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[–] UnPassive 73 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Both my brother in laws have huge modified trucks, both live in cities, both complain that the road infrastructure and parking doesn't cater to their large vehicles... Also both have (probably) never used the truck bed.

They are so huge, tons of room in the cab. Feels like driving in a living room. Have to ride over curbs to get out of parking lots though

[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I once asked a friend with a truck to help me pickup a BBQ. When attempting to load it he got so worried about us scratching the truck bed that eventually we couldn't proceed. Called another buddy with a minivan, we put a moving blanket down and off we went. No whining, just work.

[–] UnPassive 9 points 6 months ago

That's golden hahaha

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

...minivans are fantastic purposeful vehicles and probably what one-quarter of SUVs should be driving; the other three-quarters should be driving cars if they hadn't been swept up in the road-tank arms race...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

dude minivans are crazy, you can fit a full 4x8 sheet of plywood in that bitch EZPZ

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Some of those curbs may also be kids, but who can tell.