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Old 11-20-2013, 09:06 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Depends on whether you're using a truck as a commuter vehicle, or as a truck. Lots of jobs require a truck, or at least can be done much better with one. (For instance, I'd hate to try hauling a winter's supply of firewood in my Insight :-)) So you need a two-pronged approach: more efficient non-truck commuter vehicles for some, more efficient trucks for others.
We went with a Toyota Tacoma V6 extended cab to supplement the Honda Accord. The spouse is a Master Gardener and hauls people and their plants and tools to work areas and meetings usually within a 50 mile radius, although there have been some long trips to conferences as well. I can guarantee that she won't haul plants in the Accord. We put a standard Leer cap on the bed to protect the plants.
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