• cryostars ( cryostars@lemmyf.uk ) 
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    2 years ago

    I live in the country and my next door neighbor has two trucks that he alternates commuting 40 minutes into the city for a job that doesn’t require a truck. Never see them used for anything else. That just oozes smart to me.

    • TJDetweiler ( TJDetweiler@lemmy.ca ) 
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      2 years ago

      I live in the sticks too and most of my neighbours have trucks. Know why? Because they need them. I don’t look at a truck sitting in a driveway and sit in a bubble of self righteousness thinking how dumb they are for owning a truck. I let them own a truck, assume they need it, think nothing of it, and move on with my life, because it doesn’t affect me.

      • because 4runners are too expensive

        Because those are the literal only two types of 4x4 in existence, right? Smaller cars don’t ever have 4x4 capability

        Also because it literally never stops raining it’s useful to have a place to put wet things outside of the cab

        Plastic liner or bin in the trunk. Bonus that it won’t keep getting more wet

        I love seeing people insecure as fuck because hey actually know deep down they don’t need the truck, so they come up with “reasons” they need it

          • Prolly cuz I’m not stupid enough to drive my car off-road if it ain’t capable of handling the terrain.

            I have taken appropriately lifted vehicles off-road many times, though, and many of them weren’t big ass lifted trucks because that’s rarely what’s actually needed. Oh, and even if you do need said lift, a truck ain’t even the best vehicle for that purpose.

            But go on, keep pretending the .01% of truck owners actually travelling through 4ft of mud to get to and from their farm are the normal use case for trucks.

        • TJDetweiler ( TJDetweiler@lemmy.ca ) 
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          2 years ago

          Uh oh, found the terminally online guy.

          Nobody is “insecure” about owning a truck, because normal people just use their vehicle as they see fit. They aren’t worried about what some basement dweller thinks of their vehicle use lol

          Peak brain dead take of the whole thread ⭐

          • Nobody is “insecure” about owning a truck

            Homie I can see you and at least one other person whining in every thread possible about how your use case is valid

            They aren’t worried about what some basement dweller thinks

            Nice ad hominem, bud, really shows you’re not defensive. How about the opinion of someone on land with livestock, yet doesn’t feel the need to own a truck? Isn’t that, like, the exact person you guys claim needs one so desperately after all?

            • TJDetweiler ( TJDetweiler@lemmy.ca ) 
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              I’m really confused as to why you think people need to justify owning a truck. Do I, or anyone, owe you or anyone else an explanation on why we have a certain type of vehicle?

              My use case is valid, simply because I deem it so.

              Others use cases are valid, simply because they deem it so.

              It’s really that simple.