Nobody likes these fucks in the giant trucks. I run a condo and those trucks stick out about 2 feet into the driveway and fit tightly on the wide side. We started banning them and it pissed off a few rednecks, but if you buy a car that literally doesn’t fit in your parking spot, that’s your problem.
I’ve got an old F150 farm truck and I still make a point to park in east Jesus nowhere in a parking lot so I’m not in the way. It’s common fuckin’ decency.
Yeah, I require a large truck for work. I haul a large trailer and work rural. If I didn’t need it, I wouldn’t blow money on it. I park out of the way on principle, and pretty much don’t bother with downtown areas anymore, sadly. Sorry for the inconvenience.
ok so i want to pick your brain here. What would be the most effective way to prevent these idiots from buying these large trucks, but still allowing these larger trucks on the market for the few rare instances where people actually need them.
I’ve had a few thoughts, notably just making smaller trucks alongside these larger trucks, they’re going to be a lot cheaper and more efficient so market forces should do quite a bit of work there. Aside from there, i’ve considered just selling super duties and deleting the normal line, probably just leaving the duallies in all honesty. I’ve also considered just yeeting the bed and throwing a fifth wheel there as a standard feature, making it impractical for anything other than hauling heavy trailers.
Outside of this, i’m not sure, but i’m also not convinced most people that use these trucks even need them in the first place, even if they’re doing work.
may I propose periodically inspecting and auditing if the subject needs the truck and if not they are shot on the spot?
Or, for a serious answer: ban them but not the trucks like those used in Europe (have same or better bed length but look uglier). Make trucks back into work vehicles instead of status symbols. And firebomb GM.
yeah, and it seems to be mostly because of regulations surrounding wheelbase and emissions. I think it’s a secondary market effect where people are buying them because its the only real option.
If we were to restrict or remove them, and fix the apparent issue with regulations, i would imagine people would go back to buying smaller cars as they’re cheaper and more economical.
Nobody likes these fucks in the giant trucks. I run a condo and those trucks stick out about 2 feet into the driveway and fit tightly on the wide side. We started banning them and it pissed off a few rednecks, but if you buy a car that literally doesn’t fit in your parking spot, that’s your problem.
I’ve got an old F150 farm truck and I still make a point to park in east Jesus nowhere in a parking lot so I’m not in the way. It’s common fuckin’ decency.
The old F150s actually got in parking spots. They’re quite a bit smaller than the current models.
Also, thank you for being courteous.
Dude, seriously… they’re not even the same truck anymore.
And don’t get me started in how hard it is to find an older (an actually small) Ranger in good condition…
same but then it never fails when you come back and it’s mysteriously surrounded by beater cars.
Thank you for your courteous parking habits.
Yeah, I require a large truck for work. I haul a large trailer and work rural. If I didn’t need it, I wouldn’t blow money on it. I park out of the way on principle, and pretty much don’t bother with downtown areas anymore, sadly. Sorry for the inconvenience.
I wouldn’t sweat it. Folks don’t mind a truck that actually works driven by a courteous driver.
ok so i want to pick your brain here. What would be the most effective way to prevent these idiots from buying these large trucks, but still allowing these larger trucks on the market for the few rare instances where people actually need them.
I’ve had a few thoughts, notably just making smaller trucks alongside these larger trucks, they’re going to be a lot cheaper and more efficient so market forces should do quite a bit of work there. Aside from there, i’ve considered just selling super duties and deleting the normal line, probably just leaving the duallies in all honesty. I’ve also considered just yeeting the bed and throwing a fifth wheel there as a standard feature, making it impractical for anything other than hauling heavy trailers.
Outside of this, i’m not sure, but i’m also not convinced most people that use these trucks even need them in the first place, even if they’re doing work.
may I propose periodically inspecting and auditing if the subject needs the truck and if not they are shot on the spot?
Or, for a serious answer: ban them but not the trucks like those used in Europe (have same or better bed length but look uglier). Make trucks back into work vehicles instead of status symbols. And firebomb GM.
either one of these would work, i’m more curious as to what market forces would need to be manipulated to make it a thing.
Maybe we just have to wait for new EV manufacturers to pop up making a small truck. It would actually benefit them as well.
market forces trend towards using people’s fragile masculinity to sell them big truck to make money.
The only way we can get these shitstains out of our society is to completely and violently maim said free market with an axe.
i doubt it. Market forces trend towards selling cheap products with high margins, which smaller vehicles would easily fit the bill for.
Then car companies wouldn’t be making bigger and bigger cars
yeah, and it seems to be mostly because of regulations surrounding wheelbase and emissions. I think it’s a secondary market effect where people are buying them because its the only real option.
If we were to restrict or remove them, and fix the apparent issue with regulations, i would imagine people would go back to buying smaller cars as they’re cheaper and more economical.