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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] 5 points 1 year 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] 4 points 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

To be fair, I had never seen it on the road...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

How are you supposed to be aware of who is walking in front of you in that thing???

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

To be fair, it's probably got (slightly) better visibility than a "normal" "full-size" truck because the hood is shorter and more sloping and it has a higher driver position. It was, after all, designed for commercial use first and only retrofitted to be an ego-mobile afterward, so (unlike with the F150) Ford wasn't deliberately trying to make it look intimidating at the expense of pedestrian safety.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah we have those. I think I've only ever seen 1 or 2. It's a drop in the bucket compared to all the semi trucks we rely on but that doesn't excuse the people who buy them to take their kids to school and buy groceries. Except for Shaq, I guess. I think he bought one and customized it so he can have enough leg room.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The only time I've seen this car was on MTV cribs once maybe 20 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lol, I'm 6'4" and I drive an old Japanese import, comfortably. It's an 89 supra, so it's not as good on gas as it could be. But certainly better than many other options. But I just love it. Hard to part with it.

And also literally every other vehicle I have gotten into was at least viable if not also comfortable, except for one, I tried to sit in a miata. I can safely say those are not intended for people my size. But I'm not particularly overweight. Certainly could be in better shape than I am, but most people who look at me would assume I weigh significantly less, just because height adds more weight than morst people account for. I don't know if being overweight would make a big difference in which cars are comfortable for my height. The only way I can really see it is if it cuts more into leg room.

Either way, it's definitely not "hard to find" cars a person my size can fit into.

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