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Or cars can get smaller...

by _hypx 4y ago

goosedragons 4y ago
But then I wouldn't be able to buy lumber once every 3 years or a couch every 10! And how to do you expect Billy to get to school?? It's so unsafe on the roads these days. /S
- hedora 4y ago
  The real problem with the old, smaller pickup trucks was that it was possible for people to steal your lumber without climbing up on top of the bumper or rear tires. Also, the beds were bigger back then, which was a waste of space.
  - Arainach 4y ago
    >the beds were bigger back then, which was a waste of space. What? The entire point of a pickup truck is bed space. If you don't need bed space, get any other kind of vehicle. Extended cab pickups are an abomination.
    - substation13 4y ago
      For many the point is aesthetics.
  - klyrs 4y ago
    You can't fit "lumber" or even a bicycle in most pickups today. The F150 is just an SUV with a wet trunk, the original el Camino was a more suitable truck. And yeah you didn't risk tearing your rotator cuff loading and unloading them. That's actually a feature.
    - hellotomyrars 4y ago
      Not sure I understand where you're coming from. I have a Santa Cruz and the bed isn't exactly huge, but it can still fit a bike and I still carry lumber in it. It isn't illegal to lay down the tailgate either. I've carried 8x12 timbers in it, and it has specific cut outs so you can fit 4x8 sheets of plywood (tailgate down). It is very capable as a truck and also nice as a general road vehicle.
- Kon-Peki 4y ago
  > I wouldn't be able to buy lumber once every 3 years My Subaru Outback, with split-folding rear seats and a flat-folding front passenger seat, is great for lumber. Better than any pickup truck, except for payload capacity.
  - spoils19 4y ago
    The thing with pick up trucks is that they're actually really fucking practical. For people who want to be self reliant and can afford one, they're a no brainer. You've got one vehicle that can function as a car, a van, a camper van (with a demountable pod) or tow a trailer. They can go off road, and they've got enough power to help other people out if they've got into a sticky situation.
    - ruytlm 4y ago
      Why is this just a copy of half of an existing comment elsewhere in the thread? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34733758 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34733758
      - spoils19 4y ago
        Why reword a comment when an enlightened HNer has already written the perfect one?
        dang 4y ago
        We've banned this account for repeatedly posting unsubstantive and flamebait comments. Please don't create accounts to break HN's rules with. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
        spoils19 4y ago
        Curious. Not even a warning, despite the fact that the very users that I'm emulating received warnings?
agiacalone 4y ago
I have no problem parking my 2016 Toyota Corolla. Even on busy city streets. Never understood the desire to drive around a massive truck or SUV, especially in an city environment.

Or cars can get smaller...

by _hypx 4y ago

Or cars can get smaller...

But then I wouldn't be able to buy lumber once every 3 years or a couch every 10! And how to do you expect Billy to get to school?? It's so unsafe on the roads these days. /S

hedora 4y ago
The real problem with the old, smaller pickup trucks was that it was possible for people to steal your lumber without climbing up on top of the bumper or rear tires. Also, the beds were bigger back then, which was a waste of space.
- Arainach 4y ago
  >the beds were bigger back then, which was a waste of space. What? The entire point of a pickup truck is bed space. If you don't need bed space, get any other kind of vehicle. Extended cab pickups are an abomination.
  - substation13 4y ago
    For many the point is aesthetics.
- klyrs 4y ago
  You can't fit "lumber" or even a bicycle in most pickups today. The F150 is just an SUV with a wet trunk, the original el Camino was a more suitable truck. And yeah you didn't risk tearing your rotator cuff loading and unloading them. That's actually a feature.
  - hellotomyrars 4y ago
    Not sure I understand where you're coming from. I have a Santa Cruz and the bed isn't exactly huge, but it can still fit a bike and I still carry lumber in it. It isn't illegal to lay down the tailgate either. I've carried 8x12 timbers in it, and it has specific cut outs so you can fit 4x8 sheets of plywood (tailgate down). It is very capable as a truck and also nice as a general road vehicle.
Kon-Peki 4y ago
> I wouldn't be able to buy lumber once every 3 years My Subaru Outback, with split-folding rear seats and a flat-folding front passenger seat, is great for lumber. Better than any pickup truck, except for payload capacity.
- spoils19 4y ago
  The thing with pick up trucks is that they're actually really fucking practical. For people who want to be self reliant and can afford one, they're a no brainer. You've got one vehicle that can function as a car, a van, a camper van (with a demountable pod) or tow a trailer. They can go off road, and they've got enough power to help other people out if they've got into a sticky situation.
  - ruytlm 4y ago
    Why is this just a copy of half of an existing comment elsewhere in the thread? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34733758 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34733758
    - spoils19 4y ago
      Why reword a comment when an enlightened HNer has already written the perfect one?
      - dang 4y ago
        We've banned this account for repeatedly posting unsubstantive and flamebait comments. Please don't create accounts to break HN's rules with. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
        spoils19 4y ago
        Curious. Not even a warning, despite the fact that the very users that I'm emulating received warnings?

agiacalone 4y ago

I have no problem parking my 2016 Toyota Corolla. Even on busy city streets. Never understood the desire to drive around a massive truck or SUV, especially in an city environment.