▲ 537 ▼ Tell me again why you need a pickup truck. (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by Chonnawonga@sh.itjust.works to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 121 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 40 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Rural tradepeople in Europe rarely have trucks. Vans do the job in the vast majority of cases, a trailer can complement when needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not to mention a van has the benefit of keeping the load dry Which depending on what you do and where can be very important permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) They also keep dirt and road dust off your tools and materials. Vans also conceal your cargo better than a bed which can prevent theft. Most vans are more fuel efficient than similar sized trucks. Vans are usually easier to drive and have better visibility. A big enough van can fit a small workshop in the back, that you can stand in and assemble parts. Vans are the better work/trade vehicles compared to trucks for most applications and that is a hill I will die on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I use a 4 door short bed truck, and here's why. I need to pick up my kids half the days of the week. I don't have a van anymore because I do demo work and I got tired of riding inside with the dust. I just build a wood rack if i need to haul more. I'd get a 4 door, long bed truck, which would be the best ever except it's just too dang long to park. So when the kids aren't around I fold up the rear seats and the tool boxes go in there. Is what it is. I long for the days when I drove a car with a toolbag in the trunk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They used to make single cab trucks with a bench seat to fit 3 people total and it still had a full sized bed. If you've only got 2 kids that design would probably have been better for you, but they don't make many of this style anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do make this style, but the single cab option isn't better, it's far worse. We have dog, back packs, sport equipment. The truck bed is always filled with tools, construction debris and the like that is actually pretty toxic (drywall dust, asbestos even sometimes, mold remediation debris, etc) and needs to stay back there. There isn't enough time in the day to go get the kids to and from school and travel to the jobsite and clean and clear the vehicle. Insist there were a better choice but there isn't for some. permalink fedilink source parent [–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've got a work van (one of the smaller Ford Transits), but it's just not capable of towing anything really. Trucks do a lot better on the muddy hillsides I find myself on frequently. FWIW I'm not arguing against you, I'm just saying in my personal case, I would be able to put a reasonable truck to good use. I don't need a King Ranch or anything stupid like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) All wheel drive vans with higher towing capacity exist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago And are generally rated as trucks because well, they basically are. Truck chassis and motor on them, mainly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago K permalink fedilink source parent [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago My dad had a micro van in NYC and got along fine permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not to mention a van has the benefit of keeping the load dry Which depending on what you do and where can be very important permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) They also keep dirt and road dust off your tools and materials. Vans also conceal your cargo better than a bed which can prevent theft. Most vans are more fuel efficient than similar sized trucks. Vans are usually easier to drive and have better visibility. A big enough van can fit a small workshop in the back, that you can stand in and assemble parts. Vans are the better work/trade vehicles compared to trucks for most applications and that is a hill I will die on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I use a 4 door short bed truck, and here's why. I need to pick up my kids half the days of the week. I don't have a van anymore because I do demo work and I got tired of riding inside with the dust. I just build a wood rack if i need to haul more. I'd get a 4 door, long bed truck, which would be the best ever except it's just too dang long to park. So when the kids aren't around I fold up the rear seats and the tool boxes go in there. Is what it is. I long for the days when I drove a car with a toolbag in the trunk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They used to make single cab trucks with a bench seat to fit 3 people total and it still had a full sized bed. If you've only got 2 kids that design would probably have been better for you, but they don't make many of this style anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do make this style, but the single cab option isn't better, it's far worse. We have dog, back packs, sport equipment. The truck bed is always filled with tools, construction debris and the like that is actually pretty toxic (drywall dust, asbestos even sometimes, mold remediation debris, etc) and needs to stay back there. There isn't enough time in the day to go get the kids to and from school and travel to the jobsite and clean and clear the vehicle. Insist there were a better choice but there isn't for some. