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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If you're a guy they no doubt also draw conclusions about your dick size, which they know are indisputably accurate because memes.

[–] udon@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

In the future, cars will be so big that we will need a second, smaller car to drive us to the driver's seat.

[–] Batman@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Mammoth tank vs medium tank

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ford Ranger 2004 vs 2024 is like Mario before and after mushroom.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago

I miss the little Ranger. That thing was the perfect pickup truck (if your market didn't get the actual perfect pickup truck, the Toyota Hilux)

[–] Cassandra3MadScene@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

Thanks for blinding everyone on the road with your Dodge.

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 days ago

One for hauling, towing, driving around offroad and onroad and basically doing everything in and the other for taking it to american car meets.

[–] the_q@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

Everyone should get a Honda Element.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 64 points 1 week ago (38 children)

Unpopular opinion: unless you regularly haul things, you don't need a truck of any size. Unless you regularly go off-road or are transporting 5+ people and a dog or more, you don't need an SUV. You can rent one of those for the rare times you need it! And in the meantime, you'll save gas money and pedestrian deaths will go down...

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

trailer for hauling and then own whatever you want for driving, a subaru impreza will handle the offroad most people think you need a truck for. If you haul often a van shits on a truck in terms of cargo space, practicality, protection of cargo, ease of loading and carry a trailer while you load or unload. Modern american trucks are just crossovers with a tiny, useless flatbed bought to appear country. Trucks are only for the edge case of construction workers and maintenance crews who have to actually go off road (as in area in the forest where there is no road, not a gravel path a ferrari can drive on without issues). And for serious offroad that requires you to actually carry more than a single chainsaw: unimog.

[–] CarrierLost@infosec.pub 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I disagree. I have a modern American 3/4 ton diesel pickup. It’s not a crossover. I’m not in construction or maintenance, I work in tech.

I have four horses and a gooseneck trailer for the horses that the truck hauls once or twice a week. I also have a flatbed for hauling hay or moving the tractor.

For literally everything else i have a small car, because that truck is awful to drive in traffic or urban areas.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

A friend of mine used to have a Suburban because her husband was a boat salesman and needed something that could tow big boats. She called it the Urban Assault Vehicle.

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[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 64 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

Fuck people who buy those big beasts, then can’t handle them for shit, and try to park as close to the front door as possible, fucki ng up parking for every other vehicle. Never even trying to park straight…ungh.

Edit: to be fair, i used to own an oversized pick up. Similar but a much much earlier style/model. At the time i regularly traveled forestry roads like, 40 kns into the back country, so i actually needed it. Got rid of it when it was clear i was not going to be going into the field anymore. These do NOT belong in a city.

[–] Cassandra3MadScene@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

Emotional Support Vehicle

For the 3 days out of the year they might actually need such a massive beast they can rent a truck. I remember when I was car shopping and told a "car guy" at work I was looking at a Subaru he got all worked up. He tried to talk me into buying a massive SUV or pickup because they were more macho or some shit.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 22 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Every trip in a truck with an empty bed is a waste. Tooling around with stuff in the bed without the intent to deliver/use it at your destination is even worse.

Yet that describes 99.99999% of all pickup truck use in America. Just a huge ass waste of gas and space in parking lots.

Trucks are expensive too! If I were a scam artist I would definitely be targeting people driving shiny pickup trucks with empty beds. Because they definitely aren't practical or realistic people.

Wait: Maybe that's how MAGA started? 🤔

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I cant actually tell what you drive, it's hidden behind that douchemobile in front.

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[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

I remember a time when that Frontier was considered a big truck, especially compared to Rangers and Tacomas.

Now the Rangers and Tacomas are almost as big as the Dodge in this...

ETA: Just noticed you're in Europe. Sorry that 'murican fattism has reached you, I didn't know these compensators existed across the pond.

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[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Nice. I'm planning to get a compact pickup soon. The prices are starting to get really steep where I live. It's like $4000+ for a 25 year old truck with 180,000 miles on it.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (10 children)

we have reached a time when the normal size vehicle is called a compact

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry about your massive penis.

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