• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    But nowhere near the same driver comfort, crash test rating, towing capacity, top speed, tongue weight, or max load weight. Bed length alone is a poor measurement for a truck’s usefulness.

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      6 months ago

      So is using those other measurements as a reason to justify owning a truck for most people. The Apes (Italian) serve a purpose, not a daily driver. Living in Houston I observed American sized trucks carrying single occupants with the occasional truck towing something once a month. That’s it, none of these people needed a truck for a daily driver which is what that pic is all about.

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          6 months ago

          No, I expect people to rent a truck/trailer for the few times a year they need to actually haul things, and own a more sensible daily driver for the other 360 days a year.

          Obviously this doesn’t apply to people that own trucks and haul things on very regular basis, but those people are the vast, vast minority of people who own trucks.

        • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          6 months ago

          dude literally every truck owner that uses a truck for work that i’ve talked to has multiple trucks, one for work, and one for daily.

          Please stop talking.

        • Strykker@programming.dev
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          6 months ago

          It’s called buy a fucking car and rent a truck for the one time a year you actually use it like a truck you brain-dead fuck.