It really depends on WHERE you park if you are going to park this way. Parking it in the boonies, way way out at the end of the parking lot? Saintly.

Parking it as close to the entrance as possible? Dungeon. 1000 years dungeon.

But generally I agree. This is the purpose of a truck. To haul heavy items that would not fit in a standard or small vehicle. But don't buy a fucking truck for status or for your office job.

Yeah, God forbid he wants to actually take stuff home.

That said, if you've got a huge truck (and I live in the country and work blue collar so I get it, sometimes you need one), have a small car too. Trucks aren't cheap, you can afford a Civic for the city.

For shopping at Trader Joe's while they're trying to dissolve the NLRB, yes, also the truck thing

IKEA started as a furniture shipping company (thus the flat packages and the warehouse aesthetic) and many furniture companies like IKEA still ship to your doorstep or beyond often for a similar or better price compared to what individual transport costs.

But they're not only driving to Ikea. They're on our roads and streets and pedestrians and cyclists.

You think this is just his ikea vehicle?

True heroes do this.

If you have a 22 foot long truck, you should understand that normal infrastructure is not built for you. Either park way at the back of the lot where you’re not inconveniencing people, or on the street.

Ikeas have super large parking spots, they have parking spots for big vehicles and buses. If your car can't fit there, you bought the biggest asshole car in the universe

Because its too long to park without sticking out into traffic?

Like I don't care what you're using it for, if you cannot park it properly, then don't take buy it or at least don't take it with you.

Most vans and pickups aren't even that long so it's not even as if it's necessitates being that long either.

I don't think ikea even sells furniture that requires such gigantic vehicles in the first place.

That said, furniture is an excellent example of why you could just drive a normal vehicle, a bicycle or a bus to go windowshopping and later have the new furniture delivered to your doorstep by a specialised company and/or vehicle or rent a specialised vehicle for the odd occasion. The cost for society will actually be a damn lot lower.

If it's from Ikea, I can probably fit an entire bedroom worth of furniture into my two door Honda civic.

Everything they make is flat packed, and you have to assemble it into it's 3D form after purchase.

I can stack so many of those Ikea items in my tiny shitbox.

you know they deliver, right?

https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/mercedes-benz-vito-2014-van-lwb-vs-dodge-ram-2010-pickup-2500-crew-cab-4wd/

One of those would be better at IKEA

You can fit that in a normal pickup. I don’t think IKEA sells anything that requires a 22 foot long pickup. Also, who buys entertainment centers and bunk beds on the reg?

It's Ikea, king of the flat-pack. You could fit literally an entire room's worth of Ikea furniture in a subcompact hatchback, depending on which pieces you buy.

(Okay so that's on top of a tiny car, not in it, but you get the idea.)

I’ve bought tons of furniture and had no problem at all with my 16 foot long truck that fits in one parking space. I don’t think IKEA sells anything that wouldn’t fit in my truck.

Dodge Ram can be 21’+

It also implies, statistically speaking, they have a DUI.