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    Image of jduffy13 jduffy13
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    Good riddance to such automotive junk.


    Been nice knowing you.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/08/09

    @jduffy13: Too bad they were neither automotive nor junk.
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    06/08/09

    @jduffy13:


    Spend a year driving around the country in a normally-suspended, foam-seatted 1-ton dually pulling a 30+ foot trailer, and you will quickly develop the deep desire to trade up to a Kodiak with its air seat package, 75 gallon fuel capacity and big rig seating position.


    Decked out duallies are nice and all unless you're doing 3000 miles a month. At that point you'll happily trade heated leather seats and navi for a real serious truck interior and suspension.

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    Image of Buckster Buckster
    06/08/09

    @Uncle Bo, piston forger:


    [www.monroetruck.com]

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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    06/08/09

    @Buckster is Back and Gone Again:


    I took my CDL drivers test in a Monroe truck. Not quite the same swanky interior or bangin stereo, but it had badass flame paint job. Drove like a Cadillac while pulling 12,000 lbs.

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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    Please tell me this means fewer tow trucks.


    That would make my day.

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    Image of jdoubleh jdoubleh
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    I once bottomed out the front suspension on a Kodiak 2.5T- right after I launched it 6 feet into the air. Best hoonage ever, but painful. Happened on a remote dirt road on a military base in the South (which I shall not name). It was a matter of to be stuck or to be unstuck. I was alone, so fortunately / unfortunately there were no witnesses.


    To avoid a long walk and alot of explaining required a running start at a washout on an up-slope. There was no other way out.


    I hit the washout at about 20 miles an hour. I remember three distinct impacts- the front wheels hitting the washout and launching into the air, then hitting the ground after returning to earth, then something hitting me in the face which felt like a baseball bat. The rear wheels made it as well but I'd lost some momentum so the impact wasn't as severe- either that or I was unconscious at that point, I don't know. In any case, the truck made it and actually fared much better than I did. I was bruised for weeks from the seat belt, and had a nice shiner from what turned out to be a "brick" radio that flew off the dash and punched me in the face. There was rubber from the tires on the underside of the fenders, and the right alignment was off about 20 degrees, but other than that, the truck was fine. I could see where the suspension bumpers had contacted the frame.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/08/09

    @jdoubleh, aberration roulante: I was alone, so fortunately / unfortunately there were no witnesses.


    And no one to hold your beer.

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    Image of How Wankelin' Got His Sig Back How Wankelin' Got His Sig Back
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    Okay, I'm confused. What, exactly, is the reason to keep GMC now that they don't actually sell anything BUT rebadged Chryslers? I mean, didn't they kill Pontiac because it crowded the market segment? How, again, does this NOT do that?


    Oh, right, because we're building a leaner Chrysler. I forgot.


    Can we please, PLEASE stop letting retarded five year olds run the board? Maybe? Possibly?


    Wankelin'

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    Image of Alphamazing Alphamazing
    06/08/09

    @How Wankelin' Got His Sig Back: GMC... rebadged Chryslers... leaner Chrysler?


    Huh?

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    Image of nosirrahg nosirrahg
    06/08/09

    @Alphamazing: It's like when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.
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    Image of LoganSix LoganSix
    06/08/09

    @nosirrahg: Forget it, he's rolling.
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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    06/08/09

    @LoganSix: THEY TOOK THE BAR
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    Image of CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    Medium Duty?

    I guess 18 wheelers are heavy duty, but for anything a "normal" person might be doing I think the TopKick/Kodiak are far from "medium" duty
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    06/08/09

    @CaptMatt15: Box trucks and RVs used those chassis.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/08/09

    @CaptMatt15: These aren't for "normal" people, if by that you mean your average Joe Homeowner. These are between pickup trucks and semi-tractors, and fill a niche for companies that need to haul more cargo than a pickup truck (even a heavy duty one like an F350) can handle, but don't need to be hauling a 53' trailer around. Also, IIRC, there are no special licensing requirements as long as you keep the weight down. Semi-tractors require a CDL.


    I worked at a cabinet manufacturer in college and we had a Kodiak. It was the perfect size for us because we could load an entire shipment into it and tow the forklift on commercial jobs.

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    Image of CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom
    06/08/09

    @engineerd: Well stopping production of the useful variants is just dumb... but the problem is for most of us out here when the TopKick and Kodiak are talked about it makes me think about the trucks like the picture on this post, the silly pickup-esq ones
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/08/09

    @CaptMatt15: "Well stopping production of the useful variants is just dumb..."


    Welcome to GM product planning.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/08/09

    @engineerd: Where the G8 dies and the Impala survives.
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    06/08/09

    @Floozy Plushbroom will eat 60 figs: Would you like fries with that?
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    Luckily enough Ironside has a soft fleshy underside allowing GM to gut it and climb inside to ride out the storm.
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    Image of Maxx Cracker Maxx Cracker
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    Damn! I had narrowed my potential car purchases to either a Top Kick or an Aveo. Guess I know what to buy now.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/08/09

    @Maxx Cracker: Hey, look, a Colorado! Now with the worst traits of both!
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    Sorry to go off-topic, but is it just my computer/browser, or does it seem like Bloodcopy disabled comments? I can't believe they're still cross-posting here after we raked 'em over the coals.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/08/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: I noticed that too.


    I also like how everything is by "Bloodcopy Staff". It's pretty bad when nobody wants their name associated with it.

