Pick-up trucks have always been a favorite among surfers. If you don't believe me all you need to do is drive down the Pacific Coast Highway on a Saturday and count the number of pick-ups on the side of the road. This past weekend when I was given the opportunity to drive our 2007 Toyota Tundra I called my buddy, threw the boards in the back, and added one more truck to the side of the PCH. The entire time we were commenting on how great it was to have a truck to throw surfboards in rather than messing around with a roof rack. By the end of two days of surfing I was starting to entertain crazy thoughts of buying a truck. That was until Monday morning. One weekend of surfing coast a little over $80 in gas, the same weekend would only coast about $25-30 in my car with a roof rack. How high will gas prices get before the scenery on your drive down the PCH changes, and pick-ups are no longer the favorite vehicle of surfers? For me we're there now. I'll stick to my car and a roof rack.
Seth Compton, Broadband Production Coordinator @ 20,834 miles
firstwagon says:
04:58 PM, 06/23/08
If the Tundra get roughly 15 mpg and used $80 in gas and your car would only use $25 to $30....What do you drive?
You would be getting better then 40 mpg. Since the roof rack won't fit on the Smart, are you driving the Prius or the Jetta TDI?
Roof racks suck really, the best solution? Bring back the mini truck.
billt9 says:
08:06 PM, 06/23/08
He's obviously reminiscing about driving a car in 2003.
He wiped out, the board smacked his head and he has temporary amnesia of the 200% gas price increase in the past years.
compliance says:
08:16 PM, 06/23/08
The bro's and their trucks down in OC crack me up. Do you really need to raise your truck an extra 3 feet to get around Huntington Beach? Are they afraid of the speed bumps in all the strip malls?
michaeldavis says:
11:13 PM, 06/23/08
With the oil price increase. I bet all will stick with a roof rack just to go surfing.
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empowah says:
11:43 AM, 06/24/08
The quintessential California surf truck is arguably the previous-gen Tacoma (PreRunner, because we don't get the snow but want the looks), which by the way, gets decent fuel economy with the four-cylinder.
johnmarco says:
01:06 PM, 06/24/08
I bought my truck because I wanted to easily transport my surfboards and snowboards. I loathe roof racks. But gas prices and subpar v6 fuel economy have me seriously considering something more efficient. I'm sure the existing fleet of surf-oriented trucks will be around for quite some time, but I'm also sure many less surfers will consider getting themselves a truck in the future.
desmolicious says:
03:13 PM, 06/24/08
Yeah, but do dogs love cars with roof racks? No. Dogs love trucks.