My rental car on this particular road trip is easily the best rental I’ve ever had. It’s a 2013 Chevy Silverado, the crew cab short box model. It’s not fun to drive like the Camaros and Chargers I’ve had, it’s not as “nice” to be in as the ragtops I’ve had, but it does one thing that none of those cars could do.
See, unlike the other cars on the list, the Silverado is like me: it drinks corn products. In my case bourbon, in the car’s case E85. But that’s not even the point of the post. Two weeks ago when I did the “what kind of car is your gun” I left out trucks. Not because I don’t like trucks, but rather because the best kind of comparison guns to trucks aren’t handguns (which is what I listed) but rather shotguns. So for example, Chevy/Ford/Dodge trucks remind me of Winchester/Remington/Mossberg pump action shotguns. They’re all basically the same, generally reliable, and people get really fired up about which one is best. Another example is the Toyota Tacoma/Hilux: Benelli pump gun. It’s more expensive than its American counterparts, comes with more equipment standard, and…it’s also probably better.
Now, the one thing I can’t come up with a comparison are those ridiculous luxury trucks, like the Lincoln and Cadillac badged trucks that Ford and GM made/make. Because they’re just stupid. I guess they could be when someone takes a perfectly good 870 pump gun and covers it in all kinds of silly unnecessary accessories?
Beyond all that, I don’t have a particularly “deep” point. But I have noticed that if you want to get a couple of good ol’ boys fired up about something, see which brand of pickup they have, and then tell them that the other brand is better.
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