Okay, let me summarize: A truck is a crappy vehicle to drive. So when you own a pickup truck, you drive a shitty vehicle for 365 days a year.
Since I doubt someone can deny the logic in that, my conclusion is this: Pickup owners simply must
love driving crappy vehicles
Wow man, take'r easy.
I think the point that everyone is missing is that North America and Europe have very different from each other. In the United States a majority of the population tends to engage themselves in activities that make it necessary for them to own a pickup truck. My neighbor has a boat, 2 ATV's, 2 Jetski's, and probably a whole whack of other crap that I have yet to see. Whereas in Europe, I doubt people do it to the same extent. Just understand that we live in very different places.
And as for Pickups being crappy to drive, I wouldn't say that at all. I love my truck to death! I love how you ride up high giving you good visibility, I love how the side mirrors are the size of a baseball glove, I love how you can hop curbs with it, I love how you can drive in deep snow with it, I love the SOUND of it, I love knowing that it can handle anything and everything I need, I love knowing I can tow 10,000lbs, I love knowing I can put over 1500lbs of crap in the back, I love knowing that it can take 5 passengers in comfort, I love how you can go off-road with it (depending on tires of course), I love how they are built like tanks, and my last one, I love the look of them. My truck is all black with 20" Chrome wheels, BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A tires, muscular fenders, big rig grille, in my opinion trucks just look awesome.
And pickup trucks as of present are much less crappy than pickup trucks of old, my Ram has Anti-Lock Brakes, Anti-Theft, Dual Air Bag, Side Curtain Airbags, Fog Lights, Intermittent Wipers, Keyless Entry, 4 wheel Power Disc Brakes, Power Mirrors, Power Seats, Power Rack-and-Pinion Steering, Power Windows, Rear Defroster, Tilt Steering, Tinted Glass, Tow Package, Bed Liner, Bucket Seats, Heated Seats, Leather Interior, Off-Road Tires, Power Rear Sliding Window, Power Sunroof, Electronic Transfer Case, Cruise Control, Heated Mirrors, Power Locks, CD Changer, Split Folding Rear Seats with platform, Skid Plate, Tow Hooks, Dual Climate Controls, Block Heater, Infinity Audio System, AND Sirius Satellite Radio. Now if that ain't equipped, I don't know what is.
But hey, that's just me, everyone entitled to their own opinion.
And MacGuffin, maybe you should try driving a full size pickup, who knows, you might like it! :lol: