To make matters worse; lots of the trucks listed that I see on the roads have aftermarket larger "off road" tires and lift kits, making them a good 12+ inches taller than stock.
And of course, I see them hauling stuff in the bed or on a trailer about 20% of the time at most. But gawd damnit, they're exercising their rahhts!!
@mojofrododojo@Lettuceeatlettuce I saw something really wild today. This dude had a Dodge Ram that was lifted… but the tires were small, probably smaller than the recommended size tire for the truck. He was vrooming through a downtown area rolling coal at people dining outside bars & restaurants. So cool. 🙄
I saw a truck the other day hauling some downspouts in its bed. Except the bed was so short the spouts were sticking out about 3' over the side of the truck.
That probably has something to do with the fact that the M1 Abrams was not intended as an overpriced status object designed purely to make spoilt and privileged suburbanites make themselves feel superior to anyone walking in the street.
Its still objectively true the reason suvs and trucks are so common isn’t how good they are or anything its marketing from manufacturers to make more money from selling cars that avoid emissions standards aka SUVS and “light” trucks
I want to say that these trucks do have legitimate use cases, however, if you look at the available features, and compare that against the use case for a truck like these, then you'll probably be confused as to why many of the features are even available at all.
A lot of those purposes can be better served by other vehicles. Work vans provide pretty much the same cargo space except enclosed. Plus the most popular style has a giant crew cab and a tiny bed, which is the opposite of what you want unless you're towing a trailer and have a bunch of people to haul around. So unless you own a lawn care company you don't really need it.
I assume they were drawing the view with hatches up. If the scenario calls for hatches to be closed, there are greater concerns for a pedestrian than getting run over!
Power Wagon is an old badge, dating back to the 40's. I believe it was the first 4x4 civilian truck... I'm likely wrong. The heavy duty versions were called Power Giants.
Yup. Thank you Regan for dismantling government oversight. Thank you Bushes and Clintons for allowing Regulatory Capture for all government agencies, and thanks Trump for corrupting the Health and Justice systems.
A real perfect storm of the past few decades.
You want to collapse a civilization? Cuz that's how you collapse a civilization, Lana
To make matters worse; lots of the trucks listed that I see on the roads have aftermarket larger "off road" tires and lift kits, making them a good 12+ inches taller than stock.
And of course, I see them hauling stuff in the bed or on a trailer about 20% of the time at most. But gawd damnit, they're exercising their rahhts!!
I think 20% is too generous.
I once saw a pickup hauling 2x4s. I only noticed because they were too long and not tied down so they dumped them all over an intersection.
20% in Emotional Support Vehicles? That's a lot!
12 inches for the last one is an extra 6.5 ish feet.
Edit: 10.43/1.60 times 12 inches is my calculation.
and much safer and more fuel efficient.
wait a moment... it makes a shitwagon EVEN worse handling and more gas guzzling?
Holy shit batman, it's almost as if the owners of these shitwagons are giant assholes
@mojofrododojo @Lettuceeatlettuce I saw something really wild today. This dude had a Dodge Ram that was lifted… but the tires were small, probably smaller than the recommended size tire for the truck. He was vrooming through a downtown area rolling coal at people dining outside bars & restaurants. So cool. 🙄
sounds like a grade a toolbag.
I wish we could execute coal rollers on the roadside. our children, struggling to breath in the future, will wonder why we didn't.
I saw a truck the other day hauling some downspouts in its bed. Except the bed was so short the spouts were sticking out about 3' over the side of the truck.
That probably has something to do with the fact that the M1 Abrams was not intended as an overpriced status object designed purely to make spoilt and privileged suburbanites make themselves feel superior to anyone walking in the street.
To be fair, giant trucks are also designed to be exempted from emissions standards
That is a crazy sentence.
