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"But you can fit a full sheet of plywood on a truck bed! That's why I need a Ford F-150!" Yea, you could do that with a 90's Toyota Hilux too and it was 75% sm

"But you can fit a full sheet of plywood on a truck bed! That's why I need a Ford F-150!" Yea, you could do that with a 90's Toyota Hilux too and it was 75% smaller =) Also you can fit that exact same sheet in a van and it's covered from the elements, along with your tools. It's all about image. Americans think van = "free candy child molester" or "FBI stakeout" and minivan = "soccer mom", which is bad for some reason. Thus, everybody drives HUGE TRUCKS or SUVs, because they've been marketed as cool for 20+ years. Even though a proper mini van would do the exact same thing in a smaller, more efficient package. (also huge trucks are exempt from environmental standards because of a legal fuckup they refuse to fix and thus better profits for the manufacturer)

quickthrowman 3y ago
> "But you can fit a full sheet of plywood on a truck bed! That's why I need a Ford F-150!" You actually can’t fit full sheet goods (4’x8’) into 99% of pickups, there are very few pickups on the road with full-size (8’) beds that can fit sheet goods, most of them have ridiculously short beds, like 5’ long. Take a look at this Chevy truck poster that shows the silhouette by generation, there’s almost no bed on new pickup trucks: https://customcarposters.com/products/chevy-pickup-truck-poster-profile https://customcarposters.com/products/chevy-pickup-truck-pos...
- AlexandrB 3y ago
  Yes, it's ridiculous. Modern trucks are SUVs with an open trunk.
  - theshrike79 3y ago
    And most SUVs are just minivans with a meaner case and bigger rims :)
- rurp 3y ago
  The shortening of pickup truck beds over the past few decades is such a joke. It reveals how many of the claims about needing a truck for practical reasons are bs. Nowadays they are mostly inefficient vans that people happen to think look cooler.
  - DangitBobby 3y ago
    There are lots of things you can put on the back of a truck without fear that are too dirty/grimy/smelly/wet to be comfortable throwing in the back of the van. Most of the "work" an American truck sees is light yard work and maybe moving around dirt, seed, mulch, lawn decorations, or small machines. The rest is fully recreational or stylistic. Trucks are really, really nice to have and no one would be judgemental about whether you "really need one" if it weren't for global warming. Most Americans also couldn't give less of a shit about global warming no matter what they say.

quickthrowman 3y ago

> "But you can fit a full sheet of plywood on a truck bed! That's why I need a Ford F-150!" You actually can’t fit full sheet goods (4’x8’) into 99% of pickups, there are very few pickups on the road with full-size (8’) beds that can fit sheet goods, most of them have ridiculously short beds, like 5’ long. Take a look at this Chevy truck poster that shows the silhouette by generation, there’s almost no bed on new pickup trucks: https://customcarposters.com/products/chevy-pickup-truck-poster-profile https://customcarposters.com/products/chevy-pickup-truck-pos...

AlexandrB 3y ago
Yes, it's ridiculous. Modern trucks are SUVs with an open trunk.
- theshrike79 3y ago
  And most SUVs are just minivans with a meaner case and bigger rims :)
rurp 3y ago
The shortening of pickup truck beds over the past few decades is such a joke. It reveals how many of the claims about needing a truck for practical reasons are bs. Nowadays they are mostly inefficient vans that people happen to think look cooler.
- DangitBobby 3y ago
  There are lots of things you can put on the back of a truck without fear that are too dirty/grimy/smelly/wet to be comfortable throwing in the back of the van. Most of the "work" an American truck sees is light yard work and maybe moving around dirt, seed, mulch, lawn decorations, or small machines. The rest is fully recreational or stylistic. Trucks are really, really nice to have and no one would be judgemental about whether you "really need one" if it weren't for global warming. Most Americans also couldn't give less of a shit about global warming no matter what they say.