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One of those is a truck

One of those is a truck

. Why does the rest of the world keep complaining about the size of American cars? I often criticize aspects of America and the things we can improve, but this feels similar to British complaints about the way Americans pronounce words. They have their own altered words, like "aluminium," which Americans pronounce correctly. And they came up with fucking word and still say it wrong. Or the French, who criticize how we say "croissant"have you heard how they say "hot dog" and "hamburger"? It's a bit ironic to hear pronunciation critiques from those who often drop the "H" sound. I would be dammed if I let someone who can't say Haa tell me how to say words correctly.

Back to the cars: We have more space here, so we don't need compact cars to fit on narrow roads. Yes, vehicles like the F-350 are large, but that's the exception. Please, stop complaining about our regular trucks. And this is coming from someone who would drive a kei truck.

• extremely dangerous to basically everyone not in the drivers seat
• disastrous for the environment and fuel economy
• mostly popular as a loophole so that automotive manufacturers can classify them as a "truck" and therefore don't have to comply with safety and emission standards
• completely unnecessary size wise in 95% of scenarios
• In many cases, actually offer LESS room than an alternative. Turns out my estate with the back seats down has more litres of cargo space than pretty much any pickup truck
• This is not the exception. This is a F150 and there are millions of them

. Why does the rest of the world keep complaining about the size of American cars? I often criticize aspects of America and the things we can improve, but this feels similar to British complaints about the way Americans pronounce words. They have their own altered words, like "aluminium," which Americans pronounce correctly. And they came up with fucking word and still say it wrong. Or the French, who criticize how we say "croissant"have you heard how they say "hot dog" and "hamburger"? It's a bit ironic to hear pronunciation critiques from those who often drop the "H" sound. I would be dammed if I let someone who can't say Haa tell me how to say words correctly.

Back to the cars: We have more space here, so we don't need compact cars to fit on narrow roads. Yes, vehicles like the F-350 are large, but that's the exception. Please, stop complaining about our regular trucks. And this is coming from someone who would drive a kei truck.

I like my crossover, and I got 35 mpg on my commute this morning.

I like my crossover, and I got 35 mpg on my commute this morning.

My nice big truck gets 13 MPG on a good day. It my familys daily driver and road trip vehicle. Would buy again.

You could get that in a car that stil has 4 doors and legroom

True, but many manufacturers are discontinuing these models

How much does this cost you in fuel a month, would you say?

55mpg is what I'd expect on a regular commute and my car is really not particularly fuel efficient at all.

One of those is a truck

Except our vehicles are getting so big that many parking spots can't even accommodate them. There's such a demand for trucks and SUVs we'll rarely need the room of, that US makes like Ford and Chevy are basically phasing out cars entirely.

The average person can't explain why they need a large vehicle.

Because they've been pushing this agenda to suck the planet and wallets dry, and Americans bought into the propaganda hook, line, and sinker. The average person can't explain why they need a large vehicle.

I like my crossover

Like when it gets that big , I would agree that is an issue . Like I saw this Truck that parked some place and the asshole was on the sidewalk. And I will stick with calling him a asshole because if someone had a wheelchair they could not get by. But most SUVs are not that monstrous. And I can see so many uses for SUVs .

It's a very real, very American phenomenon

Who the fuck tries to hit a turtle. I have to question that aspect of the video. Like saddly I have seem people out of their way to hit a snake. Like just recently..too. But really who hits a turtle .

Do you use mpg as a measure? I would have thought it was kilometers per liter

Is it the truck or the wagon looking one. If it's the wagon thing it's probably due to perspective, as it does look like it has some ass on it. Makes it seem bigger when by itself.

If it's the truck, then that's on you.

wow a truck is bigger than a car

much wow n surprise

It's the wagon. It's quite big by UK standards. Big old ass on it, longer than most cars around here.

I saw that image of the 10k Toyota truck. Not gonna lie, I really dig it... just maybe need a nicer color on the cab. It's finally something small too.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/dcd91eca.jpg

It totally gives me 70-80's Daihatsu/Izusu vibes due to the design of the box.

Hm. I dont hate it. And for just $10k thats not bad.

Trucks have gotten unreasonably big the last decade.

What type of car do you have anyway.

That's what I gathered after a bit. For the US it's totally average/reasonable. In the UK or Europe I could definitely see the comments, since hatchbacks are king.

I've seen this guy daily driving a dualie around here, the back tires and fender flares are exactly the width of a highway lane. Which reminds me of how I haven't seen the local Centurion E350 for a long while. I miss it... it was like a literal unicorn sighting on the road. It looked similiar to this, but with a roof spoiler.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/769b3069.jpg

It's half van, half fullsize dualie pickup, full awesome.

Trucks have gotten unreasonably big the last decade.

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