It barely fits in the bloody car park. So bad for pedestrians and the environment.

  • HelixDab@kbin.social
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    1 year ago
    1. Frequently hauling items that won’t fit inside an enclosed vehicle
    2. Frequently used over rough terrain where high ground clearance and 4WD is necessary.

    I have regular need for a truck to carry lumber to and from home improvement box stores and lumber yards (it’s remarkably inconvenient to carry a 10’ 2x4 in anything that doesn’t have an open bed, and you can’t fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood inside anything smaller than a panel van). But even with that, it’s far, far cheaper for me to rent a truck for a few hours when I need one than it is to make payments on one, pay for insurance, gas, tires (!!!), repairs, etc. It would be nice to have one on the forest service roads around here–I broke 2 motor mounts on a Civic on a forest service road–but that’s uncommon enough that it’s not worth the purchase.