It is, but under the CAFE standards, it ends up being true.
https://www.nhtsa.gov/laws-regulations/corporate-average-fuel-economy
Its still objectively true the reason suvs and trucks are so common isn’t how good they are or anything its marketing from manufacturers to make more money from selling cars that avoid emissions standards aka SUVS and “light” trucks
An M1 probably has better range and usability, storage etc.
Does it have android auto though? I'm not paying the army a monthly subscription for my navigation.
No need. It has AEGIS. That main battle tank knows where it is at all times.
I’m sure you can get an aftermarket upgrade for it. Rugged version perhaps.
No, they get hilariously bad mileage, like a couple hundred at Max.
Depending on what fuel it's burning economy is somewhere between .6 -3.0 mpg.
So yes then
I want to say that these trucks do have legitimate use cases, however, if you look at the available features, and compare that against the use case for a truck like these, then you'll probably be confused as to why many of the features are even available at all.
A lot of those purposes can be better served by other vehicles. Work vans provide pretty much the same cargo space except enclosed. Plus the most popular style has a giant crew cab and a tiny bed, which is the opposite of what you want unless you're towing a trailer and have a bunch of people to haul around. So unless you own a lawn care company you don't really need it.
Yet.
It's ok, those trucks all have crumple zones. The driver will be completely safe when the vehicle makes impact! /s
I wanna see someone add the EU type trucks/vans to this photo for comparison.
It's obvious that whoever made that has never looked through any of the portals on an M1A1.
I assume they were drawing the view with hatches up. If the scenario calls for hatches to be closed, there are greater concerns for a pedestrian than getting run over!
like an attack child
M1A1 also comes with a pop-up crew commander for extra visibility!
Google VTT 1 - Schwim Dandy 0
Episcope
Or a char Leclerc for that matter. Look into the abyss of those cruel, spiteful eyes.
"Power Wagon" Who named these, some 5yo? What about the "Cool Machine", " Fast Cruiser", "Speed Demon"? You can have those for 20%.
The Power Wagon name goes all the way back to a WW2 military transport manufactured by Dodge (i.e., a powered wagon in army parlance).
It's dumb, but there ya go.
Power Wagon is an old badge, dating back to the 40's. I believe it was the first 4x4 civilian truck... I'm likely wrong. The heavy duty versions were called Power Giants.
Seems like I need to trade my truck in for an Abrams. Anyone know a good dealer?
http://m.exarmyvehicles.com/
This chart is confusing. Are these kids all different heights?!
same heights, the measures on the kids are their distances to the bumper
Also, now that I'm looking more... Those would be some giant 5 year old kids
... 4 m - 3 yo enters the room
Ohhhh I get it. Thanks!
What is the source for this?
https://lemm.ee/post/33325448
For shits and giggles, what about trains, planes, and cargo ships? Anyone bored enough to add those too?
This is....perfect.
GM's next truck model?
Trains don't usually interact with children on tracks.
Planes don't usually interact with children in the sky.
Cargo ships don't usually interact with children in the ocean, and when they do they're at floating height not standing.
Yeah, not USUALLY. This guy...
He's probably a maritime engineer. "The front doesn't USUALLY fall off I want to make that clear"...
"A wave, in the ocean, a chance in a million!"
'Murica!
Looks like a 579 not a 587.
I appreciate this American 4wd cars in metric.
We have all those shit boxes in Canada too, maybe not the Abrams
I really don't understand why they exist
To get around wise and well planned carbon limits on vehicles.
If they're over a certain size they're exempt
Besides being able to charge more for less (because large vehicles aren't taxed), they also do it to own the libs.
They're literally destroying the world to get even with imaginary boogie men
Far out. That is messed up.
Yup. Thank you Regan for dismantling government oversight. Thank you Bushes and Clintons for allowing Regulatory Capture for all government agencies, and thanks Trump for corrupting the Health and Justice systems.
A real perfect storm of the past few decades.
You want to collapse a civilization? Cuz that's how you collapse a civilization, Lana
But doesn't anyway
Is there actually a port or camera on the tank that can see from that angle? The tank doesn't have a windscreen.