Saw one of these MoFos at the Lewis Plaza yesterday (Ford F-650 P/U)

[DemoTex]

Chrome, saddle tanks, and all. This picture really does not do the F-650's obscene size justice. The F-650 I saw, like this one, occupied FOUR parking spaces. SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!

Lewis Plaza is a local mall in Greenville, SC.

[taterguy]

1. What vehicle were you in?

If it wasn't a bicycle than:
SHAME
SHAME
SHAME

[Blue-Jay]

16. You're so full of shit.

[taterguy]

22. I did not know that

Thanks for the input

[DemoTex]

34. I was walking my dog Nick-Nick, actually.

What say you now?


Nick-Nick

[taterguy]

35. I say you've got a fine looking hound

I just don't get why some forms of environmental destruction are shameful but others get a free pass.

I guess the difference is that folks in large vehicles are always destroying the planet but with more reasonable sized vehicles you have to know more background: like how far the trip is and the physical condition of the operator.

[Lorien]

67. Conspicuous consumption and the willfully obtuse.

In America, with it's mostly crappy public transport systems and pedestrian unfriendly cities (mine has the third highest pedestrian death toll in the Nation) most of us are forced to own some type of vehicle. We all KNOW, like it or not, that burning fossil fuels harms the environment and keeps us entangled in the Middle East. If we are people of conscience then we do what we can to limit our fossil fuel use. The willfully obtuse will ignore the facts entirely to satisfy their own egos. That's what the owner of the F-650 has done. There's the effort of good citizenship-and then there's being a complete asshole (s(he) chose the later with that purchase). One can't say that the ONLY alternative to living in a 50,000 square foot mega estate is to live in a one room shack, so neither can one say that the ONLY alternative to driving an F-650 is riding a bicycle. Extremes are just that; extremes. Do the best you can within the constraints of your own situation.

[taterguy]

80. Since when is a bicycle not a vehicle?

I realize that most people need cars but do they need them all the time? If it's ok to make rude comments about folks who drive large vehicles then I find it perfectly acceptable to make rude comments about folks who use vehicles inappropriately.

Sure, on this message board everyone lives 50 miles from the nearest place of employment or store but in real life I see a significant amount of car trips that are only a couple miles on reasonably safe streets. What's wrong with pointing out that this is a bad thing?

[Touchdown]

61. Did Nick-Nick take a shit? Methane!!!! Shame! Hypocrite!

:evilgrin:

I do agree with you. That truck is an abortion!

[Diamond Dave]

75. Nick is beautiful DemoTex! I'd just love to being having a cup of Joe

and laughing with you about this little abomination the two of you stumbled across on your walk.

I'd also just have to wager this could be part of why US auto makers will go under in our lifetime.

[proud patriot]

2. is it a diesel?

x(

[Pavulon]

21. Probably Cummins I6

medium duty diesel engine...

Will burn b80, if it were available.

[XOKCowboy]

54. More likely an International...

Like Ford's 6.4L and 7.3Ls. Cummins I believe is used by Dodge and Cat by GM (or vice versa).

[XOKCowboy]

57. Oops I was wrong. It is a Cummins...

http://www.f650pickups.com/page0004.html

[Fridays Child]

3. Wonder what it costs to fill that monster with gas.

And why would anybody even want something that huge?

[niyad]

17. "yes, your dick really IS as small as you are afraid it is, as indicated by the size of the phallic

extension you just purchawsed"

(a friend --male-- refers to such monsters as wienie stretchers"

[Fridays Child]

33. ...

:spray:

[Pastiche423]

38. I am going to steal your friend's phrase

Is that o-kay?

I love it. Weinie stretchers does sound painful.

[fudge stripe cookays]

72. I call them..

penis extensions.

And enjoy giving the small dick signal to idiots driving them when I pull up at a light.

[Pavulon]

24. Assume 110 Gal #2 Diesel

340-350ish. Should go 1700 to 2000 miles between fillups. 17-20 on most non cdl diesel vehicles.

[CRF450]

44. Thats between 15.5 and 18mpg, not bad for that big of a truck

My Dodge Dakota averages around 16mpg.:-(

[kestrel91316]

29. A poorly functioning and very small dingus would be my guess.

[givemebackmycountry]

4. That's a tow truck with a bed instead of the tow!

I bet it gets excellent gas mileage

:sarcasm:

[Warpy]

5. The schmuck just bought it and got it all tricked out

so of course he's going to make damned sure nobody in a Subaru parks next to it and scuff one of the fins coming off the saddle tanks with the rubber on an opening door.

