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Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:

  • l/r same bed size

  • r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading

  • r less likely to crash

  • r less fuel consumption and costs

  • r less expensive to repair

  • r easy to park

  • r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns

  • r not participating in road arms race

  • l You get taken serious by your fellow carbrained americans because ""trucks"" are normalized and small handy cars are ridiculed.

So unless you are a fragile piece of human, choose the right one.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (31 children)

How does each hold up in a collision tho? Crumple zones take up space, not something terribly present in the kei truck.

Not that this makes the 2500's faults or anything. It just seems worth noticing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So basically, "fuck other people! I care about my own safety and that's it!"
Lovely sentiment, no wonder the US is doing so great.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah, it was a simple question about the overall efficacy of surviving a crash.

And if you had participated in other parts of the conversation, you'd see that there is actually movement on that front. TL;DR, since you seem in a hurry, both trucks are equally safe at a speed that most collisions happen ( under 40mph ).

But if you want to make that about "AMERICANS ARE EVIL", I can't really stop you. <3

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

I'm not gonna say Americans are evil, but an astounding percentage lacks critical thinking skills of the most basic variety.

Which, unfortunately, isn’t only an American problem.

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