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What people online think I drive when I mention owning a pickup truck versus what I actually drive
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I remember a time when that Frontier was considered a big truck, especially compared to Rangers and Tacomas.
Now the Rangers and Tacomas are almost as big as the Dodge in this...
ETA: Just noticed you're in Europe. Sorry that 'murican fattism has reached you, I didn't know these compensators existed across the pond.
I don't mind. I'm a car guy myself, and I like them in all shapes and sizes. I'd probably drive one too if I lived in the US, but over here they're just way too big and impractical not to mention they stick out in traffic like a sore thumb and, quite frankly, make you look kind of a douche.
They're way too big here too we're just replacing infrastructure to satisfy thousands of people's penis envy instead of telling people no.
It does make you a cunt by definition, since your modern stupid bright LED headlights shine STRAIGHT into the eyes and/or rear view mirror of everyone else.
They're H4 halogens and I can assure you they're not blinding anyone thru those fogged up headlight lenses.
Headlights are literally placed at exact height of a rear view mirror and eye height of many cars. Even incandescent will blind.
You're talking about the Dodge? In that case you're correct.
Of course the dodge, that nee-san is fine.
My dad has a '93 ranger, the modern rangers are almost the size of the f150s of that era, and you can't even get them like a 7ft bed like he has.
The 4 cylinder manages almost 20mpg which isn't too shabby even by modern truck standards. If I could get pretty much the exact same truck with a modern engine, maybe a hybrid, it would be a no-brainer.
4wd would be nice too, his is RWD, and that thing doesn't like rain, snow, loose gravel, pretty much anything but dry asphalt when you don't have any weight in the bed.
We've gotten plenty of use out of that truck, we're not towing or hauling anything heavy, but we've moved a lot of furniture with it, picked up some small loads of bulky lumber and such from the hardware store, hauled camping gear for a bunch of kids back when I was in scouts, etc. I don't need anything bigger.
I'm kind of crossing my fingers that the maverick adds a mid gate to extend that tiny bed a bit. That would basically check all of the boxes I'm looking for. Ideally that would still be my 2nd vehicle in addition to a small EV for most of my daily commuting but I'd get enough use out of a truck like that to be worth it if I could afford and had parking space for a second car.