In memory of my 95 extended cab

  • BromSwolligans@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    5 hours ago

    I have a midsize truck from a yester-decade that by now seems like a small truck. Even if it had a long bed and full cab it would be more practical, and I’d argue universally acceptable size and shape than full-sized trucks pulling even a crew cab + short bed combo. When you see a full size with a crew cab and a long or god help us extended bed, it just makes the blood boil. Because as we all know, on top of the “needs two parking spaces and probably takes 4-6 depending on the driver” situation, they have nothing in their beds practically all the time.

    Trucks aren’t inherently a problem, and it’s okay if they’re unladen plenty of the time. But most people need a truck like mine; most people have a truck like the full-sized nonsense described above. That’s the problem.

    • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      2·
      2 hours ago

      Very few people need a truck like yours. They need one guy in their friend group with a truck like yours who they can ask for a favor every couple years.

      In some places some substantial percentage need, like, an uncovered coated spray off space big enough to throw a deer into.

    • CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world
      15·
      3 hours ago

      I’ll ask again, any data to actually support this. Been asking 6 years now and rarely get a response. And when I do it’s t9 secondary sources that all link back to a private industry report with no methodology or a MSNBC report with some of the shittiest questions for a poll I’ve seen

      • blargh513@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        2 hours ago

        Do you think there is some dataset that says that people make poor choices due to emotional immaturity?

        Maybe there is a dataset that shows the rate of unladen trucks per mile?

        You won’t get it because it doesn’t exist, asking for it is an absurd notion because you know it cannot be produced.

        Not like the smol pp crew is busy logging miles to the grocery store and office.

    • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish
      824·
      7 hours ago

      I may not haul things every day, but when I do need to haul things, it’s worth it despite people like you being condescending about it. 🤷‍♂️

      • al_Kaholic@lemmynsfw.com
        165·
        7 hours ago

        If only there was another way to acquire a vehicle created with the intention of moving large items. That way You-haul it for way less then owning maintaining and the price difference in gas. They should also make these available at every big box home improvement store. The cyber truck was created for you have a nice day.

  • blargh513@sh.itjust.works
    412·
    8 hours ago

    Having a tiny bed is totally OK because the people that drive these silly things dont put anything back there anyway. They even have locking hard covers on them.

    These aren’t trucks, they are lifestyle accessory vehicles for people who feel the need to prove that they are a big boy.

    People that work in trades, construction or other manual work drive a van or they rock an old Chevy cruze to the jobsite. Why would they waste their own money on a truck when it doesn’t make them any more money?

  • slingstone@lemmy.world
    2·
    5 hours ago

    Here’s my usual comment about how awesome my 1996 Nissan hardbody pickup was, with its regular cab and 6 foot bed.