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Re: When does a 4wd start getting called a truck?
« Reply #75 on: August 22, 2014, 06:28:38 PM »
Mine goes "wooh!" between gears on the up change, I have to down change about 5 gears going up hills, I have to climb up into the cab, I have a tray, and I tow things. I don't care what you guys call it, but I call it my truck.  :angel:
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Re: When does a 4wd start getting called a truck?
« Reply #76 on: August 24, 2014, 07:52:14 AM »
When you also need a heavy vehicle license. ,

Or you want to.   
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Re: When does a 4wd start getting called a truck?
« Reply #77 on: August 24, 2014, 07:56:31 AM »
Apparently when it's a Colorado.

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Re: When does a 4wd start getting called a truck?
« Reply #78 on: March 09, 2015, 06:28:09 AM »
The USA term for truck is short for PICKUP TRUCK, just like we have shortened UTE from Utility vehicle..

I quite like the calling a UTE either a ute or a pickup, cos thats what you do, you go to the hardware etc and pickup stuff and put it in the back.

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Re: When does a 4wd start getting called a truck?
« Reply #79 on: March 09, 2015, 06:35:38 AM »
What is the question  ???  Trucked if l know .    ??? ??? :-[           :cheers:
For Trucks sake whats the Trucking answer   , l Gots to Trucking Well Know :cheers:
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Re: When does a 4wd start getting called a truck?
« Reply #80 on: March 09, 2015, 06:53:01 AM »
Did a 4WD course years ago to get a permit to drive in the cooper basin mining area. The first thing the instructor did was to emphasise that the 80 series we were using was a truck. It may look like a car in the position of the steering wheel and the level of comfort, but due to handling it was a truck. If you try to drive it like a car you would get into trouble.
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Re: When does a 4wd start getting called a truck?
« Reply #81 on: March 09, 2015, 06:55:49 AM »
Quote from: Hewy54 on March 09, 2015, 06:53:01 AM
Did a 4WD course years ago to get a permit to drive in the cooper basin mining area. The first thing the instructor did was to emphasise that the 80 series we were using was a truck. It may look like a car in the position of the steering wheel and the level of comfort, but due to handling it was a truck. If you try to drive it like a car you would get into trouble.

On that basis, an Austin A40 would also be considered a truck........
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Re: When does a 4wd start getting called a truck?
« Reply #82 on: March 09, 2015, 06:59:37 AM »
Quote from: GeoffA on March 09, 2015, 06:55:49 AM
On that basis, an Austin A40 would also be considered a truck........

And a Landrover a tractor.  :D
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Re: When does a 4wd start getting called a truck?
« Reply #83 on: March 09, 2015, 07:05:48 AM »
And  Jeep a " stick " unless you move it its not going anywhere ... And the aboriginal word for Jeep is ..... " Boomerang "
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Re: When does a 4wd start getting called a truck?
« Reply #84 on: March 09, 2015, 09:37:48 AM »
It must be a common thing in North Queensland, I do refer to most 4x4's as trucks. I think it is something that has been passed down from generations and is still common.

It is a bit like when is an Esky not an Esky, or is it a chilly bin ? 
Or a suit case is not a suit case in my generation up here , we call them ports.

Must be because we don't have daylight savings and are in the dark for an extra hour each day. ;D me thinks.

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Re: When does a 4wd start getting called a truck?
« Reply #85 on: March 09, 2015, 10:12:31 AM »
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