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Old 08-19-2018, 09:31 PM   #94 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
Never understood the US obsession with pick-ups
They're not practical
Load bed is way too high
No weather or theft protection without a lid of some sort
Load volume is crap, especially with a weather cover.

In Europe, we almost exclusively use cargo vans / panel vans for work.
For personal use, virtually no-one uses a pick-up truck.
It's mostly men who want the image that goes along with driving a truck. A van isn't going to project a strong image to women.

The projection of that image is mostly successful with making a guy more attractive to a woman, too.
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