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America has lost its f*****g mind. (feddit.de)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hey, German here. What the f*** are Americans doing at the other side of the Atlantic? Some of you already know this monstrosity. I did'nt. This is a Ford F650 Truck and when I stepped out of my Youtube Bubble I realized, it was marketed as the "biggest, baddest Truck on the road" for the everyday American. Are you guys serious?! Is the end goal really to drive a Monster Truck to McDs to get a McFlurry? Americas bloodiest wars have been fought in the middle east to secure oil, bombing nations to rubble. And all, for this bullshit? The excess, waste and decadence is mind boggling to me and people on Reddit seriously justifying this by "you know dude I'm 6,4ft. I don't fit in any other vehicle" makes me go up the wall.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I'm actually 6' 4"

Small sedans are a bit uncomfortable sure but yeah absolutely wild. A little Nissan Kicks fits just fine

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

6'2" smart car enjoyer reporting in.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I saw the picture and initially thought this was a Newcommunities post about a radio controlled car community 😭 not about an ACTUAL car omg

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I've seen a lot of trucks but never one of these IRL.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I've only seen one of these at a car show. Just once.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

About 35% of us have been groomed to be cavemen.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

These types should do us all a favor and roll coal in the privacy of their closed garages.

On behalf of the 6’4” community, I miss my ‘98 Honda Accord daily. Stolen and mutilated only a couple road trips shy of 300k miles. Cut down in it’s prime.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This truck is almost explicitly a fleet vehicle for construction and the like. Pretending encountering this $150,000 work vehicle is a common occurrence is super disingenuous.

If you're gonna be scared of trucks, we least be scared of the ones you actually see.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But what kind of work? It doesn't have a huge bed. The bed is really high and loading/unloading stuff will be difficult. It looks extremly heavy and big, so driving it on small dirt roads will be impossible. And you don't see vehicles like that here in Europe, even as work vehicles. The european industry is build on white sprinter vans. So what are you doing with this one here?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I mean even the 'regular' f150 is too big imo and that isn't exclusive to construction.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How else am I supposed to haul my truck boat truck???

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