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I hate that this is becoming the norm
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Neat, I'll retract the older part of my comment, if you absolutely need a pickup truck get one of those then. As for the safety thing, I'm aware of it, and I'm also aware of how psychopathic it is. Fuck you for wanting to have any chance of survival when I hit you, I don't want to be hurt at the same time.
Most of the world does real work in one of these.
Isn't that still just a pick-up truck?
I've only ever seen these:
A van but with a flatbed.
It's a LandCruiser cab/chassis with a tray. They aren't common outside Australia and Africa
The thing is though, in Australia people don't buy these for everyday driving, they are expensive and industrial, there are no incentives to push people and car sellers toward bigger vehicles
Dual cab models are available, but are only popular in overland/off-road enthusiasts who aren't bothered by the small tray
So we don't have them trying to park in town, naturally they're more common in rural areas, but rural towns have longer parking places