It is not a Chariot of the gods -- it is a chariot of the Redneck

[Nick at Noon]

Did you ever have one of these tailgating you ?

[baldguy]

1. Perfect for a coffee run to Starbucks

[flvegan]

2. And the owner will still try to squeeze it in a regular parking space at the store.

[DBoon]

5. No, they gave up on that

they are taking up two compact vehicle spaces, and part of a handicapped space instead

[sarge43]

7. Or park it right on top of your car. n/t

[ThomWV]

10. What's a "regular" space? Are there large spaces set aside for large vehicles?

[flvegan]

16. After reading

your post below, I'm not even going to bother. Have a nice day.

[hobbit709]

3. A prime example of overcompensation for a tiny wee-wee.

[notadmblnd]

4. No, but if I did have one riding my ass

he'd soon be buying my car.

[billybob537]

6. Wow

What a huge penis you have

[Wcross]

20. I thought John Holmes was dead? n.t.

[FormerDittoHead]

8. Tailgating is one of my pet peeves. I've never HEARD of anyone getting a ticket for it...

As far as I'm concerned, tailgating at 30MPH is more dangerous than speeding at 85 on an empty highway - but, thanks to the radar detector, you'll get a ticket going 85...

My house is two blocks down from a major intersection in my town. For some reason, after having people wait at the light, there are drivers who feel compelled to make up for the time on the other end, even though it's SUPPOSED to be 25 MPH (I don't expect people to do that, but these guys are trying to go FIFTY). The result is that, just past my house, I CONSTANTLY see cars getting tailgated...

NOT ONCE have I even HEARD of any one of them getting a ticket... I'm thinking you have to trade paint to get that far?

Now, as for this gas burner above - having a vehicle like that means one of two things - "fuck you, world", or I'm a stupid fucking idiot as well... Maybe 1 out of 20 times do I see such a vehicle actually carrying something in the rear load area...

[OnionPatch]

26. I am with you!! Why don't they enforce tailgating laws?!

They are the most dangerous drivers on the road! I can't count how many times I've almost been run off the road by tailgaters! It's always driven me crazy that they don't enforce the laws against this! Not only is it very dangerous, but tailgating is RUDE, RUDE, RUDE. It's the same as standing in line and shoving the person in front of you.

[ThomWV]

9. I have a pickup truck that is similar to that one - really.

I have a Ford Superduty with the 444 cubic inch Diesel engine, the thing weighs just under 9,000 pounds. It has 4 doors, an 8-foot-bed, and is tall enough that it needs running boards to make getting in an out something a normal person can do. Its bright red, has every accessory known to man and I've added an electronic device that adds 60 horsepower to its already awesome output.

Why?

First off I tow several different trailers as the need be, with loads up to about 8,000 pounds. We haul raw materials too, from sawdust to manure and processed mulch, there is a lot that needs to be moved out here in the country, but interestingly enough I have to go into town for almost every bit of it - maybe that is where you see the truck. Then there are building materials that we bring out here. Most of that stuff is bought at a Lowe's store located at a mall - so now you know why my truck is in your parking lot, taking up just as much space as the painted lines allow, but no more.

Oh, did I mention that the thing actually gets slightly over 20 miles per gallon? Considering its size and weight that would be roughly equal to something on the order of 40 miles per gallon out of a medium sized car these days.

Just because there are posers in this world doesn't mean that there isn't a real need for big pickups and just because most people here don't share that need doesn't mean that the trucks are all bad.

Oh, and its actually very nice to drive, I should have mentioned that too. Put the thing out on the interstate with a trailer on the back and set the cruise control. Put in a CD from the Teaching Company and enjoy the ride.

[SoCalDem]

11. Does cruise control engage at 5 mph..in two-foot increments?

You must not be in Southern Calif :rofl:

[ThomWV]

12. I'm afraid I don't understand your question

I believe the lowest speed the cruise control will enguage is around 25 mph, I have no idea what you mean by 2-foot increments.

And no, as the screen-name implies, I'm in West Virginia.

[SoCalDem]

13. just that here , our freeways are too clogged to ever use cruise control

:(

[ThomWV]

14. I'd move to somewhere better if I were you.

By the way, a very nice couple from New Jersey bought 33 acres that borders our place, they paid $55,000 for it. It will cost them another hundred grand to build a house on it - the view is spectacular. What can you get in southern California for a hundred and fifty grand?

[SoCalDem]

15. my husband's job?

We are seriously thinking of leaving once he retires :) I would move east in a heartbeat, but our kids are out here on the coast, so we'll probably end up staying here, but living "lower"..

[Champion Jack]

19. I made the move to WV 3 years ago from Socal

and have never regretted it

[Buzz Clik]

18. Working vehicles often need to be big. I hope it's not your commuter, too.

And, 20 mpg is 20 mpg. The only thing that is equivalent to 40 mpg in a medium sized car is 40 mpg.

[MadHound]

21. All you need to do now is fuel it with biodiesel

You can make your own easily and cheaply. Sure, your mileage will drop a little bit, but the price and much cleaner emissions will make up for it. In addition using biodiesel will help that diesel engine last much longer than dino-diesel.

[DBoon]

28. I have some sympathies with you on this

Some day before I die, DU will show a photo of a Porsche, and a whole series of comments will follow attacking yuppie-mobiles

Some day, after redneck-hunting season ends here

[Buzz Clik]

30. Do you think that posting a picture of a Porsche and declaring it as "my new ride"...

would not be met with great howling?

[Buzz Clik]

17. Hell, you could take the kids to Prom in that thing.

[stlsaxman]

22. "YEEEEHAAAWWW- Siege Hiel, Y'all!"

how cute! all dressed up for the post-prom lynching party.

[baldguy]

23. Did Nazi women wear dresses with a swastika motif?

No, they had a sense of style.

[Wcross]

24. Lots of uses for it.

Put the huntin dawgs in the back!


Maybe drive out to the lake!


Maybe haul your boat down to the lake?

[Buzz Clik]

29. The engine in that momma will help haul this boat down to the gulf.

[Drum]

25. ...

:)

[Retired AF Dem]

27. A true "redneck" could not afford to buy that

so why the need to use that offensive term?

[ThePowerofWill]

32. First thing i thought about.

A real redneck may drive a big truck, but it's usually rusted out and old often done by said redneck them self.

If you have the money for that you no longer classify as redneck.

[LostInAnomie]

34. The title "redneck" is in no way dependent on finances.

I can think of a lot of people around where I live that became millionaires because of oil wells on their property that easily qualify as rednecks. Redneck is more of a way of life.

[jmowreader]

31. It's a show truck. Big whoop.

Think $125,000 for this. The truck itself is about $50,000.

It's got a custom grill and a custom bumper.
It's got a stretched cab--and, by implication, a stretched FRAME because the bed's a standard size
It's got probably twenty grand worth of fiberglass on it--body moulding, fenders and the like
The suspension is all chromed.
It's got a set of $5000 rims on it, and those tires have standard "street" tread on them, not off-road tread.
And I have no idea what is inside, because the windows are tinted so darkly they'd be illegal in the State of North Carolina.

Oh, and it's sitting in a booth at an auto show.

It's pretty, but it's intended to be. No one is going to build one of these to use it.

[BlooInBloo]

33. A duallie with mudders??? That's HAWT!!!!!

[Frogger]

35. You know,

I'd rather have one tailgating me than be behind one. I can't see what's happening up ahead.