why call it a truck , tossers !!!

Well get over it my truck is my truck and will be beacuse thats what I call it and have done for 30 years so my truck is my truck and will stay my truck and if I call it my truck its my trucking buisness.

So all the trucking best
Eric

Hey Sam

why don't you Go.... again.

ok ' truckers'..

"book of spelling stuff"

I'm sure there is a shorter word for that, it's on the tip of my tongue, just can't place it.

samsgoneagain

I agree.

.

Heck, some people even call a Commodore a car......
LOL

pfft. My Troopy was a truck (or 'the troopy')

The Datto is a truck (or 'the Nissan')

The Cherokee is just 'mummy's Jeep'

But hey, thanks for the feedback, I'll be sure to alter my behaviour so that you can feel more comfortable about the appliaction of the English Language. (but the Nissan is made in Japan, so I better be careful that I don't upset the Japanese language experts too.

;-)

Have a lovely day, I'm going to wash my 'truck'. (and probably mummy's Jeep)

I dont like the "Truck" thing Sam, but depending on what you drive, the larger 4x4's are hardly in the car category. Most capable vehicles have a separate chassis and certainly dont drive like the latest BMW.. So i guess the tag is here to stay. Michael

Can we call it a bus or taxi

Basically agree with Sam although I can hardly say it makes me angry. More like roll eyes. Having said that, when I traded my Landcruiser for a Defender, I definitely thought, "I've just got out of a car and into a truck" because that's how it felt. I know, not something with thirty-odd wheels on it but it definitely has a trucky feel about it. Still, I can't bring myself to call it a truck.

Why call people in Australia tossers, wanker!!!

You know what annoys me, is people who use British terms to describe an Aussie.

By the way I have 4 100 series and I call them truck's.

Steve.

SAMSGONEAGAIN please tell me its true.......You've gone again.

This has been done to death on this forum and who cares if you are angry, certainly not me. Go find a wall and belt your head against it for all i care....

Its a free country we have here mate. I will call my 4WD a freakin' battleship if i want to,, who are you to tell me i'm wrong, who cares except of TOSSERS like you....GET A LIFE.

I call my car a car coz thats what it is. Some people like to put Chevy badges on their V8 Commodores (not me), some people even call their cars Besty. Hell, I even seen an old skiboat called VOMIT once. At the end of the day it's up to them. To call them tossers is really out of order whether you like it or not and it causes tension on the forum. I think, in this case, you should have kept your opinion to yourself.

Didn't your team win yesterday?

Hey you guys, I am TRUCKED OFF NOW. think I will go wash my
Truck.

P S. Is Tosser a Pommy Word, have to check the DICTIONARY.

Cheers
Dasza

I think you make have been a little hard with the tosser thing (pun!!)


However I also agree that cars are not trucks I much prefer the term "four wheel drive" or "fourby" mainly because they are more aussie terms. What does make me angry is taking on board US culture. The winning hated term for me is SUV, AUV and all those created by US marketing machines trying to make us use terms which help them to make more money (and its frigging working). I heard a US broadcast calling the new holden ute (which they now sell there) a "pick up car" - tossers, wankers, poofters.

Nice bit of fishing there Sam - well done - must get some of that bait of you. Even Doug was impressed!
BTW, my vehicle has a tray on the back, but it's actually called a 'ute'! - who would have thought eh!!

cheers
Mark

Well I read all your definitions and nothing on our roads fall into that category so I guess your one of those people (I wont call you a tosser) who would have us be that little bit more American and start calling all our heavy vehicles "Motor Lorries" If thats your preference then I'll get you an american flag to put in your window and an uncle sam doll.
What does it matter what you call your vehicle whether it be Daisy, fred, the beast, or truck. Who cares.
I can understand why one would do it I do it sometimes. I have 2 utes a Ford and a HZJ75. One drives like a car and the other drives in such a manner that my Mrs calls it a truck. It was principally designed as a workhorse farm type vehicle that almost requires a kidney belt to be worn when unlaiden and if you can stop my wife calling it a truck then your doing better than I am.

Look in that dictionary of yours and see if you can tell me what the word is for a narrow single minded person who tries to impose their beliefs and wishes on to others. If you find it paste to your fore head and see if you can read it backwards in the mirror.

P.S I'm smiling so dont take it too seriously as I didn't yours.

Is somebody here looking for an appearance on "Grumpy Old Men" or is it "Grumpy Old Women".

If this the only thing you have to complain about - I know a lot of people who wish they were in the same position.

Too much time of your hands.

From The Australian Dictionary by Oxford.

Truck: noun 1 A large strong motor vehicle for transporting goods etc; a lorry.
2 an open container on wheels for transporting goods; an open railway wagon.

Lorry: noun A truck.

I guess it goes to show the complexity of the English language when the word can be applied in a different sense or means by each English speaking country.

Since my 4wd is a large strong motor vehicle for transporting goods then I will call it a truck if I feel like it.

You must be taking tosser lessons from that other pommy tosser that frequents here from time to time.

Mate,

Yiu are fishing aren't you.

I agree they should not be TRUCKS they should be called CARS.

Once upon a time 4wd's were very truck-like in there construction, road noise, drive train , suspension etc and I guess k thing derived from.

Now they are very luxurious and car like so lets call them cars.

Who really cares just call em what you want and get on with it.

Happy Fishing

get a life
regards
al

Well, after driving the work van around for a week, i hopped into the Patrol to take it for a run yesterday & it reminded me of a truck... So i reckon i'll call it a Truck.

Who really cares anyway? It's my vehicle & i'll call it what i want.

Cheers, Brad

Sam, you're one fine fisherman.

