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[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 145 points 1 year ago

And the bed of that playtruck is empty and has never been used

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago

Why not put a spare car in it?

[-] Jerkface@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Car? Why not another truck?

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[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 102 points 1 year ago

He needs the large crew cab to have somewhere to put his groceries. Because he doesn't want to get that bed scratched.

[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago

I watched a guy load bags of soil from the hardware store into the back seats of the crew cab while he had an empty bed. The bed would have been easier to load and could easily be hosed down if a bag leaked. I guess he forgot it was also a truck and not just a luxury commuter car.

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[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago

I think people should need a licence to drive anything that has a tall nose. The chance of fatality is really high for those cars and people need to be taught that.

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[-] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 74 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've used huge trucks for bush work. Like we're talking going mudding just to get to work. This line of work basically put me in the position that is the subject of commercials that try to convince suburban dads that they need a huge truck in case one day their family goes on a fictional camping trip to the middle of a swamp.

Anyways, you know what I learned? These fucking things suck at off-roading.

  • They have shit visibility. You sometimes need to get out of the truck to see around corners, especially if you're cresting steep hills
  • They have a dangerously high center of gravity (I saw a bunch of coworkers roll theirs) that is only amplified if you carry large loads in their truck beds
  • Over-complicated features like traction control will actually kill your power if you're doing some technical driving, which will make you get stuck when you don't need to

There's no good reason for these pieces of shit to exist.

This line of work basically put me in the position that is the subject of commercials that try to convince suburban dads that they need a huge truck in case one day their family goes on a fictional camping trip to the middle of a swamp.

This is so on point.

So many defenders go, "It helped when I had to haul shit to the dump" or "I bring wood back to build my shed".

What about the other 95% of the year? Because I rent a van to move shit and I'm happy taking the bus.

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[-] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

Not to mention they don't even fucking fit in off-road situations half the time. Unless you're in a wide open field or have giant cleared roads (in which case why do you need an ultimate off-road machineTM), most off-road situations in the eastern US are going to involve trees. Try driving around trees in that thing and you'll be stuck in a matter of minutes.

For all the actual off road work I've done, the best vehicle has always been those little utility off-road vehicles (we call them mules or gators but I'm sure they have a real name) or just a regular-sized pickup truck with 4 wheel drive and low gears.

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[-] III@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

But what if I need to believe that others think my penis is bigger than it is? Is there any other way?

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[-] spiphy@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

There’s no good reason for these pieces of shit to exist.

Have you considered the profits of the auto industry?

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[-] UnPassive@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago

Both my brother in laws have huge modified trucks, both live in cities, both complain that the road infrastructure and parking doesn't cater to their large vehicles... Also both have (probably) never used the truck bed.

They are so huge, tons of room in the cab. Feels like driving in a living room. Have to ride over curbs to get out of parking lots though

[-] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year ago

I once asked a friend with a truck to help me pickup a BBQ. When attempting to load it he got so worried about us scratching the truck bed that eventually we couldn't proceed. Called another buddy with a minivan, we put a moving blanket down and off we went. No whining, just work.

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[-] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 year ago

Some of those curbs may also be kids, but who can tell.

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[-] BangersAndMash@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago
[-] Sensitivezombie@lemmy.zip 59 points 1 year ago

As someone from Texas, these are disgusting, and people driving this garbage are not friendly towards pedestrians at all. They have no self awareness sitting inside these killing machines.

The only reason for 99.9% of people to drive this garbage is to feel big when on the road. How petty.

[-] Crikeste@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There is also the factor of danger and safety. People are observing more gigantic cars on the road and being in a smaller one makes them feel unsafe. So they get a bigger one when they get a new car, perpetuating the problem.

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[-] neo@lemy.lol 49 points 1 year ago

If there's a full grown man standing in front of my truck and I can still see him, I just don't feel safe!

[-] Localhorst86@feddit.org 19 points 1 year ago

What about a bear, though?

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[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 1 year ago

I said it before and I'll say it again.

Can we not live without a complete screenshot from Reddit? Are we not better than that?

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[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 38 points 1 year ago

Never been to the US, only now with this picture do I realize the size of these things. That's basically a monster truck ? are there many of them ?

