Why Do We Drive Not-Utes When Utes Exist?

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle) 07/18/2017 at 23:10 • Filed to: Why Not Utes?, Ute, Oppo After Dark

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Even I have no good explanation of why I drive a large sedan/saloon instead of a ute.

interstate366, now In The Industry > For Sweden 07/18/2017 at 23:12

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Rust, mostly

For Sweden > interstate366, now In The Industry 07/18/2017 at 23:13

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Presumably not-rusty utes exist though, right?

benjrblant > For Sweden 07/18/2017 at 23:15

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Because wagon.

For Sweden > benjrblant 07/18/2017 at 23:16

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But what is a ute if not an open-top wagon?

benjrblant > For Sweden 07/18/2017 at 23:20

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For Sweden > benjrblant 07/18/2017 at 23:27

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They are living their best life

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > For Sweden 07/18/2017 at 23:27

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Because Big Pickup is running a conspiracy campaign to prevent us from wanting Utes so we drive trucks instead

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > For Sweden 07/18/2017 at 23:28

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i’m rebuilding my ute and it doesnt run right now okay

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > For Sweden 07/18/2017 at 23:29

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cannot confirm, only have rusty ute

not for canada - australian in disguise > benjrblant 07/18/2017 at 23:29

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Point: refuted.

not for canada - australian in disguise > For Sweden 07/18/2017 at 23:32

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We may never know.

RallyWrench > For Sweden 07/18/2017 at 23:35

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Because kid seats.

For Sweden > RallyWrench 07/18/2017 at 23:37

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Kids can drive their own ute for family ute convoy

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > For Sweden 07/18/2017 at 23:37

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Because back seats are useful on occasion.

Because load capacity comes with a shitty harsh ride.

Because you like to have oversteer only when you want it, it not randomly and often.

Because you like to light up the tires only when you want to, not every time you need a bit of acceleration.

Because you don’t like stuff getting stolen out of the back.

Because you don’t like stuff getting rained on in the back.

Because too damn late, nobody makes them any more.

/buzzkill

RallyWrench > For Sweden 07/18/2017 at 23:49

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Not when they’re 2. Power Wheels aren’t fast enough.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 07/18/2017 at 23:57

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I’m making a ute with jump seats and Jag rear suspension that has an LSD, with the engine moved back in the body, so that’s points 1-4 taken care of. Points 5-6 = bedcap, and 7 = ME, I MAKE UTE.

Of course, I *did* start with a horribly rusty shitpile of a Ranchero and start a project car of uncontrolled tumor-like scope, but meh.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > For Sweden 07/19/2017 at 00:11

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Conversely, I have no explanation as to why so many ute owners have hardtops lids on their utes.

Why not get a properly weight balanced sports coupe?

oh yeah...that’s why

via GIPHY

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > For Sweden 07/19/2017 at 00:13

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Seats and rear doors. Covering to keep the weather out.

In some places, especially for commuter vehicles that rarely have more than a couple people in them in dry/temperate environments, they seem like a solution to a lot of life’s problems.

El Caminos were pretty popular in SoCal when I was a kid...

6691 zapS > For Sweden 07/19/2017 at 01:40

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California no one under 18 in an open cargo bed.

Why is the Honda Coupe going away?

AfromanGTO > For Sweden 07/19/2017 at 01:48

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People suck and are idiots.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/19/2017 at 01:55

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I think we’ve previously had a conversation on the fine line between brilliant and stupid :-).

It’s hard to argue with someone who chooses to put insane amounts of time and probably money into creating something that is almost certainly inferior in every measurable way to what they could have bought off the shelf for less. All one can do is applaud them.

As someone whose ventures into automotive construction over the last year or so have been limited to throwing some soundproofing at the GT86, I applaud you, Sir.

Hadn’t heard about the Jag IRS before. Is that recent scope creep, or have I just not been paying attention?

pip bip - choose Corrour > not for canada - australian in disguise 07/19/2017 at 05:31

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shaggin’ wagon

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RallyWrench 07/19/2017 at 05:47

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I’m fairly certain that could be fixed...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > For Sweden 07/19/2017 at 05:48

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For me, it’s simply timing.

Twice now I’ve been within moments of pulling the trigger on an SD1 ute and an XJ40 ute.

Each time there’s been just enough problems to prevent me from buying them. Not with the car, but with personal finances and/or space.

shop-teacher > RallyWrench 07/19/2017 at 07:02

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Also, they wouldn’t make it past the first park.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > For Sweden 07/19/2017 at 08:18

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For me, because passengers. I love utes. I’d find it very hard to resist one. But I need more than 2 seats.

If they had a second row (and were available here, obviously), I’d have one. Even if it was something like a Ranger-style pair of jump seats. Come to think of it... I’d prefer that to a full rear bench.

Master Cylinder > RallyWrench 07/19/2017 at 08:56

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Subaru solved that problem years ago.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 07/19/2017 at 09:02

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The Jag IRS has been part of the setup for quite a while. It was originally an XJ-S unit and I’ve narrowed it 3" per side. The gears are a little tall (2.88), but since I have a 4.1:1 first gear in the transmission, it’s not a problem.

deprecated account > For Sweden 07/19/2017 at 10:13

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Because muh tariffs

For Sweden > deprecated account 07/19/2017 at 10:17

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If Trump wanted to Make America Great Again, he’d remove all tariffs

Captain of the Enterprise > For Sweden 07/19/2017 at 11:38

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Passenger capacity and secure storage

RT > For Sweden 07/20/2017 at 12:43

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Because when at traffic lights, people can go and steal whatever is in the back.

For Sweden > RT 07/20/2017 at 12:46

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Literally no one has ever seen that happen

RT > For Sweden 07/20/2017 at 12:48

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Of course, otherwise they would’ve noticed the theft before it was too late.

For Sweden > RT 07/20/2017 at 12:57

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._.