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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Wanna bet? Don't know about today, but when I used to spend some time in those parts (say late '90s) there were pickup trucks (and 4WDs like Land Rovers) being used.
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Agreed - no idea what I was tapping there
In those cases they tend get used though pretty much every day as designed and intended - as heavy load carriers and/or to get to tricky places.
Some people of course only use them on days off in the country, but they have the odd bit of space or maybe a whole country estate to keep them in.
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Originally Posted by jamesqf
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Yep it is. I can also buy a
cement mixer, or a
chainsaw. None of them will be of benefit to me as I don't need them.
Its a culture difference - 99% of us in the UK mow our lawns using electric mowers, in the US it tends to be petrol ones. Petrol ones are available here but most of us choose the electric option. Or maybe no power at all.
I didn't see the justification for most people having a truck just in case, maybe there is some in the US or maybe not.
EDIT - Anyway we have flown this thread to Cuba and back. Back to "gas prices". Anyone else see the news that
your excess shale gas might be turned into Diesel for $2 a gallon ?