[-] BestTestInTheWest@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This picture is from Australia. We don't have many, they're becoming more common but ones that are lifted like that are less common. In my area it's mainly normal rams. Which are far bigger than normal aussie cars.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Visited upstate NY a couple of years ago. They accounted for I'd say 30-40% of all traffic. Of course, upstate NY is basically the southern US of the northern US if you know what I mean.

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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 28 points 1 year ago

The width of these things as well. You probably couldn't fit that in my driveway without taking the mirrors off. If you somehow managed it, you'd only be getting in and out through the sunroof.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

These guys are always parked in two compact spots and then complain that the spots are too small. And they never get towed.

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[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 28 points 1 year ago

Not arguing with the statement being made here but the tilt shift photography makes that picture much worse than it is in reality. Again, I completely disagree with these giant atrocities rolling down the road but still this photo is not accurate by any means.

[-] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I see some blurring, probably deliberate, on the left edge of the image. I don’t think this is “tilt shifted” and I don’t think the effect you’re describing would make the one truck seem larger than the other.

I don’t disagree with your point that the image is chosen specifically because it excessively highlights the difference in size… but I’d say it has more to do with the angle and the order of the trucks than any post fx.

Also, srsly: no tilt shift.

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

That's cool, I'm no photographer but there's something at play here skewing the perspective. Def not gonna argue if it is or isn't tilt shift, I don't fuckin know

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[-] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There is no tilt shifting in that photo. Neither physical (by actually tilting a single lens inside the lens assembly) nor digital. What you're seeing as blurryness is just normal how camera focus works.

They may have applied a slight vignette blur to the edges, but it's really hard to tell with the light bleed on the left edge.

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[-] phx@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 year ago

Aside from the lift, there may be use cases for the truck where it requires moving multiple people and smaller heavy loads (or pulling a trailer). However, the sad reality is that the heaviest load it'll likely be moving on a regular basis is the fat ass of the solo passenger in their way to/from fast food and groceries

you know it's funny, they made crewcab long beds in the 80s and 90s. They were just long and looked a little goofy, had normal proportions otherwise, these have been vertically stretched and widened to compensate for the absolutely bizarre form factor that they ship in. i genuinely have no idea what they're doing with the front suspension to require the hood to be that high off of the ground. A fucking hummer has more ground clearance with a lower hood.

There is almost no reason for a truck like this to exist, especially when you consider it's interior is "luxury"

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i will never understand the inability for people driving vehicles like this to say shit like "never buy a small vehicle, this 3 ton truck saved my life, it's basic physics"

Yeah, and if i'm rolling a freight train and someone gets in my way, i won't even notice, it's basic physics.

[-] okamiueru@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

American "I got mine" mentality at its finest. Too much lead poisoning (my leading hypothesis. You don't elect someone like Trump unless there is something seriously wrong) to realise it's a race to the bottom. When enough people do something at the expense of others, what a surprise when others also do it at the expense of you, and it all turns to shit.

It's this absurd country of "Christian" values, except not the part of caring for others, "fuck that socialism hippie shit, except for Russia, which is cool now because they meddle in our elections... Or, they meddle in favour of my team! We need to do something about the socio-economic situation! What, unions? No fuck that Marxist shit you commie!"

Etc. It's all just too dumb. Hence, lead poisoning hypothesis.

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[-] BreadOven@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Aren't they needed for small pp?

[-] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

And this moron will be allocated the parking space next to mine in our residence.

[-] RustyNova@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Virgin toddler squasher Vs chad adult compressor

[-] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You know what's fucked, Standards Australia annouced they were considered increasing the minimum size for parking spots and gave only 3 weeks for public comment.

So many comments against, but I bet the car lobbies get their way anyway.

These things are a scourge.

[-] Fades@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Trust me, we hate it here in the US just as much.

[-] ThisIsMyLemmyLogin@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

The people who drive these things here in the UK are mental. I got smashed by one once overtaking me on a slip road because I wasn't going fast enough for him. I followed him all the way to his golf club and confronted him about it. His tank was barely scratched while my driver side door was totally fucked.

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[-] shaman1093@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

Fuck RAMs - I honestly do not understand it

[-] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

That's not a RAM, that's a newer Silverado. GM is basically the king of massive cars at this point, everything they make is fucking massive

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[-] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 15 points 1 year ago

externalized obesity epidemic

Because you can't pack this much fat into one body.

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