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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    06/08/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: I don't know about disabling comments, but their latest crosspost seems to have eaten the post about Mulally's interview with Matt Lauer, which appeared briefly and then poof!, before I got a chance to insert my snarky remark.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/08/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: I think I'm banned. I offered them valuable instructions the other day, but I think they saw it as an insult.


    What a corny site.

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    Image of TwinTurbo Gokart TwinTurbo Gokart
    06/08/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli:
    Maybe I'm just an idiot, but is there a way to pose on the other Gawker sites with this account?
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/08/09

    @TwinTurbo Gokart: You're not an idiot. You simply enter your password and username in the login box. It will admit you to any Gawker site.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    06/08/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: I suspect it's just a nibbles fart, but wouldn't it be a cool victory if they now intentionally disable comments only for Jalopnik cross-posts?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/08/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: They did on this cross-post.


    I wouldn't have minded so much if it had SOMETHING to do with FUCKING CARS. Or fucking. Or cars.

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/08/09

    @beercheck: I'm just not even getting involved with Bloodcopy.

    I can smell the banhammer/de-star bait from here. It's just not even worth it.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/08/09

    @pauljones: It's so worth it.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/08/09

    @pauljones: F*ck it- I don't have a star anyway.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    The original press release included some lyrics from Metallica:


    Claustrophobic

    Shut down the Topkick

    Truck explosive

    Reaching for that gin


    Feel thy name extermination

    Desacrating, Hail of Fire


    So we cross that line

    Into the crypt

    Total eclipse

    Suffer unto my Carpocalypse!

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    Image of bonestock94 bonestock94
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    I never saw a lot of these things around, in commercial or huge redneck mobile form.
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    Image of Alphamazing Alphamazing
    06/08/09

    @bonestock94: Rednecks don't buy these. Rich suburbanites do.
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    Image of bonestock94 bonestock94
    06/08/09

    @Alphamazing:


    Rich rednecks?

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    06/08/09

    @bonestock94: Out here, the proper term is 909er.

    [www.urbandictionary.com]
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    I guess that's good news for International Harvester. They have some good trucks, and with GM's offerings out of the way, they stand to gain a much bigger market share.

    Although, I just don't understand why they didn't keep the Topkick and turn GMC into a commercial truck brand.
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    Image of elwood elwood
    06/08/09

    @pauljones: Case-IH makes ag equipment. International Navistar makes trucks. International Harvester no longer exists as an independent company.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/08/09

    @elwood: But the trucks are still badged as International Harvesters, therefore I refer to them as such to avoid confusion.
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    Image of Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe) Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe)
    06/08/09

    @pauljones: Close... they dropped the 'Harvester' portion when they sold off the ag division.


    The truck and engine divisions are now known as 'International Truck and Engine Co.' or 'ITEC' for short.


    Check out the International LoneStar, ProStar, etc. I think the Medium Duty model is called the 'DuraStar'.

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/08/09

    @racin_g73: I stand corrected.
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    Image of elwood elwood
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    Meh. The medium-duty truck market will get along fine with the likes of Sterling and International. There's a ton of construction projects going on in Madison right now, and I never saw hardly any Chevy or GMC trucks working on them either.
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    Image of PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party. PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party.
    06/08/09

    @elwood: Umm Sterling is shutting its doors.
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    06/08/09

    @elwood: Sterling was just shut down, as other have said, and Isuzu Medium Duty is still here, only with the small NPR, NQR, and NRR small Cab Forwards. Mitsubishi Fuso have also stated they are getting out of the larger Medium Duty Market, to concentrate on small Cab Forwards. Ford is about to discontinue their small Cab Forwards.


    UD Trucks? We're all set to receive Volvo Power (Big Six Cylinder, Direct Injection, Turbo Diesels) With SCR (read urea) technology. Way for a market segment to collapse....

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/08/09

    @PowerTryp: Yeah, I was gonna say. "Sterling? You mean Fordge?"
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    Image of Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder
    06/08/09

    In reply to GM Kills Ironhide, Ceases Production Of TopKick, Kodiak
    HOW WILL ROSIE O'DONNELL BE ABLE TO BE TRANSPORTED NOW!? THE FORKLIFT GIVES HER BEDSORES!!
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    Image of baldy_pm baldy_pm
    06/08/09

    @Tucker589: Maybe she should call Michael Moore and find out how he gets his fat @ss around...
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    Image of Unregular Unregular
    06/08/09

    @baldy_pm:


    my comment > your comment.


    also: sun rose... east.

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    06/08/09

    @Unregular: Your comment is false. Limbaugh is recently down to 230 lbs.


    /irrelevant pissing match

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    Image of Unregular Unregular
    06/08/09

    @baldy_pm: don't see how that makes is "false".


    what are you down to?

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    Image of baldy_pm baldy_pm
    06/08/09

    @Unregular: If you are implying that Limbaugh = me, then thank you for the compliment.


    You and I are to be forever at odds, sir. For now, I live in a country that lets me have my opinion, and I am free to pursue my goals, however far fetched they may be. I will never let anyone change that.

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/08/09

    @Tucker589: Rosie O'Donnell could never fit in a Topkick.


    She needs one of those mining dump trucks, and probably the steam shovel to push her off of the side of a cliff and into the dump truck, because a piece of equipment would need to be able to overcome the gravitational pull of a black hole to pick her up.

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    Image of Unregular Unregular
    06/08/09

    @baldy_pm: that all may be true, but doesn't change the fact that forever and heretoforth...


    my comment > your comment.

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    06/08/09

    @Unregular: Odd how you keep saying Limbaugh > Moore.
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