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Originally Posted by Arragonis
North America is (or seems) the only place on earth where the idea of owning a truck "just in case" seems to work, and IMHO North America seems to be the only place where this kind of vehicle really exists - well, also maybe Australia. Pickups and crew cabs do exist elsewhere but they tend to be smaller than the US average and 4cyl turbo-diesel powered.
There is a message there, I am not going to go after it.
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I wouldn't mind one of the smaller pickups, right now over here they are no longer being made, all of them got bigger. And for perspective in my 4X4 club the general consensus was that the manufacturers needed to come out with new compact-midsized trucks big ones don't do as good on the trails we take.
I have seen some people that would borrow some one elses truck so they wouldn't scratch theirs. I rented one once when mine got shortened by a distracted driver, and in the contract I could haul boxes, but not something like rail road ties, lumber, bricks etc. I wasn't allowed to tow, and even though it was a 4X4 I wasn't allowed to take it off the maintianed roads. It was one of those moments that made me wonder.
Ugly is in the eye of the beholder, to me most any truck that isn't used for its intended purpose is ugly, a well used scratched, beat up farm truck looks good.