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.

What always gets me is how shitty pick-ups are at transporting things.

Show me how you transport a ton of gravel in your car please (and remember, a ton is more than the towing capacity of the vast majority of cars, so no cheating!)

The places around me will deliver it for quite cheap so the uh, 2 times in my life I need that I’ll just do that?

How often does the average person haul tons of earthen materials around?

In my case multiple times a year… plus construction material, furniture, motorcycles… In the end I need to haul heavy shit multiple times a month.

Yet, people would take pictures of a SUV and call me an idiot with no respect for driving a big vehicle… With a 4 cylinders that has a fuel consumption that’s the same (or better) as AWD cars that these same people don’t criticize???

With a 4 cylinders that has a fuel consumption that’s the same (or better) as AWD cars that these same people don’t criticize???>

The fuck you talking about?

More weight = more gas needed to move said vehicle… how can this be possible? Unless your making shit up.

Most of your fuel use goes towards overcoming aerodynamic drag, especially at highway speed.