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) They also keep dirt and road dust off your tools and materials. Vans also conceal your cargo better than a bed which can prevent theft. Most vans are more fuel efficient than similar sized trucks. Vans are usually easier to drive and have better visibility. A big enough van can fit a small workshop in the back, that you can stand in and assemble parts. Vans are the better work/trade vehicles compared to trucks for most applications and that is a hill I will die on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I use a 4 door short bed truck, and here's why. I need to pick up my kids half the days of the week. I don't have a van anymore because I do demo work and I got tired of riding inside with the dust. I just build a wood rack if i need to haul more. I'd get a 4 door, long bed truck, which would be the best ever except it's just too dang long to park. So when the kids aren't around I fold up the rear seats and the tool boxes go in there. Is what it is. I long for the days when I drove a car with a toolbag in the trunk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They used to make single cab trucks with a bench seat to fit 3 people total and it still had a full sized bed. If you've only got 2 kids that design would probably have been better for you, but they don't make many of this style anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do make this style, but the single cab option isn't better, it's far worse. We have dog, back packs, sport equipment. The truck bed is always filled with tools, construction debris and the like that is actually pretty toxic (drywall dust, asbestos even sometimes, mold remediation debris, etc) and needs to stay back there. There isn't enough time in the day to go get the kids to and from school and travel to the jobsite and clean and clear the vehicle. Insist there were a better choice but there isn't for some. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I use a 4 door short bed truck, and here's why. I need to pick up my kids half the days of the week. I don't have a van anymore because I do demo work and I got tired of riding inside with the dust. I just build a wood rack if i need to haul more. I'd get a 4 door, long bed truck, which would be the best ever except it's just too dang long to park. So when the kids aren't around I fold up the rear seats and the tool boxes go in there. Is what it is. I long for the days when I drove a car with a toolbag in the trunk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They used to make single cab trucks with a bench seat to fit 3 people total and it still had a full sized bed. If you've only got 2 kids that design would probably have been better for you, but they don't make many of this style anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do make this style, but the single cab option isn't better, it's far worse. We have dog, back packs, sport equipment. The truck bed is always filled with tools, construction debris and the like that is actually pretty toxic (drywall dust, asbestos even sometimes, mold remediation debris, etc) and needs to stay back there. There isn't enough time in the day to go get the kids to and from school and travel to the jobsite and clean and clear the vehicle. Insist there were a better choice but there isn't for some. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They used to make single cab trucks with a bench seat to fit 3 people total and it still had a full sized bed. If you've only got 2 kids that design would probably have been better for you, but they don't make many of this style anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do make this style, but the single cab option isn't better, it's far worse. We have dog, back packs, sport equipment. The truck bed is always filled with tools, construction debris and the like that is actually pretty toxic (drywall dust, asbestos even sometimes, mold remediation debris, etc) and needs to stay back there. There isn't enough time in the day to go get the kids to and from school and travel to the jobsite and clean and clear the vehicle. Insist there were a better choice but there isn't for some. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do make this style, but the single cab option isn't better, it's far worse. We have dog, back packs, sport equipment. The truck bed is always filled with tools, construction debris and the like that is actually pretty toxic (drywall dust, asbestos even sometimes, mold remediation debris, etc) and needs to stay back there. There isn't enough time in the day to go get the kids to and from school and travel to the jobsite and clean and clear the vehicle. Insist there were a better choice but there isn't for some. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've got a work van (one of the smaller Ford Transits), but it's just not capable of towing anything really. Trucks do a lot better on the muddy hillsides I find myself on frequently. FWIW I'm not arguing against you, I'm just saying in my personal case, I would be able to put a reasonable truck to good use. I don't need a King Ranch or anything stupid like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) All wheel drive vans with higher towing capacity exist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago And are generally rated as trucks because well, they basically are. Truck chassis and motor on them, mainly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago K permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) All wheel drive vans with higher towing capacity exist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago And are generally rated as trucks because well, they basically are. Truck chassis and motor on them, mainly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago K permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackrook7@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago And are generally rated as trucks because well, they basically are. Truck chassis and motor on them, mainly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago My dad had a micro van in NYC and got along fine permalink fedilink source parent
