Thanks for the clarifications in definitions. Cherolet sold a few units
similar to your ute illustration, but there a only a few on the road now. I
did see one on a used car lot yesterday.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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> That's the way, although my insurance company tends to frown on anyone who
> wants to insure more than two vehickles.
> A ute is not a pickup. Technically a ute is a pickup where the tray is not
> a separate unit but is part of the car body and painted as such -
> http://www.holden.com.au/vehicles/ute
>
> Something like a crew cab Nissan 'Hardbody' which is what I have I'd call
> a pick-up and a car front with wide, flat aluminium tray on the back tends
> to get called a 'one tonner'.
> Andrew Fildes
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>
>
> On 17/02/2013, at 9:56 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> Hi Andrew,
>>
>> I do have a 5-yr old Volvo for distance driving. But, like you, for
>> local
>> driving, I use the 1989 Volvo pictured here, along with a 1994 Chevy S10
>> pickup ( I guess that is a ute to you guys). I invested in a heater
>> blower
>> resistor kit yesterday to keep the S10 in service. I just got it back
>> from
>> my son, who used it to commute to work while is own truck was recovering
>> from a smack in the rear while waiting for a light to change. The lady
>> said
>> her foot slipped off the brake pedal. ;~)
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 4:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Film Images from Leica IIIf
>>
>>
>>> Only way to deal with personal transport. Trouble is, deciding when it
>>> has
>>> 'died'. Does "needing a new clutch" qualify? I'm waiting for a
>>> catastrophic failure on the old SUV at the moment but it just won't die
>>> and keeps limping along.
>>> Andrew Fildes
>>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> www.soultheft.com
>>> Author/Publisher: The SLR Compendium -
>>> http://www.blurb.com/books/3732813
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 17/02/2013, at 9:14 AM, Paul Braun wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Always like Volvos. My wife had a 72 or something when we got
>>>>> married.
>>>> When it died, we replaced it with a slightly later model and drove it
>>>> until
>>>> it finally died. Solid cars.
>>>
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