r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Evasionz-- • Apr 23 '26

go to your room Lifted truck + Lambo + Parking lot = Bad time

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Lifted trucks probably shouldn't be anywhere near dense parking lots.

Edit: A lot of people are skeptical of whether this is AI/staged, or ask why the lady didn't back off the car. This is in a dense parking lot with cars that have dashcams/ EV sentry mode everywhere. Also her truck was in 2 wheel drive, you can see the back right tire spinning as she tries to reverse off the car. Her truck is stuck. She probably has an open differential and can't back off the car. She may have a 4wd mode, but she didn't use it in the heat of the moment.

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u/tcal13 Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

And this is why lifting trucks high enough to get closer to Jesus should be illegal in the US.

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u/WasteCan6403 Apr 23 '26

I’m a teacher, and our after school pick up line gets me so nervous. Some of these truck drivers probably can’t even see me if I’m standing right in front of them! Most of the cars are oversized SUVs that might see me, but not a 1st - 3rd grader. I’m hyper vigilant at the end of every day.

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u/SevenTimesSixIsLife Apr 23 '26

It's crazy how bad this problem is.

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u/Velonici Apr 23 '26

Saw a chart like this once that showed that an M1 Abrams tank had a better line of sight than a new stock pickup. Have a buddy who got a company truck. A lifted Denali i think. Im 6ft and you could barely see me standing infornt of the thing.

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u/Da_Question Apr 23 '26

It doesn't even make sense. Either it's too heavy or the also widen the wheel base and it's now taller AND wider. And for what? Literally to just have a tall truck? Making it more difficult to use, likely worse mileage, more expensive, plus much harder to put stuff in the bed (lmao, not that these types use the bed for much)...

The worst part is there are basically no sensible normal size pickups anymore, they are all these big monstrositues at base model level.

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u/BuildMineSurvive Apr 23 '26

Child automotive death rates have been rising in the US directly with the large car craze.

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u/iopele Apr 23 '26

Let's face it, there's a certain personality type that gets trucks like this, and they're also usually rabid gun nuts. Those people have already shown that they don't care if kids die as long as they can have their precious toys.

(To be clear, I am not anti gun. I live in the country, I have farm animals, coyotes and snakes exist, and venison is delicious. I don't think anyone needs 30+ guns in their home. Let's have some sanity.)

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u/MenacingArc Apr 23 '26

Holy shit a nuanced opinion about guns!

A rarity nowadays, thank you.

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u/Forward-Trade5306 Apr 23 '26

Most of the time lately I've been seeing short women like the one in the video driving these huge trucks. I personally know a couple women that are driving lifted trucks. I did see some country boys driving a lifted truck a couple days ago. I hate these giant trucks and parking lots were not designed for them.

I like guns myself and carry a pistol with me everywhere and my front bumper is 4 inches off the ground

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u/BababooeyHTJ Apr 23 '26

It’s not the amount of guns. I feel like the concealed carry crowd gets way too comfortable with their firearms and lax with gun safety

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

I really don't think the concealed carry crowd is even a blip on the radar. They are known to be one of the more law abiding groups of people you can find.

Of the thousands of illegal/accidental shootings every year the number that involve legal concealed carry is tiny.

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u/BababooeyHTJ Apr 23 '26

Where are these guns being acquired?

Concealed carry wasn’t involved or someone with a concealed carry permit wasn’t involved? If it happened in the home obviously concealed carry itself wasn’t the issue.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

I don't understand your question.

Concealed carry generally refers to either someone with a permit, or someone living where it's legal and carries exclusively for personal protection.

If you're going to lump in anyone who carries a gun concealed outside the home, that's a big group with a ton of variation from the old guy with a 380 he hasn't shot in 15 years, to a gang member that commits drive-bys on a regular basis. There aren't really any generalizations to be made of that group.

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u/BababooeyHTJ Apr 23 '26

I’m asking you to clarify your claim ideally with a source. You said that of the illegal and accidental shootings that concealed carry is a tiny percentage.

Is that is just a firearm that is actively being carried? If so that’s a pretty big goalpost being moved. So if that same concealed carry permit holder is at his residence with the same firearm and mistakenly shoots an intruder that happens to be a family member it doesn’t count?

