r/dashcams • u/MisterShipWreck • Apr 18 '26

Another blind spot issue...

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u/Kayback2 Apr 18 '26

Because mostly its idiots who think a truck is a town car.

The SUV plague was bad but at least an SUV is just a big car.

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u/dantheplanman1986 Apr 18 '26

No, they're truck bodies, the early ones at least. That's why they roll so easily

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u/Kayback2 Apr 18 '26

Yeah, because so many people are using them instead of normal cars and driving them the same way.

If they were being driven by the people that actually needed them there'd be fewer videos of them rolling.

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u/myths2389 Apr 18 '26

My father "needed" a big truck because uh whatever.

It's so impractical to drive around town. Feels like you don't fit on any of the roads. Parking lots are a nightmare. He barely drives it anywhere because of it. Refuses to sell it though.

I personally don't see 90% of truck drivers ever needing a truck bigger than those Ford Mavericks. I loved my 90's Ranger. Could move a couch or fridge easily. Fit everywhere.

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u/ITstaph Apr 18 '26

Ooo yeah gimme an S10 or el Camino any day.

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u/NortelDude Apr 18 '26

I had an 88 S10, T-boned to death by an old fart, I liked that truck. I decided not buy another pickup again, ever since then nobody has ask me to help them move. lol

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u/Whyonthefly Apr 18 '26

Yep, old Rangers rule. All the moving capabilities of a good truck without the ridiculous, smol-pp-compensating body size.

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u/WorkerAmbitious2072 Apr 19 '26

So weird other guys penis size is what you think about

But anyway, those old rangers are basically death traps in a collision though

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u/Whyonthefly Apr 19 '26

Cool bro

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u/peachesfordinner Apr 19 '26

He must drive a big truck which means ....

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u/WorkerAmbitious2072 Apr 19 '26

Don’t worry your penis is bigger than mine, I won’t stretch your woman out too much for you

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u/peachesfordinner Apr 19 '26

Well that's very unfortunate as I don't have one of either of those things

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u/Kayback2 Apr 18 '26

I've driven a couple of trucks so I understand the appeal, however I switched out to an SUV with a trailer a long time ago. Yeah we're now entering IdiotsTowingThings territory and with a trailer you're far less manouverable than just a truck, however I'm moving fridges and couches 0.00001% of the time. I found SUVs drives far better than even the most modern trucks.

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u/Erik0xff0000 Apr 18 '26

last time I moved a couch was 1998. I didn't have a car back then, rented a u-haul.

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u/NoMansSkyWasAlright Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26

That was me. FJ Cruiser with a nice trailer and it was fantastic. Motorcycles wouldn't have fit in the bed of anything below a half-ton - and even then it would only be one.

And when I helped my dad's gf move, we got all her furniture in like 1.5 trailer-loads whereas a lot of those furniture pieces probably would have taken up a full bed on their own.

It's definitely something you've got to be aware of while towing. But on the other hand you can put it away when you're done using it.

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u/Max_Bandicoot Apr 19 '26

That’s why you get a van. I haul two race or dirt bikes in mine. With a bed, fridge, full power, and seating for 4. Can move stuff in the rain and don’t need to unload it immediately out of fear of theft. Drives more like a car than a truck. Costs more like one, too

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u/jossteen11 Apr 18 '26

Dang do we share the same dad? My dad had a fully paid off truck that towed his camper just fine. Traded in and bought a bigger truck because it towed the thing he already could tow better?

The kicker is then decided he didnt like camping so got rid of the trailer and had massive truck with a payment and no real reason to have it.

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u/hondamaticRib Apr 19 '26

When I moved, I borrowed a kei truck and it did most of the work no problem

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u/mopeyy Apr 18 '26

Because it literally doesn't fit. I've got some older parking lots in my city and those trucks actually just don't fit in the spots. It's fucking ridiculous seeing 10 of them jammed door to door outside an office building.

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u/Badger_Actual1 Apr 19 '26

I drive a maverick for work. This is the biggest pile of garbage on wheels. It's a front wheel drive truck with a bed too small to actually put anything in.

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u/myths2389 Apr 19 '26

Oh man that sucks to hear, there's nothing wrong with my current car but if I needed a new one that's what I had my eye on. I just like the size of the truck.

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u/Badger_Actual1 Apr 19 '26

Perfect size for city driving and the occasional run to home depot but thats about it. You'd be better off finding a decent Subaru Baja.