Will Texans go for this?

[Texanadian 10]

Getting back to topic....

I think the Volt would do well in Texas. Contrary to belief, not everybody drives a Hummer/Suburban/Full size pick up. I see a fair amount of Priuses around town. Let's face it. We feel the sting of high gasoline costs about as much as anybody else. Most of the big cites in the country are here. Rush hour traffic sucks with a gas engine. Texas cars are notorious for being high mileage. So anything that saves gas would be appreciated.

[TBoneTX 43,059]

I think the Volt would do well in Texas.

Keep Austin Even Weirder, si man, eh.

The more relevant question is the hierarchy of pickup trucks in Texas. Years ago, I had a girlfriend who was from a small east-Texas town, and I once asked her whether there were such a hierarchy. She immediately stated, "GMC, Chevy, Dodge, Ford, and foreign, from top down." Her last boyfriend before me, she said, would in fact actually leave her presence (wherever they were -- home, restaurant, etc.) to go outside and gaze longingly & lovingly at his truck for several minutes at a time. She was rather displeased with that, for obvious reasons, si man.

[Darnell 8,478]

Geez - this gets me to wondering -

what ever became of that 'electric car conversion company' last century ?

They specialized in converting the smaller Ford Ranger Trucks to 'solely electric'. hmmmmm

[thongd4me 69]

They'll take to it like a "wet frog to the electric chair."

[IndigoSkies 168]

Yes. The stereotypes are true about Texas. All they care about are steak, hunting, shooting, and big SUV powered by petrol. [/sarcasm]

[thongd4me 69]

Keep Austin Even Weirder, si man, eh.

The more relevant question is the hierarchy of pickup trucks in Texas. Years ago, I had a girlfriend who was from a small east-Texas town, and I once asked her whether there were such a hierarchy. She immediately stated, "GMC, Chevy, Dodge, Ford, and foreign, from top down." Her last boyfriend before me, she said, would in fact actually leave her presence (wherever they were -- home, restaurant, etc.) to go outside and gaze longingly & lovingly at his truck for several minutes at a time. She was rather displeased with that, for obvious reasons, si man.

The pickup truck seems to be an allegory for a cowboy's "faithful steed."

It's no wonder Roy Rogers had his horse "Trigger" taxidermed.

How would you stuff & mount a pickup truck?

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Her last boyfriend before me, she said, would in fact actually leave her presence to go outside and gaze longingly & lovingly at his truck for several minutes at a time.

Sick

[Ban Hammer 12,841]

Her last boyfriend before me, she said, would in fact actually leave her presence (wherever they were -- home, restaurant, etc.) to go outside and gaze longingly & lovingly at his truck for several minutes at a time.

what's wrong with that?

[TBoneTX 43,059]

"More hay, Trigger?"

"No thanks, Roy -- I'm stuffed."

[Ban Hammer 12,841]

"More hay, Trigger?"

"No thanks, Roy -- I'm stuffed."

[TBoneTX 43,059]

Mea culpa, si man -- fixed thusly:

"More hay, Trigger, si man?"

"No thanks, Roy -- I'm stuffed, si man."

[Ban Hammer 12,841]

Mea culpa, si man -- fixed thusly:

"More hay, Trigger, si man?"

"No thanks, Roy -- I'm stuffed, si man."

much better

[thongd4me 69]

Mea culpa, si man -- fixed thusly:

"More hay, Trigger, si man?"

"No thanks, Roy -- I'm stuffed, si man."

I wonder if "Mr. Ed" was a Texan?

[TBoneTX 43,059]

I wonder if "Mr. Ed" was a Texan?

"GAWWW-leeee, Wil-burrrr, si mannnnnn..."