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Pickups for non construction purposes are the dumbest shit ever. You literarily have half the car that is useless for transporting people.
lol right? Surely you couldn't just rent one by the hour from Home Depot or some crazy shit like that... Oh wait, you can and it's like $20. There really is no justification for the vast majority of personal truck ownership. It's just a status symbol for trashy jerks. Although I suppose that technically counts as hauling a lot of trash.
If you actually need to haul stuff a van is vastly superior in most scenarios. The only use case that a pickup truck really makes sense for is for towing, but even then something like a range rover seems like a better option?
The biggest use case for a pickup over a van is loose materials like sand, dirt, etc. Ya know, stuff that suburban pickups usually aren't carrying because the owner doesn't want to get it dirty
Tilt trailers make transporting loose materials even better. Lower bed so loading is much, much easier, too. And these can easily be towed by sedans or vans.
Hauling trash, debris, or brush works way better in a pickup. I want to be able to hose the shit off and not have it inside with me lol But i agree that a van is better than everything else
I have a 2015 Honda Pilot with a roof rack. Can seat 8 and tow 4400lbs (probably not both at the same time, lol). I can also throw full sheets of drywall or plywood on the top (within reason). I've hauled 1000lbs of stone in it. Has no problem with 10ft PVC pipe or lumber. Thing is a fucking swiss army knife of a vehicle.
Have you ever been in a high roof van in high wind? I like the idea of vans as I can load motorcycles and keep them hidden but almost coming off the road was terrifying.
I had an Isuzu pickup once. I bought it because it was the cheapest new car you could buy: $4995 MSRP if I recall. No power steering or power breaks. Manual transmission. I think it had AC and an FM radio. Its fine for transporting 2 people and I rarely ever had a need for more than that.
Well what if I need to prove my dick is tiny tho?
Stop body shaming
I'll never stop calling you fuckers out on it
It's a joke. And it's metaphorical more than anything else. I have no desire to care about the size of anyone's penis. The idea is that they are compensating for something, and those dudes are the ones who actually do care about that shit
In the same vein, things can "suck dick" without it mattering who sucks dick and any value judgments were placed on that in the past. It's an expression.
So you body shame women too or just men? Lol
Weird question. Why not read replies if you're gonna pretend to care?
I read it, but I just don't know how to reply to your mental gymnastics
How is this the same vein as making fun of someone's appearance? You have a choice to suck dick lmao. It feels so stupid to even type this out, that's why I didn't take the bait
So what situations is it acceptable to make fun of how women look if this is so nuanced?
...I never said there was nuance. It's pretty simple. If someone chooses to be a shithead you can use their insecurities against them.
Comments like this is what turns regular people "off" of the left.
It's a fucking joke, not everything needs white knighting.
It's still body shaming, though.
So do you think that all of the following are true?
If both were true, congratulations, you would have successfully found someone body shaming. Since neither are true (obviously), you found jack shit but sounded pompous anyhow
Don't label me left wing lmao
I'm just a decent enough person to not make people feel bad about things they have zero control over
Honestly the older I get I kinda agree. Like the same as something being gay in place of lame.
But gosh it does pack a punch. What is another thing we could say that summarizes what we're trying to get across so succinctly without having to act like we have a psychology degree?
Yeah in 10 years this will be totally unacceptable and cringe
Well, there's no time like the present
It's only body shaming if they actually have small penises
It's only body shaming is they care.
Speaking as an Asian in a honky dong world: even if I gave a shit there's nothing I can do about it. Shame away, kings
Couple things super quick. 1) nothing screams "I don't care" like fighting someone for several lengthy replies and
When did I ever say only femmes are tasting my lumpia? C'mon, homie. My diminutive oriental dingus is less lonely than you think.
I've never had a problem with my race. Reading your weird rebuttal makes me feel downright chauvanistic. 2 quips is "several lengthy replies" if you're not genetically predisposed to be good at math, i guess
Bruh I got you and rab mixed up. This is why I try not to comment once my ADHD meds wear off.
I just want to repeat the phrase "honky dong." Thank you.
Dude real shit I work in construction and I can tell you that you don’t even really need a pickup for that either.
I mean it depends what you’re doing ofc but vans are what’s actually used as work vehicles for the most part. And those are generally company vehicles so for personal use you can drive whatever vehicle you want.
