Do you drive a HILUX? Don't you wish everybody did?

[GammaGlobulin]

Hi Folks,

 

Just out of idle curiosity….

 

What kind of man drives a Hilux?

 

For sure, the Hilux makers know, almost exactly, what kind of guy drives a Hilux.

 

But, do we know?

 

I certainly do not know for certain.

 

So, what kind of guy drives a Hilux around these parts?

 

Would you like to join the crowd?

 

This has nothing to do with the quality of the VeHicle, but only the Brand Image of the thingy.

 

So then, how is this thing branded, and what is the pitch, and what kind of man drives a Hilux?

 

Any good clues?

 

Thank you.

 

Best regards,

 

Gamma

 

 

[KannikaP]

Top marks for the silliest OP of the day/week!

It's a Toyota Pick Up for God's sake.

What kind of man, or woman, drives one? 

Someone like me, who needs a reliable Pick Up. 

 

How and why the hell do you think up these questions GG?

[Ralf001]

I own a Hilux, rarely drive it though.

[mikebike]

Don't feed it.

[GammaGlobulin]

19 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Top marks for the silliest OP of the day/week!

It's a Toyota Pick Up for God's sake.

What kind of man, or woman, drives one? 

Someone like me, who needs a reliable Pick Up. 

 

How and why the hell do you think up these questions GG?

 

Mostly, I was just wondering how this vehicle is branded.

 

You know...BRANDS....surely.....

 

Think, for example, McKinsey and Ericsson, for example....

 

 

 

These guys used to be BIG in Asia, and maybe still are, for all I know.

 

And, if you had sat in on their branding meetings, then you would probably know why I ask this question.

 

Care to shed some light....by the way....???

 

AND BY THE WAY....

 

The headline of this Topic is based on a very, VERY, well-known, and famous....

Advertising Slogan....

 

I am sure you will recall it....

 

 

[steven100]

there's only one thing I really really wish  ....   and believe me,  you don't wanna know   

[GammaGlobulin]

4 minutes ago, steven100 said:

there's only one thing I really really wish  ....   and believe me,  you don't wanna know   

 

You wish for another carrot?

 

[GammaGlobulin]

36 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Top marks for the silliest OP of the day/week!

It's a Toyota Pick Up for God's sake.

What kind of man, or woman, drives one? 

Someone like me, who needs a reliable Pick Up. 

 

How and why the hell do you think up these questions GG?

 

 

Sorry, I meant...

 

 

My mistake....

 

McCann Worldgroup, formerly known as McCann Erickson,

[Ralf001]

 

[marin]

46 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Top marks for the silliest OP of the day/week!

It's a Toyota Pick Up for God's sake.

What kind of man, or woman, drives one? 

Someone like me, who needs a reliable Pick Up. 

 

How and why the hell do you think up these questions GG?

Hard to top his posts on how Thai houses are better because they are brick are better insulated than American ones. I now see we have simply a lonely old bored dude posting. 

[GammaGlobulin]

5 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

 

Spot on,.....

I guess.

 

But, I would not know.

 

 

[jvs]

 

[blaze master]

Do you know the way to San Jose....I've been away so long...I may go wrong and lose my way.....

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FZLa-1q-lkw&pp=ygUlZG8geW91IGtub3cgdGhlIHdheSB0byBzYW4gam9zZSBoZWxpeA%3D%3D

 

 

[Lacessit]

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Mostly, I was just wondering how this vehicle is branded.

 

You know...BRANDS....surely.....

 

Think, for example, McKinsey and Ericsson, for example....

 

 

 

These guys used to be BIG in Asia, and maybe still are, for all I know.

 

And, if you had sat in on their branding meetings, then you would probably know why I ask this question.

 

Care to shed some light....by the way....???

 

AND BY THE WAY....

 

The headline of this Topic is based on a very, VERY, well-known, and famous....

Advertising Slogan....

 

I am sure you will recall it....

 

 

McKinsey & Company are corporate seagulls. They promise a gullible board cost savings, taking 10% of the alleged cost savings.

 

In the process they destroy employee morale.

 

No-one ever goes back in a couple of years to check whether the purported cost saving was actually achieved long-term. It would be too embarrassing.

 

A corporate seagull flies in with much screeching, squabbles over scraps, then flies out again after defecating on everyone in the organisation.

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

Aren't you glad you drive a Hilux?

 

Need to dial in the first sentence a bit better.

