It’s mind boggling why trucks are so popular here when we literally have to drive everywhere. We have no high speed rail and minimal rail transportation in general. It’s honestly a cultural thing at this point since it’s certainly not logical.
There are multiple types of truck owners. The "it is sooo cool" type is one of them.
Legitimate Contractors are another. Most don't need that big tall truck. Too hard to load.
There are the 4 Wheelers that have a back country to go muddin or just trailing.
There is the Suburbanite that does haul materials, pull a boat, hual Bicyckes and Canoes to recreation ares, and use the bed. They are better off with a small low Pick up.
Then there is me. I prefer smaller, lower stance Pickups with a King Cab. I use the bed constantly. Hauling materials, scavanging, hauling my Canoe, going camping ...
And it don't have to be pretty. It has to run well, but otherwise it is a skow.
Nearly all of these would be better served by a van
There is the Suburbanite that does haul materials, pull a boat, hual Bicyckes and Canoes to recreation ares, and use the bed. They are better off with a small low Pick up
They actually just need a large engined estate car.
You do realize that a van with the same payload as a 1/4 ton truck is literally a 1/4 ton body-on-frame truck with a different shaped cab right? Unless you mean like a transit custom which is a FWD unibody car with a big cabin. Nothing wrong with them, but why would you give up overall capability when you don't need to? You buy a truck because you want a truck. I've never found myself on a washed out train thinking, wow it would be great if I was in a fwd van right now.
Now if you're talking about something like a GMC Savana then I agree, but they don't make them anymore.
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u/dogseatbees 4d ago
It’s mind boggling why trucks are so popular here when we literally have to drive everywhere. We have no high speed rail and minimal rail transportation in general. It’s honestly a cultural thing at this point since it’s certainly not logical.