I can actually answer this because I’m one of the guys that leases those pickups and SUVs to the GSA who then distributes them to the various departments and agencies like your friend’s. To start, the manufacturer incentives for me to buy the pickups over the SUVs are greater, which in turn keeps the monthly lease…

Amen my Caddy loving brother.

Not this time bud.

For me, ‘67 is hands down the best year of the 60's and 70's for design. I don’t know what it is, but almost every design from every manufacturer was on point. The cars, the trucks, all of it. From the Coupe De’Ville to the P1800. From the C10/F100 to the E Type.

I like to make a small ritual sacrifice before I get on 84. Let the traffic gods know you still fear them. Don’t let anyone in the car mention the traffic flow... ever. You’ll anger them. 

Did a few of those trips but from southern CT to Middle of Nowhere VT in the mid 00's.

From New Haven

Unfortunately not this old one.

You’re a goddam poet Morris. 

BFG G-Forces are the shit man.

I thought they got rid of all the comments!

I have an irrational love of everything cabover.

I love how, by using some of the exact data points and comparisons they use to decry full size pickup trucks, you were able to subtly/maybe unintentionally prove they’re hypocrisy.

Weird. I just shaved my beard into a goatee for the first time in like 15 years and been getting nothing but compliments. Which I did not see coming btw.

I’m the same way to-a-T and I think this may be my best driving attribute.

Knowing that I’m not, and acting accordingly.

I’ve never met a man who was stronger, pound for pound than my little 5 and a half plus foot Italian grandfather who drove these things for a living. And that includes my father, his 6'5", Ivan Drago looking, built like a Mack truck son.

I had to go back through my records to make sure these were the same guys I’ve worked with and yep, they are. I’ve had nothing but good experiences with these guys. Damn shame.

Well done you magnificent bastard.