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How about a rancher, car hauler, or farmer.
Far too many people have no concept for legitimate need for such a monster of a vehicle because they only know assholes who want a big truck for the sake of having a big truck.
To be fair, the majority of truck owners have no need for the utility, and just want a big truck
How come not a single contractor, farmer or hauler needs one in any other country?
If you turned up to a building site in one of those you'd get absolutely laughed at for your fucking stupidity
Other countries have vehicles that are sized to accommodate the conditions; smaller roads, less space, and different emissions laws. America wasn't built based on 1,500+ year old roads.
You can't have an 8ft wide dually with a 20ft trailer to take an excavator to a job site in London, you need a lorry. You would be laughed at because you can't maneuver that setup around and would get fucked in pinch points on a one-way street.
Said like someone whose driving test involves mostly ordering a burger at a drive through 😂
Yous'll think up any excuse for your tiny-penis trucks despite nobody else in the world, including those in bigger countries with worse roads, requiring them
You're adorable.
Have you ever been to another country though? The kinds of cars handymen in Europe prefer are usually a van like T6 or Sprinter, the latter being 20 feet long. For a good pro, their van usually contains a supermarket's worth of tools and materials nearly assembled and ready to use. You can't just assume America is the only place that needs hauling stuff.
That was exactly the point I was making. For a contractor, a pickup is one of the least useful vehicles.
My point was that in other countries, everyone uses vans or lorries