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

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Karen doesn't need 10 cylinders and a step stool to drive the groceries home

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.

Karen doesn't need 10 cylinders and a step stool to drive the groceries home

I have heard it can damage the fridge to lay them on their side so it may not be a good idea to move them that way.

80% wow , Link?

I have heard it can damage the fridge to lay them on their side so it may not be a good idea to move them that way.

I think you just have to let it settle upright for 24 hours to make sure all the coolant has returned to where it needs to be, otherwise it can burn out the compressor or something.

are there any electrical SUVs btw?

Can't believe some of you took this seriously...I mean I can, but dang.

Im not flustered in the least.

Im not the one in here defending my automobile purchasing decisions.

I have two cars. One is for function, one is for fun.

Im not in here getting offended by stereotypes.

They are much safer than small cars.

• in the rain,
• in the snow,
• on ice,
• when driving on twisty roads,
• in high winds,

Except:

* in the rain,
* in the snow,
* on ice,
* when driving on twisty roads,
* in high winds,

Anything else anybody would like to add?

Hmm I don't know worrying about what other people drive screams insecurity.

I was originally posted in a joking manner, but the more I look into it, I may be more correct than I thought about people buying trucks more as a status symbol than for their practicality.

had a mate that said life is either a comedy or tragedy and I found that funny

Isn't that the case for a lot of non-truck vehicles as well?

Wat

• rain,
• snow,
• ice,
• twisty roads,
• in high winds.

Isn't that the case for a lot of non-truck vehicles as well?

Yes. He's making wild assumptions.

I drive considerably off road.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/2/2/AAWLQcAAET6K.jpg

Trucks are less safe to drive (than a car) in the following road conditions:

* rain,
* snow,
* ice,
* twisty roads,
* in high winds.
Because a truck is a rear-wheel drive vehicle that has no weight on top of the wheels which give it power. They are also very, very tall... making them very difficult to control in strong crosswinds.

Because a truck is a rear-wheel drive vehicle that has no weight on top of the wheels which give it power. They are also very, very tall... making them very difficult to control in strong crosswinds.

Probably 95% of owners only use them for grocery shopping and commuting to their office jobs.

It's ALWAYS the lifted pickup trucks who drive like assholes

Wat

But I literally posted articles backing up my "wild assumptions". Most truck owners do not use their truck for it's hauling and towing capabilities.

The same reason many people get other kinds of vehicles, because they like how it looks and makes them feel

To haul your tools, lumber, construction material.....vacation luggage, hiking/fishing gear...

Trucks are safer, better off road capabilities, being higher up the view is safer/better

A truck is the most practical vehicle if you're not a shut in nerd

Posting an article doesn't change what you said was an assumption.

Everyone who buys a truck who doesn't need one, isn't buying it to "look manly." It's an extremely dumbass and ignorant thing to claim.

Relying on what you believe to be stereotypes to back up your claim is ignorant as well.

There's plenty of reasons to like a truck, an suv, a specific console, a specific restaurant, food, etc.

There's plenty of other reasons to like a truck beyond towing, hauling or looking what you believe to look "manly."