This is a twit indicator. Whoever owns this truck is a massive twit and should be shunned socially.

[Retired AF Dem]

7. Why should owning this truck make someone a twit?

It doesn't burn as much fuel as Gore's private jet. Just saying. Trying to keep things in perspective.

[niyad]

10. carbon offsets, anyone?

seriously, that sounds like a typical reichwing rebuttal.

[Retired AF Dem]

12. Calling someone a twit for what they own

sounds like an asshole.

[CRF450]

25. Agreed

When you see someone driving by themselfs in a truck, you dont know if their going to a job site or what.

[niyad]

26. free country, for both views, for now, anyway.

[Pavulon]

18. I would fly G5

if I could afford it.. Flying business class sucks. Flying a citation or gulfstream..MMM..Posh.

Or a private 787.

[Warpy]

11. Look at it. Look at how it's parked

Trust me, he's a twit.

[Name removed]

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[kestrel91316]

31. Funny, I thought Gore flew commercial.

[Warren Stupidity]

37. "Gore's private jet"

Your own words betray you. Turn Hannity off, it is all bullshit. Stay away from the rightwing smears and propaganda, or at least learn to not post them here.

"In his private life, Gore tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible. He drives a hybrid, flies commercially whenever he can, and purchases green power. In the few instances where work has demanded that he travel privately, he purchases carbon offsets for the emissions."
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/18/14290/7793

And at least get the smear straight. It isn't 'Al Gore's private jet', it is 'the private jet that Al Gore flew'. Can you tell the difference?

[tabasco]

58. This thread has brought out the distractors.

Alert on them all.

[0007]

62. You've lost your range for respectiveness.........

A person regarded as foolishly annoying is a twit that would own a truck that ostentatious or a person defending such a fool.

[CRF450]

28. I wouldn't blame them either

When ya drive a vehicle stands out from the rest, theirs always someone that wants to fuck it up.

I drive an 01 Trans Am WS6 and I got two good size scuffs on it from some inconciderate asses.

Even when I try to park away from other cars, some prick in a beat up POS car just has to park next to the shiny black Trans Am, UGH!!

[ThomWV]

6. Awe Fuck Man! That thing is Awesom! I'm tradeing in my F250 tomorrow.

You gotta love it.

[John1956PA]

27. My F-250 is heavy-duty enough to handle the work for which I use it.

I, too, am in awe of those F-650s, but I wonder to what use their owners put them.

[ThomWV]

42. The clutch in mine (Powerstroke) self destructed last week

One of the torsion springs broke out of its caging in the disk. I came to an off ramp and the clutch would not disenguage. I had an 8,000 pound boat on the back that I had just towed a shade over 500 miles. I was within 15 miles of home. Best luck I've ever had in my life. Beware though, those clutches are expensive. $350 for the parts. Local guy is sticking it in for me for a hundred and a half. I don't have a garage and its far to dam cold and I'm far to dam old to do it myself.

[John1956PA]

47. I am glad the malfunction did not cause an accident.

You sure were lucky considering the weight on the trailer you were towing. I hope you are as lucky with the repairs as you were in bringing the truck and trailer to a safe stop.

[eagler]

8. Very cool truck , if you can afford the gas.

[malaise]

9. I saw one on this tiny island two days ago and

nearly crashed my car in shock. Gas here is only $3.43 a gallon.

[alittlelark]

13. A landscaper in Los Altos has one of those monsters

parked in his driveway. I see it every morning I take the kids to school. It's tricked out and painted orange, white and red w/ the landscapers advertisement on the side.

I doubt his business will pick up w/ that monstrosity advertising it. This is a strongly progressive area w/ many more Prius - type vehicles than monster trucks.

[niyad]

14. what's the name of the really little car, the one that can park nose-in to the curb?

[uppityperson]

36. Smart Car. Telling name, eh? eom

[Occulus]

66. Someone I work with says he's getting one of those.

I think I was the only one who didn't make fun of him for it. He does deserve a tiny bit of ribbing, though- his current vehicle is a Hummer.

His reason he's getting the Smart Car?

"Gas prices."

:D

[Redstone]

15. Someone's got himself a REAL teeny weenie to make up for.

Redstone

[CRF450]

19. Before you people start presuming that the driver must be a dickhead

Think of this. You dont even know who drives it, and what they use it for. Most likely they'll use it for towing a big camper or something. I'v seen a few of these before on the road. Most of the time they're towing a big trailer or something similar. Any sane person would not be driving it by themselfs daily unless they are going somewhere to use for its intended purpose.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

20. Does it come with an XXL jockstrap that it will make you feel like needing?

I always wonder if these kind of "macho" machines would sell as well if they had names like "Ford CreamPuff", or "Dodge Weenie", or "Chevy Hyacinth".

Then the buyers could claim that they bought it for utility with some believability.

[Cobalt-60]

23. I think anyone compensating like this

might require the petite jock.

[BrotherBuzz]

30. That be a nice vehicle for hauling a bevy of horses to a race track

Beyond that, I think it is way too clean, and is guaranteed to accumulate whiskey dents, if it is used to haul livestock to the auction yard.

[Fierce]

32. Amazing...and not necessarily in a bad way.

nt

[PghTiny]

39. Ooohhhh... a Ford Phallus

$100 the driver doesn't use it for hauling anything, and $200 it doesn't go offroad

[Bluebear]

40. ................

:spray:

[CRF450]

41. You'd probably lose that bet.

[CreekDog]

50. It's parked at the freakin' mall, give me a break

What's he hauling, one of the mall stores???

:crazy:

[CRF450]

51. And do you know what they're doing through out the day?

No you dont, and I dont know either. People that own these F-650's (or a similar vehicle) usually intends to use these for towing big loads only. Maybe thats the only vehicle they can drive at the moment and they have a Civic back at home, again we dont know.

If you see me drive my 16mpg 4x4 4 door Dakota (which has a tounno cover over the bed) by myself, would you assume that I'm just another truck loving shmuck who's trying to "compensate" even though I would most likely have pool cleaning equipment hidden under the tounno cover in the bed?

This bickering over what people drive, is stupid and childish.

[CreekDog]

52. Probably letting their dogs attack their immigrant gardener

:hi:

[Bluebear]

53. ....

:rofl:

[CRF450]

70. Oh my god dont even get me started over that with you lol.

The point I'm making is dont judge a book by its cover. n/t

[tabasco]

59. Why do you say that?

You never see anyone drive a truck except for work?

That's unbelievable.

You think that truck in the pic is a work truck?

LMAO.

[Ikonoklast]

46. Not designed for off-road use

The chassis the 650/750 series is designed for heavy hauling.

[Turbineguy]

43. Tabling for a moment

my need to over-compensate for my other inadequacies...

How much does that baby cost?

I mean, are the payments higher than the cost of Male Performance Enhancement drugs?

[HuffleClaw]

45. does it come with a viagra dispensor? n/t

[0007]

63. Big Bob has one

[seriousstan]

48. I gues you should show him how to haul a 65,000 load in a Prius.

[SammyWinstonJack]

56. ...

:evilgrin:

[Initech]

49. I can probably guess the MPG - 1 highway, 0 city

[fishnfla]

55. Hey I've been to that restaurant eom

[Ravy]

64. I didn't know they made dicks that small! nt

[seriousstan]

65. I guess you are one of those wimps that has never had a job that called for real trucks.

[JI7]

69. the thing is that many people who drive these things don't do it

because it's part of their job.

[seriousstan]

73. And you can tell that by looking at the truck? I doubt it.

Only a twit would assume to be able to tell that.

[Bluebear]

76. "Twits" ... "Wimps" ... oh swoon, you're so Ford Tough and Manly!

[CabalPowered]

78. oops..

misplaced

[Lorien]

68. Lol! Sadly, I've found that sterotype to be mostly true. ;-) n/t

[stevedeshazer]

71. Aside from all the small dick jokes and crappy mileage cracks,

to me it looks butt-ugly.



If I needed a truck that big, I'd go for the International MXT.

[Diamond Dave]

74. Tasteful. A real mini 18 wheeler. And for everyone upthread.....

all the talk of what one does with said 650 - work related? Can we apply that to all the hummers we see in the DFW area. They are all being used for "work - related" purposes? Right? yeah.............................. patrolling the streets, keeping us safe, guess that is why some of the radio stations have the hummer.

I've yet to see this little beauty on the street, when I do I'll probably be tempted to give the salute FudgeStripe suggests using.

Smart Cars will rule someday.

[Snarkturian Clone]

77. This post promotes snobbery and smugness.... but...

It's a pretty fugly truck. Even if it's used for work I'm sure there are more efficient designs out there for whatever that work is.

My biggest complaint about such big vehicles is that I can't see through them, therefore they make it more difficult to drive my tiny-ass car around.

[CabalPowered]

79. I saw one a couple months ago

It had an expensive paint job and stenciling on one side for a get-rich website. The other side had stenciling for a realtor. This was in Boise.