# I got a UTE!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 31, 2015, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403 "2015-03-31T07:34:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/21 "2015-03-31T12:12:06Z")
> [@kambuckta](#):
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> Oh, translation again. A PUB is an establishment that serves beer, wine and spirits, and most often serves meals like Parma, which is a chicken schnitzel covered in tomato sauce, cheese and some sort of processed ham.
Ok, we do have pubs in the US, and chicken parm. 😃
So a Ute is not the same as an SUV?
I wanted a Jeep Wranger (TJ or YJ) for eons, but the new Jeep Wranglers are too ginormous. I’m not following Patton into Belgium, FFS!
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### Author:  [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/22 "2015-03-31T12:20:35Z")
Ohhh, a Ute!
We had those in the US for a long while (1959 to 1980-something). It was called an El Camino. They’re handy; a friend had one for ages, it was great for his business (painting), and also great to take camping (sure we can take that!). We used to put a johnboat in the back, no trailer needed. 😃
**thelurkinghorror** : here you go; [this](http://www.australianexplorer.com/slang/phrases.htm)may help.
eta: or this: [http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html](http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html)
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### Author:  [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/23 "2015-03-31T12:39:58Z")
I could get several utes today.
Of course, they’ll probably look like [this](http://www.obgyn.net/sites/default/files/obgyn/1899259.png).
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/24 "2015-03-31T13:18:31Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#):
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> eta: or this: [http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html](http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html)
Like this list, I too was thinking pickup truck. But if like a Chevy El Camino in the States, there’s also the Ford Ranchero - another example of the type of station-wagon-turned-into-pickup-truck/car.
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### Author:  [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/25 "2015-03-31T13:23:32Z")
Judge Chamberlain Haller: …Ah, you got a what? Uh… uh, what was that word?
kambuckta: Uh… what word?
Judge Chamberlain Haller: A what?
kambucktai: What?
Judge Chamberlain Haller: Uh… did you say ‘Ute’?
kambuckta: Yeah, I got a ute.
Judge Chamberlain Haller: What is a ute?
kambuckta: [beat] Oh, excuse me, your honor…
kambuckta: A U-TIL-I-TY VEH-ICLE.
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/26 "2015-03-31T13:28:02Z")
I was always a fan of the [Dodge Rampage.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Rampage)
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/27 "2015-03-31T13:43:27Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#):
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> Ohhh, a Ute!
>
> We had those in the US for a long while (1959 to 1980-something). It was called an El Camino.
Ah, now I get it.
[Brad Pitt]
[_El Camino._](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJsX0d_FIqk)
[/Brad Pitt]
Bitchin’ ride, **kambuckta.**
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### Author:  [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/28 "2015-03-31T13:53:42Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#):
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> I was always a fan of the [Dodge Rampage.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Rampage)
Coincidentally, I just saw one of those on Sunday. prior to that I hadn’t seen one in like forever.
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### Author:  [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/29 "2015-03-31T15:31:23Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#):
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> I could get several utes today.
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> Of course, they’ll probably look like [this](http://www.obgyn.net/sites/default/files/obgyn/1899259.png).
Funny – all the ones I know look more like [this](http://www.succm.org/images/uploads/SUCCM_GI_032.jpg). 😉
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### Author:  [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/30 "2015-03-31T16:17:40Z")
I used to have a UTE (89 4Runner). One of the best things about it was having a tailgate. Most SUVs today have liftbacks instead–great for some folks, but there’s nothing like sitting on a tailgate.
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### Author:  [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/31 "2015-03-31T18:07:12Z")
Pchsa… my brother has something like 12 UTEs!
(_Unión Temporal de Empresas_, a kind of temporary corporation created exclusively to be able to bid on jobs that none of the component companies would be able to bid on separatedly)
Mind you: I don’t think his UTEs are particularly useful for camping…
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### Author:  [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/32 "2015-03-31T18:11:03Z")
A 7 day of course of Bactrim will cure it.
😃
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### Author:  [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/33 "2015-03-31T18:24:06Z")
It looks like the [El Camino](http://newestcars2016.com/2016-chevy-el-camino-ss-price/) is making a return.
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### Author:  [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/34 "2015-03-31T18:59:53Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#):
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> Judge Chamberlain Haller: …Ah, you got a what? Uh… uh, what was that word?
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> kambuckta: Uh… what word?
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> Judge Chamberlain Haller: A what?
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> kambucktai: What?
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> Judge Chamberlain Haller: Uh… did you say ‘Ute’?
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> kambuckta: Yeah, I got a ute.
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> Judge Chamberlain Haller: What is a ute?
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> kambuckta: [beat] Oh, excuse me, your honor…
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> kambuckta: A U-TIL-I-TY VEH-ICLE.
I’m glad to know I wasn’t the only one hearing Fred Gwynne asking, “A _what_?”
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/35 "2015-03-31T19:10:38Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#):
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> I’m glad to know I wasn’t the only one hearing Fred Gwynne asking, “A _what_?”
I was going to post the clip, until I saw that (then-newest) post.
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/36 "2015-03-31T20:26:16Z")
My ute has been fading for many years.
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### Author:  [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/37 "2015-03-31T20:28:48Z")
Can you fit a jumbuck into the tray?
If you do, drive away fast.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/38 "2015-03-31T21:16:10Z")
> [@panache45](#):
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> My ute has been fading for many years.
So had the SO’s. She had it repainted, and it looks brand new.
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/39 "2015-03-31T22:47:55Z")
> [@Leaffan](#):
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> It looks like the [El Camino](http://newestcars2016.com/2016-chevy-el-camino-ss-price/) is making a return.
[Bleah!](http://www.2016newcarmodels.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2016-Chevy-El-Camino-Concept.jpg) What’d they do? [Chop up a 2016 Blazer?](http://ford2016bronco.com/wp-content/gallery/2016-ford-bronco-vs-2016-chevrolet-blazer/2016-chevrolet-blazer-front1.jpg) El Camino should be [Chevelle](http://automotivesky.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2016-Chevrolet-Chevelle.jpg)-based, dammit!
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### Author:  [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-ute/716403/40 "2015-03-31T22:58:13Z")
Two Utes.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNZ1O2KTOOg)
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