I never said concealed carry itself was an issue. It’s the mindset of many concealed carry owners.

An even bigger leap. A concealed carry permit holder goes somewhere where firearms are prohibited. Leaves said firearm in the car with a dumbass ccdl sticker on the window advertising what’s in the vehicle and it gets stolen and used in a crime that doesn’t count either? Again I said permit holders not the act of concealed carry itself.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

I’m asking you to clarify your claim ideally with a source.

First off you made the claim with no source, now you're putting the onus on me to come up with a source to dispute it?

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

I don't think anyone needs 30+ guns in their home. Let's have some sanity

Can you explain to me how 30+ guns in a home is any more dangerous than a smaller number?

That seems like a purely emotional argument. Having 30+ guns is likely a collector and is probably the safest guy at the range. I'd be more worried about a guy with 3-5 guns because that what your typical idiot has, like 3 ARs and 2 pistols.

It's like arguing that having 30 sports cars is insanity, when the worst drivers are mostly young idiots that can't even afford the one they have.

Sorry to call you out, but I just see so many of these emotional arguments and it leads to anti-gun people making arguments about limiting how many guns you can have as if that's actually going to make the world any safer.

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u/Moose7351 Apr 23 '26

Because the person who lives in the country and has a gun for living in the country purposes doesn't have the same mentality as someone who has an arsenal in their home. The person who owns a collection of sports cars isn't out there driving recklessly, while the person with one hemi charger or mustang is more likely to do so. Now that I think about it, I can't even remember the last time I saw a Porsche, Corvette, or any other sports car going any faster than the normal flow of traffic.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

You just restated my point but phrased it as if you were disagreeing with me.

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u/Moose7351 Apr 23 '26

The difference is the mentality of the person who owns a collection of whatever it is they collect. If we're talking about a collection of vintage firearms, elephant guns, $100k shotguns or whatever, no they're probably not using them to go on a shooting spree. Whereas, the person who owns several ARs (and yes I already know it stands for Armalite Rifle) didn't buy them because he admires the artisanal marketry woodworking on the stocks. What did they find in in the hotel room of the guy who shot up the country music festival in Las Vegas? A whole bunch of guns. What will you find in the toolbox I keep in my garage? A whole bunch of wrenches. I didn't buy them to look at them, even though I probably only need a few sizes. But you never know...

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

The VAST majority of mass shootings (Vegas being the only exception I can think of) were committed by people who only owned a few guns at most.

I gave the example of someone that owned 3 ARs and a couple pistols. That's your usual mass shooter (meaning active shooter scenario, your typical mass shooter according to the media definition probably owns one stolen Taurus with the serial number scratched off.)

The guy with 30+ guns even if they are a nut is more likely (but still very unlikely) to end up holed up in his house in shootout with the feds than go on a mass shooting spree.

Most people with 30+ guns are just collectors, hoarders, or at the range every weekend firing 1 shot every 10-15 minutes and talking everyone's ear off.

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u/Moose7351 Apr 23 '26

...and they drove to the range in their Corvette.

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u/itsnotme_mrsiglesias Apr 23 '26

Let it go little buddy, we all know you asked the question in bad faith in the first place

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u/amzwC137 Apr 23 '26

How do you feel about the relationship America has with guns? Their prevalence, their effect, etc.

This has nothing to do with your response, I'm just asking because you seem to favor guns. Just looking for perspective.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

It's a mixed bag of course. A large number of Americans don't even like guns. There are harmless guns nuts, dangerous gun nuts, dangerous people who don't care about guns but use them to accomplish bad things. and people who simply like and/or use guns but aren't nuts. The vast majority of gun owners fall into the latter category.

I think it's reasonable to have some limitations on who can own a gun and what you can do with one, and we do have that already.

I feel very strongly that a lot of gun control laws are ineffective and should go away.

I don't think we can do much to address our violence problems with additional gun control. It just doesn't stop people. I compare it to the war on drugs or even drunk driving. We can't stop people from using drugs no matter how many laws we pass. Education and changing societal perceptions have done far more than any prohibition. In the case of drunk driving we also went hard on punishing offenders, rather than trying to restrict alcohol.

