Two Cheezeburgerz and a large SNARK
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I'm no expert, but for actual work I have yet to drive or even see an "SUV" that comes close to a regular pickup with the same class of powertrain and suspension. All that extra weight and usually-useless BS sacrifices a whole lot of carrying capacity and towing capability. Some years ago I spent quite a bit of time tooling around in a "Magnum V8" Durango. It was fun to drive for sure, but it didn't haul any more gear, people or groceries than a basic 4-door sedan, and it got a whopping 11MPG in the city and mayyybe 15MPG on the highway with the cruise control set. SUV's are like the worst of both worlds between a "family car" and a Jeep. What's the point?
Now, if by "utility", one means soccer moms hauling a whole bunch of kids around town, yeah... I can see the SUV option I guess. But then you might as well just drive a 4-cyl mini-van... or a panel truck with remo seats.
Which is really not a bad idea actually... like many, many other folks who spent a lot of time hauling band gear around from gig to gig on the weekends, my wife's Dad had an old bread truck that he used for everything from band stuff to camping with the family.
Some of them SUV type vehicles are amazing off road, id call a jeep an SUV personally.... Not a van, car or truck.... That leaves SUVs, LOL
Land rover, BMW, Mercedes, Jeep, Toyota (FJ).. All have vehicles that go off road like champs... Now hauling gear is another thing entirely, even Jeeps SUCK for hauling ANYTHING... But for playing off road and getting somewhere a vehicle shouldnt be able to get.... Its a champ in that regards...
I guess it just depends on HOW you would use a vehicle. Try taking a 4 door sedan up a rocky mountain... No roads, just rocks.... .It'll never make it... But sure it could haul the same amount of stuff... Just couldnt get it where id want to go LOL
But as a work vehicle you are dead right... Nothing beats a good P/U truck!!
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late-model SUV's suck. most late-model stuff sucks. Now if you go back when the sport and utility part of SUV actually meant something then that's another story. Back when carpet was optional and you actually had to pull a lever and then get out and lock the hubs to actuate the 4wd. (though not having to get out and trudge in the mud is nice, when it works)
I've had an '80 K10 suburban and I now have an '84 K5 Blazer. Those really are handy utility vehicles and my blazer can seat six adults more or less comfortably. Older suburbans, blazers, broncos, scouts, and jeeps were up to the task.
I've had an '80 K10 suburban and I now have an '84 K5 Blazer. Those really are handy utility vehicles and my blazer can seat six adults more or less comfortably. Older suburbans, blazers, broncos, scouts, and jeeps were up to the task.
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Agreed. My Dad's '77 Buick station wagon was a better "SUV" than most of the "SUV's" today. :thumbup:
I'm not feelin' that at all. :thumbdn: It's like they took a perfectly good BK16 (which I sincerely feel is dang near the perfect outdoorsy knife for folks that don't wanna spend "custom/handmade money" ) stretched out the blade, made the handle blockier and completely fouled-up the grind for no damn reason at all. Boo. Hiss. :grumpy:
Just my opinion, of course.
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Just got back from a fine weekend. Good to be back though. Y'alls some snarkin' fools.
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Hey! some of us resemble that remark!
Welcome back Warrior!
440A? on a Cutco/ Kabar? eww
Now if they said S35Vn like the Snody productions....That would be awesome.
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while it ain't bad for a kitchen knife, many of us here are used to other steels for a knife intended for harder use. I wouldn't mind the 440 A that much if it had a flat grind, but the hollow combo doesn't do it for me. Kinda looks like a tweener handle / BK2 blade with swedge and a lower, hollow grind...I'll pass.
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Yeah im snarking, my mother inlaw has a cutco set in her kitchen after I convinced her to upgrade from chinese no name stuff. They are very nice and are really comfortable to use. The kitchen shears are also the best I have ever used. Way better then the henkles set I own
I had a couple cars from the '70's, pretty much the same drivetrains as a fullsize half ton pickup of the era. Though back then people were pulling boats and camp trailers with them. Actually cars like the ranchero and el camino are known as coupe utilities or simply "utes" down under where they're still popular. And my '74 ranchero proved itself in the utility department many times.
I just like older vehicles...
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Right around 20 pounds and a little over 16" at the withers.
AKC standard says he should be 13.5" to 16.5" at the withers and 17-23 pounds to be able to show him... I have no interest in making him a show dog, but i think he may be a little taller than allowed anyways.... And if he fills out more he may go over the "show" weight as well. I read on the shiba forum that they can keep filling out up to 2 years old in some cases. But it seems to be really common for them to be a little over the AKC height and weight requirements from what i have read others posting.
Of course he still looks TINY to me.
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