Not enough space for a stroller, had to walk in the middle of the street to go around the SUV.
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That’s not an SUV… But yeah it looks like they backed up ONTO the curb, that’s pretty rude…
Ah my bad, in Europe we don’t see many of these cars. How would you call it? A truck?
of course the one person in europe who owns a pickup would park it on the sidewalk
Speaking as a Dutch person, our infrastructure just isn’t made for cars this size. People basically need to enlarge their driveways to park something like this. So if you need to park a car like this it’s almost impossible. That would stop most people from getting one, except the type of person that does buy one…
I mean, US infrastructure isn’t made for these beasts either.
I hate to say it, but that looks like a pretty small truck.
Source: I’m Texan but don’t hold it against me.
Seems to be what those in most of the US would call a standard size pickup truck. Not “compact” like a Hilux/Tacoma, nor comically oversized like the oft-lifted 3/4 or full-ton trucks.
Hang on a sec a Hilux is considered a compact truck in America? That’s a big old car where I’m from…
Looks like a Ram 1500, so not a small small truck like a Tacoma or ranger. It’s a decent sized truck, just got the short box 5’-8”.
I still don’t understand what the point of a short box is. You can fit a decent amount of materials in it but why not just go for a full size box. Go figure.
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God bless - nothing wrong with having the right tool for the job and not being frivolous. I too have an overly large truck but it’s a 3/4 ton (2500 HD) and almost 15 years old. I don’t drive it more than necessary but I own 20 acres and often enough I need to tow, haul or pull something that I couldn’t do without it. I’m going to keep this thing on the road until it dies or there’s an economically viable green alternative. But it’s crazy to think of the resources that go into a new one and I couldn’t justify it for a few mpg better, so I’m very happy to have a trustworthy mechanic 😁
And, while I really like the Rivian and the F150 lightening, they would be glorified very expensive toys and I’d still need to keep my big truck for the hard jobs, so they’ll wait till I win the lottery ¯(ツ)/¯
Saw another post on here about how ridiculously oversized the Ranger parked next to them was. Had to laugh as an American, can’t even imagine how some of the 3500 brodozers you see here would look on a European street
They don’t fit on Northeastern American roads either. Why they get manufactured and purchased as often as they do is beyond me.
You’re not ready for the F-350 with extended bed then
I call them any one of the following:
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Grotesque monstrosities
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Pavement princesses
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Four wheeled Freudian excuses
US trucks are ridiculously oversized and typically never see any actual “truck” usage. They’re also insanely expensive and are often redneck status symbols. As an American, I’m sorry they have infested your continent.
Source: I live in a yeehaw state where people own $70,000 trucks while living in a $7,000 hovel.
I like the more generic “All Hat”, as in “all hat, no cowboy” because it not only captures the vehicle, but the owner too.
Ass hat also suffices.
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Yes that’s a pickup truck.
Emotional Support Vehicle
It’s a pickup truck. And probably not used for anything a truck would be used for. They’re everywhere in America and just as annoying.
I personally don’t see the point in having a vehicle this big unless it’s used for work (hauling materials and towing trailers) And 95% of the time, it’s not.
I wish the small commuter truck would come back but it’s a fools dream
You and me both. I had a 97 Dodge Dakota Sport, which is barely bigger than my CUV. I miss that thing. I hauler a fridge in it once to help my friend out. Haven’t had a need to haul a fridge since, but still, never know when a truck bed will come in handy lol. I just hate that the smallest size now is enormous. Even “sport” models are what used to be standard size anymore.
I want Aussies to invade and force their utes on us. Basically still fill the function of a pickup for 95% of American pickup owners, but way smaller.
I have a 2015 Tacoma, which I love. But I would much rather an ‘84 pickup.
Buddy of mine still drives a 35 year old Datsun diesel…there’s nothing equivalent out there today.
US fuel efficiency rules effectively banned them. The light duty pickups are not coming back, sadly.
Sounds like the exact equivalent of SUVs over here.
They are offroad-incapable offroad vehicles.
Yup. If it’s got a bed in the back for transporting stuff, it’s a truck. In this case, a short-box truck.
An SUV is basically like a tall 4-door sedan with hinged doors a hatch-back (if the rear doors are sliding, then it’s a van/mini-van)
A pickup truck where I’m from.
I’d call it worthless. I could fit more in my prius than the bed of that truck.
As the owner of a Subaru Baja, I call it an Ute. The short bed is useful to a point (hauling tanks of flammable fuel, etc) but not perfect.
If it’s not a body on frame vehicle, I wouldn’t call it a truck.
Ute is also body on frame (in aus at least) but I would still call the oversized emotional support vehicles trucks instead of utes. That being said, most single cab utes have a bigger bed than a truck like an f150.
It’s a pickup truck. Often drive by assholes who like them but don’t need them
I mean the truck bed is like 3 feet long, you can’t do anything with it, it’s never been off-road, and it has two full size rows of seats. It’s an SUV in denial.
I call them SUTs if the bed is shorter than the cab.
Emotional support vehicle
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I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve heard that you can call to get vehicles towed if they are blocking the sidewalk. I don’t know if that’s in every municipality, but I suspect the tow companies and the city would not mind the revenue.
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Would be a shame if someone would squeeze between the trunk amd the wall…while not caring about any metal piece sticking out
Let me just squeeze on by ya with this shopping cart lined with steel wool. Sorry, pedestrians aren’t allowed on the road!
So much of that in England. I get people don’t want to block the road, but when you are sitting on the entire footpath so nobody can get passed. You’re an asshole.
I was so cross when a van didn’t bother to park just a few metres away in a designated parking spot to go to the corner shop and just decided to sit and block the entire pavement at a point to close to a hedge that meant we were forced to go out into the road.
Laziness. Just laziness.
Blocking sidewalks anywhere is a shitty move. If you can’t park without blocking the sidewalk, you shouldn’t park there. This includes your own driveway
Extremely annoying when it’s done so often, cars just love intruding every little space they can.
Good luck to anyone in a wheelchair.
If you try it, watch your shin on that ball hitch.
Oh my god, it’s the poop guy!
Is this your thing now? Very flattering to have a stalker.
Nice ego, poop guy. We frequent the same spaces, that’s all. Don’t flatter yourself.
What would be the most effective way to handle this without violating the law?
I live in México. I don’t care about laws when it comes to fucking dumbasses like these.
Now I’m curious. How does parking like this go over in say, Juarez or Mexico City?
This is very dangerous for people like me!
Points to pony tail
Main character syndrome
Calling this truck an “SUV” is very mildly infuriating.
This slashes the tires
Key that shit
