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This is not out in some rural town. This is in Portland, OR about 2 miles from downtown. Personal vehicles this large are simply incompatible with urban living and pressure their owners to continually break traffic law. Technically that Miata is parked as close to the stop sign as it can legally be, but as the Denali doesn't fit in many places around here it's owner is compelled to park across both the stop sign and the crosswalk.
Trucks should NOT be this tall, if you get into an accident with this asshole he's gonna walk away and you're going to the morgue.
Should've bought a bigger truck
Trucks parked like that are just begging for some good keying
You could ALMOST Christmas Vacation that Miata under the Denali.
You get the sense that petrol is too cheap in the US
It's maddening the percentage of my taxes that go towards the gas prices that makes this dick compensator feasible to own.
We more than make up the discount with federal taxes that fund our military-industrial complex which then commits violence all over the world in our name to make that oil cheap at the pump :(
In comparison to other countries? Yeah.
Shame that every country that's balls enough to raise gasoline prices gets Iraq War'd.
The fuck is wrong with people? This is why we need the big press machine that turns cars into a cube.
I disagree. While my truck is not ridiculously high, it is as long. I can park it almost anywhere, legally. I have parallel parked it on busy streets with ease. That truck owner is just an entitled prick who needs to learn how to park.
Email your council people. Ive done it before and they've made them move it.
But it's OK because half of his family are cops.
Bro the biggest asshole in my neighborhood was a sheriff. Parking in the lawn, playing loud music, having a shooting range in their back yard.
Was very "Thanks for the concern." And did nothing all the time.
The coroners can arrest sheriffs. If you live in some place that has a coroner, you should complain to him.
I literally insult the drivers of these every time i see them engaging in menacing behavior (most always) and challenge them to a fight once they’ve been shucked of their prosthesis. I’ve been threatened with a gun a couple times but never have gotten the fight they seem to be looking for. This is what cowards drive.
It sounds like the "vehicles this large are simply incompatible with urban living" is a self solving problem as long as the police actually enforces traffic regulations: if people chosing excessivelly large vehicle for the environment were they live keep on getting repeatedly fined because such vehicles in such environments "pressure their owners to continually break traffic law" they'll chose differently.
This is probably part of the reason why such vehicles are very rare in European cities: in such places it's even more likely that they have to break the law to park such a vehicle (smaller cities and parking space) and were the police is probably more likely to enforce such laws with a stern hand (in some countries fines even grow proportionally to one's income), especially in some countries were it's far more common for people to simply phone the police to denounce a vehicle parked in a way that outrageously breaks the rules.
I find that a lot of Europeans entertain the delusion that they arrived at safe, livable transit and streets by calling the cops a lot. I guess that's an easy misconception to pick up if you grew up with those safe streets, where all that was left to maintain them was to pay taxes and occasionally call the cops, and when there's a decent chance that those cops aren't murderous racist fascists who don't respond to the call.
But Europe, western and northern in particular, got their infrastructure by pitching a long and eventually successful political fight against automotive culture as a whole throughout the 60s - 80s. They redesigned their cities to accommodate walking and cycling, they staged mass protests, they passed automotive regulations to mostly ban the sorts of personal vehicles that are fundamentally incompatible with that sort of city. They didn't oust motor culture from their city centers by calling the cops a lot. No, that's just maintenance upkeep long after the win. The boomer-aged Europeans of today had to take up a long hard fight in an organized fashion to create that world for themselves and their kids.
It's the exact same reason why Europe has better Labour Laws: decades ago the many fought to change the system so that they were not being constantly fucked up by the few.
The cops are just a mechanism for applying said good laws that people fought for in the past.
This is also why as many such laws have regressed in the last couple of decades, the utility of the cops for the general public regressed with them, and more and more what's visible as the utility of the cops is the only kind of use of the powers of the state that has never wavered: the protection of the property and physical integrity of the wealthy and powerful.
None of this is transport specific, though it definitely gets reflected in transport (partly in terms of traffic laws, their application and the size of the penalties when they are broken, but even more so in general transportation policies such as public transportation and even the very design of streets putting more importance on non-car transportation and less on car transportation, which is why, for example, sidewalks are more common in Europe) because of its outsized impact in quality of life.
In fact I would say that the much broader availability of public transportation in Europe too is the product of the very same fights in the past to put the interest of the many above the interests of the few.
calling the cops about small things in the US can very easily destroy lives. Only do it when something is life or death.
i've got dozen++ neighbors with that kinda vehicle.
I guess some people are scared to drive in the USA without covering every inch of themselves in steel, fake carbon fiber, and Truck Nutz.
I guarantee that the mx-5 has carried more passengers and more cargo then that truck ever has or will.
These vehciles should be banned for personal use and only allow businesses to buy them. That will reduce the amount of morons doong shit like this
We need a height limit. I have a 2010 1500. Even stock height on that was unnecessarily high. I lowered with a 2/4 kit. Perfect height and I can still do all the truck stuff, legit truck stuff, that I want. No issues in snow either.
The 1500 line has only gotten taller since. Again, completely unnecessary. There are tons of douche mobiles like the OP pic around here. Tons of idiots with those 2500s, or equivalent, around here. Those are usually because "muh diesel!"
Even businesses though. Why? The AF buys 1500s. Those haul auxilary power carts that weight the same as a VW bug. It takes 2 or 3 of us to push them.
Also, why would I buy a raised on as a business. I've just made it very difficult to get shit out of the bed for my employees now. I've just raised the chances that my employee is going to cause an accident because they can't see shit around them.
