Dream cars.

[deathstorm]

Chevy Colorado. A dream truck  

[Iceni]

Chevy Colorado. A dream truck  

New Ram looks pretty cool...also it's got what, 700lb-ft of torque? Awesome, but why? I always liked the 2002 Avalanche.

No, actually, my dingaling is larger than average. I checked. Why do you ask?

[RelentlessOblivion]

You yanks and your "pickup trucks" down here we call them utes..and we race 'em

 

[H34VYM3T4LD4V3]

That looks cool RO

De Tomaso Pantera

De Tomaso Vallelunga

De Tomaso Mangusta

Edited November 11, 2015 by H34VYM3T4LD4V3

[deathstorm]

Great cars dave  we race trucks too murph called nascar  camping world truck series   

[RelentlessOblivion]

Can't seem to find the specs for that ute Dave (the Holden SS Thunder) but the base model has a 6 liter V8 engine producing 415 horsepower. Holden's new ute the VF II has a 6.2 liter V8 producing over 500 horsepower

[Iceni]

You yanks and your "pickup trucks" down here we call them utes..and we race 'em

 

I won't deny you do the term prouder (the Maloo GTS is awesome and it sucks that the US lacks an equivalent*)  - but we invented the ute. And then we built it for you, in the form of Ford Model A.

Not the same thing either, pickup truck in the US could mean anything from a ute to a Nissan Frontier to a GMC Topkick C4500.

* the Saleen 331 and Ford SVT F-150 Lightning are about as close as it gets now that the El Camino and Ranchero have bitten the dust.

Edited November 12, 2015 by Iceni

[FatherAlabaster]

I love pickup trucks. If it was up to me, I'd have either a pickup or an El Camino. My dad used to have an International that was very similar to this one:

[Iceni]

Cool! Looks like a Studebaker Champ. I'd be happy to drive something smaller like a Colorado or a Ranger. Or maybe a 1st-gen Scion xB.

Yeeeeaahhhh.

Edited November 12, 2015 by Iceni

[RelentlessOblivion]

Sooooo just found out the plans for the hot version of the VF II ute. Supercharged 6.5 liter engine producing 570 horsepower. Only comes in black or metallic silver with charcoal alloy wheels. That kind of power in a car with no weight over the backend...

 

Also Iceni you may have built it but only after an Australian wrote a letter to Ford complaining that no car existed which could transport chickens to the market Saturday and then be used for the commute to church Sunday.

[H34VYM3T4LD4V3]

I love pickup trucks. If it was up to me, I'd have either a pickup or an El Camino. My dad used to have an International that was very similar to this one:

El Camino's are awesome!!

[FatherAlabaster]

Fuck yeah. What is that, 3rd generation? That's their best look IMO as well. 

[H34VYM3T4LD4V3]

Yeah it is, it's a 1970 SS.  also I meant to say nice pickup 

Edited November 12, 2015 by H34VYM3T4LD4V3

[Iceni]

Fuck yeah. What is that, 3rd generation? That's their best look IMO as well. 

They shared a front end with the Chevelle so I actually prefer the look of this 2nd-gen model from the year before - but the 3rd-gen was the height of performance.

@RelentlessOblivion So, we read the same Wikipedia article. Right before that sentence it says that there was already a ute built in the US before then. I'm not disputing that Oz owns the ute now, that new Maloo sounds amazing and we don't even have any utes nowadays.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Actually I got that from Top Gear...

 

The V8 racing utes are where shit gets real scary. Near as makes no difference 800 horsepower twin supercharged engines.

[FatherAlabaster]

They shared a front end with the Chevelle so I actually prefer the look of this 2nd-gen model from the year before - but the 3rd-gen was the height of performance.

@RelentlessOblivion So, we read the same Wikipedia article. Right before that sentence it says that there was already a ute built in the US before then. I'm not disputing that Oz owns the ute now, that new Maloo sounds amazing and we don't even have any utes nowadays.

That's a beautiful car too. I just barely prefer the look of the other one. 

Regarding the Scion you posted, unless you're really into the look, all the research we did when we were car shopping suggests you'd be better off with a CR-V (or a Rav4 if you like a bit more engine power).

...not to derail the usual discussions.

[Iceni]

@FatherAlabaster I actually do just like the look of the xB. Kia Soul's not bad either, but the Nissan Cube is just a little too stupid-looking.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Shame you guys don't get the Holden ute. Even the Ford ute is pretty decent. Less power but a bit more torque then the Holden. Do you get the Commodore or Falcon over there?

[Iceni]

Shame you guys don't get the Holden ute. Even the Ford ute is pretty decent. Less power but a bit more torque then the Holden. Do you get the Commodore or Falcon over there?

We used to get the Commodore as the Pontiac GTO and later as the G8 but then Pontiac died. I don't know when the US stopped getting the Falcon, but it's not around anymore. Pity, it's a good-looking car.

[RelentlessOblivion]

I thought the GTO was based off the Holden Monaro. I know the G8 was based off the VE Commodore so it's a shame Pontiac went bust. I prefer the Commodore to the Falcon but I'm biased because Holden is my V8 supercar manufacturer of choice.

[H34VYM3T4LD4V3]

Someone say Pontiac?

Edited November 13, 2015 by H34VYM3T4LD4V3

[Iceni]

I thought the GTO was based off the Holden Monaro.

You're completely right, I forgot. Man, the Commodore was ugly until the mid-2000s.

[RelentlessOblivion]

The 70's Commodores weren't bad to look at. The Monaro and Torana were better.

[True Belief]

The 70's Commodores weren't bad to look at. The Monaro and Torana were better.

I had a yellow LX SLR 5000. Wish I never got rid of it. They go for a fortune now. I will dig out a photo of it with me when I had long hair. Let me find it.....

[True Belief]

And here it is