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[–] mutch@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 11 months ago (28 children)

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.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Yeah it's about

BIG TRUCK MAKE ME FEEL LIKE MAN. MAKE ME FEEL LIKE BIG BOY. LOOK ME DRIVE BIG VEHICLE SO YOU KNOW I'M IMPORTANT.

LOOK AT ME!!!

[–] mutch@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Maybe sometimes, but it's also just a massively more capable vehicle. Sometimes the simplest answer is the truth.

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Something tells me you have an oversized truck in your driveway...

[–] mutch@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

I drive a VW golf and I love it.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's really not.

It's about getting past emission standards and pandering to people who don't understand enough is enough.

They're also hazards as the increased hood length and height create massive blind spots that have caused a rise in collisions and deaths.

[–] mutch@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 11 months ago

I think both are true. The truck on the right is super capable, and also dangerous, inefficient, unnecessary for most people.

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