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re: Are pickup trucks difficult to drive?

Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:08 pm to
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:08 pm to
Posted by TheSlizzardKing
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:08 pm to
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neither is a truck


And I guarantee you are an oilfield trash "truck" snob
Posted by Napoleon
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:10 pm to
No, but a lot of truck drives come to a near stop to turn and do so without a blinker. Others can't park for shite.

Posted by Nado Jenkins83
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:12 pm to
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And I guarantee you are an oilfield trash "truck" snob


you sound like a hippie liberal
Posted by Beauw
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:21 pm to
Posted by member12
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:29 pm to
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I just want to know what challenges these truck owners face


You want to know what insecurity drives someone to spend more than their annual income on something called the Super Duper Duty King Ranch Harley Davidson UFC Tiny Penis Edition Powerstroke?


Posted by foshizzle
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:29 pm to
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Are trucks a challenging vehicle to drive


If you are just learning to drive, or gay - yes.
Posted by Arkapigdiesel
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:30 pm to
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Are pickup trucks difficult to drive?

Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:30 pm to
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You want to know what insecurity drives someone to spend more than their annual income on something called the Super Duper Duty King Ranch Harley Davidson UFC Tiny Penis Edition Powerstroke?




Your post is more insecure than any truck. What a big man you must be to not need a truck and think only insecure people buy them.
Posted by VetteGuy
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:32 pm to
They are a challenge to drive fast as they don't respond to steering inputs the same way a car does (more turns lock-to-lock). With patience you can thread an F-250 through straight -line traffic almost as quickly as a car. Above 85 or so the front ends have a tendency to lift a bit, not so much on a diesel. Brakes, while larger, still take bit to stop 7700#.
It does appear many idiots failed Physics I.

Longer wheelbases make low-speed turning a challenge, axle length is not the issue.
Posted by TheBoo
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:35 pm to
According to my girlfriend it's like driving a tank/ carrier jet.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:35 pm to
In the snow, throw sandbags in the back or you'll slide.
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:35 pm to
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Longer wheelbases make low-speed turning a challenge, axle length is not the issue.


pretty sure that's what she meant
Posted by VetteGuy
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:39 pm to
I was in Carmel, IN for a few days for the race. Great place and it is full of roundabouts. I rented a 2016 F-150 and was getting pretty good at shuffling it through the roundabouts.

At least, my nephew and I thought so. The female passengers, not so much.
Posted by VetteGuy
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:40 pm to
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pretty sure that's what she meant




I'd really like an 8' bed with the crewcab, but you'd have to go to the airport when you wanted to turn around.
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:40 pm to
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In the snow, throw sandbags in the back or you'll slide.


knew someone that threw cement in theirs. bag ripped and it dried all over his bed
Posted by member12
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:40 pm to
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Your post is more insecure than any truck. What a big man you must be to not need a truck and think only insecure people buy them.


Please. I own a truck.

You don't need a sense of humor to see how obvious the branding on these things are. I mean, maybe YOU do. Most of us don't. Raptor? Powerstroke?

Not quite as obvious as the SmartCar, but it's pretty bad.
This post was edited on 5/31/16 at 4:45 pm
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:41 pm to
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Please. I own a truck.


so often does your wife let you use it?
Posted by VetteGuy
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:43 pm to
I knowed you was bullshittin' on account of you left out "Platinum".
Posted by Pettifogger
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:44 pm to
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In the snow, throw sandbags in the back or you'll slide.



During the ridiculous Atlanta snow disaster a few years back, I saw a number of volunteers along my 7 hour, 12 mile commute that were doing nothing but sitting at the bottom of hills and hopping on the back of pickups to help them get traction.
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