• @untorquer@lemmy.world
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    291 day ago

    I miss mini-trucks. Compact size cab with full size bed, engine from a sedan and 4wd. Good economy, much cheaper, great utility, better handling, less dead children, and a lot more fun out on the trails.

    Caustic masculinity fear of smol pp ruins everything.

    • @EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      216 hours ago

      I used to work with a guy who had a Tachoma that he loved and he only used it for offroading. He kept a pair of spare axles in the bed to swap out on the trail if he snapped one.

    • @Troz@sh.itjust.works
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      722 hours ago

      I strongly agree. One thing to add to your list: easily being able to lift things in and out of the bed, even from the side.

    • @psud@aussie.zone
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      1 day ago

      It’s just marketing. Australia shares a lot of American culture and we still have car based utes, though larger vehicles are also becoming popular here

        • @psud@aussie.zone
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          212 hours ago

          Sometimes it’s not good here. We only have 25 million people and we drive on the left, so we miss out on quite a few vehicles