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[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

the whole point of a truck is to get shit done.

this truck destroys itself if you try to get shit done with it.

how they fucked up so badly, i have no idea.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago

Easy, the guy who wanted to make this truck has never worked a day in his life.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

No the whole point of a truck in America is for men who have self confidence issues to feel better about themselves. You think people are hauling shit on the reg in a cyber truck or those other lifted shiny shits people drive around?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What is the escalade for? Not getting shit done just like this POS

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It's a typical status symbol, nothing else.

Usually defended with excuses like "I have kids so I must protect them with a 2 tonne tank"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

"If I get to an accident I want to make sure I live!"

But what happened when you hit a vehicle the same size or a semi?

Never thought of that, time to get me a semi! - some American most likely