In memory of my 95 extended cab

  • CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Everyone I know uses them pretty consistently to tow. I know of one or two people who don’t use it well. I think a portion of them probably could get away with a ranger.

    In the absence of any real data, trying to roughly include my small suburban town just outside of rural (more used and working class users) anecdotally it wouldn’t surprise me to see anywhere between 20-35% of owners not having any sort of real use for their truck. I’d wager that most of those owners are new owners as well.

    That’s not to say there aren’t dumb idiots living in downtown NYC being morons. I just don’t think it’s remotely as crazy as the fuck cars community would have you believe.

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      2 days ago

      Everyone I know uses them pretty consistently to tow.

      Is even softer data than what I posted, and softer than the old survey you were complaining about.

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          2 days ago

          Yeah, because you’re in a big truck, and not a sensibly sized car getting pinched between a brodozer and a concrete barrier everyday.

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              2 days ago

              Ah, so you wouldn’t recommend that someone buy one of these things as a daily driver? You only have the truck for doing truck stuff, right?

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                2 days ago

                I have a 4 car garage, money to buy multiple used vehicles, and fix them up myself. Not many are so privileged.