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75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are Why (www.thedrive.com)
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[–] 21 points 4 months ago (11 children)

And those who actually need them would be far better served by a VW Transporter with an aluminium bed.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (10 children)

    This is true, but there's also a real lack of small pickups on the market. The fuckers just seem to be getting bigger and bigger. I used to have a Proton Jumbuck and it was really useful. Used it a lot for hauling wood and soil, it was small enough to get around and park easily in the city. I got rid of it eventually because it was so hard to find parts, shame, it was a handy little machine.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    It’s super frustrating because if you talk to anyone in a blue collar or rural area they all tell you they wish they still made small trucks. The manufacturers keep upping the size and cost adding shit nobody even asked for.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (4 children)

    the Ford Maverick has been on the market for 5 years now.

    The F150 sold 150K units, the F-series sold 830K units, last year.

    Folks overwhelmingly choose larger cars even when smaller options are available.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    A front wheel drive unibody "truck" is a slap in the face to the small trucks of old. A dent in the bed and you either total it or replace a rear tire ever 6 months do to unfixable alignment issues.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child)

    right, so you buy a f150 instead and bitch there are no small trucks.

    lose lose

    you can go buy a used small body on frame truck. just expect to pay 30-40K for one, because they are highly desirable.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    You're right it's a lose lose. Personally I'm in the camp of not wasting money on a poorly thought out truck (maverick) and just go rent one for the 1 time in 5 years I'll need a bed. I had a big truck that was just enough to tow my RV (lived full time to save money for a home) and now that I don't live in an RV full time that bitch was sold. Hello New world of tiny EV. :)

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