my work ute.

[Aych Es Vee]

time and time again, I see Americans on here saying that a ute wouldnt be good for workers.

Let me end this.

I am a ceramic tiler. I own a ute which I use for work, and carrying other random things around .....like engines.



almost 500kgs of just boxes of tiles in there ^^^^




regular workload ^^^^



Fully wet BA Falcon inline 6 plus gearbox, weighing close to 500kgs, and carried all the way from Sydney which is 300kms/3hrs away from here ^^^^


Taking a load of rubbish to the tip/dump ^^^


Building site ^^^


Same building site, but the opposite side of the road ^^^^


My brothers 1998 Commodore work ute ... he is a house painter, but here he used it to move house from Sydney to Canberra (300km), while also towing a large trailer (not pictured) ^^^


And me again, helping a mate move house, carrying his queen size double bed mattress among other things ^^^


So please, no more of this "utes seem useless" crap.

[AnthonyHSV]

Originally Posted by Aych Es Vee

time and time again, I see Americans on here saying that a ute wouldnt be good for workers.

Let me end this.

I am a ceramic tiler. I own a ute which I use for work, and carrying other random things around .....like engines.



almost 500kgs of just boxes of tiles in there ^^^^




regular workload ^^^^



Fully wet BA Falcon inline 6 plus gearbox, weighing close to 500kgs, and carried all the way from Sydney which is 300kms/3hrs away from here ^^^^


Taking a load of rubbish to the tip/dump ^^^


Building site ^^^


Same building site, but the opposite side of the road ^^^^


My brothers 1998 Commodore work ute ... he is a house painter, but here he used it to move house from Sydney to Canberra (300km), while also towing a large trailer (not pictured) ^^^


And me again, helping a mate move house, carrying his queen size double bed mattress among other things ^^^


So please, no more of this "utes seem useless" crap.

Red x all around mate

[mikmak]

Must be your browser. Works fine for me.

So who was bitching about the G8ST?

[mbukukanyau]

Utes are nice, but, they do not work in a place like Texas, where you need this truck below to get things done...

[Aych Es Vee]

Originally Posted by mbukukanyau

Utes are nice, but, they do not work in a place like Texas, where you need this truck below to get things done...

obviously you need some form of truck to carry around large loads such as that.
My point is, utes do a lot of work fine, especially that the average tradesman would need their vehicle to do.
I get the feeling that a lot of people on here seem to think that a ute would be worthless as a work vehicle, and only good to carry a motorbike around once a month. Just trying to show that utes are NOT 'SSRs'.

And that being said, I've never seen a caravan, or whatever that is, that size in my life. But I do see tradesmen every day.



Also, what do you mean 'in a place like Texas'? Whats different about Texas? Because I'm pretty sure Australia has PLENTY of places that have the same kind of conditions that Texas would have, and more than likely to a greater extent too.

[mmciau]

Originally Posted by mbukukanyau

Utes are nice, but, they do not work in a place like Texas, where you need this truck below to get things done...

So the mighty "fifth" wheeler is rolled out!! That rig would last 5 minutes in our outback because the "front panel" where the LPG Bottles are would be shot peened to oblivion by the "gibber" rocks.

One thing I have noticed with the +350 size dual wheel rear is that it is so wide that it is almost the width of our road trains.

What's more, that vehicle cannot be easily parked in a city car park as it over dimension of most parking bays.

The ute has generally the "same" foot print as a GTO/G8, etc. Decidedly more versatile as a general purpose vehicle.

Mike

[bouda]

Originally Posted by mmciau

So the mighty "fifth" wheeler is rolled out!! That rig would last 5 minutes in our outback because the "front panel" where the LPG Bottles are would be shot peened to oblivion by the "gibber" rocks.

One thing I have noticed with the +350 size dual wheel rear is that it is so wide that it is almost the width of our road trains.

What's more, that vehicle cannot be easily parked in a city car park as it over dimension of most parking bays.

The ute has generally the "same" foot print as a GTO/G8, etc. Decidedly more versatile as a general purpose vehicle.

Mike

LPG bottles?

Anyway, I love your utes. My only concern is it dosn't seem to have much for ground clerance.

[Phoenix]

I think the main problem with the G8ST is the stupid name and stupid brand placement. Pontiac is not a work brand, I know the Ute can perform and work but Pontiac can't.

GMC. Professional Grade. Utes would fit perfectly there and it would be sold at the same dealer. It's just terrible marketing and this is one of the main reasons GM is in such a huge hole and they refuse to learn.

[mikmak]

What of the rebadge complaints if the ute was given to GMC? The link between the G8GT and G8ST is pretty plain to see.

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by mikmak

What of the rebadge complaints if the ute was given to GMC? The link between the G8GT and G8ST is pretty plain to see.

Build the best cars in the world and you can rebadge them all you want. Throw a GMC Acadia front end on it and you've got yourself a deal. Besides one is a "truck" and one is a sedan. Not to mention the extremely limited supply of imports we will get. Most people will have no clue what a Pontiac G8 is.

You guys seem to take everything we say on here as fact. Just because a couple people complain about the Ute and claim pickups are better, suddenly "time and time again, I see Americans on here saying that a ute wouldnt be good for workers". I honestly wasn't aware of this being prevalent on GMi and I'm pretty observant about things like this. The rebadging thing is overblown as well. Yeah most people complain about it, the Cadillac Cimarron is a good example and are GM's final attempt at a minivan. The problem with these rebadges were that fact that they were ****ty cars by multiple brands.

We're just a bunch of internet hacks, take it with a grain of salt.

[vt6banger]

Originally Posted by bouda

LPG bottles?

Anyway, I love your utes. My only concern is it dosn't seem to have much for ground clerance.

propane I believe is the name the US uses

[mikmak]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

Build the best cars in the world and you can rebadge them all you want. Throw a GMC Acadia front end on it and you've got yourself a deal. Besides one is a "truck" and one is a sedan. Not to mention the extremely limited supply of imports we will get. Most people will have no clue what a Pontiac G8 is.

You guys seem to take everything we say on here as fact. Just because a couple people complain about the Ute and claim pickups are better, suddenly "time and time again, I see Americans on here saying that a ute wouldnt be good for workers". I honestly wasn't aware of this being prevalent on GMi and I'm pretty observant about things like this. The rebadging thing is overblown as well. Yeah most people complain about it, the Cadillac Cimarron is a good example and are GM's final attempt at a minivan. The problem with these rebadges were that fact that they were ****ty cars by multiple brands.

We're just a bunch of internet hacks, take it with a grain of salt.

Furry muff. The J-car was a ****box in every market. To stick "the wreath" on it is surely one the great autmotive fuax pas of all time. Personally, I haven't seen a recent trend in GMi ute bagging either, but thought something must have initiated Ach Ess Vees post.

As for the rebadge trend, perhaps I ma putting too much weight on LeSabres posts. I can't help it, it's his Avatars that stick in my mind

[Uzzy]

Originally Posted by Aych Es Vee

Also, what do you mean 'in a place like Texas'? Whats different about Texas? Because I'm pretty sure Australia has PLENTY of places that have the same kind of conditions that Texas would have, and more than likely to a greater extent too.

Think of Texas as the big rich US state with a small *****. It always has to overcompensate for everything, ya know? It has nothing to do with the weather, it's all about how "big" everything is in Texas. It's difficult to explain fully, but it's just about being bigger than the next guy. All of the US is like that, and Texas is the epitome of it.

Why is p3n!5 blocked from the forum? It's a legitemate word for gentalia. I suppose ****** is not allowed, but ***** and **** are acceptable? I guess those last two are not either. Well then how to I decribe my ***** cat or refer to my friend Richard in short form?

[Uzzy]

Originally Posted by vt6banger

propane I believe is the name the US uses

Right. I suppose then, that Liquid Propane Gas is what the LPG acronym refers to, correct?

[Uzzy]

Originally Posted by mmciau

So the mighty "fifth" wheeler is rolled out!! That rig would last 5 minutes in our outback because the "front panel" where the LPG Bottles are would be shot peened to oblivion by the "gibber" rocks.

One thing I have noticed with the +350 size dual wheel rear is that it is so wide that it is almost the width of our road trains.

What's more, that vehicle cannot be easily parked in a city car park as it over dimension of most parking bays.

The ute has generally the "same" foot print as a GTO/G8, etc. Decidedly more versatile as a general purpose vehicle.

Mike

What language are you speaking?