• ares35
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    be kind to the poor pfc, he’s paying by the week for seven years for that shitbox.

  • Rhynoplaz
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    I’ve heard that people who drive a Dodge Ram are most likely to have a DUI on their record.

    For real. Might have changed since then though.

          • Speex
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            -301 year ago

            Because some people only live inside their tiny little bubble and can’t think outside of it. So therefore if I don’t have a need or want for a truck then no one else should.

        • tinyVoltron
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          -251 year ago

          Have you never had to tow a trailer? Haul lumber or stone? Bring home a large appliance or furniture? Help a friend move? Or are you just assuming anyone who uses a vehicle you don’t need is an asshole?

          • @dustyData@lemmy.world
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            251 year ago

            None of the idiots who brag about driving a semi have done any of that either. They’re grocery haulers at best. Just like 4x4 princesses. The loudest mouth breathers are the ones who think that driving on a unpaved dirt road is off-roading.

            The rest of sensible humankind knows that, for any of what you mentioned, it’s astronomically cheaper to rent an actual truck for the couple of days every other year that you actually have to do any of it than owning, and slaving over a loan, for an inefficient, expensive and inadequate machine that can’t do any of those task properly.

            • @daltotron@lemmy.world
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              None of the idiots who brag about driving a semi have done any of that either.

              That’s definitely not true. People can still have a self-image as a kind of asshole truck driver, and also still use their truck. People make this argument, that somehow these kind of aesthetic qualities have some sort of bearing on who does or doesn’t use their truck, and to me, it just kind of comes across like the only people who are allowed to drive trucks are the people who are acting in socially acceptable ways.

              The argument is less about the people who use their truck, and more about the relative frequencies of use for everyone generally. Most people would be better covered by a rental. And then we could also make the argument that our development patterns would encourage the use of trucks far too much anyways.

              Edit: wait, did you mean to type semi, or hemi? I kind of assumed hemi, but if you mean semi that kind of changes everything and I don’t know how to respond to that.

              • @dustyData@lemmy.world
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                51 year ago

                I did meant hemi. English as a third language and all. And honestly I don’t care about whether they use their truck or not. It’s about the statistical probability of both being an intolerable fuckface who has an inefficient machine instead of a personality, and bragging that they need it and it is the best choice for certain heavy tasks. When the people who actually need to do those heavy task regularly would chose a pickup track last. Because it would be the worst choice possible only second to a Twingo or something. Because I’ve seen sedans deal better with towing trailers than some of the crap they sell to Americans as trucks.

            • Speex
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              -161 year ago

              So you mean in your limited experience it’s cheaper. Which is fine. If you found solution for you good stuff. But your limited experience isn’t the reality for everyone.

              Sounds like you don’t have a good understanding of the machines you are even talking about. Try expanding your world a little. Be less about making judgements about things you don’t understand.

              • @dustyData@lemmy.world
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                121 year ago

                Idiot says to the guy whose entire family were trades professionals for two generations who had owned, worked on and driven everything from buses and box trucks to 18 wheelers and forklifts, that he doesn’t understand machines and need to expand their world. Stay classy Internet.

          • TXL
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            31 year ago

            Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. None of those needed or would have been better with a pickup. Have driven a pickup as well. Was pointless and crap.

    • metaStatic
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      161 year ago

      People who make poor life choices are more likely to make other poor life choices.

    • @moistclump@lemmy.world
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      41 year ago

      It was BMW drivers, rams were a close second to Tesla in driving incidents and highest overall combined incidents and dui.

  • @MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world
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    641 year ago

    Any soldier of worth I’ve ever known, …any true soldier, wouldn’t advertise their profession as such.

    Wannabe.

    Nothing more.

    • NoSpiritAnimal
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      371 year ago

      A Hemi indicates the top of the combustion chamber has a Hemispherical shape, rather than the typical frying pan type shape.

      The increased size of the chamber means additional fuel and air can be introduced, which increases power output.

      It’s old tech like carburetors. It’s wasteful on fuel, but MOPAR fans love it.

      • @ridethisbike@lemmy.world
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        31 year ago

        Doesn’t it also mean a higher compression ratio? Meaning more power behind the same A:F ratio? Or am I as dumb as the guy who put the stickers on that truck?

        • @Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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          151 year ago

          “Due to the shape of the hemispherical combustion chamber, it’s difficult to raise the compression ratio high enough to fully take advantage of its superior shape, irrespective of the brand on the valve cover”

          https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/hemi-engine-pros-cons/

          This is also interesting:

          “If the 2003-present Gen-III Hemi isn’t a real hemi engine, then why do we call it that? With good reason, Chrysler (now FCA) wanted to extend the “Hemi” branding to its third-generation Hemi V-8 because of the instant recognition and status it carries.”

    • @TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works
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      It’s something rednecks will ask other rednecks about whether they have one or not. If you see that sticker, there is about a 30 percent chance that the driver of the vehicle is drunk.

    • @Chessmasterrex@lemmy.world
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      61 year ago

      It’s a type of engine design found mainly in certain pickup trucks. I don’t know why but it’s an important thing to some people.

  • @underisk@lemmy.ml
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    371 year ago

    People who treat driving as some kind of competition should have their license permanently revoked.

    • @RealFknNito@lemmy.world
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      Hope I’m not the only one trying to put these words to Smooth Criminal.

      You just got passed by, you just got hit by, a soldier in a hemi!

  • @tonyn@lemmy.ml
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    291 year ago

    I’m speeding, I kill people for the government, and my engine has hemispherical combustion chambers!

    • @seathru@lemm.ee
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      11 year ago

      and my engine has hemispherical combustion chambers!

      Not even that anymore. HEMI is just a marketing term.

  • @CobblerScholar@lemmy.world
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    241 year ago

    These kinda folks look the best when they crawl away unharmed from the twisted pile of useless scrap that used to be that truck

  • Smuuthbrane
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    211 year ago

    Wow, he’s got TWO things to base his whole personality on. What a complex, nuanced existence he must lead. 🙄

    • The Pantser
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      41 year ago

      And here I am with like 10 hobbies and unable to keep up with them. I still find myself unable to communicate with others though as my hobbies are niche and not the norm for most people.

      • Smuuthbrane
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        21 year ago

        I wouldn’t recommend using vinyl lettering on a RAM as your method of communication. Try a makerspace, they’re wonderfully wide-ranging in terms of hobbies and interests.

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          41 year ago

          Can I use vinyl lettering on my Chrysler Pacifica PEV? It’s the same maker of RAM but more soccer mom and less douche nozzle. How about “You just passed a middle aged man getting 40mpg”

          • @limelight79@lemm.ee
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            11 year ago

            I am often amazed by the aggressively-driven minivans I see. It’s like they’re upset they’re driving a minivan, and taking it out on the rest of us, or something. I don’t know.

            I mean, I see plenty of other aggressively-driven vehicles as well, but the minivans always stand out because they seem like pretty much the antithesis of a vehicle you would expect to be driven aggressively. No one is buying a minivan for the performance, handling, or cool factor.

            I don’t have anything against minivans - they’re extremely useful vehicles for hauling people or things and reasonably fuel-efficient while doing it.

  • @Smoogs@lemmy.world
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    201 year ago

    What’s hilarious is they know it annoys you. This kind of driver lives to take up space in your life. They’d build a giant statue belching fire and yelling “REMEMBER ME” in your backyard if they could.