Pickup trucks as daily drivers...

Pickup trucks as daily drivers...

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kustombrad

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30 posts

75 months

Tuesday 13th February 2018
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I'm in the US and pickup trucks are huge part of everyday transportation. They're also fun to make fast and handle extremely well. I'm curious if they have the same popularity in the UK. Here's my driver...

kustombrad

Original Poster:

30 posts

75 months

Tuesday 13th February 2018
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I was just curious. Mine isn't used for construction or anything heavy like that, it's just a cruiser that I CAN throw stuff into if I want...

kustombrad

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30 posts

75 months

Tuesday 13th February 2018
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DoubleTime said:
My mrs uses ours as a daily driver. Not sure I would ever describe one as handling extremely well. Not compared to the likes of a well sorted 911 for example.

You need to come and play over here. I know of LOTS of pickups that wouldn't even see a well sorted 911 as a challenge...

Roundsixbrad

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30 posts

75 months

Friday 16th February 2018
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Well, that went all over the place! I wasn't sure about pickups in the UK since I hadn't seen many pics of them. Looks like there's some cool ones over there too! As far as the earlier comment about fast trucks, I know of numerous light weight trucks with killer suspension, sticky tires and TWIN turbo LS engines making well over 800hp! The only way they'd dance with a 911 is if they rode the brakes...