why do people put trailer hitch's on cars?

[BJ_M]

there is acually a whole cult now built around that car with the wood









and for just as bad !!!

[BJ_M]

of course such silliness is not just for north Americans ...

Europeans have their wonder cars also

[BJ_M]

one more -- cant help it ...

[tonyiws]

Maybe they need it for the dog....

[tonyiws]

Maybe they could only get that POS car when they traded their light weight mule in....

[tonyiws]

Here's a couple of more that I liked...

[tonyiws]

Then again.... some people are smart enough to know the need a truck, but too stupid to get a trailer!

[JohnnyCNote]

buy a freakin truck, seriously.... i saw two of em drivin down the road today so i thought i would complain. it's the stupidest looking think ever

They may want to carry a small boat, personalcraft, a small trailer, pop-up camper, etc., etc., but still need a car instead of a truck. I've known any number of people who've had trailer hitches on their cars and it was never a big deal.

An old friend's father had an early 70's model Dodge Coronet that they used to tow a pop-up camper from FL to VA several times a year. He had over 200k miles on the engine. He just kept the oil changed and tuned in up periodically, and it ran fine without ever needing rebuilt. It should be noted that the Chrysler 318 small block V8 was known for its reliability, along with their legendary Slant 6.....

[Goober57]

[northcat_8]

Glockjs - I agree 100%. I also think it looks stupid and is kind of pointless. I guess I could understand someone who may be moving, or can't afford a truck but if you're hauling or towing something regularly, buy a freakin truck for crying out loud.

I also laugh at those S-10 drivers who try to haul 30 sheets of drywall in the back of an S-10. Listen people...those are not 1/2 ton trucks, that is a car chassis and drivetrain with a miniture truck body on it.

Bugster - you apparently haven't driven a truck lately. Check out something newer than 1985

[bugster]

Bugster - you apparently haven't driven a truck lately. Check out something newer than 1985

I don't want to drive a truck thank you.
Even if the modern ones offer comforts close to that of a car, they are still too big and guzzle too much gas to be practical for everyday use over here. Maybe in the US where Gas is dirt cheap compared to Europe, and your roads are wider, they might make sligtly more sense, but for my towing needs, my car is fine. And for my non-towing use, it beats any truck I could buy.

(Actually, my tow-ball is detachable, so you wouldn't see it when I wasn't towing anyway. But even if it wasn't I still wouldn't buy a truck!)

[VideoTechMan]

Bugster - you apparently haven't driven a truck lately. Check out something newer than 1985

I don't want to drive a truck thank you.
Even if the modern ones offer comforts close to that of a car, they are still too big and guzzle too much gas to be practical for everyday use over here. Maybe in the US where Gas is dirt cheap compared to Europe, and your roads are wider, they might make sligtly more sense, but for my towing needs, my car is fine. And for my non-towing use, it beats any truck I could buy.

(Actually, my tow-ball is detachable, so you wouldn't see it when I wasn't towing anyway. But even if it wasn't I still wouldn't buy a truck!)

Shows that you wont bow down to the truck pressure bugster....good deal If you are happy with what you have, then thats all that matters.

VTM

[zzyzzx]

What's a Trailer Hitch? Is it like a tow bar?

[Doramius]

Trailer hitches belong on trucks. They may have poor gas mileage compared to a car, but if you put a trailer on a car, I know for a fact that it will get worse gas mileage than a truck with a trailer. Many people also don't drive their truck around everywhere cause gas is so high. THey just use it to tow a trailer or as a work vehicle for hauling things. Thus the purpose of a truck. If you're using a truck for an everyday drive around vehicle, then you better budget your income a little better. If you're driving a car with a V8 to tow a trailer, you're going to need to budget your income better too. Most people don't buy cars with v8's in them anymore unless they are a sports car. And even then people tend to still go for V6 and V10 over an 8. I know someone who drove a V6 overloaded long bed truck with a full U-haul Trailer (the largest one) and drove it 2400 miles across the country. The engine seemed okay, but the transmission showed a bit of wear over time. The Water pump blem on him later that year too. The whole suspension was replaced too. You need to be smart about what vehicle you're using to tow things with. Cars, for the most part, aren't meant to tow things with. If they were, some makers would have the hitches on them from factory. Only ones I know of are station wagons like the Subaru Outback.

I'l be damned if I ever consider the Outback an SUV. It looks like a station wagon to me.

[sacajaweeda]

People need a hitch on a car. I could just as easily pull my jet skis and wave runners on a trailer behind my truck, but sometimes I just don't feel like driving the truck, so I take the car instead. Works just as good as using the truck.

[Doramius]

I saw a truck that had a neon orange "scrot" hanging from it's hitch the other day. That was awesome. Not a clue where this person got it, but it was great. A truck with balls, Literally. I'll have to find out where they're being sold and get a picture or let everyone know.

[Capmaster]

Yes, I think every truck should have a nutsack. But then, doesn't the truck itself kinda function that way?

