StunnedMonkey
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- April 8, 2011
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- City, State
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2011 XLT
As I patiently wait for my EX to be built, I ponder the question. My 2011 Explorer Ford brochure says "2001 Truck of the Year." People comment on photos of the EX and say, "nice truck." But the new EX is built on a car platform, isn't it?
So what makes a truck a truck? Is it some technical spec? Some insurance classification? A checkbox on some government form? Can a manufacturer just call things whatever they want? I've no dog in any hunt here. I don't really care if my EX is a truck, or something else. I'm just curious. Plus I don't want to try and show off my new truck to the dudes at the office and have them snort..."guy thinks he's got a truck! What an idiot!"
Not trying to start a kerfuffle. I'm not really a car guy.
So what makes a truck a truck? Is it some technical spec? Some insurance classification? A checkbox on some government form? Can a manufacturer just call things whatever they want? I've no dog in any hunt here. I don't really care if my EX is a truck, or something else. I'm just curious. Plus I don't want to try and show off my new truck to the dudes at the office and have them snort..."guy thinks he's got a truck! What an idiot!"
Not trying to start a kerfuffle. I'm not really a car guy.