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Old 01-28-2018, 12:47 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Grant-53 View Post
Despite all the posers there is a market for hard working commercial vehicles off road. Yes, there is a truck culture of More Power, but the farmers, loggers, and construction company owners have a strong economic incentive to reduce operating costs. These are the people pushing for diesel/electric hybrids and better low speed fuel economy.
When it comes down to it, people are going to drive trucks, whether that's for work, image, or whatever. I'm just glad to see manufacturers paying attention to aerodynamics on them, since they're so profitable OEMs don't want to stop people buying them, and we certainly can't stop people buying them.
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