Mine has a plate that says "truck 3/4 ton gs":DQuote:
Originally Posted by clubagreenie
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Mine has a plate that says "truck 3/4 ton gs":DQuote:
Originally Posted by clubagreenie
Truck, parting out, windshield, buddy, hood, pal, dude, tire, etc., are Americanisms that have worked their way into our language.
Anyway, every company has its peak and I wonder if Apple are starting to overdo it. At least Microsoft was always a bit like a used car dealer - you never really expected them to get any better!
... Ah, you're an American who used to live in the UK....Quote:
Originally Posted by Reads90
- It's the equivalent of an Aussie visiting Britain, and referring to LR's as 'lorries'.
:p :p :p :p
My 101 is a truck - says so on the rego papers. People can call their vehicle what they want.Quote:
Originally Posted by clubagreenie
Used to be a peeve of mine as well, but after telling people that I drove a Land Rover Defender, and getting confused looks from anyone who didn't know what that was (which, outside of Australia, Ireland and the UK is a LOT of people), I've since resigned myself to describing my Defender as a "truck" to anyone who asks.Quote:
Originally Posted by clubagreenie
Not sure what other word to use, TBH. It's not a Jeep, it's not an SUV, saying it's a 4WD means it could be anything from a saloon car to a tank. It's a Land Rover, simple as that :)
The perfect summationQuote:
Originally Posted by mike_ie