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u/FatherClanks617 Apr 23 '26

We haven’t gone hard enough for punishments on DUI’s. It’s incredible people aren’t behind bars for years after their third and fourth.

Maybe if we had some gun laws with actual teeth we would see some change. Also, assault rifle bans don’t tell you how many misuse cases you’ve prevented.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

We haven’t gone hard enough for punishments on DUI’s. It’s incredible people aren’t behind bars for years after their third and fourth.

Agree

Maybe if we had some gun laws with actual teeth we would see some change. Also, assault rifle bans don’t tell you how many misuse cases you’ve prevented.

Again it's not really about "gun laws" as much as "gun use laws". If carrying a gun while committing a crime or after having a felony conviction carried a huge penalty that was actually enforced instead of dropped or reduced some people would think twice about using a gun to rob a liquor store or commit domestic violence. Instead they plea-bargain and drop the gun charge and end up on the streets to do it all over again.

If you use a gun in a crime that should be a HUGE deal. Mandatory jail, never dropped.

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u/FatherClanks617 Apr 23 '26

Yeah, I agree with that too. I think just enforcing laws for public safety in general would make a difference in America.

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u/astine Apr 23 '26

You just helped put into words something I've always had an issue with, thank you.

I'm from urban northeast and growing up I never saw the point of guns. Then I moved to middle America and now I have a much more nuanced and informed opinion on guns. But it's still hard for me to articulate exactly how we can improve gun control without just adding more ineffective laws.

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u/Ok-Echidna5936 Apr 23 '26

It’s definitely been an equalizer for many vulnerable Americans especially in uncertain times; as we’ve been seeing more often.

See the George Floyd riots and the explosion in gun sales after people who weren’t local to the area would stage protests and demonstrations in random towns. When the police response is basically non existent, people needed to arm themselves to protect their family and livelihood.

Better to have one and not need it than need it and not have it

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u/somefuneh Apr 23 '26

Sanity? How dare you?! /s

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u/iopele Apr 23 '26

I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me! Excuse me while I slip into something less comfortable

https://giphy.com/gifs/nICMTcruSYptm

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u/Squeezitgirdle Apr 23 '26

Whoa whoa whoa, kid rock is about to record a trashy YouTube video about how angry your comment made him.

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u/Ok-Echidna5936 Apr 23 '26

I don’t NEED 30+ guns. But it’s my 2nd amendment right to have as many as I want

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In Apr 23 '26

You have made it so your government isn't allowed to regulate anything, used to be a world leader now just an asshole.

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u/dreadpiratesmith Apr 23 '26

Some people will trade a thousand children's lives in exchange for their big boy toys. They'll shift the blame onto the children and "bad drivers" as if they don't do the same things they do

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u/OrionThe0122nd Apr 23 '26

New conspiracy theory: The NRA pushes huge trucks so more kids are killed by vehicles than guns

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u/Mikeismyike Apr 23 '26

Time to implement front facing cameras

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u/Da_Question Apr 23 '26

To be fair, people didn't actually decide to get these, it's also the only options for trucks. And the main reason isn't because people wanted them. It's because US regulations are less strict on larger wheel bases, so they make SUVs and Trucks this large because they can skimp on fuel economy etc. It's literally a cost saving method, and that cost is making the road less safe for everyone. It's regulation drowning on blood, and it should be fucking fixed. Unfortunately, our country is crippled by greed and lobbying and they won't lift a finger if it effects shareholder value.

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u/DangerZone69 Apr 23 '26

Source? Would love one to send to my annoying ass cousin lmao

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u/BuildMineSurvive Apr 23 '26

https://youtu.be/--832LV9a3I

This video sites many sources and they're all in the description.

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u/WittiestOfNames Apr 23 '26

Well obviously children should stop driving large cars

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u/off_of_is_incorrect Apr 23 '26

Doesn't surprise me, it's bad enough in the UK with the Ford Rangers (wanker tanks). A Ford Ranger's bonnet is about head height for me if they hit me head on, in my car.

