Yup. I get you and most certainly don’t hold it against you. Me and my F350 king cab diesel 4x4. And before anyone gets their asses up on their shoulders, this is my last vehicle god willing. And it was my spouses, and they needed it for their job and also here where we live on a two rut dirt road that’s not county maintained, where at least one storm a year blows down trees across it, that we then have to remove ourselves (though it’s just me now, having to do this), plus it floods yearly, so I need four wheel drive because the ground turns to peanut butter and stays that way for good month after it’s stopped flooding, and haul in materials to then fix the road, and also to port canoes and John boats between the flood waters, just boat in and out when the flood waters are too high. Also hauling in drinking water and groceries because I don’t leave the home more than twice a month (emphasis on that: so that truck doesn’t go anywhere all that much now), and also hauling off garbage to the county dump. Also hauling materials for constant home repair because all you can have out here are wooden homes up on stilts (flooding again and also storms), and even the best pressure treated, stained and sealed lumber rots, sooner vs later, when you’re living in a hot humid swamp. Spouse pounded it home to me that the truck is built to last as long as it’s maintained, so yeah, hoping that’s the last time I’m going to need another vehicle of any kind, until I’m too old to drive anymore which isn’t that long from now, I figure since I’m old as duck already.
God bless - nothing wrong with having the right tool for the job and not being frivolous. I too have an overly large truck but it’s a 3/4 ton (2500 HD) and almost 15 years old. I don’t drive it more than necessary but I own 20 acres and often enough I need to tow, haul or pull something that I couldn’t do without it. I’m going to keep this thing on the road until it dies or there’s an economically viable green alternative. But it’s crazy to think of the resources that go into a new one and I couldn’t justify it for a few mpg better, so I’m very happy to have a trustworthy mechanic 😁
And, while I really like the Rivian and the F150 lightening, they would be glorified very expensive toys and I’d still need to keep my big truck for the hard jobs, so they’ll wait till I win the lottery ¯(ツ)/¯
Saw another post on here about how ridiculously oversized the Ranger parked next to them was. Had to laugh as an American, can’t even imagine how some of the 3500 brodozers you see here would look on a European street
I still don’t understand what the point of a short box is. You can fit a decent amount of materials in it but why not just go for a full size box. Go figure.
I’ve got one, I can still haul anything 12’ and under legally with with tailgate up/down and flagged. And it gives me enough room to haul my kids around in the backseat.
A full size bed can’t have a crew cab, and any combination over that won’t fit in a 20’ garage, so you would need a non-standard “deeper” garage.
They fit a niche, just like most things. It’s not meant for everyone.
Seems to be what those in most of the US would call a standard size pickup truck. Not “compact” like a Hilux/Tacoma, nor comically oversized like the oft-lifted 3/4 or full-ton trucks.
I hate to say it, but that looks like a pretty small truck.
Source: I’m Texan but don’t hold it against me.
Yup. I get you and most certainly don’t hold it against you. Me and my F350 king cab diesel 4x4. And before anyone gets their asses up on their shoulders, this is my last vehicle god willing. And it was my spouses, and they needed it for their job and also here where we live on a two rut dirt road that’s not county maintained, where at least one storm a year blows down trees across it, that we then have to remove ourselves (though it’s just me now, having to do this), plus it floods yearly, so I need four wheel drive because the ground turns to peanut butter and stays that way for good month after it’s stopped flooding, and haul in materials to then fix the road, and also to port canoes and John boats between the flood waters, just boat in and out when the flood waters are too high. Also hauling in drinking water and groceries because I don’t leave the home more than twice a month (emphasis on that: so that truck doesn’t go anywhere all that much now), and also hauling off garbage to the county dump. Also hauling materials for constant home repair because all you can have out here are wooden homes up on stilts (flooding again and also storms), and even the best pressure treated, stained and sealed lumber rots, sooner vs later, when you’re living in a hot humid swamp. Spouse pounded it home to me that the truck is built to last as long as it’s maintained, so yeah, hoping that’s the last time I’m going to need another vehicle of any kind, until I’m too old to drive anymore which isn’t that long from now, I figure since I’m old as duck already.
Edit duck to fuck, heh.
God bless - nothing wrong with having the right tool for the job and not being frivolous. I too have an overly large truck but it’s a 3/4 ton (2500 HD) and almost 15 years old. I don’t drive it more than necessary but I own 20 acres and often enough I need to tow, haul or pull something that I couldn’t do without it. I’m going to keep this thing on the road until it dies or there’s an economically viable green alternative. But it’s crazy to think of the resources that go into a new one and I couldn’t justify it for a few mpg better, so I’m very happy to have a trustworthy mechanic 😁
And, while I really like the Rivian and the F150 lightening, they would be glorified very expensive toys and I’d still need to keep my big truck for the hard jobs, so they’ll wait till I win the lottery ¯(ツ)/¯
Saw another post on here about how ridiculously oversized the Ranger parked next to them was. Had to laugh as an American, can’t even imagine how some of the 3500 brodozers you see here would look on a European street
Looks like a Ram 1500, so not a small small truck like a Tacoma or ranger. It’s a decent sized truck, just got the short box 5’-8”.
I still don’t understand what the point of a short box is. You can fit a decent amount of materials in it but why not just go for a full size box. Go figure.
I’ve got one, I can still haul anything 12’ and under legally with with tailgate up/down and flagged. And it gives me enough room to haul my kids around in the backseat.
A full size bed can’t have a crew cab, and any combination over that won’t fit in a 20’ garage, so you would need a non-standard “deeper” garage.
They fit a niche, just like most things. It’s not meant for everyone.
Seems to be what those in most of the US would call a standard size pickup truck. Not “compact” like a Hilux/Tacoma, nor comically oversized like the oft-lifted 3/4 or full-ton trucks.
Hang on a sec a Hilux is considered a compact truck in America? That’s a big old car where I’m from…
Yup, it would be considered a compact like the Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, ect