What do you drive for a truck?

[tacticalturnip]

Here is a fun one; this was my wife's when we married, and it was a fun ride.

 

[kozal01]

I never called it a pickup, I called it a truck, and I did so for a reason.

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"Trucks" and "Lorry" redirect here. For other uses, see Truck (disambiguation) and Lorry (disambiguation).
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction, with a cabin that is independent of the payload portion of the vehicle. Smaller varieties may be mechanically similar to some automobiles. Commercial trucks can be very large and powerful and may be configured to be mounted with specialized equipment, such as in the case of refuse trucks, fire trucks, concrete mixers, and suction excavators. In American English, a commercial vehicle without a trailer or other articulation is formally a "straight truck" while one designed specifically to pull a trailer is not a truck but a "tractor".[1]

 

[tacticalturnip]

Literally from what you just posted-

"vast majority feature"

 

[kozal01]

Literally from what you just posted-

"vast majority feature"

You're really reaching here. Is a Crown Victoria a truck? What about an old Cadillac? You're only requirement you listed is body on frame, so what is it? All the older cars that were body on frame are trucks now? Or are you just too stubborn to admit you're wrong?

 

[DGZRT]

2018 Nissan Titan. This is my second Titan and both have been great trucks .

 

[tacticalturnip]

I'm not reaching here, this isn't a hill I'm trying to die on, your arguments have just been poor thus far.

I would make the informal argument that a truck in the traditional North American sense was a body-on-frame, front-engine, rear-wheel drive vehicle (typically with the option of a front-wheel assist) with a large cargo area, separate from the occupants. From there you can argue the semantics of whether that cargo are should be separated by a physical barrier, if full-frame vans are trucks, and as time has gone on you've seen more acceptance of unibody vehicles with traditional open cargo areas.

This is why I said the argument was informal, because the market segment is more fluidic than Hunter *****'s liver and has changed drastically over time.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Except they are not, I had one, on the title it said station wagon.. By that logic every car with a full frame was also a truck then right?

Whoa! You can't call an SUV a station wagon.

Many peoples' delicate feelings would get hurt.

 

[Jstpssng]

2018 Nissan Titan. This is my second Titan and both have been great trucks .

My BIL has a 2007, and it's treated him well.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

I'm speaking in more layman's terms.

That's somewhat obvious. Look up the legal descriptions at DOT, for example.

I never called it a pickup, I called it a truck, and I did so for a reason.

Meanwhile, I would never call my 1500 a truck. I may have referred to it as a pickup at times, but normally it's "the 1500".

Yes, it's a fun to drive 1500 with 700 hp, but to me it's still a car with a tiny bed on the back. All sitting on a frame, by the way.

 

[tacticalturnip]

That's somewhat obvious. Look up the legal descriptions at DOT, for example.

Meanwhile, I would never call my 1500 a truck. I may have referred to it as a pickup at times, but normally it's "the 1500".

Yes, it's a fun to drive 1500 with 700 hp, but to me it's still a car with a tiny bed on the back. All sitting on a frame, by the way.

So you're going to say this and not post pictures of what I presume is a Ram TRX?

Rude.