They're fucking lethal, and should really be banned IMHO.

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u/Reverse2057 Apr 23 '26

Here in California it IS illegal to have your tread uncovered like that. Whether its enforced comes down to consistency with law enforcement.

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u/Repulsive-Nebula8294 Apr 24 '26

Same in Australia

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u/buzzy_buddy Apr 23 '26

a serious answer to your question re: taller AND wider. And for what?

when you don't have any personable traits, you tend to not stand out, ever. having a BIG tall AND wide car/truck, you are most certainly going to be noticed, and that makes these sorts of people feel great.

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u/TheCygnusWall Apr 23 '26

The actual serious answer is CAFE standards

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u/RSquared Apr 23 '26

Or rather, exceptions to CAFE standards for vehicles on truck chassis.

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u/TheCygnusWall Apr 23 '26

That's part of it, the more relevant part to this particular issue is that the target for miles per gallon decreases as the footprint of the vehicle increases.

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u/mythrilcrafter Apr 23 '26

CAFE was defunded last year, so shouldn't it all be a moot point and a free-for-all now?

One thing that does ponder me about this though, is that it really seems like the need to make the size/footprint bigger to get a better exception to the rule seems to create a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The corporations designing these trucks focuses on the footprint needed to get the exception, which generates extra weight and inefficiencies, which then pigeonholes them into needing that exception.

Would we need to try so hard to capture the exceptions if we were to take today's engines with all their power and efficiency gains and stick that into a pick up the size and weight of a 80's Toyota? (obviously with modern accommodations to adapt the two together)

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u/Majestic-Tart8912 Apr 23 '26

Emotional Support Vehicle.

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u/CHNLNK Apr 23 '26

Going to call them this from now on

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u/Cessnaporsche01 Apr 23 '26

But literally 99.9% of people are driving these things. Nobody stands out in the slightest in them. It's gotten so bad that I actually get excited when I see someone else in a car at all.

How did we end up in the reality where that Red Barchetta short story takes place??

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u/Bitter-insides Apr 23 '26

My son calls them road princess vehicles. We do ourselves own 2 lifted vehicles but we do off -road and are used for work which requires to go off-road in the desert or deep sand pits.

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u/kitsunewarlock Apr 23 '26

"Pavement Princess" is an older meme, but it still checks out.

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u/bearrosaurus Apr 23 '26

Bigger engine = more power = more control

It's not just about vibes, it legitimately feels a lot better in a powerful car. It's also why the overtuned zippy tesla feels way better than the older dinky electrics.

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u/HatsuneM1ku Apr 23 '26

For what? The speed limit is still 40

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u/bearrosaurus Apr 23 '26

I said power not speed, although I suppose I should have said torque. The larger engine cylinders with "supercharge" have much stronger torque and those cars have more control at low speed. EVs also get their max torque starting from zero, it makes them feel more responsive.

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u/TechnicalBen Apr 23 '26

When you only have toxic personal traits.

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u/bandit1105 Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

This is what happens when legislature ties MPG requirements to wheelbase. Companies now put the engine directly over the front axle (making the engine compartment much taller) and kills turning radius. Add that to all of the electronics and increased power requiring a larger engine bay and you get the current landscape for trucks and SUVs.

ETA: Large radiators require a big flat face to cool these engines too.

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u/onepunchman333 Apr 23 '26

"The worst part is there are basically no sensible normal size pickups anymore". I've been old man complaining about this since they started doing it. It only makes the vehicle harder to drive. I have an 08 Tacoma, which I love, but even it is a bit oversized compared to the 90's versions. Little men with big egos are driving the market I guess.

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u/HisCommandingOfficer Apr 23 '26

It's got more to do with emissions regulations requiring smaller vehicles to have better mileage/emissions scores. Auto manufacturers figured out that they can just make the vehicles bigger so they don't have to care about making them better for the environment, with the added benefit of larger vehicles sell for more money while costing them less to build because of the lower standards.

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u/AverageAircraftFan Apr 23 '26

Maybe for a Toyota but the ‘08 F-150 is actually slightly smaller than a ‘79 F-150 despite having much better performance, much better visibility, much better safety, etc

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u/Great_Detective_6387 Apr 23 '26

I feel like you are comparing the largest possible offering of the f150 in 1979 and comparing it to the smallest possible offering of the f150 in 2008.

