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Doug Flint: what real men drive
Autoblog reader Joel sent us over a link
to mechanic Doug Flint's most recent and hilarious contribution to The Car Connection — "What Real Men Drive." Flint
says forget the F-350s and pimped out HUMMER H2s, Real Men drive the International Scout and the Chevrolet El Camino.
Only a tractor maker like International Harvester could make something as rugged as the Real Men driving them,
according to Flint. Regarding the latter, Flint says, "the Chevy El Camino radiates testosterone to such a degree that
women are universally repulsed by it." I would have to agree — the second I read the words El and Camino together in
the same sentence, the next word out of my mouth was "gross."
Check it out — it's worth a read. Now I'm just eagerly awaiting "What Real Women Drive" by TCC's Cargirl.
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Jon F. 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
International Scout, good choice. Nothing says I can ram through your buildings without really considering repacussions like a Scout. I think a mid-80's full size 2-boor chevy blazer would have to be a good choice also .
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Joseph Willemssen 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
Real men walk.
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010111 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
i can think of numerous situations that real men might be involved with where walking is simply not even a remotely viable option.
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BF 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
Chevy should have called the SSR the "El Camino".
Hell, the El Camino name, a usable bed and a sticker price between $25-$30K and GM would have sold the ill fated SSR like hotcakes.
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Bill Rayburn 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
A real man feels about his car the way most people feel about someone cherished. It's not just a means of travel. You don't just get in it, and hope it'll start, and get you where your going.It's a statement of who you are, and what your life is about.From the first car to the last, a real man speaks with his car,just like his clothes,his shoes,or the way he shaves his face,(or not shaves)these things identify us men and say I am alive, and I am man.Some very special women understand this,some don't, and look at us as fools.Those who don't understand,are the ones who stand on the side of the road and wonder why their cars won't start, and why it won't take them where they want to go.
It's not the make, or the year, or even the style, it's the way you work with what you have.You give it attention. You wash the rusty paint job, or you put nice tires in the back until you can get the money for the front. You make it the best you can and then you bragg about what you've done.You look for that gleem in your buddies eyes when you show them. It makes you feel good, and gives you the will to do better in other areas of your life.A car, no matter what kind, is the motivation of life.Treat it good, and life will be good.I'm gone...
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Joseph Willemssen 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
"i can think of numerous situations that real men might be involved with where walking is simply not even a remotely viable option."
Good for you, little buddy! Shall I give you a gold star?
Now tell me exactly when and where an adult human being, with full use of his legs, is incapable of walking.
And you know what? I can think of numerous situations that real men might be involved with where driving a vehicle is simply not even a remotely viable option.
Can I get a gold star now, too?
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number six 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
The Scout is the only vehicle from the 1960's still being used every day (well, for 1/3 of the year) in the harshest, meanest, toughest, roughest job on planet earth. Bearing in mind that the last Scout left the production line some 25 years ago.
Snow plowing. They're like finding gold, to find a Scout with a plow for sale. Doesn't matter how rusty the body is (it will be).
The 4 banger will even do (it's 1/2 of a 392 V8, and the 4 cylinder weighs more than a Buick V6 - built truck tough like no Chevy, Ford or Dodge EVER was, nor ever will be). The V8's, whether the old 266, 304 or 345, will run well neigh forever.
300,000 miles? Hell, it's hardly broken in.
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Bill Rayburn 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
A real man feels about his car the way most people feel about someone cherished. It's not just a means of travel. You don't just get in it, and hope it'll start, and get you where your going.It's a statement of who you are, and what your life is about.From the first car to the last, a real man speaks with his car,just like his clothes,his shoes,or the way he shaves his face,(or not shaves)these things identify us men and say I am alive, and I am man.Some very special women understand this,some don't, and look at us as fools.Those who don't understand,are the ones who stand on the side of the road and wonder why their cars won't start, and why it won't take them where they want to go.
It's not the make, or the year, or even the style, it's the way you work with what you have.You give it attention. You wash the rusty paint job, or you put nice tires in the back until you can get the money for the front. You make it the best you can and then you bragg about what you've done.You look for that gleem in your buddies eyes when you show them. It makes you feel good, and gives you the will to do better in other areas of your life.A car, no matter what kind, is the motivation of life.Treat it good, and life will be good.I'm gone...
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Just Crusin' 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
JW... Don't you have some owl's to save or something? You can walk you ass through all kinds of wilderness. The further away, the better!
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Just Trollin' 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
My Mommy is sleeping off a crack binge and I'm all alone again today. Do you think she left me some PBJs in the fridge?
