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When the cybertrunk was first announced I kinda liked it. I'm utilitarian and don't care what I drive looks like. The explanation I heard for the looks was because it was supposed to be really cheap to manufacture. So, a cheap ass EV pickup sounded pretty cool to me. Unfortunately, it's not going to be cheap :(
Utilitarian and pickup truck don't fit in the same philosophy imo
They do. As someone who goes camping often and also takes care of a yard in America, I would never want to put mulch in a van. But let’s say I did, I couldn’t stack as much inside the van. A 4 wheeler doesn’t fit. It makes perfect sense for its use car just like every other object invented
Imagine driving everyday to work and not taking the trailer off the hitch because you need to get mulch two times a year and transport your bikes three times a year.
I need to own a school bus as a personal vehicle because sometimes we like to travel as a group of 12.
I load it into the bed of the truck, I don’t own a trailer. I’ve moved tvs, a piano, mattresses. These things don’t always fit in a covered location with a finite amount of space. Do you genuinely hate all pickup trucks?
I can’t move a piano with a sedan. I could maybe hitch a trailer and move mulch or do that thing where you pop the trunk and lash it down
Yeah I honestly hate all pickup trucks. I don't hate you, though. From what I know, in your country most sensible cars have a very low towing capacity on paper. And although they could tow a trailer with a piano in other countries, they're not allowed to in the US. So even for towing trailers, most people use pickup trucks, if I'm not mistaken.
In my country, I would tow a piano with a sedan, station wagon or a compact car. If I owned none of that but like a Ford fiesta or something small like that, I would hire a moving company for that one trip. It's still cheaper than maintaining a truck 365 days a year.
Fair enough. I can’t vouch for the legality, but you are not mistaken. I would rent a uhaul if I found it necessary to move a piano, but I’ve used the bed of my pickup an awful lot. Most recently to bring in the Christmas tree. But I do a LOT of work around my house so I know I’m in the minority here. But being from rural-ish America I find that there are people who have a stock pickup that they use frequently as a pickup.