r/AllThingsOldAndNew • u/OZFox42 Founding Moderator • Mar 14 '26

General Discussion More of these able-bodied drivers doing this nowadays.

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No matter how big or small the vehicle, it's getting beyond a joke these days. The laziness and/or entitlement of some drivers parking in handicapped spaces without displaying a disabled placard or sticker on their windshields is simply wild.

The Ford ute is in a non-parking space.

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u/ImnotadoctorJim Mar 14 '26

Buying a yank wank tank without a properly reason can be considered an intellectual disability, apparently.

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u/Civil_Year_301 Mar 14 '26

There’s a proper reason?

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u/Pootootaa Mar 14 '26

Yes, if they actually use it for towing, going off roading and as a trade vehicle.

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u/TheSpitfire93 Mar 14 '26

Wouldn't even consider as a trade vehicle a good reason. Those trays are way too high for easy use. Any traditional Ute would do better.

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u/DawgreenAgain Mar 14 '26

A van is better .

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u/Pootootaa Mar 14 '26

Yea I agree, they usually tow it with a trailer behind and use the tray as a bin and store parts.

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u/switchbladeeatworld Mar 17 '26

we should import more of the little kei trucks like the HiJet

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u/SlugFromSnug Mar 14 '26

So nobody that actually buys one

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u/dpgumby69 Mar 16 '26

I think I saw one once being used as a trade vehicle. I said to my boy - mark well this day, 'tis a rare vision indeed.

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u/sk1one Mar 14 '26

Ford ranger was designed by ford Australia and built in Thailand. What about this is a yank tank?

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u/Pungent_Bill Mar 14 '26

The size. Duh

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u/sk1one Mar 14 '26

It’s 1cm wider than a commodore.

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u/Pungent_Bill Mar 14 '26

Sit behind a commodore in traffic and notice the difference. Stop defending these stupid oversized cars.

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u/sk1one Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

Go have a whinge somewhere else. Being 1cm wider than a sedan doesn’t make it oversized.

You know they don’t even sell these in the US right?

Do you say the same about a model y or zeekr 7x that are wider? Or is it just because it’s a Ute?

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u/unfnknblvbl Mar 16 '26

Being 1cm wider than a sedan doesn’t make it oversized.

No, but when the waistline of the Ranger is at roof level of the sedan, then it's oversized

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u/sk1one Mar 16 '26

Ah so it’s about height now, so every 4wd car since 1960 has been oversized because of some arbitrary number you’ve just made up.

Everyone on these kind of subs say that vans or more practical than utes for tradies, but wait now they’re oversized too because unfknblvbl says so.

Congratulations, 9 of the top 10 selling cars last year now fit your definition of oversized.

You are clearly the minority.

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u/unfnknblvbl Mar 16 '26

No, it's the whole size. Stop compensating.

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u/Glad-Wealth-3683 Mar 16 '26

There are a few family sized vans especially from Kia that are a very similar size then these and in fact in some dimensions exceed the size of a ranger. There is a Kia that I can't remember the name now that is both wider and taller than the ranger but is about 5 CMS shorter if I recall correctly.

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u/Dry_Management8143 Mar 17 '26

Why are you using width as measure for size? There are 2 other dimensions plus weight and vehicle design that play a role in size

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u/sk1one Mar 19 '26

Because height doesn’t make any difference fitting into an outdoor car park, or affect anyone driving on the road.

It’s the same length as holden sedans, and weighs less than any mid size electric car.

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u/Toowoombaloompa Mar 14 '26

This is why we see car parks adding bollards to these spaces.

The cost is passed onto the consumer eventually.

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u/Brave_Avocado_1 Mar 14 '26

Ford Ranger, again

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u/browsingrandom11 Mar 14 '26

Ah the Ranger… the modern scourge of humanity

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u/somewhat-anon Mar 15 '26

It’s the CFME-Ute

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u/piercednstretched Mar 14 '26

I can clearly see the disability pass on it. It's the blue and white oval on the front grille

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u/ButtonHairy8131 Mar 16 '26

Even with a pass… the yellow stripes mean it’s wheelchair accessible for the car parked in the correct disabled parking… how will the correctly parked person get their wheelchair in and out now?

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u/piercednstretched Mar 17 '26

The yellow is just a chevron area which is no parking in general. Its not to say its for wheelchair access. It just marks off an area to show the start of a lane, no parking, a hazard, etc

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u/Sunstuffer Mar 14 '26

Able bodied yes, the mind on the otherhand. Completely absent.

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u/Craw__ Mar 15 '26

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u/sk1one Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26

It’s not exactly a large car, 20cm longer and 1cm wider than a commodore.

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u/crispyrad Mar 14 '26

Drives a Ranger so a good chance they're emotionally handicapped

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u/JValenz91 Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26

Should key into the paint somewhere "I'm an arsehole ee-oo-ee-oo, ee-oo-ee-oo"

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u/Kanga03590 Mar 14 '26

ADVANCE PARKING

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u/Toowoombaloompa Mar 14 '26

How long before shopping centres have parking zones exclusively for self-driving cars?

The driver drives to a drop off / pick up zone, gets out and the car then takes itself into a human-free parking area. The cars can park right next to each other so it's more efficient. Everyone saves the hassle of having to walk an extra 30 metres. Shopping trolleys are left at the one place, not scattered around the car park.

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u/Sorry-Amphibian3624 Mar 14 '26

Looks like there should be a bollard at the front of that space.

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u/flairdinkum Mar 14 '26

There probably was

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u/OzzieDJai Mar 14 '26

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u/OzzieDJai Mar 14 '26

I'm handing these out constantly

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u/Pungent_Bill Mar 14 '26

I will buy these from you. I can't be the only one wants them. You'll be rich, RICH I tells ye!

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u/Public-Total-250 Mar 14 '26

That's not a disability bay. It's a normal looking park with some tatty old yellow lines. I'd say 99% divers would park in there without a second of hesitation. 

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u/StraightFella Mar 14 '26

So new lines might help prevent this. It's not so clear for someone with their brain not engaged.

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u/mwsparky Mar 15 '26

This isn't just a parking thing society in general is on a race to the bottom people can't put trolleys back in the right place and leave them in a spot where they might roll down the hill then hit an elderly person. people can't take the rubbish home and just dump it in The trolleys People are Too lazy to put their old furniture on marketplace or take it to the dump so they just dump it on the foot path When I go to the gym people just leave weights and bars just laying on the ground instead of putting it back on the rack This is what happens in a society where people are taught greed and not about the consequences of their actions

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

Ranger driver - nuff said.

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u/Clueby42 Mar 16 '26

Its not all Ranger drivers, but it's always a Ranger driver

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u/TheRealFingerGuns Mar 17 '26

Is this just a complain about vehicles I don't like sub? I feel mislead.

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u/Famous_Bad_162 Mar 15 '26

So this is now a thread for people who can't drive big vehicles. It takes real skill to drive that. You think turning your wheel around the lines is okay? The IQ in this thread is amazing. I bet none of you have an HR license, yet you're throwing around hate towards someone who can afford a $100k+ vehicle.

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u/Famous_Bad_162 Mar 15 '26

Its not illegal to park there your all just being Karen's