| Truck Accessories Have Such Tough Names |
26 Sep |
Have you ever had to purchase new (or used) auto and truck accessories? If you’ve done any shopping for truck parts then you might have noticed that the name brands that are popular in this business are all really tough names. This reflects the tough attitude that we expect people to have when they are regular drivers of trucks.
Take, for example, diablosport. This is the name of a brand of truck parts and accessories primarily used for automotive tuning. There are two parts to the name of this brand. First, there is diablo which is the Spanish word for “devil”. And then there is “sport”. Both of these are tough, dark, aggressive words that reflect a “truck guy” attitude.
Or consider bully dog. This is a brand of truck performance products that clearly comes along with a tough name. The bull dog that makes up part of the logo of this brand reinforces the tough qualities that are associated with the parts that are made for trucks by this company. And these are just two tough truck part examples; there are a lot of other names out there that follow the same lines. Just head to your local parts store and see for yourself.
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23 Sep |
Salesmen see me coming. I must have “easy” written on my forehead or something. It’s like I just don’t have the word “no” in my vocabulary when I get around someone who is clearly making commissions.
So after getting bumped up by a pickup truck salesman from a Ford F-250 to the F-350, I decided to throw myself at the mercy of the salesman at the shop where I took my new truck to get equalized. You see, the Fords right off the lot come with the rear end higher than the front end, and I think it looks silly. I’m not going to be towing a fifth wheel, so I wanted simply to get the front end lifted a bit so that it was the same height as the rear end.
Of course as soon as I turned my keys over to the salesman at the counter, he started working me. I should have known just how doomed I was when he said: “You know what would look really good on that fancy new Ford of yours?” But no, my ears perked up in anticipation as he pulled out his trusty catalogue. A few minutes later I was picking out Hella’s Rallye series driving lights. And don’t think for a minute that the chrome truck accessories stopped there either! Let’s just say that he made a really good commission that day.
