• PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee
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    29 days ago

    Id settle just for a truck that isnt very clearly pandering “im a big boy!” energy. There all way too fucking big for no god damn reason other than validation of ego. Bunch of weak fucking man babies need some million ton 3 lane wide truck just so they can pretend theyre a big strong man to themselves and everyone else, despite never using the truck for what its purpose is supposed to be.

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      29 days ago

      YES! Where is my dad’s little Toyota Pickup? Closest thing we have is the Ford Maverick, which is still pretty fucking huge.

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        29 days ago

        Indeed, Nissan should respond with their e-Power hybrid too. Toyota applied for a patent using the Stout name in South America.

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        29 days ago

        Was always a fan of the tacoma they were making before they increased the size of it, thing was kind of the perfect size. Roomy enough cabin, small enough to be drivable in a parking lot, enough bed for towing occasionally.

    • mohammed_alibi@lemmy.world
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      29 days ago

      Maybe a Ford Maverick or a Honda Ridgeline. The other trucks are just unreasonable. $80K for a Tundra, or $60K for a Tacoma? WTF!!!

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      29 days ago

      I have heard that the reason for this is that trucks in that size range are less regulated by the EPA. Companies didn’t want to put in the research to develop trucks that met emissions standards, so they just make them really heavy for no purpose, evading regulations. Take this with a grain of salt, because I’ve done zero research of my own on it.

      • NoFuckingWaynado@lemmy.world
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        28 days ago

        I think any truck gets a pass. Even a Honda Civic raised an inch or two, slap a bigger greenhouse on it, and send it on it’s way as a CUV.

        I suspect the growth spurt has more to do with “tax loophole trucks.” I might be wrong on both points.