• Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I just want a damn truck, not a minivan for dads. I have loads of pallets and baled cardboard that I could actually make $$$ from but I need a real truck bed, not the la croix version

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      1 year ago

      Ford lightning? Didn’t GM release a GMC/Chevy version of the Humme Rute?

      And if you’re in Europe* you do not need a truck. You need an EV van. And there are loads of them.

      • Honestly this is true for all but I am done trying to explain the foolishness of trucks and superiority of vans to image obsessed Americans. Like 90% of American work trucks would do their jobs better if they were vans.
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        1 year ago

        Feels like the actual contractors I see around - plumbers, electricians - use utility vans. There’s a handyman around here that I’ve seen with a fully kitted out van workshop (think vanlife setup, but a wood shop inside). The people driving around American “light” trucks don’t seem to actually be using them for working. (USA - West coast)

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          1 year ago

          Precisely. Now that I am back I nEurope. A kitted out van is the de facto vehicle of trades. It’s been a few years since I moved from the US. So perhaps the trades have now gotten the memo.

          As I say, I see vanishingly few cases where a truck is better than a van for a trades person or the job site. And of course even less so for a layman.