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Why do some call it a truck but others say pickup ?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by BigBlueTexas, May 18, 2021.

  1. May 19, 2021 at 9:21 AM
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    It can call me Al.
     
  2. May 19, 2021 at 9:22 AM
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  3. May 19, 2021 at 9:23 AM
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    Great vid.


    In reality, it is just the Taco. Sometimes called a car or a truck. :notsure:
     
  4. May 19, 2021 at 9:32 AM
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    I had to go rewatch it. My first thought was, wow, Chevy is even more coked up than I remembered. :rofl:
     
  5. May 19, 2021 at 9:36 AM
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    So true. As much as I just stick to alcohol, I kinda think if I was older back then and hanging around folks like that, it might have been different.
     
  6. May 19, 2021 at 9:39 AM
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    In the Philly area a grinder is just a heated hoagie. :jellydance:
     
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  7. May 19, 2021 at 9:40 AM
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    Wouldn't it be called a sandwich????
     
  8. May 19, 2021 at 9:42 AM
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  9. May 19, 2021 at 9:51 AM
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    Or, a sub. Mmmmmm . . .
     
  10. May 19, 2021 at 10:03 AM
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    Why not combine both words and say truckup.
     
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  11. May 19, 2021 at 10:23 AM
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    Picuck.
     
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    my dad would always say "pick 'em up truck"
     
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    I thought that was a "Tractor"?
     
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    I call it both. Some unfortunately have called it more than that.
     
  16. May 22, 2021 at 1:54 AM
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    I call it a truck.
     
  17. May 22, 2021 at 4:33 AM
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    No. That's a rig.
     
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  20. May 22, 2021 at 5:43 AM
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    Semisub platform ftw.
     
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