• nickiam2@aussie.zone
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    11 months ago

    One is a truck made for actual work and the other is an abomination pretending to be a truck.

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      11 months ago

      The second is basically a minivan, but the 3rd row is a truck bed.

      My truck is kinda similar, but they just took a smaller suv and added a bed.

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        11 months ago

        So why not just use the van? At least the cargo space is covered from the elements. Most people who drove these yank tanks don’t actually need the truck part.

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    11 months ago

    Trucks are getting so stupid. The brands are smart though, they really know how to to make the most of men insecurities.

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      11 months ago

      I can only recommend Our Changing Climates take on this: “Are Men Killing the Planet?”

      The title is inflammatory, yes, but it’s a great video that drives home the point of masculine insecurity and a “dominance of nature” spurs a lot of the “masculine” stereotype behind trucks and SUVs.

      Nebula Link

      YouTube

      Piped (see the bot)

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    11 months ago

    Is it true that the truck bed on those yank tanks are basically unusable due to height or shape or something, and are purely cosmetic?

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      11 months ago

      Even a short bed is incredibly useful in my experience, however I rarely ever see this type of vehicle used for anything remotely utilitarian.

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    11 months ago

    willing to bet the driver of the tiny truck has a bigger… ahem

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    11 months ago

    No clue why people buy kei cars from Japan when they can pick up the left hand drive version of the kei cars from Taiwan.

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    11 months ago

    Towing capacity, payload weight, carrying 3 more people, bed width, drivetrain? I think many trucks are way too big, and it’s silly to own a big work truck if you just use it to go to the grocery store but it’s really about so much more than bed size.

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      11 months ago

      carrying 3 more people

      As a payload.

      I’m not sure if you can fill it to load capacity even with lead bricks.

      Or if you want to carry people, you can use this: . For carrying not people you can remove seats. It’s even roughly same size.

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        In addition to the payload. Payload goes in the back! Fill it with stones then put five men in it to shovel the stones. You’d need two vans for the same purpose. And if it’s roughly the same size, what’s the problem? Vans like that can be nice too, we see lots of Ford transits here in the states for tradesmen. Similar use case to what you’re describing.

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        Have you ever towed anything? Towing a trailer of that size and weight with a car like that, even if legal, is sketchy as fuck. Especially on hills or mountains. Where I am from its legal to take that picture, it’s not legal to get on the road. For good reason. A capable truck is much safer for that purpose, for everyone.

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          Ahahaha, tell me you’ve never left your country, probably not even your fucking state.

          Yeah, all of Europe doesn’t know how to tow, and is „sketchy as fuck“. 🤡

          This is perfectly legal and safe.

          You know what’s sketchy as fuck? The US, which has 3 times more road deaths per capita than the EU.

          Now go back to your wankpanzer, please.