Not enough space for a stroller, had to walk in the middle of the street to go around the SUV.

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    Speaking as a Dutch person, our infrastructure just isn’t made for cars this size. People basically need to enlarge their driveways to park something like this. So if you need to park a car like this it’s almost impossible. That would stop most people from getting one, except the type of person that does buy one…

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        I hate to say it, but that looks like a pretty small truck.

        Source: I’m Texan but don’t hold it against me.

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          Seems to be what those in most of the US would call a standard size pickup truck. Not “compact” like a Hilux/Tacoma, nor comically oversized like the oft-lifted 3/4 or full-ton trucks.

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            Hang on a sec a Hilux is considered a compact truck in America? That’s a big old car where I’m from…

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            God bless - nothing wrong with having the right tool for the job and not being frivolous. I too have an overly large truck but it’s a 3/4 ton (2500 HD) and almost 15 years old. I don’t drive it more than necessary but I own 20 acres and often enough I need to tow, haul or pull something that I couldn’t do without it. I’m going to keep this thing on the road until it dies or there’s an economically viable green alternative. But it’s crazy to think of the resources that go into a new one and I couldn’t justify it for a few mpg better, so I’m very happy to have a trustworthy mechanic 😁

            And, while I really like the Rivian and the F150 lightening, they would be glorified very expensive toys and I’d still need to keep my big truck for the hard jobs, so they’ll wait till I win the lottery ¯(ツ)/¯

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          Looks like a Ram 1500, so not a small small truck like a Tacoma or ranger. It’s a decent sized truck, just got the short box 5’-8”.

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            I still don’t understand what the point of a short box is. You can fit a decent amount of materials in it but why not just go for a full size box. Go figure.

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              I’ve got one, I can still haul anything 12’ and under legally with with tailgate up/down and flagged. And it gives me enough room to haul my kids around in the backseat.

              A full size bed can’t have a crew cab, and any combination over that won’t fit in a 20’ garage, so you would need a non-standard “deeper” garage.

              They fit a niche, just like most things. It’s not meant for everyone.

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          Saw another post on here about how ridiculously oversized the Ranger parked next to them was. Had to laugh as an American, can’t even imagine how some of the 3500 brodozers you see here would look on a European street

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        It is in Texas. I have a pretty small car, and when I lived in California, I was constantly barely able to fit in parking spaces. In Texas, the parking spaces are huge to fit the trucks. It’s so nice.

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        Yes it is, to say it isn’t is just a lie, even if only one due to being under informed. To put it like this, talking about big rigs, 18 wheelers, or whatever you would like to call them, here in the US you mainly see “long nose” (American) styles, although yes you do still see “flat nose” or “cab over” designs, they are the European style, as the roads in Europe tend to be smaller than here in American, mainly due to some of those roads being much older than the USA is.

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      They don’t fit on Northeastern American roads either. Why they get manufactured and purchased as often as they do is beyond me.

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      I’m in the U.S., and this a problem here. Part of it is financial – auto makers found a market for morons who will finance a $50,000 truck they have no need for.

      And they drive like they are invincible. Last week I (Mazda3) almost got crushed by two of these road monstrosities. After taking evasive action to a avoid a head on collision, I got tailgated by another idiot who very nearly rear ended me.

      This is also a rural area with no street lights, and a lot of these trucks are designed with a second set of headlights that blind you.