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The point isn't that the smaller truck is an equally capable vehicle. The point is to make fun of people who don't need a truck but are getting an overkill vehi

The point isn't that the smaller truck is an equally capable vehicle. The point is to make fun of people who don't need a truck but are getting an overkill vehicle as a status symbol, all the while people who actually need to transport goods can still get a lot done with a tiny kei truck.

chrisco255 4y ago
If everyone has one, it's not a status symbol. The article talks about using the Kei truck as a replacement for a UTV/Side-by-Side, not for a daily truck. These /r/fuckcars people have never done real work in their lives and are just larping. 1100 pound tow capacity couldn't even tow most empty trailers.
- kalleboo 4y ago
  > If everyone has one, it's not a status symbol iPhones somehow manage to be a status symbol even with 50% of the US population owning one
  - chrisco255 4y ago
    Really, iPhones are status symbols, in 2023? Do people turn their head to look at you as you walk down the street, because you own an iPhone?
    - kalleboo 4y ago
      Kids are bullied and excluded for not having "blue bubbles" and men are told "swipe left if you have green bubbles" on tinder.
GiorgioG 4y ago
When did “need” become a requirement for having things? Who gave you or anyone else the authority to decide what other people “need”? I don’t think people “need” motorcycles, private planes, vacation homes, more than a few million dollars in the bank, etc. But who am I to tell people what they should have? Live and let live.
- mcv 4y ago
  The problem is that they're not letting others live. Those oversized cars are a lot more dangerous, and they pollute more, they take up more space.
  - GiorgioG 4y ago
    My F150 pollutes much less than my wife’s car simply by virtue of me working from home while she commutes every day. Taking up more space is not an issue for people who don’t live in big cities. Trucks are not more inherently dangerous than any other vehicle just because of their size. If that were the case let’s outlaw semis, delivery trucks and anything larger than a VW Golf (a car I had & loved in my youth.) You folks need to get it out of your heads that one size fits all and everyone needs to have the same values and make the same choices as you. Everything has risks and trade offs.
    - mcv 4y ago
      > My F150 pollutes much less than my wife’s car simply by virtue of me working from home while she commutes every day. Awesome, but that's not about the car, it's about working from home. > Taking up more space is not an issue for people who don’t live in big cities. But it is for those who do. And still for a lot of people outside big cities. > Trucks are not more inherently dangerous than any other vehicle just because of their size. If that were the case let’s outlaw semis, delivery trucks and anything larger than a VW Golf (a car I had & loved in my youth.) It's not just the size, also other factors about the design, but there's a reason why commercial driving licenses exist. They should probably be required for all trucks. > You folks need to get it out of your heads that one size fits all and everyone needs to have the same values and make the same choices as you. It doesn't have to fit all, but it does have to fit the environment, or at least take it into consideration.
      - GiorgioG 4y ago
        > They should probably be required for all trucks. In your opinion > It doesn't have to fit all, but it does have to fit the environment, or at least take it into consideration. What does that even mean? It's a completely arbitrary non-specific statement. Look - if people don't want large vehicles, trucks or otherwise, they'll stop buying them and manufacturers will stop making them. It's entirely your right to dislike the state of things, but I don't believe it's anyone's job or authority to force people to buy a Fiat 500 (a perfectly fine car for many) when they prefer an F-150.

chrisco255 4y ago

If everyone has one, it's not a status symbol. The article talks about using the Kei truck as a replacement for a UTV/Side-by-Side, not for a daily truck. These /r/fuckcars people have never done real work in their lives and are just larping. 1100 pound tow capacity couldn't even tow most empty trailers.

kalleboo 4y ago
> If everyone has one, it's not a status symbol iPhones somehow manage to be a status symbol even with 50% of the US population owning one
- chrisco255 4y ago
  Really, iPhones are status symbols, in 2023? Do people turn their head to look at you as you walk down the street, because you own an iPhone?
  - kalleboo 4y ago
    Kids are bullied and excluded for not having "blue bubbles" and men are told "swipe left if you have green bubbles" on tinder.

GiorgioG 4y ago

When did “need” become a requirement for having things? Who gave you or anyone else the authority to decide what other people “need”? I don’t think people “need” motorcycles, private planes, vacation homes, more than a few million dollars in the bank, etc. But who am I to tell people what they should have? Live and let live.

mcv 4y ago
The problem is that they're not letting others live. Those oversized cars are a lot more dangerous, and they pollute more, they take up more space.
- GiorgioG 4y ago
  My F150 pollutes much less than my wife’s car simply by virtue of me working from home while she commutes every day. Taking up more space is not an issue for people who don’t live in big cities. Trucks are not more inherently dangerous than any other vehicle just because of their size. If that were the case let’s outlaw semis, delivery trucks and anything larger than a VW Golf (a car I had & loved in my youth.) You folks need to get it out of your heads that one size fits all and everyone needs to have the same values and make the same choices as you. Everything has risks and trade offs.
  - mcv 4y ago
    > My F150 pollutes much less than my wife’s car simply by virtue of me working from home while she commutes every day. Awesome, but that's not about the car, it's about working from home. > Taking up more space is not an issue for people who don’t live in big cities. But it is for those who do. And still for a lot of people outside big cities. > Trucks are not more inherently dangerous than any other vehicle just because of their size. If that were the case let’s outlaw semis, delivery trucks and anything larger than a VW Golf (a car I had & loved in my youth.) It's not just the size, also other factors about the design, but there's a reason why commercial driving licenses exist. They should probably be required for all trucks. > You folks need to get it out of your heads that one size fits all and everyone needs to have the same values and make the same choices as you. It doesn't have to fit all, but it does have to fit the environment, or at least take it into consideration.
    - GiorgioG 4y ago
      > They should probably be required for all trucks. In your opinion > It doesn't have to fit all, but it does have to fit the environment, or at least take it into consideration. What does that even mean? It's a completely arbitrary non-specific statement. Look - if people don't want large vehicles, trucks or otherwise, they'll stop buying them and manufacturers will stop making them. It's entirely your right to dislike the state of things, but I don't believe it's anyone's job or authority to force people to buy a Fiat 500 (a perfectly fine car for many) when they prefer an F-150.