You chucked out the oldest, stalest (is that a word?), scabbiest bit of bait and got a swag of bites in no time.

I just went and had a drive of the Prado to check. I will have to call mine - magnificent.

Sam ain't fishing.

He started this thread in response to Thread 56528.

Mine's registered as a truck. Costs me an extra $250 a year for the privilege.

Weeeelllll, jeez what the hell do i do now ?
I own a truck,, a real one that has lots of wheels, a real fancy and loud horn..(toot toot ) and it can carry lots of stuff .
Hmmmm....k then,,,so thats a truck,,,,so i know what it drives like...
But what about the Patrol,,,what do i call that,,,,i drive it to and from the yard every day where the real truck is parked,,so i know what it drives like and funnily enough i think it drives like a truck,,,tho not quite as big as the real thing...
K then just for you i won't call the Patrol a "truck",,,,but can i call it Manta ??? (steel whinch bar, but no winch yet :(:(:( )
Geez mate get a life and stop fishing with stale bread,,,wait a tick,,,,there is thread about this on the Patrol forum,,,did you start that one as well ???

So when does a car become truck????

Is this your first post here?

I haven't been a member for very long, samsgoneagain, you have instigated 28 replies and 27 follow-ups!!!

This must surely be a record? and on a subject that I wouldn't have thought could have drawn so much attention...well done!!!!

hey samsgoneagain

I reckon your post was because Gone Bush called my truck a truck.....so what?

it is my truck and didnt bother me what people call it and so little confused why it should bother you.......

Yawn....
I think we went thru all this last year on this forum.
Not quite as many responses this time.
(yet)

So what do we call truckster now.

All the best
Eric

If ya look in the user manual you will find that most 4x4's that do not have a tray are called station wagons... check ya glove box or should it be called something else ..

LOL

Grrr!!!

Having driven trucks as a kid and now a troopy I can confidently say there is no discernible difference in handling and application. I am wondering who this tosser is and what he drives...perhaps a Suzuki Mighty Boy?

Its very kiwi to call a 4by a truck
No there not trucks - you need a truck liscense to drive a truck.
the smallest 4by you would call a truck is probablly an f 350 because you need a truck liscense to drive one.
I have a 4by or wagon - not a truck

anything below 4.5T is NOT a truck .. just a kindergarden vehicle or a poser vehicle. It's a SUV or a Utility Vehicle... like it or not.
I drive a SUT . Sports - Utility - Truck and yes it is a Truck (NB2).

have fun
gmd

For all 4wd pass / ute vehicles in general:

Pre 1985 - Its a truck
Post 1985 to 1995 with a tray/wellbody - Its a truck / ute
Post 1985 to 1995 without a tray/wellbody - Feels like its a truck
Post 1995 with a tray/wellbody - Its a truck / ute
Post 1995 without a tray/wellbody - Its a like a Subaru.

My rego papers say Landrover Truck.....so good enough for those taking my money, good enough for me.

This is slightly OT but seeing you're keen on words try these.....

The following are results from an OZ-words Competition where entrants were asked to take an Australian word, alter it by one letter only, and supply a witty definition. Clearly, you need to be an Aussie to understand.

Billabonk: to make passionate love beside a waterhole.
Bludgie: a partner who doesn't work, but is kept as a pet.
Dodgeridoo: a fake indigenous artefact.
Fair drinkum: good-quality Aussie wine.
Flatypus: a cat that has been run over by a vehicle.
Mate bleep : all your flatmate's belongings, lying strewn around the floor.

Shagman: an unemployed male, roaming the Australian bush in search of sexual activity.
Yabble: the unintelligible language of Australian freshwater crustaceans.
Bushwanker: a pretentious drongo, who reckons he's above average when it comes to handling himself in the scrub.
Crackie-daks: 'hipster' tracksuit pants.

And for the Kiwi's amongst us:

Shornbag: a particularly attractive naked sheep.

The opening statement is a bit contradictory....
you know what makes me angry . nothing..................except ....

TOSSERS!!!!! who make statements like that!

I occasionally call mine a truck! it has a chassis, a bed liner and it carries a load! I have to climb up into it. and really .... WHO CARES!

cha ching... thats my 2c

Sam...dude...seriously, calm down.
but there are a few definitions you left out. Based on the following definitions I would think it's ok to refer to a ute or a pickup as a "truck" whether it makes you angry or not. Calling an SUV a truck is probably pushing the definition a little far, though some are designed for some cargo carrying inside, aswell as heavy trailer hauling capabilities, which fits definitions consistant with below. Calling a sedan a truck is just dumb, though i can't say i have ever heard anyone calling a sedan "a truck." There is not just one dictionary out there, there are several. The definitions you gave were consistant with many of them, but there are more definitions. Also, to people living in the 21st century, modern language is acceptable. As far as I know, unchangable English language dictionaries weren't thrown in with the creation of the universe as part of a package deal.


DICTIONARY.COM
–noun 1. any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit.
2. any of various wheeled frames used for transporting heavy objects.
–verb (used with object) 11. to transport by truck.
12. to put on a truck.
–verb (used without object) 14. to convey articles or goods on a truck.
15. to drive a truck.
–adjective 17. of, pertaining to, or for a truck or trucks: a truck drive; truck tires.

AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY
1. Any of various heavy motor vehicles designed for carrying or pulling loads.

I know there are people who say the definition of truck should be limited to a certain size of truck, but there is nothing out there to rule such. Nothing I have seen in definitions of truck says anything about them being relatively large, small or otherwise. They don't say they are limited to diesel power, electric, handpush/pulled, horsedrawn etc. The word "truck" has a very broad definition. Who knows what we will be calling trucks in 50 years from now!!??!!??