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The level of "you don't need that!" judgement is weird. I guess it's just a matter of degree though. Here in the southeast US if somebody drives a pickup instea
by rspeele 5y ago
The level of "you don't need that!" judgement is weird. I guess it's just a matter of degree though. Here in the southeast US if somebody drives a pickup instead of a sedan or minivan or whatever, it doesn't register as unusual or excessive. I don't think twice about it, it's just another kind of vehicle.
But then again, I do notice (and sometimes make fun) if they've got a lift kit on it, tow mirrors when I've never seen them tow anything, big roof mounted light bar, etc. So maybe it's just a matter of degree as to where you draw the line and make stop-liking-what-I-don't-like judgements.
- ctdonath 5y agoIndeed. 1/3 vehicles here are pickups, 1/3 comparably large SUVs & minivans & Jeep Wranglers, 1/3 sedans. Contrast NY having 3/4 sedans. Considering vehicle sizes & speeds here, wife doesn’t feel safe in anything smaller than an older Ford Explorer SUV.
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- hwbehrens 5y ago> I do notice (and sometimes make fun) if [...] I think this is the key point in the whole thread. I have no idea how many people who live on my street have pickups -- I've never noticed. The only pickups I notice are the ones which are "coal rolling", have multiple flagpoles flying political slogans in the bed, or are lifted so far I have clear sightlines beneath them. I have never seen a "coal rolling" Honda Accord, in contrast.
- mcguire 5y agoHow about the Honda with an 8" diameter tailpipe that sounds like it's behind a poorly-tuned, asthmatic turbine?