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A picture of pickup trucks with tow hitches all backed in across a parking lot with the text “Imagine a foot pursuit through this minefield”
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[–] 123 points 1 year ago (15 children)

4x4 Off-Road

Has never seen anything but paved roads its entire life.

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  • [–] 70 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I’ve heard the phrase “pavement princess” used for such vehicles

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  • [–] 61 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I've been using "emotional support vehicle" lately.

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  • [–] 55 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    My buddy uses "gender affirming vehicle" all the time. 😆

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    can’t help but notice that most of those trunks are empty too

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    They're empty and almost every tow hitch is rusty. I think if they're used the rust would get knocked off and they'd be shiny, like the one back there. They literally just buy trucks to make themselves feel manly, I guess because they can't any other way. Then they never use it for any of the things they argue people need trucks for.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You’re backwards. The rusty ones are the ones getting used because the load and weight cause friction that takes the chrome coating off, exposing the underlying metal to the elements that cause rust.

    Normally you grease the ball to keep it from getting bad, but a lot of people don’t keep up with that part.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Because I fucking hated getting grease all over my hands, pants from accidental brushing, and just everywhere else. The rusty ball still works for more than 20 years, so I took the tradeoff.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Nah, they’re just Harbor Freight cheapo balls. All stainless balls are like $60, plated ones are like $20. It doesn’t take much for the plating to wear off from a trailer, and then there’s no stopping the rust.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm no expert, but I'm not saying it's stop the rust, just rub it off. Rust is a thin layer on the outside, and it comes off really easily. I assume actually hooking up a trailer and using it on occasion would wear the rust off (for a little while). I could be totally wrong though.

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