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Conservative Owns the Libs by Paying $4,000 a Month for His Ford F-350 (thehardtimes.net)

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[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 months ago (6 children)

I hate the lack of field of view in modern trucks

[–] Eccitaze@yiffit.net 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Seriously, ever since I drove alongside one of the new 2024 GMC Sierra Denali trucks and realized its hood was as tall as my entire car, I've been utterly terrified of being anywhere near them. You probably can't see anything less than 10-15 feet in front of you, which is absolutely bonkers for a noncommercial vehicle. To say nothing of how getting hit by one is going to be like getting smacked directly in the face like a brick wall, because there's no way you'll be knocked up onto the roof to dissipate the force of the impact.

Car companies have absolutely lost the plot with this whole arms race of BIGGER BOXIER TALLER MANLIER trucks ever since Ford got made fun of around 2000 or so for making a car that was too "feminine" because it dared to have a more rounded exterior. The next generation refresh made it bigger and boxier, slapped a 12" Ford badge that was 2-3x the size of the badge on the previous generation, and it's been all downhill ever since.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

I just wish modern pickups were built for hauling rather than towing. Nobody is hauling anything in a bed that sits at shoulder height!!

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