| The end of the world is near. The first sign | | | | driving a gas powered import compact truck, |
| was the influx of the "sensitive man." Then | | | | not a Ford SuperDuty. |
| came the man-purse. Recently, male skin-care | | | | |
| products, MANicures, and male waxing have cut | | | | MP3 capable? Dual-zone temperature control? |
| through the testosterone and invaded into a | | | | DVD entertainment system?!?!? What kind of |
| world once dominated by football and | | | | Ford truck owner wants his kids to watch |
| spitting. | | | | Spongebob in his truck? |
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| The 2008 Ford Super Duties are TOO | | | | There is no place to put a thermos or to snub |
| comfortable. | | | | out cigars. These have been replaced by |
| | | | cupholders made for Starbucks cups and a |
| A diesel is supposed to roar. You should | | | | place to put an iPod. The last I checked, |
| hear it (and smell it) well before you can | | | | Ford truck owners didn't need any kinds of |
| see it. The new 6.4L diesel is quieter than | | | | pods, especially iPods. |
| a 1985 Honda Civic engine. Ford says they | | | | |
| tested it for 10,000,000 miles. They say it | | | | The adjustment of the center console is |
| has more horsepower and torque than its | | | | terrible. It is now made to hold a laptop. |
| predecessor. But if you can't hear it (and | | | | If there's a laptop, where would anyone put |
| smell it) I find it hard to believe it would | | | | their cassettes? |
| pull a 12 ton 5th-wheel. | | | | |
| | | | The biggest insult to manhood, though, is the |
| They added a tailgate step. What were they | | | | huge DVD-based Navigation system. Real men |
| thinking? Real men climb up into the bed, | | | | who drive real trucks never get lost and |
| then jump down from 8 feet if necessary (onto | | | | never need directions. Just having the |
| glass and barefoot, of course). Those who | | | | directions there with some voice telling you |
| need a step to get into the bed should be | | | | where to go is enough reason to go retro. |