F-series is too big now 

"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69) 06/06/2018 at 06:42 • Filed to: ford, F-series, shelby, south africa, wheels24.co.za

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car license no longer enough

CRider > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 06:58

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There’s no such thing as too big, hombre.

Long-Voyager > CRider 06/06/2018 at 07:02

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That’s what she said.

pip bip - choose Corrour > CRider 06/06/2018 at 07:07

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yes there is.

these, in double cab form, are getting ridiculous

PartyPooper2012 > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 07:10

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In ‘Merica, we can drive this.... with our regular driver’s license... As long as you don’t ask passengers to pay you (non commercial use)

PartyPooper2012 > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 07:12

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Moar truck is the right truck.

Still can’t fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood in it tho. Stupid wheel wells

pip bip - choose Corrour > PartyPooper2012 06/06/2018 at 07:15

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here in Australia though, you can’t.

here in Australia (Victoria at least) some of the F-series and Chev pickups require a light truck license due to the weight of them

RutRut > PartyPooper2012 06/06/2018 at 07:20

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As long as it doesn’t have air brakes also.

PartyPooper2012 > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 07:20

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Fascinating... with all the bush lands.... drive what you want... i guess in the city it’s a different story tho

PartyPooper2012 > RutRut 06/06/2018 at 07:23

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really? Cop is gonna climb under it to make sure I didn’t put air brakes to improve its braking system?

pip bip - choose Corrour > PartyPooper2012 06/06/2018 at 07:27

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and guess where 99% of these stay?

PartyPooper2012 > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 07:30

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Never been in Aussie land. Have no idea. I would guess a new shiny truck like that has no business in the bush. Get one to impress all the Aussie girls I suppose so.... city?

pip bip - choose Corrour > PartyPooper2012 06/06/2018 at 07:38

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bingo!

shop-teacher > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 07:59

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In the US of Murica, you can drive anything up to 25,999 pounds GVWR. Because if you can pass our very stringing road test (HA!) that takes literally nine minutes, you can clearly handle a 26' long box truck.

pip bip - choose Corrour > shop-teacher 06/06/2018 at 08:13

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these days here, 120 hours minimum supervised driving before you can ditch the learners permit, then the next 12 months you have a power and passenger number restriction (1 only, unless immediate family), then 3 further years of power restriction

adamftw > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 08:13

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But what about those fully outback kitted LC70 double cabs? Those are pretty hefty.

pip bip - choose Corrour > adamftw 06/06/2018 at 08:16

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they seem to be fine. (to the best of my knowledge)

adamftw > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 08:19

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hmmm

vondon302 > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 08:44

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Bakkie is my new favourite word.

RutRut > PartyPooper2012 06/06/2018 at 08:48

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Air brakes in general require different licensing, you can also very obviously hear them...it’s not like they are some easy aftermarket add on.

PartyPooper2012 > RutRut 06/06/2018 at 08:55

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Well that’s true. I forgot about the hissing part. I don’t drive one of those bus RVs or an air brake vehicle.

fhrblig > shop-teacher 06/06/2018 at 09:45

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My test didn’t even take that long. I basically drove around a small mall in Colorado Springs.

Started out on Morning Sun, then right on Academy, right on Austin Bluffs, and back onto Morning Sun. That’s right, no left turns! When I parked the car it was just into a nose-in space. No parallel parking. The best part is on the very first stretch of the test, the speedometer in the car I was driving (my stepdad’s ‘84 300ZX 2+2) went nuts and indicated we were going 120 mph. I told the instructor immediately, and he gave zero fucks. Hell, at the start of the test he got into my car with my new license on his clipboard. I was really going to have to make a serious effort to fail.

I’ve never driven anything bigger than a 16' box with a van cab, and I don’t want to.

fhrblig > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 09:47

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The big-un’s are a lot of fun though.

RutRut > PartyPooper2012 06/06/2018 at 09:50

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They are pretty noisy, and tend to blow dust and dirt around when they vent.

Milky > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 09:59

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Thats not even its final form. 3900kg-

shop-teacher > fhrblig 06/06/2018 at 10:00

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Mine was slightly more difficult. I had to take a right turn out of the mall, change into the left lane, make a left turn a few blocks later, then another left turn in a forest preserve. There I was instructed to pull over to the right, and was asked how do you park uphill with a curb. I was then instructed to make a three-point turn (on a road that was wide enough to easily make a U-turn). Then we drove back to the mall, where I parked in a nose-in angled spot. Done!

fhrblig > shop-teacher 06/06/2018 at 10:06

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I remember even then thinking that it was pretty irresponsible to have the test be that short. But then I was done and proceeded to disappear with my friends for like 4 hours while we drove around everywhere. It freaked my mom out a bit.

shop-teacher > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 10:08

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I think I had to do 25 hours supervised. I had done way more, but that was the minimum. I think the minimum now is 50 hours, and they do have similar restrictions on how many passengers and night driving these days, but the actual road tests are a freaking joke and the limit for vehicle size remains the same. There has never been a restriction on vehicle power.

CRider > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/06/2018 at 16:11

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You posted an F-150. That’s a light duty truck. Here, try this. It’s an F-350 which as you can see, is available with a dual rear wheel, making it wide enough to warrant width markers on the roof and fenders. It has 450 hp / 925 lb-ft (335.5 kw/ 1254 nm) and can tow 13,100 lbs.

Once you’ve outgrown that, you can move on to something more serious, like this GMC Topkick.