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Do you just search the internet for vague American shit to get mad about? Been all over this country and I’ve never seen one of these outside commercial use.
I've never seen a "Ford F650" either. I live in California and most vehicles are small and nimble, including a lot of Teslas lately. Ten years ago a lot of Priuses.
Hell - my next-door neighbors have horses in their backyards and so do three houses directly across the street, and I've never seen one of these. Everyone has 150s or 250s.
You almost certainly have seen a F650, you just probably didn't recognize it because Ford only sells them incomplete (without the bed) and they are highly customized to fit their purpose. Commonly they are dump trucks, bucket trucks, heavy wreckers (tow trucks for transports), box trucks, etc. Here's some good pictures of what they can be used for.
You probably have-at construction sites or something, with giant beds meant for towing huge digging equipment, and so never noticed them at all.
I saw one once on T Pains Cribs episode
I've seen maybe three of them, and one was at the Chicago Auto Show.
Most people in the market for a truck like this go for the dedicated commercial manufacturers, like Mack or International.
I usually see the F-450/550/650 tow trucks and the sort. I've also seen some fire departments with them for some specialty type vehicles.
Yeah 99% of the time these are sold as cab and chassis then used as ambulances or RVs
Having lived in Iowa, I have definitely seen these in non-commercial use.
Usually they aren't done up as passenger vehicles like this. I've seen them done up as box trucks, power line repair, tow trucks, construction site dump trucks, stuff like that. I also think the 450s and 550s are used for ambulances and things.