NOT FINE, BYRON!

MR BYRON has obviously elevated himself to the virtue-signalling elite (Wheels, May 2020). I am sure he is very happy up there. That is fine. What is not fine, though, is that he is looking down on the people who drive a dual-cab ute. In his polluted wisdom, he seems to find a correlation between dual-cab utes, the prime minister and dinosaurs. Shameful. People buy a dual-cab ute because for them it is the smart compromise and solution: workhorse during the week and a family car which can handle all the bikes, surfboards, camping and fishing gear. They love their car and they are rightly proud of it. No, I am not a P-plater, I don’t drive a ute, and I am not prime minister, but I am sure that a large percentage of Wheels’ loyal readers feel unfairly insulted and are not happy about it. Byron’s article was hypocritical, intolerant and wilfully demeaning. Definitely not fine!

Wilfried Goemans, Surfers Paradise, Qld

Just a columnist’s opinion, Wilfried, and thank you for yours – Ed