as such 3 times a year IS wasteful.

What difference does it make if it's gas or electric? If its a waste of energy to drive a ICEV truck with an empty bed except 3 times a year, then it wasteful to drive an electric truck just the same if it's empty except 3 times a year.

Just leave people alone and stop trying to lecture them. JFC.