[Sandboxer]

Very simple - people who want a truck to excellently tick all the basic boxes of functionality/durability/reliability.

 

On the flipside you have the expat douchebag mobile called the Ford Raptor and its slightly less idiotic "-trak" trims. Standard Ranger trim is fine but Hilux probably still a better long term choice. 

 

D-MAX, especially the lowered ones often seen in Isaan? Stands for  Douche-MAX.

 

 

[soi3eddie]

3 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

This has nothing to do with the quality of the VeHicle, but only the Brand Image of the thingy.

 

On the contrary, it has everything to do with the quality of the vehicle! I used to own and drive a Hilux Vigo 4 door and wish I still did (gave it up in divorce). A great truck that will last 30-40 years if looked after. Rugged, durable, safe and comfortable. I am think of buying another one but don't really have a current need to own a 4 wheel vehicle. It has nothing to do with the image of the vehicle IMO.

 

[quake]

One more yawn thread.

One of the usual suspects.

 

[GammaGlobulin]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

McKinsey & Company are corporate seagulls. They promise a gullible board cost savings, taking 10% of the alleged cost savings.

 

In the process they destroy employee morale.

 

No-one ever goes back in a couple of years to check whether the purported cost saving was actually achieved long-term. It would be too embarrassing.

 

A corporate seagull flies in with much screeching, squabbles over scraps, then flies out again after defecating on everyone in the organisation.

 

Yes.

As I said, I made a boo-boo.

 

I obviously meant McCann Erickson.

 

 

So then...

Do you, also, drive a HILUX?

 

And, does driving a HILUX make some sort of statement about WHO YOU ARE?

 

 

And, THIS is why I will never use MS Products, for the rest of my life.

 

Why drive a Chevy, when you can drive a Linux Bentley, is what I am saying....

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

2 minutes ago, quake said:

One more yawn thread.

One of the usual suspects.

 

 

Please share a link to your Topics....because....

 

I can hardly even recall one.

 

Meaning, probably not very memorable, to most.

 

AND, do you recall my Topic about the advisability of wearing shorts in Thailand?

THAT was a boring one, for sure.

 

 

[Ben Zioner]

Way too puny, I am dreaming of a Ford 350, a much better display of manhood.

[GammaGlobulin]

1 hour ago, blaze master said:

Do you know the way to San Jose....I've been away so long...I may go wrong and lose my way.....

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FZLa-1q-lkw&pp=ygUlZG8geW91IGtub3cgdGhlIHdheSB0byBzYW4gam9zZSBoZWxpeA%3D%3D

 

 

 

Head west, and just keep on driving.

 

[quake]

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Please share a link to your Topics....because....

I can hardly even recall one.

Meaning, probably not very memorable, to most.

AND, do you recall my Topic about the advisability of wearing shorts in Thailand?

THAT was a boring one, for sure.

 

Oh dear.

Did I touch a nerve, good. 

[GammaGlobulin]

1 minute ago, quake said:

 

Oh dear.

Did I touch a nerve, good. 

 

Is that another one of your trite idioms?

 

[quake]

9 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Is that another one of your trite idioms?

 

 

Oh, hit the spot then. 

[GammaGlobulin]

Just now, quake said:

 

Oh, hit the spot then. 

 

Now, your talking about your G-spot, I presume?

 

 

[KannikaP]

43 minutes ago, soi3eddie said:

 

On the contrary, it has everything to do with the quality of the vehicle! I used to own and drive a Hilux Vigo 4 door and wish I still did (gave it up in divorce). A great truck that will last 30-40 years if looked after. Rugged, durable, safe and comfortable. I am think of buying another one but don't really have a current need to own a 4 wheel vehicle. It has nothing to do with the image of the vehicle IMO.

 

You can get a Hilux Vigo, or whatever it is now, in 2 wheel drive only. Mine is 13 years old, Bht 800,000, now done 260,000 km, without any problems at all. OK, the cable connecting the stick to the box broke, Bht 2500 in 20 minutes, sorted. Insurance value now 350k. Would I change it? Not in my life.

[KhunLA]

Oh hell no.   Got enough smelly, noisy diesel POS 'knokin' around already.   

Step into the 21st Century ...

... Riddara RD6

... MG / Maxus E Terron 9

 

[Ralf001]

2 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Oh hell no.   Got enough smelly, noisy diesel POS 'knokin' around already.   

Step into the 21st Century ...

... Riddara RD6

... MG / Maxus E Terron 9

 

 

My hilux has a petrol V8.