Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Utilitarian vs. Aesthetically pleasing


This is the Cadillac Escalade. There are many newer pickups that have been released with a similar design.

I can't stand it.

Those stupid side guard things....I don't even know what to call them, that's how dumb they are: they lack proper terminology.

I could vaguely understand that they could be very practical in the utilitarian sense. A pickup truck is intended for hauling/transporting things and having that extra bit to help hold things in would come in handy at times. However,not only do I find these things to be a heaping aesthetic eyesore, this isn't a truck intended for doing any "heavy lifting". Sure, physically speaking this truck would be very capable of performing all the necessary tasks that would qualify it as a vehicle appropriate for all the tough jobs of towing and what-not. But who buys a Cadillac just to do dirty work with it?? Pickup trucks are generally intended to take a beating. There's no point in getting a truck that you won't even get near some dirt, let alone consider doing back-breaking work with.

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