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[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Actually small trucks stopped being made in the early 2000s. Mid size, which has also been growing for several years, is the smallest kind that got made after the EPA regulations changed.

People like to blame truck owners for their bigass vehicles, but I think they're only half responsible, with the other half being that actually small trucks just don't really exist anymore.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My grandfather drove around a beat up Datsun pickup, smaller than most sedans these days. But it did the job for what he used it for, and ran forever. I think I've seen less than five on the road in the decades since. They seem out of place in today's SUV/huge truck world.

I think 70s-80s small pickups are going to become collectables in the future.