Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:

  • l/r same bed size

  • r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading

  • r less likely to crash

  • r less fuel consumption and costs

  • r less expensive to repair

  • r easy to park

  • r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns

  • r not participating in road arms race

  • l You get taken serious by your fellow carbrained americans because ““trucks”” are normalized and small handy cars are ridiculed.

So unless you are a fragile piece of human, choose the right one.

  • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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    I was the only guy at the marina showing up in a compact Nissan. Got a lot of shit for it from the raised up pickups.

    Yet I always had that extra $20 for beers.

    It’s a mystery.

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      1 year ago

      Imagine being proud of drinking and driving

      Edit: wow, seems your not alone in thinking killing others is a sport 👍

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        1 year ago

        And if they said “yet I always had extra money for video games”, would you have assumed they were playing games while driving? Would “extra money for a bathroom remodel” translate into them doing the actual renovations in the passenger seat while driving?

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        Imagine making the assumption that just because they can afford to drink, they obviously did it while/before driving.

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        You appear to be German speaking. That is not what my comment meant: the beer was purchased on the way home and consumed in my home. We would often cross paths at the nearest gas station to the marina where I’d buy a case and they’d only be able to fill their tanks.

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          Don’t know what that has to do with me being German, my English is good enough to see that you said „showed up at the marina and had $20 for beer“ and nothing about a gas station, funny.

          Sure, the US has 40k traffic deaths, DUI deaths make up >30% (3rd place! 👍), the legal limit is still BAC 0.08% basically everywhere, but suddenly you weren’t actually meeting at the marina but at a gas station and everybody just drank alone at home.

          Sure, buddy 🤡

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            Okay I was just giving you the benefit of the doubt. My mistake, clearly. I have no business being cordial given your apparent anger on this subject. So: argue into the ether over an anecdotal memory I have about having a vehicle with fuel economy that saved me money.

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        1 year ago

        Imagine thinking a straw man argument matters…

        They didn’t say anything about drinking and driving, why do you think it’s okay to assume it?