mad_machine wrote: A typical american approach to towing. All over the rest of the world they use cars, utes, and wagons to tow stuff.. only here in the US do we need an F250 with a diesel to tow a small trailerC'mon now. The American way is to borrow money from China to be able to afford personal vehicles (and their gas needs) big enough to haul massive amounts of...kids to the mall. You start talking about efficiency and you're practically a bagette-munching surrender monkey!
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Sept. 7, 2011 4:35 p.m. kreb Dork
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Sept. 7, 2011 7:14 p.m. Taiden Dork
MURRICA!
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Sept. 7, 2011 11:05 p.m. MitchellC Dork
Utes are a lot like Australians themselves... I don't particularly understand them, but I still like them.
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Sept. 8, 2011 9:10 a.m. kb58 HalfDork
pete240z wrote:
Single guys, pay no attention to these rantings. Marriage is wonderful, with great cooking and 6-hr love-fests every night.Woody wrote:
That's awesome. I wish my wife would go to Australia.
Sometimes I wish my wife would just go over to her mother's for the evening leaving me home......
At least for a few months.
Personally, I look forward to my wife's business trips, then I take vacation during that time, staying home and working on the car everyday. Of course there's also laying around the house watching F1 in underwear and black socks while drinking beer, but I digress.
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Sept. 8, 2011 10:37 a.m. Taiden Dork
Is it weird that I like this?
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Sept. 8, 2011 11:01 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
kb58 wrote:
Of course there's also laying around the house watching F1 in underwear and black socks while drinking beer, but I digress.
I did NOT need that image
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Sept. 9, 2011 3:13 p.m. failboat HalfDork
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Sept. 9, 2011 8:23 p.m. tr8todd Reader
Are those rainbow stickers on the back of all of the bajas standard or are they owner installed?
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Sept. 9, 2011 8:53 p.m. 4eyes HalfDork
Taiden wrote:
FIXEDOh nice, those stangs look less hideous than standard fox bodies.
I have fond memories of doing epic burnouts in a '76 El Camino when I had but a learners permit.
I would LOVE one of the Ford Utes with an Ecoboost 6.
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Sept. 9, 2011 9:41 p.m. EvanB SuperDork
Taiden wrote:
MURRICA!
BERKELEY YEA!
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Sept. 29, 2011 4:05 p.m. alex SuperDork
N Sperlo wrote:
The Escortamino (or Escorchero, if you prefer to keep it in the family)! I've seen that thing around town several times. I got a terrible cell phone pic of it a couple years ago, and the dude looked at me like my hair was on fire while I took the picture.
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Sept. 29, 2011 4:53 p.m. denigod
Has no one referenced the M5 Ute build that surfaced a few years ago?
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Sept. 29, 2011 5:42 p.m. DrBoost SuperDork
The fact that you post pictures of those fugly vehicles in a racing series means nothing. You know they race Metro's too, right? Just because someone does it doesn't mean it's right or good.
I get it, there are folks that like the UTE's. there are also people that like the Aztec, to each their own.....The few that approach looking decent are the Rampage, the 'stang Ute from a few pages ago and the VW caddy. The thing is, these are pretty square vehicles so the lines are not ruined. The modern Aussie examples have very sculpted lines, then you have that stupid bed that is totally incongruous to the rest of the vehicle. Looks totally stupid to me. Now, the reason the Magnum looks so good (most people still think so) is that sloping roof line. It's in keeping with the looks of the whole car.
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Sept. 29, 2011 5:43 p.m. alex SuperDork
aggravator wrote:
dyintorace wrote:
Just like the original rabbit truck that would SUCK to drive for any normal height person due to no leg room. dont believe me, just go sit in a MKIV jetta, adjust the seat to where your comfortable and then turn your head and look where the B pillar is.Mark Smith, of Smyth Automotive, plans to build a kit to turn a Mk IV Jetta into a mini-ute. This is the concept photo he shared.
notice the holdens have a little window behind the door to get acceptable leg room.
Got word from Mark on Smyth's FB page that his kit keep about 8" behind the B pillar, and a little side glass. In his words, from the leading edge of the rear seat forward, it's a Jetta.
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Sept. 29, 2011 6:34 p.m. John Brown SuperDork
From CARS
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Sept. 29, 2011 8:18 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
These are berkeleying utes
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Sept. 29, 2011 8:31 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
and a little Ford
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Sept. 29, 2011 8:33 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
Chrysler "Represent"
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Sept. 29, 2011 9:17 p.m. DrBoost SuperDork
This thread should be illegal
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Sept. 29, 2011 9:36 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
but until it is here's some more just for the Doc
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Sept. 29, 2011 9:39 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
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Sept. 30, 2011 10:26 a.m. DrBoost SuperDork
Some of the older ones aren't fugly (again, square lines...) they still are a far cry from nice looking.
And just so you all know, when I come to power, I will remember this thread....
