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[–] chiliedogg 15 points 8 months ago (9 children)

I've had trucks and now I have a mini cargo van.

90% of the time the van is better, but that last 10% can be a big deal.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Yeah but you can just rent a truck for that last 10% with the savings from not buying the truck, and still have cash left over.

[–] chiliedogg 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I mean... I still had to buy the van. And vans aren't cheap.

Overall I prefer owning the van because I'm mostly hauling tools and dive gear, but for people who haul plywood or tall objects more often than me a truck makes more sense.

Vans hold lots of little things very well. They're not great for real big things.

Oh - and I really miss having a tailgate as a working surface.

[–] Hobo 1 points 8 months ago

Oh man you threw me back to some great memories of my old man. We had a minivan when I was a kid and he built a little slide out/folding table that perfectly so he could work on it like a tailgate. I used kneel in the back seat facing backwards and watch him do whatever. Man that thing was amazing for camping too.

Dude was a pretty handy guy so not sure if that's something you'd think about doing, but that shit was so cool and I haven't seen anything like it since.

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