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Well, the good news is that I agree with you. Looks like you misread my post and/or aren't familiar with typical USA pickup trucks. It's not even good for
by JohnBooty 5y ago
Well, the good news is that I agree with you. Looks like you misread my post and/or aren't familiar with typical USA pickup trucks.
It's not even good for groceries, for reasons anyone who has
actually bought groceries can readily fathom
Sorry, no.
Like many pickup trucks sold in America (not sure about elsewhere) the TRX has two rows of interior passenger seats and seats four people. The back seats fold away and create a large interior cargo space if desired.
Additionally, many folks with pickup trucks have tonneau covers on their cargo beds for everyday use when they're not transporting anything really big -- at that point the cargo bed is essentially a traditional car trunk/boot.
Such vehicles are popular with the significant portion of folks who "need a truck a few times a year, but want something that can be used as an everyday vehicle because they don't want to own two separate vehicles."
A Honda Civic is 20x more practical and carries 2.5x more
passengers and gets 5x better mileage.
Yeah, again, sorry. The TRX seats 4 people.
Do I wish people would drive Civics (or smaller) vehicles instead of these monster trucks? Yes.
Do I personally drive a much smaller, hybrid vehicle similar to the Civic? Yes.
Have I been working remotely for 4+ years, partly for environmental reasons, to avoid driving in the first place? Yes.
If you want to roll coal, fine, but just admit it. Let's not
pretend this vehicle is in ANY way "practical". It's just not.
I tried to be clear in my post.
I do not think anybody should be using such a monstrous vehicle for mundane everyday tasks like transporting groceries. Obivously it is overkill of the highest order and a bit of a menace.
But you certainly could use it for that. In that sense it is eminently practical.
That's what makes vehicles like this such a potential environmental nightmare. Unlike a lot of other vehicles in the "$100,000 / 1000HP" neighborhood, people might actually use this monster as an everyday driver rather than a "garage queen."