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Emotional Support Vehicles (aussie.zone)
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TranscriptionA picture of a hand holding remote car keys pointed at a white pickup truck. Below that is the text:

In the US, 75% of truck owners tow only once a year or less. Nearly 70% of them go off-road once a year or less. Additionally, 35% of truck owners haul something in their truck beds once a year or less

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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 107 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

A guy at work has a massive truck, and once had a bunch of bags of wood pellets delivered to the office.

As he wrangled a bunch of low level employees to help him load it all up, he exclaimed "I can fit two tons in the back of this!"

"I can have things delivered to my house" I replied.

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago

It's $100 minimum to get anything delivered from the hardware store a mile from my house. It's $20 rent a pickup from U-haul for their 4 hour minimum. I do that maybe 4X per year. I drive a little electric car now, but when I had a Prius V (station wagon one) with the seats folded down I could fit as much in there as a light duty pickup.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

That sounds dumb. Lets instead expend $60k+maintenance and insurance in order to not have to pay $100 once every othe year or so.

[-] laranis@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago

I think there's a significant part of American culture and mythology constructed around self-reliance. It is at the heart of the rage over socialism (that and anti-communist sentiment left-over from the Cold War), the hardcore prepper mindset, and pickup trucks.

When that is your identity logic doesn't play into it, unfortunately.

Also, the prevalence of $100k+ vehicles is getting goddamn ridiculous.

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[-] JustARegularNerd@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

That's exactly what I do with my Forester. I live in a regional area of Australia so for me it's a daily driver and great for long trips, and if I need to pick shit up, fold the seats down and I effectively have my ute.

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[-] buzz86us@lemmy.world 62 points 2 months ago

And it is because of these people that I have to custom order a poverty spec work truck, because manufacturers will only send dealers 100k "family trucks" with fancy nonsense

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

man I miss the s-10 form factor. now everything is absurdly huge.

[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Used to drive a five speed Ranger for work. I loved it.

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[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 51 points 2 months ago

I once sat behind a dude in line filling four propane tanks that he put in the back seat of his pickup truck.

[-] Voyajer@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Meanwhile I learned I could fit a 100lb propane tank in my sedan.

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 months ago

This is quite dangerous, though I admire the ingenuity.

[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Not dangerous. See Mythbusters on the topic of exploding LP tanks.

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Any compressed gas can be dangerous.

I am a fleet manager for a company that solely delivers them. However we know people will do this. It's your gas, but there is a reason there are many regulations for when gasses are transported. Things can get ugly really fast if anything is not right.

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[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

I’m sure that guys a chump. But it might actually be better than having them roll around in the bed.

[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 36 points 2 months ago

Meanwhile europe where you see people with renault twingos do more with their cars.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 2 months ago

Heck people carry more on their bicycles that many ever carry on their trucks.

[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 months ago

Actually true lol. I see people here with trailer thingies for their bicycles and they carry stuff with it. It probably has the same bed size as the newest "ford f-550 ultra extreme plus carbon dioxide poisoning engine from cruise ship edition"

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[-] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 8 points 2 months ago

I get timber/PIR/plasterboard from the builders merchant, and also take that plus garden waste to the tip, 10+ times per year, in a 4 seat car that weighs under 1 tonne.

Anything truly massive, they just deliver it to me.

The day I discovered that a 2.4m 6*2 would fit inside was a very good day.
As was the one I bought roof bars.

[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago

Emotional Support Truck

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Still only carries 1 person.

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[-] Bertuccio@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

Taking your golf bag to the course counts as hauling now?

[-] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago

I was about to say: if a trunk would fulfill the same purpose, the bed is not useful: then it's just a less protected trunk.

So I assume correcting for that, this stat would also be >70%

[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Everytime someone tells me they need a pick up truck for work purposes, I always think no, 95% of the time you are far better of getting a van. Who wants their tools and materials getting rained on the back of a bed? Vans are also usually lower and easier to load. The fact you can't see into the back of the van can also prevent theives.

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[-] TehBamski@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

Yeah, your source is just a website and not the article/page related. Also, the website's search bar is broken. I couldn't find anything related, nor simple with it. Such as "car."

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[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

I haul, tow, go off road more frequently in my Yaris.

[-] Randelung@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but that's a quality car, that doesn't count.

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Just an example of when folks think they need a truck, most often what they really need/want is a fucking trailer hitch.

Excluding childish hotwheel fantasies, of course.

[-] The_v@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I have a work truck that I beat the hell out of. Go off road and hit 4 wheel drive 3-4 times per week. I haul 1000-1,500 lbs of gear everywhere for around 4 months of the year. I tow daily for 2-3 months of the year and up 1-2 times per month the rest of the time. My cab is full of gear (it's basically my mobile office).

Guess what I hop into and drive every chance I get? The small SUV I own. It is much easier to drive, park, go shopping in etc. It takes a lot more more effort to drive the larger vehicles.

If I could swing it I would turn my 1/2 ton work truck in for one of those new small trucks. Unfortunately the weight that I am moving is too much for them. So I am stuck with the large truck.

[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

While this sounds very believable, an actual source would be nice. I can't find any such image on the website to view the sources they may or may not provide

Edit: the source doesn't appear to include all of the statistics in the image, but the article lists it's source is https://www.strategicvision.com/nves, which looks to be paywalled behind a subscription. It's possible the data is from the survey data linked, but I can't verify it

[-] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 months ago

Primary sources? We don't do that here 🛻🛻🛻

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[-] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 months ago

But you get to own the libs every day so it evens out.

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[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Or if you’re like my neighbor you live in a town house and never tow anything and never use the bed for anything.

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[-] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Gender affirming truck. But seriously, I will never ask someone to haul stuff for me. It's like you didn't buy a truck to haul my shit around. There are also seasons of life where a truck would be super useful. What I'm saying is I need a fucking truck you bitches.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I just rent a pickup truck from U-Haul for $21 per day. I'm never gonna need it more than 1 day.

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[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Getting this while I'm high off my ass felt like a ninja was jumping out at me. That is a beautiful alert.

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[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Emotional Support Cowboy Outfit.

For when you are too fierce for the chaps there is the F-150.

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[-] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I got a 2004 Silverado 1500 and I couldn't be happier with it. It's not a giant penile enhancement. Its just a normal sized truck. I use it as a daily driver and grocery getter. But when I need a truck to haul shit I got it.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

I wonder how these terms were defined. Off road as in a dirt road or on a beach where any normal vehicle could go? Haul something in the truck bed as in something that an SUV could fit, too? ‘Bout the only thing unique would be towing, that’s usually a truck job. Boat, trailer, whatever.

[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Modern SUVs can haul most things these days including boats, small utility trailers, and small campers.

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[-] FatLegTed@piefed.social 10 points 2 months ago

I imagine it's pretty much the same in UK - a lot of the people using them for work might be better off with a small van.

But then, they don't look 'manly' do they?

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