Trucks are the new Land Yachts.

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
11/03/2016 at 11:27 • Filed to: None

Think about it. Big, gas guzzling, body-on-frame, V8, column shifters, plush interiors, borderline obsessive use of chrome.

Now we just need a return of ridiculously plush cloth seats.

LUXURY.

DISCUSSION (32)

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:29

Cloth seats>Leather seats.

shop-teacher > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:30

Yep. Sounds about right to me.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:33

I mean they’re typically used for the same purposes.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:36

Yep. Except that in a strange fluke my *59* land yacht is a unibody and has- not plush - but damask on the seats. Other than that, though...

Gerry197 > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:36

Some trucks for sure. My new truck has an direct-injected 2.7L twin turbo V6, console shifter, all aluminum body, gets 24 mpg on my mixed commute while doing 0-60 in 6.1 seconds.

Not bad for the best selling variant of the best selling full-size truck on the market.

Wacko > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:41

new no, they have been for over 20 years.

facw > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:44

They need more fins.

Kinja'd!!!

Or more Adam West apparently...

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:45

I still think 4-door trucks are weird.

Velour > *

Future next gen S2000 owner > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:46

I miss 80's seats. They were so good.

Milky > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:48

LOL @ “ borderline obsessive”.

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For Sweden > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:49

Trucks are Good

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > Milky
11/03/2016 at 11:52

Kinja'd!!!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 11:53

Column shifters are so old fashioned

Kinja'd!!!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 12:11

Wouldn’t giant BOF SUV’s be more land yacht-ish than a pickup?

not for canada - australian in disguise > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/03/2016 at 12:12

Good point. Those are all still basically trucks though, just without beds.

yamahog > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 12:17

I accept this premise.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/03/2016 at 12:17

Nope. Behind-the-seat space on the back end as seen in an SUV is more akin to a land yacht cousin *wagon* than a land yacht sedan, which is the standard form. The bed is more akin to a giant trunk, and having passenger space -and only passenger space - in the main cabin allows for maximizing that space, better heating/cooling, and isolating of whatever you *have to* carry in the trunk from the Zone Of Comfort. Add the sight lines and visibility of things from inside being more sedan-like in a pickup than a BOF SUV, and the similarity is much more complete.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/03/2016 at 12:19

OK those are very fair points.

Confirmed after debating.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 12:19

After RamblinRover’s comment he’s right, trucks are definitely more land yacht-ish than BOF SUV’s.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/03/2016 at 12:19

Once you’ve acceded that you might be carrying six or seven people instead of four to five in luxury, you’ve given up luxury as the guiding premise of the vehicle. Particularly if the “extras” have a harder time getting in - unacceptable.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/03/2016 at 12:20

My guests have difficulty entering the vehicle? Sounds like a problem for the poors.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/03/2016 at 12:20

I added another point. What might be one of the most significant.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/03/2016 at 12:22

Pretty much, the guests either need to be a few choice people riding with me or get their own damn yacht. Cramming people in the back of M’Lord’s car is outre.

TheHondaBro > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 12:23

I can practically smell that interior.

Nibby > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 12:27

My Ram 1500's cloth seats are very comfortable on long drives.

Kinja'd!!!

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/03/2016 at 12:42

Mopar needs to bring back pushbuttons.

jasmits > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/03/2016 at 12:46

I have to agree. Leather seats look and feel higher end but cloth is just more comfy. And less hot in the summer and less cold in the winter

jasmits > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 12:49

I just don’t understand how so many people afford these.. Even the cheapest crew cab F-150 is pushing 40 grand. Buy a 10 year old one for 10 grand and get most of the capability and you can still get an entry level luxury car with what’s left.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 13:13

This. THANK you.

And Suburbans and their kind are the wagon variant.

Shift24 > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 14:15

While i do agree that they are the new land yachts, apparently you dont know what gas guzzling means. Come back to me when your in the single digits. Granted these do have the cylinder cut off like the V8-6-4 Caddys of old but they actually work and can get upwards of 25 mpg.

Speed > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/03/2016 at 15:50

I was peeping things at a local Chevy dealer and stumbled upon a $45,000 SINGLE CAB Silverado. Granted it had fancy wheels and it was a 4x4, but it still rocked cloth. I couldn’t believe the price.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)
11/03/2016 at 17:24

Eh I think modern cars have enough buttons as it is.