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It barely fits in the bloody car park. So bad for pedestrians and the environment.
I live in a state where everyone drives the Diesel version of these. Diesel engines are loud and smelly. I just want to yell at everyone of them.
"Thanks ED, for purchasing an Earth killing monstrosity. You're not even hauling anything with that over priced, micro-penis replacement. Maybe you should get a bigger one so you can put more gun racks in it ED!"
But I leik fire trucks and moster trucks
Honestly. Starting to see these in the UK too, and all I can think is who the hell needs one of these things??
I can't imagine they're easy to drive around or park given their size, and they must guzzle through petrol. Even if you had a big family, surely you'd just get an SUV with not totally exposed to the elements boot space.
We aren't. The people buying these emotional support vehicles are too fragile to participate in an anonymous online forum.
It's just crazy that these things are allowed.
Ok, let people buy them if they really want, but they shouldn't be allowed to use them on the roads that other people have to share with them!
Bought my first pickup a few years back and it's by far the most fun vehicle I've ever owned. Hard to imagine ever going back to a normal car.
I use it to haul construction material quite regurlarly so it's just not for fun too. It's a real pickup too and not one of those with a cab longer than the bed. Seats two people.
Can they be fined for not fitting inside the car park?
I've been referring to these as babykillers. Good luck seeing a kid crossing the road if you're in one of these.
I call them 3 and a half tonne child killers. These and Range Rover, Q7s X5s etc.
What I find totally ironic is the arseholes who drive these things park at the shops then bring out their hemp shopping bags. ‘Yeah let’s protect our environment’ fucking hypocrites.
It’s never been about protecting anything. It’s just wealth projection.
Handmade organic hemp bags project wealth far more than generic 15c plastic ones.
I think they certainly have their use cases for people with goosenecks and large boats, but there is no way that many people have a gooseneck and/or large boat
Barely fits in the car park… ever seen one parked in a garage?
These things are so incredibly ugly on top of everything else that's wrong with them. Thanks for all the brilliant names in this thread though, wankerado is my favourite so far.