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?
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.
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)/¯