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Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:

  • l/r same bed size

  • r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading

  • r less likely to crash

  • r less fuel consumption and costs

  • r less expensive to repair

  • r easy to park

  • r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns

  • r not participating in road arms race

  • l You get taken serious by your fellow carbrained americans because ""trucks"" are normalized and small handy cars are ridiculed.

So unless you are a fragile piece of human, choose the right one.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Japan is known for not having much on-street parking, you need the extra 10 feet of height to see over the SUVs parked on every street corner here.

They don't even sell like the tiny rangers anymore, the f150 trucks are so ridiculously oversized

[–] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I sort of need a truck. I routinely buy full size sheet goods (plywood, OSB, etc). So I bought my first ever truck. A Ford Maverick, got the hybrid engine. The amount of people who try to make fun of it and say it's not a truck is insane. I don't care, I bought it cuz it's not really an American truck and it does what I need out of a truck. The obsession with making trucks larger and larger in the US is wild.

f150 trucks are so ridiculously oversized All 1/2 ton pickups in the US are huge now and cost more than my first house.