[ViRaL1]

When you buy a truck, do they throw in the obligatory 'Calvin 'piss on' sticker, or do you have to go out and buy that yourself?

[Doramius]

I think you have to buy it on your own.

I wanted to get one and have him piss on a circle that said "IMPORTS".

[ViRaL1]

Maybe I can get a 'Piss on public toilet seats' sticker. My biggest beef about trucks is people who have their kids ride in the bed (and sometimes pets). A lady I work for was telling me the other day about how a man in a pickup had stopped at an intersection and the dog hopped out of the bed (not the smartest thing to do but it's a dog). The man continued driving down the road, pulling the dog by a rope or chain (driver had no clue), trying to keep up and not be dragged. She said the dog even tried to put his paws down and probably wore the pads off his feet. Eventually other drivers were able to cut the man off and box him in since he ignored their honking. When the man finally got out of his truck, bitching at the other drivers, they told him what was going on. He went around to the back of the truck, yelled at the dog for getting out, hopped back in and drove off. He didn't even check the dog out. Gotta love people like that.

[glockjs]

i didnt mean to hurt anybodys feelings. yeah i can understand for the little stuff. it still looks funnier than hell to me

[bugster]

i didnt mean to hurt anybodys feelings. yeah i can understand for the little stuff. it still looks funnier than hell to me

In the same way a large truck looks funny being driven by a frail old woman on her way to the post office

Each to their own.

[BJ_M]

I think you have to buy it on your own.

I wanted to get one and have him piss on a circle that said "IMPORTS".

that would mean that in Europe that we could piss on jaguar , Saab, Volvo, Opel, ford, rover, and almost any other brand ....

or in the usa, i guess you could say the same about jeep YJ 's, about 1/2 the ford trucks , most of the crown vics, most all minivans and on and on and on as all of the above are either built completely outside the usa or are more than 50% foreign content .. (and i only gave a few small examples, the list is quite large) ..

import bashing is really very silly when you look at the global auto market and where parts/cars/ownership is distributed ..

how about the fact the the Porsche/ VW touareg is built entirely by a Canada company except for the engines ..

[Capmaster]

We had a 1979 Plymouth Horizon that had a 1.7L VW Scirocco engine and a Maserati transmission. The rest was US. Had to get a metric set of sockets for the first time since half was metric and half English units

[BJ_M]

at least it didnt have whitworth also

[smearbrick1]

For small things, a hitch on a car is fine. But, for larger, heavier items, you may want to use a truck. Especially, if you are running a manual transmission in the little car. Can you say burn out clutch?

[yoda313]

Hello,

Can you say burn out clutch?

BURN OUT CLUTCH.

How's that????



Kevin

[smearbrick1]

Very good... Star for the day!!!

[zzyzzx]

I've heard of people putting trailer hitchers on Escorts. I think they used it to cart around their jet ski's or something similiar. Using a truck for everyday driving is a silly waste of money and only makes you look foolish.

Thus far in my home remodeling I've carted around 2 interior doors and some large lumber pieces inside my car, with the hatch closed. And it's a regualr 2DR HB Escort. Most people only think that they need a truck.

[Doramius]

@ BJ_M - We still consider canucks backwoods USA. Even though you spell "color" and "favorite" funny and put english royalty on your money. To me Dodge & Chrysler is still American made. Most smaller VWs sold in the US are made in Mexico and 1/3 of their population seem to be living in the US, so you could call them American cars too.

I had a summer job once for Chase-Pitkin (like Home Depot). There was a car that had to come back 5 times for roofing shingles because the first time it was too overloaded to move. The car looked like it was going to drive into the sky. It was a normal Honda Civic. I saw people doing the stupidest things to their cars trying to bring home pieces of lumber and other things. In the Spring, we were making bets, at the Home & Garden center, over wether people were going to drive off with certain loads. Some old lady comes in a compact car and orders 80-20lb bags of potting soil. A whole skid. We couldn't get them all in the car. We told her she needed to make more trips or get a bigger car or something with a trailer. She comes back with Lincoln Towncar. We open the trunk and there's gardening junk sitting right on top of a small red wagon. My co-workers and I busted up laughing. Still couldn't get all the bags in the car.

Another time, someone comes with a trailer on a car stating they were from a construction site. They bought 2 skids of 3/8" plywood sheets (which are 48"x96" in size). they asked to have both skids dropped on the trailer. The trailer tires may have been pumped full, but they looked like low inflated tires once the skids were on it. The guy couldn't get his car to move until he dropped it into low gear. Had to drive all the way to the site like that probably. If he's working for a construction site, why didn't they send a truck?

My favorite are the people who buy 2x4s (which are generally 8' or longer)and put them in their short cars from the rear. I saw numerous windshields get broken or cracked this way. It's hard not to bust up laughing in front of a customer when they do that, too. Especially when the first words out of their mouth is "oh s**t".