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What is the definition of a truck?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by InfernoTonka, Jan 23, 2018.

  1. Jan 23, 2018 at 5:50 PM
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    Syncros

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    I'd agree but people that call their truck a car annoy me even more.
     
  2. Jan 23, 2018 at 5:51 PM
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    rev25sharp

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    If you cant put dirt in the bed, it ain't a truck!
     
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  3. Jan 23, 2018 at 5:53 PM
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    lenny. mag grey

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  4. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:01 PM
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    hiPSI

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    So I had a 5th gen 4runner for years. Several times I would haul 20 bags of mulch. Several times I hauled 13 five gallon buckets of gravel. I rolled the back window down and hauled long lumber. Not a truck? C'mon man. My 4Runner hauled more cargo than 90% of the pansy asses that drive "trucks" lol.
     
  5. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:05 PM
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    lenny. mag grey

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    I don’t doubt that your runner is badass. But I feel like the definition of a truck has a bed with a tailgate. Again, runners are sick but I’d say it’s an SUV IMHO
     
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  6. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:07 PM
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    JoeyDel

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    Every time I see someone, and it is quite often, refer to their Tacoma as a car I kind of cringe and want to correct them.

    To get back on topic, this is a truck, well two trucks.......
    IMG_20161126_155034 - Copy.jpg
     
  7. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:09 PM
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    Holy shit it exists!!!!!!!! Thats 1/3rd of the trick boat truck!!!
     
  8. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:09 PM
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    No open bed, not a truck.
     
  9. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:11 PM
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    Casper66

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    piddly stuff
    The ball on top of a flag pole typically wooden
     
  10. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:11 PM
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    daddy_o

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    So then what is a Tacoma with a shell on it?:crapstorm:
     
  11. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:12 PM
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    Casper66

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    But what if it has a bed and you put a cap on it?
     
  12. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:12 PM
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    You know what I mean.
     
  13. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:13 PM
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    I called it a truck. I call my Tacoma a truck. The guys who will pick up my garbage in the morning will drive a truck. The picture I post below is me with a truck. A truck is anything that can haul a bunch of stuff. Not a little bit like a suitcase but a bunch of stuff. So compare your Tacoma to this truck below:
    20160927_113502.jpg
     
  14. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:13 PM
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    HoboDave

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    This is a truck...

    w9-main.jpg
     
  15. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:14 PM
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    Box truck?
    boxtruck.jpg
     
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  16. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:14 PM
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    Sorry, Mack

    [​IMG]
     
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  17. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:14 PM
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    lenny. mag grey

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    That’s not a truck, that’s a building on wheels.
     
  18. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:16 PM
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    JoeyDel

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    Actually that is an end dump.....:duel:

    Just poking fun. :cheers:
     
  19. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:16 PM
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    Haha nope, It's a truck. That was from a show in Vegas last year. That was not the biggest.
     
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  20. Jan 23, 2018 at 6:17 PM
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    phsycle

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    Truck has a step to get in.

    A building has a staircase.

    So, agreed.
     
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