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What’s Your Favorite Utilitarian Car?

Last updated: Sep 27, 2019 at 2:21PM
Published on: Oct 30, 2015 by tgriffith

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There was a time when people bought cars for a specific reason. Sometimes it was for simple transportation, sometimes it was for moving stuff, and sometimes it was for traveling to remote locations.

Cars were built specifically for a purpose. People didn’t drive the Ford F-100 to the theater, they took the Buick Regal into town and left the Ford on the ranch for hauling hay.

Today’s cars have become multi-purpose vehicles and serve as family haulers, date night chariots, moving trucks, and off-road adventurers all rolled into one attractive wrapping.

Does anyone else miss the days of simple, utilitarian vehicles? Keep reading for a few examples of the best utilitarian vehicles ever available in the United States.

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Filed Under: Car Lists, Car Shopping Tagged With: best utilitarian cars, Ford f-100, Jeep Cherokee, subaru brat, toyota fj40, utilitarian cars, Volkswagen Beetle, volkswagen thing

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