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VW-Guy 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
Oh yes, my sisters boyfriend had a Scout. That was way back when I was barely a teenager. Very, very cool truck. Seems like anything 60's, early 70's truck has got testosterone all over it. Early Bronco, Dodge Powerwagon, CJ-5's, ESPECIALLY the CJ-5, all have a rugged not just look, but aura about them. None of this don't scratch my paint sissy boy stuff out these days.
Entertaining article.
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Lee Gibson 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
"Real men walk."
Why are you here? Go start walkblog.com and leave us alone.
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Crybaby 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
Go away! Leave us alone! Waaah!
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Ren-Bin Hsu 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
My Dad had an IH Scout II, blue with white "rallye" stripes. Some bastard stole it and went for a joyride on the beach, where it was found sitting in salt water. That and 8 years of New England winters probably did nothing to help the rust. We moved it to Texas where it ran for a few more years. But when it came time to move to Maryland, we couldn't afford to take it with us and ultimately sold it to a student before I was even close to getting my license. Sigh.... I still regret not keeping it (not that I had a say) and ended up driving a Buick Regal as my first car. :(
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Ren-Bin Hsu 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
My Dad had an IH Scout II, blue with white "rallye" stripes. Some bastard stole it and went for a joyride on the beach, where it was found sitting in salt water. That and 8 years of New England winters probably did nothing to help the rust. We moved it to Texas where it ran for a few more years. But when it came time to move to Maryland, we couldn't afford to take it with us and ultimately sold it to a student before I was even close to getting my license. Sigh.... I still regret not keeping it (not that I had a say) and ended up driving a Buick Regal as my first car. :(
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mega 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
The Scout is so tough because a lot of the mechanicals are the same as what they used in their commercial truck line.
Unfortunately that's why they were discontinued. The parts were just too heavy to meet the increased MPG requirements.
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010111 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
well. 2 weeks straight of -40 to -50 in a city with more than half the population living in an area unserviced by public transportation. you need to go to work. you need to get food. a cab is not an economically viable solution for a daily trip and certainly doesn't save anything in terms of gas usage or pollution creation. walking certainly isn't an option if your trip is much more than a few miles. and for the majority of the people... it is a great deal more than a few miles. in this situation 'real men' don't walk. they die.
i know everyone likes to define their world-view using regional sampling... but that simply isn't even remotely realistic. more correct might have been "real men living in a densely urban locale with a temperate climate and no need for a vehicle in their profession ... walk."
well. anyhow. i freaking HATE croquet. with a passion. so i'm going to find myself a croquet blog and crap on everyones parade with neverending anti-croquet rants. and i will force everyone to agree with me. every day. all the time. i will certainly convert them with my bad attitude and unwillingness to compromise on any of my views. no matter how inane.
i love you joseph. i truly do. lets be best friends forever.
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Joseph Willemssen 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
"i love you joseph. i truly do. lets be best friends forever."
Hi, troll. How many names are you using today?
So, I guess before the automobile came along, everyone just starved to death and didn't have jobs.
You're so logical!
As for the temperature comment, I live in a place which every year gets -50 degree windchill days, and I'm out there doing a one hour walk (or ski) regardless. Hence the comment "real men" - a wussy would be afraid of going out in such weather. That's the topic of this post - real men, not ordinary, weak men (like yourself).
It's telling that you wouldn't understand all this, being a shit-cowardly troll and all that.
Another thing that your dense little brain obviously can't grasp is that one can love both walking and driving cars. In Peabrain Land (your homeland), such things make your little peabrain explode.
Now go ask your mommy for some apple sauce and STFU.
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Joseph Willemssen 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
"and i will force everyone to agree with me. every day. all the time. i will certainly convert them with my bad attitude and unwillingness to compromise on any of my views. no matter how inane."
Oh yes Paulene/Josephina/010101 etc, I'm "forcing" people to agree with me. I'm grabbing them all by the throat, through my computer screen, and choking the life out of them until they all nod their heads and agree. The horror of this despotic regime I rule with an iron fist! Thank God a patriot like yourself is here to set your people free!
Yes, people should adopt your stellar example of switiching names all the time, harassing people, even stealing their names. That makes for someone people can really respect and want to listen to. Again, thank God you're here to show us the light, you psycho.
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Eric Bryant 10:37PM (12/18/2005)
I'm guessing that the Vietnam-vet Marine and IH Scout owner mentioned in Flint's article has probably done his fair share of walking. Just sayin'.
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