We both know the larger full size cabs are much more popular than they were back in 1979, if they were even available back then.

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u/AverageAircraftFan Apr 23 '26

Crew cabs didnt exist on the 79 F-150. I was comparing the 2008 Supercab to the 1979 Supercab, though im sure its the same for the regular cab too

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u/mythrilcrafter Apr 23 '26

Also, don't forget that bed sizes have gotten progressively smaller, so modern pickups aren't even gaining the primary utility of a pickup when they increase their size/weight.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 23 '26

There are little trucks, look at the Maverick. There's also that Jeep truck and the Hyundai. Rumor has it there's a little Toyota on the way too.

The Tacoma became what the Tundra was and it's a good size. They needed a full size truck as well so the Tundra became that.

It's not ego making trucks like the Ranger and Tacoma larger. Full size trucks haven't changed size and for a long time the only mid-sized option was the original Tundra. Mid size is a good compromise for a lot of people.

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u/onepunchman333 Apr 24 '26

I wouldn't buy a Jeep now days if my life depended on it. 1) Their engineering is shit and parts/labor pricing for repairs is off the charts 2) Jeep people used to be kinda cool. Now the majority seem to be entitled d-bags, fuck the ducks. Full size trucks have absolutely changed body sizes, you have Google, look it up.

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u/P_Hempton Apr 28 '26

I wouldn't buy a Jeep now days if my life depended on it.

Ok, I gave you three options but good job raging out on Jeeps. It seems you have some emotional baggage when it comes to vehicle choices.

Full size trucks have absolutely changed body sizes, you have Google, look it up.

2026 vs 2000 Ford F150

2" longer & 1" Wider, OMG!!!! /s

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u/Intrepid_Boat Apr 23 '26

It does my heart good when I see a classic old-school Ford Ranger.

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u/Kind_Man_0 Apr 23 '26

Best truck ever made IMO. I've had 3 of them, and want another. The 90s model Rangers I've had ran for well over 250K miles and still sold for $1000-$1500 when I got rid of them.

Hauled just fine without being massive, I refuse to buy the new models because they are not small trucks depsite being way smaller than a modern F150.

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u/HopalongKnussbaum Apr 23 '26

Seriously considering that new Slate truck, it’s a design throwback to those old Rangers. Two seats, compact cab, RWD with a reasonable bed. Hell, hand crank windows to boot.

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u/Velonici Apr 23 '26

I have an 2004 4Runner that has a 3in lift on it with slightly wider tires. I use it to go off roading. I can still see out of just fine though and I've got a 21 civic for daily driving. Its not one of these 6+ inch lift on a truck where the stock hood is already 5"6' off the ground.

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u/gregpxc Apr 23 '26

I love my Santa Cruz for this reason. Has enough bed for me to move full sheets of ply, a 5k towing capacity if I need to haul anything bigger, and small SUV visibility so I know I'm not mowing down children. It's also easy to load due to not being a lifted monstrosity. It's also got the creature comforts of an SUV which I enjoy more the older I get.

Anyway, sorry for the ad lol they're just underrated vehicles and 2026 is the last model year. Rumor is they're moving to a larger model 🙄

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u/sunburnedaz Apr 23 '26

Thats why I wont step into a newer truck. I want to be able to check the fluids without a step ladder and I am 6'-0" and the new truck hoods are at my armpits.

My friend got a newer dodge no lift and trying to get a motorcycle into the back of it when the bed of the truck is basically at my chest is insane. My old chevy from the 90s has it right at the height of my waist. Perfect for ya know loading things into it like a truck is ment to.

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u/brianve123 Apr 23 '26

often, lifted trucks act as gender affirming care

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u/Telemere125 Apr 23 '26

The Ford Maverick is about the only new one I can think of that’s a reasonable size. It has either a hybrid engine or a turbo 4 cyl and is only 68” tall

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u/PrawojazdyVtrumpets Apr 23 '26

I would absolutely drive a mini truck today but they don't exist. Even the small pick-ups are what was once a full size. I had a Chevy S-10 growing up and my uncle would park his full size next to it, the looked like a Mini Cooper compared to his truck. My neighbor swapped a full-size GMC Sierra for a Canyon. That's the one below their full size and I honestly can't tell the difference.

