Five years ago, I jumped on the four-wheel-drive pick up truck band wagon when I bought a Ford Ranger. It has become something of a Swiss Army knife for my family and I.Like the famous Swiss switchblade knife which is also a fork, nail clipper, compass, spoon, fork and the list goes on, our truck has been very much a multi purpose tool.
For daily use it is a school bus for my three kids and taken me to some remote locations in Sabah for my work. It has also been used to transport everything from bags of cement, stones and sand, bricks, wooden planks, tiles when my house was being renovated.
And then there are the occasional holiday excursions for the family. With this truck we have been back to my hometown of Sandakan, Kudat, Sipitang, Ranau-Kundasang and lots more places.
We have also used it to shift furniture and much of our belongings when we moved house as well as stuff for my missus' shop. And it done all this in return for regular maintenance and the occasional tyre replacement.
Like a Swiss Army knife, our Ford Ranger will be part of the family for many years to come.
I wonder if I can now claim some sort of endorsement fee from the nice folks at Ford Malaysia?
2 comments:
My Toyota truck is still serving its master faithfully.
Here in KL though, people say the truck is "tak sesuai dengan keadaan di jalan KL".
But I told them I don't care. I'll stick with my trusted 4WD.
Jack: You definitely would be a head above the KL traffic crowd with your Hilux. Having said that, having a truck is a good idea there given the atrocious drivers on KL roads. True no?
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