I really want to see the interior of this. It looks like there is a ton of room between the driver and windshield
Honestly, I’d be into a 150 HP version.
“I wonder what is the point of investing huge amounts in [technical] solutions which contribute little to the show?”
I think you hit on it though - trucks are protected from market forces making them artificially accessible. If that went away the ‘problem’ would mostly solve itself.
In summary.
I’m going to be at the bottom of the 500+ comments, so I’m also going to assume that someone has already mentioned how pretentious it was to assume that you are digging so deep into car culture you came up with something we’ve never debated before. This is probably top-five in vehicular arguments.
Lot’s of comments about personal views of vehicles, but the most important point was the first paragraph:
Question from a non-American, why are your trucks SOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo big?
It just feels like such an inefficient use of space
My dislike of trucks is not because the majority of people don’t need them, but because the majority of people who buy them would be happier in something else. An SUV could haul what they’re actually hauling - kids and groceries usually - and still be able to tow stuff on occasion. A mom in a minivan is straight up…
I do like how this article tried to figure out the reasons for Americans to be so infatuated with trucks instead of screaming about banning them or some such nonsense. It was poignant and touched on a lot of good points about the possible psychology of this buying trend. It even explored the pros and the cons of these…
The impressive part was keeping it from hitting the wall after it touched back down.
I’m not entirely convinced the driver had much involvement in keeping that rig shiny side up, I think he was along for a very lucky ride, which could have ended poorly.
If the pump pumps too fast, the neck between your gas tank and the filler can fill up with gas and shut the pump off. It doesn’t actually even have to fill up per se, there just needs to be enough splashback to block the breather hole on the end of the nozzle momentarily and trigger the shutoff. Ever tried to fill up…
One of the side effects of costco having dramatically higher minimum wages is getting people to genuinely care (or at least more lol).
Yes. In fact at some stations, it doesn’t even have to be the other side of the same pump. My assumption is that the pipe/hose from the main underground tank to the row of pumps isn’t sized right to allow all pumps to flow at a max rate. So once the max flow through the main pipe is reached, the more people pumping…
“generational trauma”
It most certainly is a negotiation. I’ve worked with an Indian tribe and they’ve become very adept at playing the victim card. Usually it’s a shakedown for a payout; then they start to infighting over which of their own factions get it. See casinos, Keystone XL Pipeline, literally any government social program and now…
“He was totally justified in doing that!”
“Hmm... I get that the wheels fell off because there were bolts missing from the control arms, but you used the battery to power a space heater, so... get bent, beta-cuck soy-boy. Your warranty is VOID!”