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[-] Enigma@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Just check the bed. If there’s a liner, chances are the truck is needed. If it’s clean, it’s a vanity truck.

I own a 350 and am very aware of just how big this truck is. But I do need the pulling power for work related things. I’ve also used it to help people that have broken down.

I haven't seen a new truck without a bed liner in decades. I apparently thought they were standard equipment.

If you need one, you need one, but I'm confident that a tiny percentage of these things are used for actual work. Also: still ugly. Sorry.

[-] Enigma@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, not standard. And I guess if they’re that common where you are then check the wear of the liner. Like another commenter said, they get fucked up pretty quickly. It’s easy to tell if a truck is vanity or not just by looking at the bed. I’ve called people out for driving them. It’s especially humiliating for the guys because I’m a woman.

I also appreciate that you’re confident in your assessment without actually talking to any of those people. Assuming just makes an ass out of u and me.

[-] Halosheep@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

As someone who lives in Texas and every other vehicle in the road is an oversized pickup, fuck em.

They drive worse faster the douchy chargers/mustangs and somehow manage to use their blinker less often than a BMW driver.

[-] Buelldozer@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

> I haven't seen a new truck without a bed liner in decades.

Plenty of 'em out there homie. I bought a used DMax in 2019 and despite being a Denali edition it didn't come with a bedliner, just a rubber mat for the floor. I should have had one sprayed in when I got the truck because my box is now beat to shit.

I think all the previous owner did with it was tow a horse trailer.

[-] The_v@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I drive 3/4 or one ton trucks for work. They suck to drive. You feel every bump, they sway on corners or with wind, and parking is a nightmare. I have no idea why somebody would drive them around for vanity.

I piss off my teenage son all the time using the outlander sport I bought for him. For driving around town it's awesome.

[-] Screwthehole@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah that sounds about right. My liner is already marked up and I've had it since March lol. I haul large items almost daily for work.

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

So you have it from work and also use it privately?

[-] Enigma@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

No, they own the truck for work.

[-] Screwthehole@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Right. Not wealthy enough to have separate vehicles for personal and work

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

At least you get to write the cost of your vehicle off on your taxes, unlike everyone else.

[-] Buelldozer@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My DMax is a pretty truck but the beat to crap box, without bedliner, is under a tonneau cover so you can't see it. Another thing you can do is check the receiver hitch, if it's scratched / rusty inside then you know its being used to tow something. 🙂

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