The guy that drives the land yacht once brought home a couple of two by fours in it from Home Depot, so he feels justified in owning it too. “Sometimes there’s just mo substitute for a good truck.” When his ac cannot handle the heat, he still won’t experience any introspection.
But it’s legal to manufacture today, unlike the old one. CAFE rules changed in 2012 to be based on footprint instead of vehicle class, so they essentially outlawed small trucks and gave auto manufacturers an easy way out of efficiency regulations by just making cars bigger every refresh cycle.
Aren’t some of these going to a 4.5 foot bed? I once had a bargain basement Isuzu pickup because it was the cheapest car you could buy new in the US (early 90’s). I’m pretty sure that had an 8 ft bed or close to it.
I hate these bullshit oversized trucks too, but to be fair the big one has a much bigger cab for more passengers, a much bigger engine, and a much bigger towing capacity.
This is the wrong sub for such comments… but I agree with you. If you need a truck and you have a family you can buy the smaller truck, but then you also have to buy a car to carry the family. The larger truck will let you haul your family and give you the pickup truck that you need.
The guy that drives the land yacht once brought home a couple of two by fours in it from Home Depot, so he feels justified in owning it too. “Sometimes there’s just mo substitute for a good truck.” When his ac cannot handle the heat, he still won’t experience any introspection.
The beds are the same size too. It’s not even a better truck than the old one.
But it’s legal to manufacture today, unlike the old one. CAFE rules changed in 2012 to be based on footprint instead of vehicle class, so they essentially outlawed small trucks and gave auto manufacturers an easy way out of efficiency regulations by just making cars bigger every refresh cycle.
Aren’t some of these going to a 4.5 foot bed? I once had a bargain basement Isuzu pickup because it was the cheapest car you could buy new in the US (early 90’s). I’m pretty sure that had an 8 ft bed or close to it.
I hate these bullshit oversized trucks too, but to be fair the big one has a much bigger cab for more passengers, a much bigger engine, and a much bigger towing capacity.
This is the wrong sub for such comments… but I agree with you. If you need a truck and you have a family you can buy the smaller truck, but then you also have to buy a car to carry the family. The larger truck will let you haul your family and give you the pickup truck that you need.
Yeah, I don’t care about the downvotes.
The comment I replied to implied the vehicles capabilities were similar, which just isn’t the case.
It’s fine to hate cars, especially these oversized trucks, but let’s keep it real.