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Posted by Jules on November 4, 2009, 2:26 pm
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:50 -0500, Tony wrote:
> aemeijers wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone make a small pickup any more? Like the rangers or toyotas
>> from 10-15 years ago? All the stuff on the lots now looks huge, not to
>> mention looking like a Tonka toy. Big meaningless chrome phallic noses,
>> pointless huge tires, etc. Does anyone make a truck that looks like a
>> truck anymore? I'm a form follows function sort of person- I don't need
>> rolling bling.
>
> Oh gawd, I know what you mean about the Tonka toys. Big fat fender
> flares with giant fake plastic bolts. How much uglier can they get?
> Actually that is an unfair comparison to Tonka Toys, the toys look much
> better then the real trucks.
I was puzzling over this a while ago. When I grew up, Tonka toys were
almost entirely* metal. When the heck did they stop? I saw some the
other day in the store, and they were all crappy plastic. Did someone flip
out over the possiblity of metal cuts or hard corners hurting their kid,
or are they just cheaper to make that way?
* they may have had plastc wheels, or maybe metal wheels with rubber tires
- I don't remember now. But the bodies were entirely metal.
cheers
Jules
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Posted by AZ Nomad on November 4, 2009, 3:00 pm
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:26:18 -0600, Jules
>On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:50 -0500, Tony wrote:
>> aemeijers wrote:
>>>
>>> Does anyone make a small pickup any more? Like the rangers or toyotas
>>> from 10-15 years ago? All the stuff on the lots now looks huge, not to
>>> mention looking like a Tonka toy. Big meaningless chrome phallic noses,
>>> pointless huge tires, etc. Does anyone make a truck that looks like a
>>> truck anymore? I'm a form follows function sort of person- I don't need
>>> rolling bling.
>>
>> Oh gawd, I know what you mean about the Tonka toys. Big fat fender
>> flares with giant fake plastic bolts. How much uglier can they get?
>> Actually that is an unfair comparison to Tonka Toys, the toys look much
>> better then the real trucks.
>I was puzzling over this a while ago. When I grew up, Tonka toys were
>almost entirely* metal. When the heck did they stop? I saw some the
>other day in the store, and they were all crappy plastic. Did someone flip
>out over the possiblity of metal cuts or hard corners hurting their kid,
>or are they just cheaper to make that way?
Injection molded plastic is seriously cheap especially when you make
it in china, pay your labor nearly nothing to be instantly replaced if
injured, and then toss your manufacturing waste in the nearest river.
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Posted by Tony on November 5, 2009, 5:52 pm
Jules wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:50 -0500, Tony wrote:
>
>> aemeijers wrote:
>>> Does anyone make a small pickup any more? Like the rangers or toyotas
>>> from 10-15 years ago? All the stuff on the lots now looks huge, not to
>>> mention looking like a Tonka toy. Big meaningless chrome phallic noses,
>>> pointless huge tires, etc. Does anyone make a truck that looks like a
>>> truck anymore? I'm a form follows function sort of person- I don't need
>>> rolling bling.
>> Oh gawd, I know what you mean about the Tonka toys. Big fat fender
>> flares with giant fake plastic bolts. How much uglier can they get?
>> Actually that is an unfair comparison to Tonka Toys, the toys look much
>> better then the real trucks.
>
> I was puzzling over this a while ago. When I grew up, Tonka toys were
> almost entirely* metal. When the heck did they stop? I saw some the
> other day in the store, and they were all crappy plastic. Did someone flip
> out over the possiblity of metal cuts or hard corners hurting their kid,
> or are they just cheaper to make that way?
>
> * they may have had plastc wheels, or maybe metal wheels with rubber tires
> - I don't remember now. But the bodies were entirely metal.
I'm sorry to hear that, I haven't bought any tonka toys in a long time
but down the road from me a young boy has about a 4' circle were he
killed all the grass and his metal tonka toys are always sitting there.
It's really cute to see. I am a little surprised no one stole the
metal tonka toys. The only bad thing about his little tonka playground
is that it's only about 6 feet from the road.
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Posted by rlz on November 5, 2009, 5:50 pm
> aemeijers wrote:
> > Does anyone make a small pickup any more? Like the rangers or toyotas
> > from 10-15 years ago? All the stuff on the lots now looks huge, not to
> > mention looking like a Tonka toy. Big meaningless chrome phallic noses,
> > pointless huge tires, etc. Does anyone make a truck that looks like a
> > truck anymore? I'm a form follows function sort of person- I don't need
> > rolling bling.
> Oh gawd, I know what you mean about the Tonka toys. =A0Big fat fender
> flares with giant fake plastic bolts. =A0How much uglier can they get?
> Actually that is an unfair comparison to Tonka Toys, the toys look much
> better then the real trucks.
My big concern is what is being called a "truck" now and where the new
trucks are going to in design.
I saw an SUV with a two foot long bed and they called it a truck. I'm
not sure what they can haul in that small of a bed.
I've noticed that there are very few new trucks being made that have
the 8' long bed now. Most of the "150/1500" size trucks come with a
back seat (crew cab) and a 6.5' bed. At least the 8' bed allows you to
haul sheet material, such as drywall or plywood, with the tailgate
up. I always laugh when I'm at the lumber yard and I see people
putting trying to fit a sheet of plywood into a short-bed pickup
having it hang over the tailgate. I definitely avoid being behind
them in case it slips out of the truck.
Rob
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Posted by Oren on November 5, 2009, 6:39 pm
>I saw an SUV with a two foot long bed and they called it a truck. I'm
>not sure what they can haul in that small of a bed.
Groceries?
I call that a "grocery gitter"
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