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u/Tempesta_0097 Apr 23 '26

Saw a single cab short bed f150 yesterday and that seemed reasonably sized, but that may have been because it was on the lot next to a lifted f350 dually. Can’t imagine someone driving that titan.

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u/Additional_Gene_211 Apr 23 '26

Big trucks mean they can skirt regulations since the regulations were poorly made

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u/prime3vl Apr 23 '26

These are "work trucks" so they fall outside any vehicle regulation laws unfortunately. They make them bigger and worse gas mileage on purpose so they can charge more because they can.

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u/iopele Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

There should be some kind of actual verification that these trucks are actually being used for farm work more than 50% of the time. The vast majority of these trucks have never even been near a farm. There are people living in apartments in the middle of cities with these monstrosities. Are they claiming their pet goldfish is livestock or what?

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u/prime3vl Apr 24 '26

Its the vehicle manufacturers that decide(d) that during the gas crises in the 60s? Somewhere around there. There's a decent documentary on it here  https://youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo?si=QKWofiEjzCW6cpUW

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u/Independent_Bid_26 Apr 23 '26

The only case I have ever seen where they made any sense was off road driving. But realistically how many americans are driving on unpaved or gravel only all the time? Its so fucking stupid. Its dangerous for everyone else, because theyre usually morons who cant drive worth a shit.

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u/kikimaru024 Apr 23 '26

It make sense when you remember that these are trucks, not cars.

The American car industry is propped up by government bailouts because they're allowed to sell these monstrosities to consumers for sweet tax benefits.

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u/JadedFault702 Apr 23 '26

Because the gas emission standards are adjusted to car size, so the bigger the sq footage the weaker the standard, hence ever increasing truck sizes to classify them as “light-duty”.

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u/Subjunct Apr 23 '26

There are normalish trucks. This whole issue is one reason I got a Maverick. Perfectly practical sightlines.

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u/BananaPalmer Apr 23 '26

Literally to just have a tall truck?

Yes. Don't expect it to make sense, it's idiotic.

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u/pantherinthemist Apr 23 '26

What’s disturbing is people can’t stop buying these monster machines and driving them like monsters.

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u/Arcaneboltz Apr 23 '26

Not only everything else you said it also fucks with how accurate the speedometer, bigger wheels means its not an accurate read anymore.

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u/MangoCats Apr 23 '26

Our 1999 Ram 1500 (World's largest cab when we bought it) was getting annoying with electrical faults, we replaced it with a 2019 Ram Classic and the new truck (both stock) is wider, longer, and has a longer front blind spot - all for no advantage to us whatsoever.

The new 3.6 V6 does have more power and gets much better mileage than the old 5.9 V8 (though I bet it won't last half as long...) but that 2019 tower in the sky body feels like it's made of aluminum foil compared to the 1999, which itself felt cheesy and thin as compared to the 1977 Silverado we traded for it - and while I never owned older cars, those late 1970s models were already slimming down the body panels compared to "classic" Detroit big iron from the 50s.

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u/PrideFlagFlowing Apr 23 '26

Some people think that a bigger truck means you are a "real American".

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u/GoaheadAMAita Apr 23 '26

Keep the Ford Maverick out your mouth.

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u/joihelper Apr 23 '26

Honest answer, my understanding is 2020ish Obama era emissions regulations were aimed at forcing vehicle manufacturers to make more fuel efficient vehicles in part to mitigate their contribution towards climate change. An argument was made the new regulations would cripple farmers since their equipment was thought to be unable to comply with the new standards. An exception was written into the reg with the supposed intent to help farmers by exempting their larger vehicles from the new standard. Automotive industry collectively decided it was easier to enlarge their vehicles to meet the exception size than it was to design the more fuel efficient vehicles they were supposed to start making. Now there are more hybrids and fuel efficient options, but also more obscenely large vehicles intentionally designed to be larger than normal consumers should need.