"but I wanna off road!" I've done it in an 05 Colorado, stock height, at a local ORV park. That includes those ruts, driving up difficult inclines and even through a puddle almost up to the windows. If I can do that in one of those, you don't need to raise your doucheness above for the world to see.
Interesting that drop kits are an easily-sourced thing nowadays, I've looked at modern trucks and genuinely wondered how one is supposed to access the bed without a stepladder as they come from the factory. I think it's subtly damning that GMC, among others, has been marketing their multi-position tailgate's ability to function as a bed step. They've made trucks so tall as a vanity thing that it negatively impacts the their ability to actually work as a utility vehicle.
I've been begging (sometimes literally, I know a guy who works at Ford) for a small Maverick or Ridgeline-sized PHEV pickup for years now, and the Big Three seem to be specifically avoiding making such a thing. I don't need to be able to tow a guided missile cruiser, I don't need to sit ten feet in the air to feel safe, I don't want dual 30-gallon fuel tanks in case I need to drive to Cape Horn without stopping for some reason. I just want to be able to commute in town on electric power, handle small home-improvement hauling tasks (mulch, appliances, lumber, etc), and still be able to road trip or pull a small trailer in a pinch. And there are dozens of us, at least! I see people asking "PHEV Maverick when!?" anytime I search the Net for news on the topic. But nope, no PHEV pickup for you, unless you want to buy a Ramcharger -- and deal with being associated with the kind of person who drives a Ram product. No thank you!
I love my 1500, I'm original owner and take meticulous care of her. That said, I'd absolutely love a PHEV Ram 50 or 2nd gen size S-10. Those are perfect for tooling around as a daily. I'll be keeping Hemrietta until I'm Looney Tunes style sitting on the ground holding a steering wheel over getting a Brodozer.
I used Belltech's 2/4. Their shocks sucked and produced a very rough ride. I replaced the rear shocks with QA1 single adjustables (drag racing and hobby track racing with her, so I need the adjustable range.)
IHC also makes kits. You may need their rear axle control arm relocation kit with Belltech's 2/4. I needed it for mine. The Belltech track/panhard bar relocation bracket flexes too much. I had to ditch that and drill new holes in order to eliminate that bracket. She's solid as a rock now.
I expected better handling, and it's there, but it didn't dawn on me that I'd see better acceleration. Those single adjustable shocks let the weight roll back and really dig those tires into the ground. When set to aggressive handling, they are amazing. Night and day corner and responsivness. Up to 60, solid handling. 60 to 75, responsive, smooth, fantastic. 75 to 90 (the fastest I've pushed so far until I can get a better track day), driving a race car made of clouds held up by angels.
Winter driving was a significant improvement. I didn't have much issue before, but I had the usual bit of sliding on acceleration. I didn't have to feather near as much. I try to use 4wd as little as possible. I didn't have to touch it this year at all.
I have some significant medical issues as well. Getting in and out easily is a must. Getting in and out of the cab is much easier. Especially in the winter. Getting stuff out of the bed doesn't require that awkward half tire step, or slight hop and resting painfully on your stomach over the side. I wish I'd have done this years ago.
Honest question is what businesses would ever buy a jacked up and off dude bro truck for anything other then to make an executive feel like they have a bigger pp?
These things are not even good at being a truck, short bed that is too high to load/unload and a fuel economy of if you have to ask you can't afford it does not make a good fleet truck.
A very small amount need massive pickup truck in the first place. Trailers or vans are generally more efficient in different metrics.
But banning them completely is hard, hence I suggest banning them for individuals at first
But they need the 2500 HD Super Duty Ultra Platinum Tungsten edition with 4 inch lift to tow their lawnmower. Or maybe a pressure washer.
I have never met a Denali driver that isn't an outright cunt.
Without the Child killer 9000 to not be able to see anyone under 7 feet tall who might be in their path, how is Bob gonna take his kids to school?
I work on a building sites here in Ireland,can someone tell me why use this? It's like a van but less good in every way
I work in construction and pickup trucks definitely have their place. This however is not a usable truck . It's a medical treatment for small dick syndrome.
Aye see working, and you've to load 5 tonnes of stones,a 4 foot clearance is not your friend
This lets people know you have a penis and that’s very very important.
*small penis
Very tl;dr: In the 70s, the was a gas shortage, so Congress passed minimum mpg laws, but exempted trucks, to not kill small business. Manufacturers lobbied Congress to expand the definition of "trucks," and now you see these giant troop carriers everywhere.
The 70s? You guys know it's been 50 years since carter right
I've heard that insurance on a truck used to be 1/2 the price of that for a car too... cannot verify the validity surrounding that though.
It's huge tires and clearance are an advantage in a country with crumbling infrastructure.
I mean, not practically. Maybe if you routinely need to go to industrial plant construction sites for the early parts of construction before they've done things like generally flatten the area and cut something resembling a road. But even then it seems like overkill.
im just always thinking about how does this huge ass vehicle park in a big city
They can't park at the local Walmart in the burbs nor go through the dunkin drive through rurally either. It's a bloated piece of shit for bloated pieces of .. people.
These trucks literally dont fit in society and should stay on these folks farms, which they say they all have and is why they need these trucks.
Can't fit a couch in that bed it's all vanity
That's the worst part, they don't belong on farms. Not farmer worth their salt wants a gaudy piece of shit like this for farm work. Too heavy, too expensive and too difficult to fix when actually used. These vanity pieces are only for showing off, not hauling heavy pieces of equipment around as advertised. Heaviest thing these things move is the ego of the people who own them.
Everything’s bigger in texa… err. Portland?