JaN0h4ckAug 12, 2023

[image] Both cars fit the same amount of people

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[image] Both cars fit the same amount of people - Feddit

Honestly this is absurd. These death machines shouldn’t be legal in europe. That thing doesn’t even fit in the parking space, even though the parking lot has the biggest spaces in the whole city. The Golf is so small in comparison, it could event hide in front of the engine hood of the truck.

Show threadkarpinteroAug 12, 2023
I’d wager a sizeable number of half-ton pickup trucks are used solely as people movers, i.e. the bed and towing capabilities aren’t utilized. In many countries, trade workers more then manage with light vehicles, like kei trucks in Japan, so I think they’d work for the average weekend warrior too.
Show threadBruceTwarzenAug 12, 2023
What always gets me is how shitty pick-ups are at transporting things.
Show threadShieldtoadAug 12, 2023
A percussionist I know has a double cab van, I think it’s a Ford transit. It can haul 3 timpani, a drum, tubular bells, a bass drum and other smaller stuff all in one trip. And then it still has space for 5 people. Try doing that with a pick-up.
Show threadIlovethebombAug 15, 2023

Those are roughly the same size as a 150 though, aren’t they?

Why is a behemoth of a van OK, but an equal sized pickup isn’t?

Show threadFranziaAug 18, 2023
Because pick-ups are truly unfit for purpose unless the purpose is to increase your confidence and sense of safety on the road. We are always gonna need utility vehicles for specific purposes. A percussionist is not hauling drums on the train.
Show threadIlovethebomb
You could easily do what you said with a pickup with a canopy though, while still having the towing and off road capabilities.
Aug 20, 2023 at 7:18amWeb