twentyfumbleThis SUV parking
That’s not an SUV…
But yeah it looks like they backed up ONTO the curb, that’s pretty rude…
Ah my bad, in Europe we don’t see many of these cars. How would you call it? A truck?
Yes that’s a pickup truck.
of course the one person in europe who owns a pickup would park it on the sidewalk
Speaking as a Dutch person, our infrastructure just isn’t made for cars this size. People basically need to enlarge their driveways to park something like this. So if you need to park a car like this it’s almost impossible. That would stop most people from getting one, except the type of person that does buy one…
I mean, US infrastructure isn’t made for these beasts either.
I hate to say it, but that looks like a pretty small truck.
Source: I’m Texan but don’t hold it against me.
blitzenSeems 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.
EavolutionHang 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
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 truck 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.
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.
flyingjakeGod 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
Yes it is, to say it isn’t is just a lie, even if only one due to being under informed. To put it like this, talking about big rigs, 18 wheelers, or whatever you would like to call them, here in the US you mainly see “long nose” (American) styles, although yes you do still see “flat nose” or “cab over” designs, they are the European style, as the roads in Europe tend to be smaller than here in American, mainly due to some of those roads being much older than the USA is.
You’re not ready for the F-350 with extended bed then
I’m in the U.S., and this a problem here. Part of it is financial – auto makers found a market for morons who will finance a $50,000 truck they have no need for.
And they drive like they are invincible. Last week I (Mazda3) almost got crushed by two of these road monstrosities. After taking evasive action to a avoid a head on collision, I got tailgated by another idiot who very nearly rear ended me.
This is also a rural area with no street lights, and a lot of these trucks are designed with a second set of headlights that blind you.
Admiral PatrickI call them any one of the following:
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Grotesque monstrosities
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Pavement princesses
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Freudian excuses on wheels
US trucks are ridiculously oversized and typically never see any actual “truck” usage. They’re also insanely expensive and are often redneck status symbols.
Source: live in a yeehaw state.
I like the more generic “All Hat”, as in “all hat, no cowboy” because it not only captures the vehicle, but the owner too.
Ass hat also suffices.
I thought the expression was “All hat and no cattle.” Now I gotta go look it up.
KreekyBonezboth work, not sure if there’s a real historical significance to using one over the other.
in my opinion, “all hat, no cattle” has stronger assonance, and flows better as a phrase. especially with a slight southern USA accent, it has a satisfying cadence
We luckily rarely see them here. I saw one once… the owner had attempted to park it in a local car park, it took up two bays and still stuck out into the road. I felt sorry for them… just nowhere to put something like that… how the hell they managed to manoeuvre it in and out of the car park I have no idea…
It’s a pickup truck. And probably not used for anything a truck would be used for. They’re everywhere in America and just as annoying.
I personally don’t see the point in having a vehicle this big unless it’s used for work (hauling materials and towing trailers) And 95% of the time, it’s not.
I wish the small commuter truck would come back but it’s a fools dream
You and me both. I had a 97 Dodge Dakota Sport, which is barely bigger than my CUV. I miss that thing. I hauler a fridge in it once to help my friend out. Haven’t had a need to haul a fridge since, but still, never know when a truck bed will come in handy lol. I just hate that the smallest size now is enormous. Even “sport” models are what used to be standard size anymore.
Sport/compact trucks these days seem like they’re really the same size, just with rounded off styling so you get less useful space
nocturne213I have a 2015 Tacoma, which I love. But I would much rather an ‘84 pickup.
My deep dream is a revival of the El Camino but with current or next gen electric motors. Small with a bed for hauling larger items without the issue of fuel efficiency
Buddy of mine still drives a 25 year old Datsun diesel…there’s nothing equivalent out there today.
Mossy Feathers (She/Her)I want Aussies to invade and force their utes on us. Basically still fill the function of a pickup for 95% of American pickup owners, but way smaller.
Too late. All our car companies folded so dickheads here are starting to buy Rams. The smallest utes you can buy here are the Hilux/Triton/Ranger/BT50 which are all about the same size and much bigger then the ones we used to make.
Welp, that’s really disappointing. Once upon a time I thought the Holden Ute was pretty cool looking, and I liked stuff like the El Camino (dunno if y’all had those in Aus, but iirc they were discontinued in the US in the 80s).
I hate the weird “I wanna big car” thing in the US. I can understand wanting lots of footroom and feeling like you’re in a tiny room instead of a car, but you don’t need a massive pickup for that. If that’s what you really want, buy a surplus humvee and take it somewhere to get a custom interior, new shocks fitted and maintenance done. It’ll probably be more interior space than you’ll know what to do with for half the cost of a brand new Ford, and it’ll probably do off-road better as well. Bonus points if you replace the engine with a modern, more efficient diesel or do a full electric conversion. Imagine how much torque you could get out of an electric motor hooked up to a decent gearbox on that frame.
Holden is completely gone. GM pulled out of the RHD market entirely, so no more Holden, Vauxhall, or whatever they sold in Japan, SA, etc.
US fuel efficiency rules effectively banned them. The light duty pickups are not coming back, sadly.
The way I’d see them coming back is if we improved on electric vehicle design to make it efficient for the size without losing safety or affordability especially long term.
bdonvrThe Hyundai Santa Cruz is the closest we have, and they’ve been selling pretty well
VediusPollioMe like. I hope I can get my hands on one of these someday.
Sounds like the exact equivalent of SUVs over here.
They are offroad-incapable offroad vehicles.
A pickup truck where I’m from.
Emotional Support Vehicle
Yup. If it’s got a bed in the back for transporting stuff, it’s a truck.
An SUV is basically like a tall 4-door sedan with hinged doors a hatch-back (if the rear doors are sliding, then it’s a van/mini-van)
As the owner of a Subaru Baja, I call it an Ute. The short bed is useful to a point (hauling tanks of flammable fuel, etc) but not perfect.
If it’s not a body on frame vehicle, I wouldn’t call it a truck.
Ute is also body on frame (in aus at least) but I would still call the oversized emotional support vehicles trucks instead of utes. That being said, most single cab utes have a bigger bed than a truck like an f150.
It’s a pickup truck. Often drive by assholes who like them but don’t need them
Often typically
“Pickup truck”
An abomination against god?
I’d call it worthless. I could fit more in my prius than the bed of that truck.
I mean the truck bed is like 3 feet long, you can’t do anything with it, it’s never been off-road, and it has two full size rows of seats. It’s an SUV in denial.
Dear diary: Today I was browsing lemmy and found someone gatekeeping what constitutes a pickup truck.
People are weird.
You might want to read that again. It was clearly a joke.
I call them SUTs if the bed is shorter than the cab.
This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥Emotional support vehicle
Yeah but SUVs go off road. Most “SUV’s” on the road these days are just lifted hatch backs