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The US finally takes aim at truck bloat (www.theverge.com)
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[-] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago

Well... Back when a truck wasnt $60+k... Yes thats exactly what people did. They had a truck that guzzled gas and provided the bed space or towing capacity they needed for work, and a daily driver for other things.

From the last time I saw this 'debate'... ~30% of truck owners use the bed once a year or less, ~75% of owners tow once a year or less, and ~70% go offroad once a year or less.

Now, obviously there are applications where a truck is needed. That can't be denied... But there are so many applications here that use massive fucking trucks where another country would use a sprinter van or similar vehicle for the exact same application.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Now, obviously there are applications where a truck is needed. That can't be denied...

Pickup trucks? Not sure why that couldn't be denied, as the rest of the world don't really use them and if they do they're a quarter of the size

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

It's a rhetorical device :) I'm more than happy to agree that no-one really needs anything much larger than a kei truck.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Fair enough!

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