Posted: 12/24/2008 8:06:59 AM EDT
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After reading the thread about the SUV's dying. And after having a argument at work about this subject. I didn't want to hijack the other thread so here we go. I want to ask everyone on arfcom this question.
I am thinking it is sort of like the north vs south. Or when you ask someone for a coke in some places you get a coke or just a soda. Or better yet a pop vs soda. |
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So what exactly are you asking????
In Atlanta you ask for a Coke, and you get a Coke 9 times out of 10, or they say is a Pepsi OK? Where you roll your eyes, sigh, and ask for a sweet tea. Nuts, didn't see the poll... *DOH!* SUV is a Blazer, Trooper, Explorer, Expedition, Excursion, Suburban, etc. A truck has a bed (maybe a box, but most non-commercial trucks have beds) |
| SUV's ...........are very useful up here......snow, mud , hills and that stuff.....................I am not saying some people do not buy them for that status symbol...but for me it is a safety, get home up the hill issue..............even front wheel drive don't mean shit, when you have 8 inches of snow on the road and they have not plowed yet!!!! |
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SUV's ...........are very useful up here......snow, mud , hills and that stuff.....................I am not saying some people do not buy them for that status symbol...but for me it is a safety, get home up the hill issue..............even front wheel drive don't mean shit, when you have 8 inches of snow on the road and they have not plowed yet!!!! You should trade it in on a Prius, so you can just pick it up and carry it past the icy parts. |
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Well I started this thread about is a SUV a Truck. But since you asked I would say if I asked for a coke, I want a coke. But to me I all lump them all together and call them pop.  I'd say Soda if I was being generic about it. I usually offer what I have "you want a coke?" or "you want a diet coke?" If I ask for a soda and someone hands me something like an RC Cola I might throw up just a little. |
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See I am thinking this is going to be a north vs south thing. People in the South are going to say its a SUV. But people in the North are going to say its a truck. Thats what I run into at work anyways. I live in Atlanta, I wouldn't yell at anyone for calling their SUV a truck, but I wouldn't call a pickup an SUV. |
| Most of the larger SUVs were built on a truck chais, so you can say those are trucks. A"truck" usually has a certain look to it...the pickup truck with a bed, maybe a crew cab.....so other than the manufacturing similarity of the chasis, you can't say its a "truck". |
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Depends. If the SUV is built on a truck chassis, it's a truck (Suburban, Tahoe, Bronco, Blazer, etc.) If you are talking about a RAV4 or something like that, you are not talking about a truck.
A pickup truck is a kind of truck, not the entire catagory of truck. |
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An SUV is a truck if it has a frame like a truck. Things like Excursions, Expeditions, Explorers, Tahoes, Suburbans, 4runners etc. An SUV is a car if it has no frame like a truck. Things like Toyota Highlanders, Rav4s, Hyundai Tucsons, SantaFes etc. He said it better than me! |
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It depends.
I would refer to a Suburban, Tahoe, Expedition, Excursion, etc as a truck because they are basically truck derivatives. Something like a Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Liberty, etc are SUVs as they are not truck derivatives. And then you get to the Acura MDX, Mercedes ML, BMW X series, Toyota RAV4, Ford Escape, Lexus R series, etc that are essentially mini-vans and station wagons on steroids. |
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Depends. If the SUV is built on a truck chassis, it's a truck (Suburban, Tahoe, Bronco, Blazer, etc.) If you are talking about a RAV4 or something like that, you are not talking about a truck. A pickup truck is a kind of truck, not the entire catagory of truck. This. More and more SUVs coming out lack a low range and usually have poor independent suspensions that don't do as wellas a good ol solid axle for hairy situations. Good for picking up groceries though. JMHO. |
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Station Wagon with truck tires. Some of them are exactly that! I miss the days of the old Broncos and Blazers. Those things were functional! Nowadays what you get is a bunch of faggy leather and fancy plastic... Lord help you if you try to slap a plow on the shit. |
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What glazer1972 said: depends what kind of chassis they're built on.
A Tahoe is a Silverado, damn near down to the wiring harnesses. At least my mid-90s one is. I think a Nissan Armada and Titan share a chassis platform (I could be wrong about that though). Not sure if Ford shares a frame between the trucks and the SUVs but I'd be surprised if they went to the expense of manufacturing two different items for th 4Runners and HiLuxes (you all know them as Tacomas ) are damn near identical.
Basically, if it has a ladder frame, it's a truck with a permanently mounted camper top. |
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Station Wagon with truck tires. Some of them are exactly that! I miss the days of the old Broncos and Blazers. Those things were functional! Nowadays what you get is a bunch of faggy leather and fancy plastic... Lord help you if you try to slap a plow on the shit. Yes, I want a functional, utilitarian, get the job done type of vehicle, similiar to the old VW Thing. 
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A truck with a permanently built on topper. So, explain this to me Mine http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u199/SemperMO/IMG_1254.jpg Not mine, but I can do this to mine with a few bolts http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u199/SemperMO/topless1.jpg Oh yeah, do this in a Rav4 (small pic, I know, sorry) http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u199/SemperMO/stuckbronco.jpg I love the old Broncos. To answer the question of the OP it depends on the SUV in question. A Tahoe or Expedition is a truck. A Toyota RAV4 or Ford Escape is a AWD car with a tall body. |
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The SUV is no more going to die than the hammer.
It's a tool and it's useful,that story sucked 
Anyway,it's in the truck family TRUCK:
A motor vehicle carrying its load on its own wheels and primarily designed for the transportation of goods or cargo. A truck is similar to a passenger car in many basic aspects, but truck construction is usually heavier throughout with strengthened chassis and suspension, and lower transmission and drive-axle ratios to cope with hilly terrain |
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A truck with a permanently built on topper. So, explain this to me Mine http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u199/SemperMO/IMG_1254.jpg Not mine, but I can do this to mine with a few bolts http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u199/SemperMO/topless1.jpg Oh yeah, do this in a Rav4 (small pic, I know, sorry) http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u199/SemperMO/stuckbronco.jpg Small pic enlarged to look crappy http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u199/SemperMO/enlarge2.jpg Much better pic http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u199/SemperMO/IMG_1194.jpg Nasty shit there. 
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TRUCK:
A motor vehicle carrying its load on its own wheels and primarily designed for the transportation of goods or cargo. A truck is similar to a passenger car in many basic aspects, but truck construction is usually heavier throughout with strengthened chassis and suspension, and lower transmission and drive-axle ratios to cope with hilly terrain Pretty much describes my old 3/4 ton Suburban. 
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Wow, I never heard of these VWs before, the VW Iltis 4X4. If GM or Ford made something like this in a hard top, I would buy one. Keep it very basic / military style inside, keep it cheap, not another Hummer type deal. Not much different in concept than the old Thing from the 70s...... |
