Current Events > I still don't get the American obsession with trucks.

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Neo posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo

are trucks the pitbulls of cars?

UndefeatedGOAT posted...

are trucks the pitbulls of cars?

In the sense that they're a lot more dangerous and harmful than their owners say they are because "I've never had an issue"?

Yes.

I bought one cause my last car was totalled during a hurricane, a badass truck would be more useful dere

bigblu89 posted...

In the sense that they're a lot more dangerous and harmful than their owners say they are because "I've never had an issue"?

Yes.

preach

not as immoral to drive a truck though

UndefeatedGOAT posted...

preach

not as immoral to drive a truck though

driving a pickup is immoral?

bigblu89 posted...

I said that people that buy trucks and don't use them for their intended purpose buy them more as a status symbol than anything else.

Which can be said about a lot of automobiles, which is the response you were quoting when you said I was making wild assumptions.

But judging by other people's responses, and not just mine, the non-hauling pickup driver stereotype exists for a reason. Same reason there's a stereotype surrounding older men driving sports cars.

Most stereotypes are based in reality.

Which is all still an assumption no matter how you dress it and put it in a bow.

You claimed in this topic people buy trucks to look manly. That is an ignorant assumption.

Pointing to a stereotype doesn't make your ignorant assumptions fact. Nor does pointing to one make it reality.

Trucks are smooth to drive, can haul/tow whatever you need, and look cool.

Idk what more you want from me.

CrabFeeder posted...

driving a pickup is immoral?

you tell me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo

RyukSan posted...

Which is all still an assumption no matter how you dress it and put it in a bow.

You claimed in this topic people buy trucks to look manly. That is an ignorant assumption.

Pointing to a stereotype doesn't make your ignorant assumptions fact. Nor does pointing to one make it reality.

Ugh.

Again. Its joking on a stereotype.

And, again, lighten up Francis.

bigblu89 posted...

Ugh.

Again. Its joking on a stereotype.

And, again, lighten up Francis.

You say it's a joke, and yet you are adamant to defend the joke to argue you were right.

But right, definitely a "joke."

Wings of Redemption has a truck fixation.

These guys explain why. Basically they are a status symbol in redneck culture.

https://youtu.be/yOrFYBVOKpc

RyukSan posted...

You say it's a joke, and yet you are adamant to defend the joke to argue you were right.

But right, definitely a "joke."

I mean, read through the thread. The joke is being made a dozen times.

I just happen to post statistics to show the joke has some truth to it.

Questionmarktarius posted...

No, it's dumbasses who think "four wheel drive" means "drive fast as hell in a blizzard" causing the pileups.

Even with 4-wheel drive, a car (with weight over all four wheels) will handle better than a truck with nothing in it's bed.

Same with electronic aids like stability control.

A truck only outperforms a car if you compare apples to oranges. IE: a truck with all the bells and whistles against a car with none.

The effect is minimal in rain and wind. My tiny car used to literally be moved 1-2 ft by wind while driving. Never in any tiny 4 cl rwd pickup I've ever had. And what moron doesn't weigh down the bed in snowy season

well-excuse-me posted...

The effect is minimal in rain and wind. My tiny car used to literally be moved 1-2 ft by wind while driving. Never in any tiny 4 cl rwd pickup I've ever had. And what moron doesn't weigh down the bed in snowy season

Every single truck driver in suburbia.

bigblu89 posted...

I mean, read through the thread. The joke is being made a dozen times.

I just happen to post statistics to show the joke has some truth to it.

Still trying to adamantly prove your "joke" holds truth, really shows just how much you were "joking."

I wouldn't bother...

bigblu89 posted...

In the sense that they're a lot more dangerous and harmful than their owners say they are because "I've never had an issue"?

Yes.

Most people shouldn't own them because they have no idea what a real game dog is. That's actually a perfect analogy sir.

As someone who extensively use pickups to do pickup things, I love it.

Flood the market with highway driven used picks, please, Daddy.

Seats are probably bigger and more spacious interior to accommodate the growing number of fatties. Super size me daddy

Ive been driving a truck since 2002 and Ill never not drive a truck

ShadowMan033 posted...

Ive been driving a truck since 2002 and Ill never not drive a truck

2006 here and its the same, I can't go back. Anytime I drive a car now it feels like a toy.

bigblu89 posted...

Sure you can. If you have one with stow aways seating, you can 100% get a fridge in there. I've done it.

Yes, can you move a 10 foot basketball hoop in a minivan? Of course not.

But like I said before 80% of pickup owners don't even use the truck bed. The ones that own a pickup and use it like a pickup aren't the ones in here defending them. They know what they have nad why the have them.

If your SUV can fit a regular sized fridge (which is not advisable, it's best to transport them standing), then it probably uses just as much gas as a pickup truck.

I've lost count of the number of times people have overestimated the size of their SUV's storage space. They always end up having to call a friend with a truck, or renting one from Home Depot or U-Haul.

BobEvansLegend posted...

2006 here and its the same, I can't go back. Anytime I drive a car now it feels like a toy.

Weird because I drove a truck once and it was awful. You can't see shit and it turns like a tugboat. Is that what you mean by cars feeling like toys? They can actually maneuver?

Shamino posted...

That looks like Northern AZ

Close, northwest New Mexico.

Why is tc so obsessed with Americans?

Dead ass I've been wishing I had a truck myself lately.