I'm not exactly defending it but a lot of people buy trucks because they occasionally "legitimately" need one. I remember my parents used to buy station wagons

I'm not exactly defending it but a lot of people buy trucks because they occasionally "legitimately" need one. I remember my parents used to buy station wagons. 51 weeks out of the year, we did not need a station wagon. But one week out of the year... we did need it, for family vacations.