GM's newest pickup costs $9,000 and turns into a flatbed But you can't buy one in the U.S.

bruce t · March 26, 2021

Here in Australia we have some US made pickups. Recently Fiat introduced the RAM and is now selling very well. (In 2020 there was only 2 vehicles that had increased sales in Australia. One was the RAM). But what we call Utes are the biggest sellers. But there's a different between a Pickup and a Ute. The Ute is one single body. Much like the El Camino.

Here's a history for those interested. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupé_utility Scroll down to see many variations of the Ute.

GM flirted with selling Utes in the USA a few years back. Same time as Pontiac G8's were being sold. (A number of US police departments used Australian built Pontiac G*'s). But Americans didn't want a 'small' pickup!

Edited March 26, 2021 by bruce t

lappir · March 26, 2021

On 3/25/2021 at 8:00 AM, mptjelgin said:

We have had a pickup truck of one sort or another since the late 1970's, and have hauled all manner of things, including manure. When we had a huge vegetable garden, we would take our pickup to nearby farms, or even the large animal vet in town and load it full of manure. We then took it home and either composted it or tilled it directly into the garden. So now you know of at least one person who has hauled manure in their pickup!

Don't tell my ex wife, but I hauled Horse Manure in the back of her Volvo Station wagon for my garden in Wellington Florida (Horse Capital of the South, or something like that). I did use 5 gallon buckets, but one did fall over on the trip home. Thankfully it was all dry and I put down some plastic first.

Rod