Yeah, trucks really were designed for hauling heavy trailers
Which even then a 350 transit can haul our tractor.
Really, the bed is only used for oddly shaped shit or stuff that is covered in mud. I was only in a work pickup truck as a new construction plumber, everything else has been a van.
Camping, hunting, dirt bike riding, moving, general utility and many other things done by most adults that don't like to rely on other people. I don't want to pay a moving company if I move, I don't want to ask someone else if I want to tow my trailer out to camp. I don't want to call some construction company everytime I need so much as a 2x4 to repair my home. Anyone who doesn't own a truck will at some point rely on someone who does. It is not dumb as shit to own a truck for everyone. Not everyone lives the same life you do. I live in a rural area, I spent 6 months at one point in my life without a truck, I will never do it again. Probably 95% of the time I don't need a truck, but when I need it, I need it. My daily driver is a beater car, most of the time, depending on logistics and weather. But if I had to only have one vehicle it would be a truck. A truck will haul 5 people, so will most cars but a truck can drive through weather and haul things when you need it. Although I am a middle aged dad in a rural area. 🤷♂️ I must be dumb.
Someone should open a rental place for that 5% and call it home depot or something catchy like that
"Probably 95% of the time I don't need a truck, but when I need it, I need it."
This was the exact rationale I used to justify not getting a truck. I liked the idea of having a truck and being able to use it to move etc. but the fact that a smaller more economical vehicle would suit my needs 95 percent (more like 98-99.5 for me realistically) of the time swayed me in the other direction. I paid a good 30 percent less for the vehicle I have now and it gets 40mpg so I'll save thousands in gas over the life of the vehicle.
You can rent a utility trailer for a day or weekend and tow quite a bit of weight with most vehicles. There's rental trucks for the rest. I have an F350 and it costs a fortune to keep up. $150 fills, 15L oil capacity, tires are 400 bucks a pop. It adds up quick. Gonna be replacing it with a micro car and some rentals here and there.
I ride a bicycle in a rural area and built a new office this spring. With a trailer, store delivery or a $20 rental I don't think I ever ran into any of the problems you describe. The bicycle has gone hunt camping rain or shine, I dirt bike, street bike and work a rugged job.
If I really needed it I have the wife's sedan which handles -40 winters and 50cm snow drifts just fine. Equipped with a roof rack and small trailer I can move myself just fine if the need is there.
Aside from hauling large trailers or campers I fail to see the utility of a pickup as described. Even when hauling plywood or construction supplies I've opted for the home depot van before even considering a pickup. If I wanted a 2*4 sticking out of the end I would have taken the Sedan anyway.
I think a lot of the truck owner mentality comes down to mental gymnastics or "What if?". Aside from rare use cases it just doesn't seem like the play. Even for yourself you mentioned the pickup is an edge case.
These are all things people consider when talking about truck owners. The rest of the world can see life without pickups, can justify life without pickups and even prefers life without pickups but for some reason... Pickup drivers can't stop talking about them as if they need to justify it to themselves more than to the world.
We'll see but I solved that with a crossover and a trailer. I can tow up to 3500 lbs which covers all of that and I'm more efficient literally any other time.
I did seriously consider a pickup but it just makes no sense day to day
I have a crew cab pickup (half ton), and yeah it has come in handy numerous times over the years. But I do agree those larger, “more rugged”, trucks are not for the people who own them.
What if I never transport people? WTF do I need all these extra seats for? A giant grocery cart in the back is much more useful.
Truck driver has no friends.
Forever alone.
The dream
A cart that's exposed to the weather and leafs and dust. Totally worth it.....
Someone smart should invent a cover!
Or you know... A car with a roof to begin with.....
Can I take the roof off to haul a fridge? Or my taxidermied camel?
"The only thing better than owning a truck is having no fucking reason to own a truck"
It's a statement. You don't need to work; but you still could if you wanted to.
And even for construction purposes, most trucks nowadays are kinda pointless. A 4ft bed is good for hauling like 1 bike placed diagonally, much less a typical sized piece of lumber or plywood.
Can't beg a place to sell you a 6ft bed unless you want to wait for it to come off the manufacturing line.