Maybe alittle more fat.

katoranger · 12-14-2010, 04:23 PM

http://jalopnik.com/5710652/how-cars-are-getting-fatter

My 82 accord was smaller than the current model civic.

Weldangrind · 12-14-2010, 08:43 PM

They've been growing for a long time. Fifties-era pick up trucks are often the same wheelbase and track width as an S-10.

Barnone · 12-15-2010, 11:20 AM

I don't know why the manufacturers need to keep making them bigger. I like to drive a small pickup but there are not many choices left in North America.
Maybe the Chinese will bring in a small truck? GMC was testing a small Chinese diesel truck in the mountains of North Carolina this last fall. It had the GMC badging on it.

FastDoc · 12-15-2010, 11:21 AM

I'd bet that the size of the average American has increased proportionatly. :oops:

katoranger · 12-15-2010, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

I'd bet that the size of the average American has increased proportionatly. :oops:

I think so too.

Barnone. I like the small lightweight truck. If the Chinese can build us something that has fairly good reliability I would be interested.

The Indians are working on it. I signed up for a test drive at the importers office in Alpharetta. Still waiting.

http://www.mahindrana.com/

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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	They've been growing for a long time. Fifties-era pick up trucks are often the same wheelbase and track width as an S-10. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I'd bet that the size of the average American has increased proportionatly. :oops: __________________ Happy to serve.
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12-15-2010, 11:20 AM	#3
Barnone Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,357	I don't know why the manufacturers need to keep making them bigger. I like to drive a small pickup but there are not many choices left in North America. Maybe the Chinese will bring in a small truck? GMC was testing a small Chinese diesel truck in the mountains of North Carolina this last fall. It had the GMC badging on it.
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