by "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
Published 09/28/2017 at 21:46
by "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
Published 09/28/2017 at 21:46
Tags: Mah truck
STARS: 5
Seriously. They maximize utility, minimize time, and you’re never worried about rust from a bracket, or a cheap aftermarket piece breaking under load. Why don’t manufacturers do this anymore? Other than the almighty dollar...
"Dogapult" (dogapult)
09/28/2017 at 21:50, STARS: 0
Aesthetics, mostly.
"Jonee" (Jonee)
09/28/2017 at 21:51, STARS: 3
Yeah, I don’t get it, either. Maybe they’re too utilitarian looking. People don’t like their trucks looking useful. The ones on my old Chevy LUV were so damn handy. I used to load that thing up.
"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
09/28/2017 at 21:54, STARS: 1
Amen! There’s been numerous times where I’ve been underwhelmed with the number of places to hook on ratchet straps on several different trucks.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
09/28/2017 at 21:57, STARS: 6
That’s what spokes are for.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
09/28/2017 at 22:04, STARS: 3
Trucks nowadays are less about utility and more about style.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
09/28/2017 at 22:09, STARS: 3
I hope there’s an “after” photo
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
09/28/2017 at 22:09, STARS: 3
They should have bought a car then.
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
09/28/2017 at 22:14, STARS: 6
There is a obituary though.
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
09/28/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 0
Aerodynamics might be a factor, too - nowhere near the primary one, but a factor nonetheless.
In any case, pickups designed for the US market, for whatever reason, have never had tie-down rails as part of the bed like that, and it’s always designs intended for other markets where I see that (sometimes American-market designs are modified to add them, sometimes foreign-market designs are modified to remove them).
AFAIK, most of the trucks with them in the US market are 70s/80s Japanese models, before the Japanese automakers figured out how to customize per-market.
"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
09/28/2017 at 22:25, STARS: 1
Every truck I’ve had, I’ve put eye bolts into for this reason.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
09/28/2017 at 22:25, STARS: 1
I’ve often wondered why trucks no longer have practical tie-down points. Style? Liability? Cost? Whatever the reason, it’s disappointing.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
09/28/2017 at 22:40, STARS: 0
I’d say going that route would be cheaper than the rail system that trucks have now. The exterior hooks would be useless with a cap or tonneau, though.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
09/28/2017 at 23:25, STARS: 0
As I learned from my dad they’re completely unnecessary. Just mount some boards on the side of the truck and screw some eyelets into them!
Like this. But more getto.
"PyramidHat" (pyramidhat)
09/29/2017 at 00:16, STARS: 0
Dad had a 1977 Datsun Pickup that had these...quite handy...
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
09/29/2017 at 08:17, STARS: 0
Saw this the other day and thought of you. https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/d/1983-toyota-sr5-no-rust-2/6321608539.html
"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
09/29/2017 at 14:32, STARS: 0
No no, you don’t understand. They want to look like the type of “man” that needs a truck to do manly thing while actually being the type of man that doesn’t even really put stuff in the bed, tow, or need anything a base Honda Civic wouldn’t offer.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
09/30/2017 at 12:22, STARS: 0
That’s why they don’t get real pickups in Europe
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
10/10/2017 at 09:30, STARS: 0
who need practicality anyway?
On 620's, many people remove them for style.
Then again, I don’t think this one will ever haul anything other than ass
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
10/10/2017 at 09:32, STARS: 1
This guy:
