"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 5 Aug 2018 11:38:12 -0400, Nancy Young >
> wrote:
>
>>On 8/5/2018 10:44 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Sun, 5 Aug 2018 10:08:19 -0400, Nancy Young >
>>> wrote:
>>> snip
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>>>> I never noticed how many people have pickups before I started
>>>> looking at what model would work for us.
>>
>>> they have better re-sale value than most cars.
>>
>>I see that! There must be a great market for used pickups.
>>
>>If I'm going to have two vehicles, I'd like one to be more
>>useful for things besides transporting people.
>>
>>nancy
>
> we've had pick-ups for so long I don't know how we would do without
> one. I think modern pick-ups are so popular because the cab is built
> for the comfort of the occupants vs. sedans and people comfort. You
> can easily carry 6 adult males with long legs and a couple of dogs in
> the cab. If you do anything besides city stuff you have gear for the
> hobby, sport or job.. Then there are the trips to the landfill or
> bringing home the new TV or the new mattress set or a couple of sheets
> of plywood, those 50 pound bags of potting soil or dog food, etc. Out
> here most everyone has a pickup of some size. If they work downtown
> they probably have a small economy car as well.
> Janet US


I love mine and would hate to be without it, plenty of room for everything
like groceries in the cab, and always able to haul stuff if need be. Never
had anyone ask me to haul something for them, but most of them have pickups
of their own, though I wouldn't mind helping someone out if not.

Cheri