New Ford Super Duties Made For Wimps

The end of the world is near. The first sign was thecompact truck, not a Ford SuperDuty.
influx of the "sensitive man." Then came theMP3 capable? Dual-zone temperature control? DVD
man-purse. Recently, male skin-care products,entertainment system?!?!? What kind of Ford truck
MANicures, and male waxing have cut through theowner wants his kids to watch Spongebob in his
testosterone and invaded into a world oncetruck?
dominated by football and spitting.There is no place to put a thermos or to snub out
The 2008 Ford Super Duties are TOO comfortable.cigars. These have been replaced by cupholders
A diesel is supposed to roar. You should hear it (andmade for Starbucks cups and a place to put an iPod.
smell it) well before you can see it. The new 6.4LThe last I checked, Ford truck owners didn't need
diesel is quieter than a 1985 Honda Civic engine. Fordany kinds of pods, especially iPods.
says they tested it for 10,000,000 miles. They say itThe adjustment of the center console is terrible. It is
has more horsepower and torque than itsnow made to hold a laptop. If there's a laptop, where
predecessor. But if you can't hear it (and smell it) Iwould anyone put their cassettes?
find it hard to believe it would pull a 12 ton 5th-wheel.The biggest insult to manhood, though, is the huge
They added a tailgate step. What were theyDVD-based Navigation system. Real men who drive
thinking? Real men climb up into the bed, then jumpreal trucks never get lost and never need directions.
down from 8 feet if necessary (onto glass andJust having the directions there with some voice
barefoot, of course). Those who need a step to gettelling you where to go is enough reason to go retro.
into the bed should be driving a gas powered import