Bigger does not equal better. An F150 has a ladder chassis FFS. It isn't expected to handle. Which is what I want.
I sincerely hope Pickups arent the new Muscle cars. because Muscle cars kick ass, and pickups are just for people who constantly need to carry lotsa shit around
Bit of cognitive dissonance there - the original muscle cars had ladder frames and couldn't handle either.
So, why does a muscle car kick ass, yet something like the Ford Lightning doesn't? The only real difference is the sheetmetal on top of the frame.
I still doubt that there is a
need for a pickup truck as a vehicle
for daily use at all. And if there isn't a
need, there also is no logical argument to justify those huge sales numbers (mind the bold letters).
But the points I made to underline that opinion, are constantly ignored. Instead I get bashed for being intolerant. I must be close to the truth then
I'm very tolerant - I tolerate people who drive trucks without really needing them. But that doesn't mean I have to take them serious, does it?
Let's say my car payment is $250 a month for an F-150. Let's say that instead, I bought a Hyundai Sonata for that same payment. I only have enough space for one daily driver, and I don't have anywhere good to store a trailer where it's not going to be stolen.
Let's say I need to haul something that won't fit in the Sonata or that's dirty/greasy/oily and hauling it in the Sonata is a bad idea.
Let's say I need to do this about 10 times a month, which is pretty common for those people that own trucks - maybe we need to get stuff from the home improvement store, maybe I'm just making a run with bulk trash to the dump, maybe I'm getting a new transmission for the drag racer, whatever.
Let's say that renting a trailer costs $50 per day.
So, let's see. I need to rent a trailer for 10 days. That's $500.
That's *TWO* car payments.
Or I could have bought the truck and saved $500 per month.
$500/mo will buy a lot of gas. And since most driving in the US is just sitting in traffic, a nicely equipped truck will be no less comfortable than the Sonata. And that doesn't take into account the time it takes to go to the rental place, rent the trailer, then return the trailer when you're done with it.
My point is - don't tell us what to buy, we won't tell you what to buy. Don't complain about us buying trucks, I won't complain about you buying cars instead of clearly far more efficient motorcycles or scooters.
Just because *you* can't see a "need" doesn't mean that there isn't one.