General Unibody Hate?

[Canadian Ranger]

I think it's all just posturing.
Its what the world is made of right now.
Every internet warrior wants to be the one to start a trend, quash a rising, stir the pot; all for likes, cred and some weird obsession to be liked.
Look around here, probably in 85% of the threads is someone trying to speak louder about why they think x is better than y.
Who flipping cares.
If you don't want a unibody "truck" don't buy one.

You nailed it. Posturing, and the male ego lol.
There's people driving F-350's who think an F-150 isn't a real truck. F-150 owners who think a Ranger isn't a real truck, and Ranger owners who think a Maverick isn't a real truck. There will always be someone out there looking down their nose at someone else.

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[RAYJAY]

Sooooo....by your definition, this qualifies as a truck.......
Has a bed, and has a tailgate.....

FLOWER CAR ... but in all it has frame and can haul great

 

[RAYJAY]

OK , the Maverick is a truck. I consider it a mini-truck but the real question is which one of these is more of a Mustang ?

and up you one SHO

 

[Grumpaw]

and up you one SHO

PLEEEEESE....do not include that "E" in the same photo group with real Mustangs....it is an insult to the Mustang Brand !!!!! Slapping the Mustang name on a make believe electric suv doesn't make it a Mustang.
You shall receive 40 lashes with a used, real Mustang spark plug wire, from a real IC Mustang engine !!!!
None pictured are "true" Mustangs.....can't be "more of a Mustang" Either it is or is not !!!!

 

[KJRR]

PLEEEEESE....do not include that "E" in the same photo group with real Mustangs....it is an insult to the Mustang Brand !!!!! Slapping the Mustang name on a make believe electric suv doesn't make it a Mustang.
You shall receive 40 lashes with a used, real Mustang spark plug wire, from a real IC Mustang engine !!!!
None pictured are "true" Mustangs.....can't be "more of a Mustang" Either it is or is not !!!!

The E is just today's Mustang II

 

[Grumpaw]

The E is just today's Mustang II

???

 

[KJRR]

and up you one SHO

Then there’s the Jetta pickup

And Beetle version, both old and new

All pickups. Not trucks.

 

[KJRR]

I would argue the first pickup truck had 1 or 2 horse power.

This one even had a topper.

 

[Trustable]

and up you one SHO

I want it. Closest we will ever get to a falcon ute.

 

[dtech]

Well if you do have the need to hate something or someone not having a legitimate frame is a good a reason as any. As to my own take on it I prefer to pity Ridgeline and sante Cruz owners and the Maverick simply fails to impress me. Where I live all the cool/rugged image projection folks are opting for the Bronco, quickly making the jeep wranglers passe.

 

[Fazzie01]

the only car this century I've had to retire because of mechanical issues was a honda ?‍

reputation is like what they say in commercials: "past performance is no guarantee of future results"

I do have a strong hesitation about Honda's from personal experience as my sister and brother-in-law have Honda sedans and one of them is always in the shop for something. Neither of them are mechanically inclined at all so I never know if it is in the shop for a major problem or just a weird sound that I would investigate myself. Each car is in the shop at least 2x a year if not more. But I also grant that the reputation is not from nothing, they do make good cars.

 

[Fazzie01]

Then there’s the Jetta pickup

Hold up, I saw one of these at my home depot recently. Was this a real vehicle at some point? I thought this dude had done the conversion himself.

 

[VAMike]

I do have a strong hesitation about Honda's from personal experience as my sister and brother-in-law have Honda sedans and one of them is always in the shop for something. Neither of them are mechanically inclined at all so I never know if it is in the shop for a major problem or just a weird sound that I would investigate myself. Each car is in the shop at least 2x a year if not more. But I also grant that the reputation is not from nothing, they do make good cars.

except for when they don't. reputations these days are mostly made from marketing and memories of things from a different time.

 

[KJRR]

Hold up, I saw one of these at my home depot recently. Was this a real vehicle at some point? I thought this dude had done the conversion himself.

Could be home made but Smythe did conversion kits
https://www.smythkitcars.com/

 

[TJC]

The latest gen Ridgeline was in my sights...until I verified that the 3.5 V6 still used a rubber band instead of a chain.

I just need something that can haul about 3k on a trailer or thereabouts. I saw Old Blue and fell in love with the color. Took her home.

Yeah, I forgot about that! Changing a timing belt on a transverse mounted 6 cylinder every 100K miles can't be any fun at all. Watched a video and it looks no harder than changing the belt on my 93 Miata.... still no fun at all.

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