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[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Unless you work as a handyman or farmer or something, you don't need a truck. You can ask a friend or rent a trailer for the once in a year occurrence you need to transport something huge.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Even handymen can work without them. My plumber and electrician drove hatchbacks.

[–] qwertilliopasd 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I worked as a handyman out of a camry. It is possible, but not pleasant.

It's like telling an office worker that they need to work at a coffee table.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes, fair, and to be clear I'm not suggesting that tradespeople turn in their work truck for a hatchback. Moreso saying that if tradespeople can make it work without a truck, certainly the rest of us can figure out a way to commute without a truck.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bullshit is a plumber or electrician working out of a hatchback. I've seen tradies working out of station wagons, and the poor thing is usually dragging it's ass on the ground like a dog with worms.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Neat, I'll let them know. But if you've any curiosity about it, the electrician is driving one of those seat delete Chevy Bolt EVs. I don't know if he bought it directly or converted his own, but the back seats are removed, and a flat bed is installed.

They look like this.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's an SUV, not a hatchback.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, the Bolt EV is not an SUV. The Bolt EV is a subcompact hatchback.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That doesn't look very compact to me.

[–] Appleseuss 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Try looking up an image of the Chevy Bolt online; it is very much a compact EV.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The driver doesn't even elbow the passenger changing gear, and there's even a center console.

Not very compact.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I like your interpretation, lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

In my case, an f350 to pull giant trailers for an auction business he runs.