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America has lost its f*****g mind.
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Hey, German here. What the f*** are Americans doing at the other side of the Atlantic? Some of you already know this monstrosity. I did'nt. This is a Ford F650 Truck and when I stepped out of my Youtube Bubble I realized, it was marketed as the "biggest, baddest Truck on the road" for the everyday American. Are you guys serious?! Is the end goal really to drive a Monster Truck to McDs to get a McFlurry? Americas bloodiest wars have been fought in the middle east to secure oil, bombing nations to rubble. And all, for this bullshit? The excess, waste and decadence is mind boggling to me and people on Reddit seriously justifying this by "you know dude I'm 6,4ft. I don't fit in any other vehicle" makes me go up the wall.
This is a modified commercial truck. It's designed for heavy work, large construction, towing ridiculously large things, etc. Someone did custom work on it to make it look like a consumer vehicle.
To help drive the point home, does that mean you need a CDL to even drive it?
Edit: thanks for the replies. Yikes. Here I thought the sheer size of the thing would keep it out of the hands of everyone but professionals.
Not unless things have changed. I drove an F650 a couple times during a summer job 20 years ago.
Depending on the configuration, the lower end of the GVWR on the F-650 is 25,600lbs, while a CDL is required for anything above 26,000lbs. I've definitely seen a couple of people with them as "personal" vehicles, but they've all been show cars of some sort.
Yeah you would be surprised to know who can drive big oversized vehicles with just a class c licence. I think as long as it only has 1 set of axles in the rear and under a certain length. Because I know people who drive large box trucks who shouldn't be.