I call bullshit, good sir!
For certain tasks, particularly in other countries, a pickup is the IDEAL vehicle:
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No one in the US can back up a trailer properly...trailers are out for a large chunk of the population.
Yes, no one ever thinks to tie down the load in their pickup bed...pickup owners are so stupid. They all drive around dropping stuff at every bump...
They can't even properly haul drywall, that's why you never see drywall in a pickup...
When I was in Spain I didn't see a single pickup truck the entire week we were there. Nor did I see many SUVs, they are almost non-existent there. Lots of small cars and some vans but no trucks or SUVs. Lots of scooters and motorcycles too.
Even out in the country where there was nothing but olive groves and vineyards you didn't see any trucks.
Beautiful country. I would like to go back there.
I'm not sure what you are saying here...
Somehow pickup trucks ruin the countryside? :biggrin:
lol @ all the bickering ... people can spend money with how they please
everyone has "wasteful" things, not sure why people get so caught up on it
Just that they don't exist there. Nobody has them, not even farmers.
Every weekend? What do you need that much wood for? :sneaky:
Look, I'll admit that I too got sucked in by the marketing and bought a truck at one time despite it not really fitting my lifestyle.
Two observations about pickup owners:
1. They report the highest mpg they've ever had as there everyday gas mileage.
2. They claim they use there truck to haul stuff all the time.
I call BS on both points and since my initials are BS I know something about it...
Brian
It's called home renovation. (And it's not just wood)
I take exception with the word "too."
Maybe you were influenced by marketing. I carefully analyzed my available options and decided that owning a pickup made the most sense for my lifestyle (land owner, working on home renovation).
As for #1, that's not exclusive to truck drivers.
For #2, you can call BS till you're blue in the face. I'll keep on hauling stuff.
No day is complete without a few juicy rationalizations.
Frankly, a trailer is a much better hauling tool than a pickup and for carrying tools etc a van or minvan is better.
And what do you suggest using to pull a trailer?
Just that they don't exist there. Nobody has them, not even farmers.
That's because European countries taxes jack the prices up so high on gas that they're not worth the cost over there.
It not a matter of the foolish "Europe is more sophisticated, advanced, blah, blah" bullshit. It's purely economic why pickups don't exist there.
That's because European countries taxes jack the prices up so high on gas that they're not worth the cost over there.
It not a matter of the foolish "Europe is more sophisticated, advanced, blah, blah" bullshit. It's purely economic why pickups don't exist there.
It's purely economic why pickups don't exist there.
And what do you suggest using to pull a trailer?
A Porsche of course.
Both are wretched excess, though.
Neither the car nor the trailer are necessary items. Pure wasteful luxury.
You want to know something funny...
There's a guy who lives a bit north of me that has a Tesla Model S that he has hooked a hitch to and he pulls mowers behind it to mow his yard
http://gas2.org/2013/07/15/should-you-tow-with-the-tesla-model-s/
That's because European countries taxes jack the prices up so high on gas that they're not worth the cost over there.
It not a matter of the foolish "Europe is more sophisticated, advanced, blah, blah" bullshit. It's purely economic why pickups don't exist there.
I so don't care about this. We need fewer trucks and stupid useless vehicles on the road anyway, not more of them.
Ya, replace all trucks with small hybrid vehicles. That will reduce oil consumption by 5% if you are lucky.