you know dude I’m 6,4ft. I don’t fit in any other vehicle
Even that is a bullshit argument. I'm 6'4" and drive a Toyota Aqua (Prius C in the states)
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you know dude I’m 6,4ft. I don’t fit in any other vehicle
Even that is a bullshit argument. I'm 6'4" and drive a Toyota Aqua (Prius C in the states)
I’m from the states and I’ve never seen this outside of it being used as a tow truck or something.
I mostly would see f-150 and f-250. Sometimes you see a 350, but that’s rare.
I've literally only seen F650's in the wild that had big box trailers on them being used as commercial hauling vehicles. This picture of one is the only time I've ever seen one seemingly for personal use.
I recall at a place I used to work. There was an older guy who drove a similar monstrosity to work, GMC 6500... maybe. Im 6'3" and could easily walk under the mirrors.
I noticed after about a week that it hadn't moved. Finally, I got curious after 3 weeks of seemingly no movement from it and asked around.
Apparently, the guy that owned it, was climbing in to leave and fell backward out of it. Spent 2-3 months in the hospital recovering. No one needs one of these things
Apparently, the guy that owned it, was climbing in to leave and fell backward out of it. Spent 2-3 months in the hospital recovering. No one needs one of these things
Damnit, another mark against me on judgment day for laughing at this.
Badass
You have no idea
Yeah. Let's get upset at a car that even Americans posting here admit they've never seen on the road. It's a piece of crap, but hardly a problem worth paying any attention to.
It's not just the US.
I saw an ad a while ago, I forget where, for, I think, a Hyundai SUV of some kind.
Looks menacing... is.
WTF.
I call em princess trucks. It's just gender affirming care ✨
"Truck".
As a German I dont get trucks at all.
If you need a lot of loading capacity, a van is almost always the better choice.
Especially when you sometimes need to carry a lot of people and other times a lot of material. You can just take the back seats out or fold them down, now you can use the same space for two different purposes.
And you can even install shelves for your tools and material, they are also protected from the weather and some thieves.
I have a Nissan NV-200 (which is almost too small to be considered a van) and I can seat 7 people or I can remove/fold away the backseats and I can suddenly carry more than I almost always need.
It is Diesel and right now I get 7l/100km (33mpg) even though I dont have a fuel saving driving style. I did some experiments when I was on vacation, if I drive a constant 120kph (74mph) I get 6l/100km (39mpg). If I drive around 90kph (56mph) behind commercial trucks, not hugging them but following them so I dont hold up traffic anymore than they do, I get between 4 and 5l/100km (59-47mpg).
Try doing that with a truck, especially when its got a big V8 engine that basically just burns fuel for nothing.