TRUCK?

I am a female and for some reason that I do not know I call our Rodeo a truck - I must be a bit blokey!!!
Jen

Hi Jen

No......I wouldn't say that.
One example is..........You may've be influenced by the males around you?
No matter what......each to their own.

Cya
:)
(If you're asking yourself why the different name, I'm on Muddy's computer)

There are so many of you that seem to know each other and be great friends even though some of you live in different states.

i am hoping that thru our travels around Australia we too will find these friendships.

Happy travelling
Jen

Hi Jen

Yes, some people are like extended families on here. If you notice (unless you're new to EO) when people get to know you from posting on here and they find out that are going to be in their state they will usually say, let's know so we can catch up with you. I hope when you come to S.A oneday, we can catch up too!

For your information.......
It's best if you don't post your email addy on here as I'm told scammers/scanners collect them. Although a few people on here have disguise them by breaking up the text. (for example........jen 24 at big pond dot com dot au - people know that it all belongs together) It can also help if you're a member then you can send member messages and get friendly that way.

Cya
:)

Hi Jen

Forgot to say, another good way to meet anyone from here is to check out your states or any ohters on the Trips/Gathering page under the Members logo at the top of the page.
You don't have to be a member to go to them either!

Cya
:)

Same here, I have an 80 & a 75, they are my Wagon & Ute, I have been told by some older blokes that its not correct to call a Cruiser Trayback a Ute, I don't care, ute is easy to say

What Willem said............................exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've always referred to my Patrols as trucks. Occasionally I have to drive a company Falcon. Now THAT, my friends, is a bloody "CAR". I never feel so insecure and not-in-control as when I'm behind the wheel of that low-slung POS.

In the Patrol I sit up higher (for a better view of the road). It is S L O W (compared with the auto Falcon, which I seem to always spin the wheels when I take off, cos I'm so used to having to use liberal amounts of right boot to stir the old 'trol into something vaguely resembling "life"). It smells like a truck (gotta love that pong of diesel smoke). I can crawl underneath it to inspect it's undercarriage (can't do that with a bloody "CAR").

Maybe it IS an ego trip thing. There are just sooooo many differences between the Patrol and a sedan, that I can't see myself ever referring to it as a car.

I recently bought another 4by, a 1995 Daihatsu Feroza 4x4. It's small compared to the Patrol....I call it a car.

At the end of the day, does it really matter??? I shelled-out the hard-earned reddies for the bloody thing......so I'll call it whatever I like. If you buy a Kenworth and wanna call it a "Panzy-mobile", there ain't no way I'm gunna critisize you; you spend the $280K on something, you buy the right to call it whatever you reckon sounds good to ......YOU.

Had a beer with "young" noel the other night. Rogers 50th

Hairy

I was over at "young" Noels Mums place last Saturday.

We were talking about your screen name amongst other things and she seemed be of the opinion that you and Roger are the same person...LOL

Young Noel seems to be hanging in there.

I call mine a bus

I don't think it's American at all... We ALWAYS used to call the landcruisers truck's in the early 80's as kids in Marble Bar. We dind't have much of a yankie influence up there I can tell you!

Of course the old Landcruisers were trucks I suppose with leaf springs front and back, no carpet to be seen, gear sticks that had as much throw as a javalin and noise that'd make your ears bleed, but the term is still here.

Personally mine is called the "oldgirl" or "the surf" most of the time, but I have no problems with the term "truck".

Truck is probally used more for it's agricultral toughness than for the relationship to size IMHO. Of course not many 4bies can claim that tougness anymore, but if you've modd'd it sufficiantly to make it "tough", why the hell not call it a truck??

Perhaps you could call the real truck a "Lorry"

Sounds a bit to pommy to me John !!!!!
Nah, may have to give them all names , like Oskar or Henry hahahahahaha