this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2024
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The first option doesn’t act as a continued mode of transportation, and the second option still requires someone owning a truck lmao.
Yes, but it doesn't require everyone owning a truck.
I didn’t say it did. I’m saying that when you need it, and you’re the guy that owns the truck, it’s nice. I’m not talking some lifted thing, but a midsize pickup is nice to have when you need it.
I think in his scenario, the friend who owns the truck is in the 15% who use the bed regularly
Yeah, my friends who still lend us their trucks are literally farmers, lol.
That’s a massive assumption and completely ignore that said family member may only use that bed once or twice a month to help others. And they would still be ridiculed by these people.
No I think you're misunderstanding me. When he said "you should just borrow a truck from a friend", he was describing what should be happening in an ideal situation. The ideal situation being that the only truck owners be people who legitimately need and use the truck for regular truck-related work. Thus whomever you borrow the truck from would be a person who actually uses the truck.
The whole purpose of this thread is calling out the problem of people who own a truck simply because "muh truck". Even smaller ones have a different gear ratio than cars to favor torque instead of gas mileage, so I believe it is a fair complaint within the context of this community.
Everyone owns a truck? Where's mine?
Those are both of the reasons why it works.