Re: Guardian 23000

Paddy Grove wrote:
> 
> "Peter T. Daniels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > What are utes? (Besides the tribe for whom Utah is named.)
> 
> Apologies - as Ivan has pointed out, this is the Australian term for
> 'utility vehicles' that Americans would probably call pick-ups. Are
> they the same as SUVs, or does the S imply something more than just a
> car with an open back where one can put one's pig?

A pick-up truck has a cab in the front and a not-too-big flatbed in the
back (they're not much longer than cars), with walls a cubit or so high
on the sides and a back that hinges down to provide access.

An SUV is a giant station wagon (I think that's your "estate wagon"),
with three or even four rows of seats, a built-in DVD player to keep the
kids distracted, with mileage of about 3 mpg yet exempt from any fuel
economy standards yet considered a passenger vehicle for the purpose of
driving on parkways and such.
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Peter T. Daniels                       [EMAIL PROTECTED]