Please help keeping these monsters of our streets. It will save lives.

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[–] 85 points 9 months ago (28 children)

Besides the obvious fact these trucks are too huge for European roads and parking spaces, America vehicles are simply hot garbage.

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago (26 children)

    The Japanese and Korean vehicles for the American market aren't any better to be fair.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I don't think so. Their comment seems over-generalized. Sure, most modern cars are too "sporty" now which translates to being more uncomfortable in my experience. But that doesn't mean I'd lump Japanese cars in the same quality category as American cars.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (18 children)

    Toyota, particularly, hasn’t kept up with advances in infotainment technology. Their infotainment is literally no better than it was in 08. Honda infotainment is slightly better, but still stuck with terribly low resolution, and only a 9”ish screen. Pretty much any other company will be a better buy than those 2 right now. Remember, the infotainment in every new car is the entire heart of the car, so you’re forced to live with it; you can’t just swap out infotainment screens for something better like you used to be able to do.

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  • [–] 51 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    It'd be nice to get them out of America, too.

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    [+] 45 points 9 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    The more insane part is that Bezos and that mfer working McDonald's gets the same fine. It might as well be jail time for one, and a verbal warning for the other.

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  • [–] 26 points 9 months ago (1 child)
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    The only thing more stupid than these tacky cars are the people sitting in them.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    Wait until the CyberTruck arrives

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  • [–] 38 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    It won't because its exterior has too many sharp edges to be street legal. It will never be allowed in europe, not without a whole bunch of laws beeing changed.

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  • [–] 23 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    You’re very fortunate as it’s a hideous abomination

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Every time I see one turning or handling a slope it looks like the handling is traaaaaaash.

    I will say that the wheels and tires actually look cool. On a different vehicle those could be very stylish for a city truck someone in Ft Worth or Atlanta might have.

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Help how? I would love nothing more if I never had to see one again but I can hardly prohibit others from having one

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    [–] 17 points 9 months ago

    Seems like links to the video itself are missing in the post, here they are:

    https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-keep-these-stupid-american-trucks / https://youtu.be/--832LV9a3I

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    It's hilariously sad watching these huge trucks driving like they're corvettes on the highway.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago

    New f150s dwarf old f250s in size despite not being able to haul as much. I read somewhere that American farmers have a strong preference for pickups from the 90s because new trucks are worse at doing truck stuff in every way.

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    [–] 10 points 9 months ago

    If only there was a youtube video that could summarize the issue for us.

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    [–] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    There should be a system in place where, while not banned outright, private ownership of these trucks is dissuaded and favor is granted to commercial contractors. I don't know how such a system would be implemented but it would ensure that these behemoths stay off city streets. The obvious solution is to design streets that prioritize pedestrians and cyclists first, small cars second and commercial vehicles third but only if they're actively used in commercial labor.

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    [–] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    The fucked-up thing is these hulking beasts are a recent construct, we used to have genuinely small trucks here once.

    A stock S10 from the '80s, '90s, or early '00s is going to be significantly smaller than a stock Colorado you can pick up new off the lot right now, for example, and that S10 would've been more than good enough for things like basic junk runs to the scrapyard or for hardware store runs for things like bags of sand or whatever.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Some wealthy idiots in Europe will buy a handful of US pick-up trucks. The normal European would not waste their money on the insurance, emission taxes, fuel cost, and maintenance for that junk. Good luck parking it too. I always laughed when I saw a RAM on the Autobahn with the "AF" plates. Aral (Petrol Stations) were delighted when they had to fill it up off base.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    They are so terrible

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Is this a re upload?? I'm sure already saw that video some time ago

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