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See it is like a van, but somehow...... worse.

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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 64 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Are we on the verge of stretch limousine trucks which are just SUV stretch limos but with a pathetic-looking, tiny-ass vestigial bed at the rear?

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 61 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] Rayspekt@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's like Gilette "Engineers" adding another blade.

[–] BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have been so disappointed that the razor blade curve has turned out to not be true.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 10 months ago

By that curve we should be in 5-blade times, which is correct...

[–] teft@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Look at the bowing the middle. Can’t be good for the frame.

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[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

That's just Kid Rock's tour bus.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago

That is the perfect term for all these "trucks" with short-ass beds.

Vestigial bed, lmao

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This has to be a crew hauling gooseneck ready truck, for some sort of industrial crew work...

OP did it have a gooseneck hitch?

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 18 points 10 months ago

Not my picture, but no this something you see around my parts. Its normally sold to Hutterite colonies (they used to use vans) and the back generally just holds goods they buy or sell.

[–] HidingUnderHats@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago
[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's not a truck; that's a limousine with truckly aspirations.

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[–] TonyOstrich@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Christ, and here all I want is a small cargo van and Ford decides to discontinue selling the Transit Connect here, while in Europe they are starting to sell an electric version of the same thing.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, can't have small trucks anymore ether. But this thing is available?

[–] TonyOstrich@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Right!?!?! Check out the Hilux Champ they are selling in Thailand. I would kill for an electric version of that for daily driving in the city and whatever DIY/hardware store needs I may have. I don't need to hall heavy things just awkward and large things.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

See that was one thing I was hoping for with electric, Odd small trucks making a come back. But nope, just Ferd F-teenthousand all the way down now.

[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Twin Axel small displacement turbo diesel..... Omg.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Texan here. I have seen a lot of trucks.

is that real?…

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, this is Alberta. Guess everything is bigger here....

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I feel like I lost and won at the same time.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

Could you imagine driving this thing in a city?

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Yep. But it does not look factory.

https://www.kingseriespickup.com/

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 11 points 10 months ago

Hey we have one of these in my old town too.

[–] EherNicht@feddit.org 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It wouldn’t be American if you weren‘t able to take your tank to grocery shopping on your flatbed. Freedom baby

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 11 points 10 months ago

This is in fact not American.

[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago

A van could transport the people, but what about his emotional support refrigerators? They won't fit in a van.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 9 points 10 months ago

limousine wannabe?

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

If I ever get a terminal illness I am going to spend the rest of my days slashing the tires of every overside truck I see.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Easier to clip the valve stems.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Eh good chance they will not notice and these things are over $100k so likely the monetary aspect will be shrugged off.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 6 points 10 months ago

You underestimate the rate of deficit spending some men in the country engage in for their gender affirming vehicles...

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm looking for a car-truck-van-suv-limo-4x4.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 13 points 10 months ago

All of a sudden the Homer seems like a rational automobile

[–] aport@programming.dev 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Don't you touch my truck-boat-truck

[–] Zier@fedia.io 12 points 10 months ago (4 children)
[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fuck me. And he has plans to ruin the prop...

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Next up, the CyberSub…. Who is ready to risk drowning in one?

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

As long as Musk decides to explore the Titanic on its inaugural run...

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's Elon Musk for those who don't want to click.

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[–] Tower@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

The boat is mine. The boat is MINE!

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Extended, extrnded, extended cab...

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 10 months ago

There is a company in the city I live that has stretch limo F150's and Hummers you can rent out for shit. Imagine what you're seeing in this image but 2 to 3 times longer.

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 2 points 10 months ago

That genuinely looks like an early ai generation of a truck, is that where they got this idea?

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