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Old 02-17-2011, 12:53 PM   #55 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by NHRABill View Post
Frank brought up the Ford F150 why is it a best seller? for 2 reasons Trucks are cool and trucks are Necessary. my brother owns a construction company and has 6 trucks...
Necessary? I don't think so: worked construction & logging jobs for years starting mid-70s. Drove a Toyota Stout, SR-5, and a Datsun pickup, all smaller than anything you can buy today. And for a couple of years when I was travelling a lot (I went around to different sites to fix up details after the main crew was done), I managed quite well with a Mazda RX3 wagon. So it's hardly necessary for every construction worker to drive something like an F-150 (which run empty 99% of the time).

As for cool, maybe it's something in the water.
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