Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:

  • l/r same bed size

  • r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading

  • r less likely to crash

  • r less fuel consumption and costs

  • r less expensive to repair

  • r easy to park

  • r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns

  • r not participating in road arms race

  • l You get taken serious by your fellow carbrained americans because ““trucks”” are normalized and small handy cars are ridiculed.

So unless you are a fragile piece of human, choose the right one.

  • JakeHimself@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I could make a lot of those arguments about the other truck too. Most people don’t need a truck for most of their transportation. People in this thread are a ting like there isn’t a single good reason to use American trucks. I can agree that they’re usually excessive, but you cannot pretend that the other truck is better in every way.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah it’s just better the overwhelming majority of the time and for some reason is nonexistent despite this advantage.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, I feel like US trucks really should be company vehicles for the most part. That’d be a decent niche imo. And if it’s company money, they’d probably go with the cheaper option anyway