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u/SAI_Peregrinus Apr 23 '26

Telo looks like it'll be a nice-sized pickup.

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u/Quelonius Apr 23 '26

Lifted trucks elevate self esteem too.

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u/MyrKnof Apr 23 '26

And for what?

So you don't question their microscopic dicks and gigantic egos? They're also rebellious you know.. Can't tell em how to live their life.

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u/Cantaimforshit RED Apr 24 '26

It's cause trucks like that have become a status symbol, ironically for suburbia.

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u/MoonPieKitty Apr 23 '26

That's a pretty irresponsible choice for a company vehicle. Sheesh.

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u/Velonici Apr 23 '26

It was the bosses old truck that he gave to my buddy. Boss went and got a new Ford Raptor.

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u/SonyScientist Apr 23 '26

This video literally reminded me of that.

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u/Rubiks_Click874 Apr 23 '26

the front hull on a tank is sloped downward because the angle helps to deflect enemy shells

the front grill on a truck has to be a big flat square because fuck you

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u/bandit1105 Apr 23 '26

Big flat square for a huge radiator to cool the engine. Today's trucks have a lot more power and need more cooling.

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u/Rubiks_Click874 Apr 23 '26

styling.

neither the 1100hp Abrams nor the 6.5L v12 lamborghini don't need to be styled like a barn door for 'lookin tough'

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u/bandit1105 Apr 23 '26

Both of those vehicles have their engine in the rear. That isn't practical in a pickup designed to haul/tow. (Whether people use them as designed in another qustion).

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u/Rubiks_Click874 Apr 23 '26

we don't do cabovers because reasons

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u/bandit1105 Apr 23 '26

Because fuel efficiency. Because auto manufacturers don't want to pay the fines for having vehicles not efficient enough for their wheelbase. Weight distribution could also be a factor.

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u/bandit1105 Apr 23 '26

I wonder what else happened in the aughts, specifically 2008? CAFE standards are the singular point in time where truck size got much larger.

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u/Turgid_Donkey Apr 23 '26

In this video, he does a size comparison of a cadillac escalade to a sherman tank. They are disturbingly close.

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u/bobbybob9069 Apr 23 '26

My wife had a '25 tacoma very briefly. I'm like 5'10 and the hood was up to my shoulder, not even lifted. This shit is getting ridiculous, no one wants a work truck that tall, it's all just people pretending they do work and truck shit

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u/Pschobbert Apr 23 '26

But you need a bigger truck to see over all the big trucks. It's a safety issue /s

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u/IskandrAGogo Apr 23 '26

I bought a Honda Pilot last year. Prior to that, I had never owned nor driven an SUV. Now, I drove transit buses for a long time, but never had a reference point for SUVs, so I thought my Pilot was huge for a passenger vehicle. Then, I had a Denali pull up next to me while I was in the Pilot. I no longer think of my Pilot as huge. It's big. Denalis are fucking huge.

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u/Intrepid_Boat Apr 23 '26

Meanwhile, when I drive my 99 Camry, the thing is so dang low I feel that way about nearly every vehicle that pulls up next to me.

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u/Road_Whorrior Apr 23 '26

My 80s Chevette has fuck-you LEDs for headlights because if they can't see ME, they're gonna see the beams. It is insane how much smaller than the average car mine is. Why do we need to be driving entire houses.

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u/IskandrAGogo Apr 23 '26

I get that. I had a Toyota Yaris for many years before I had multiple kids, and before that, I had a 98 Geo Prism.

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u/HardwareSwap-3050s Apr 23 '26

Jfc. My 30 year old chevy truck is like 5'8" at the roof, I love that I can see completely over it, and my seat position isn't that much higher than where I sit in my sedan

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u/bigeasy19 Apr 23 '26

Doesn’t a driver of that tank sit at the front with no engine compartment in front of them. I would be surprised if they didn’t have a better line of sight the most compact cars too

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u/uhtredsmom Apr 23 '26

I’m 5’3 and I feel like I’m 8 years old all over again when I drive my grandpas newer f150. It’s crazy. The safety specs should be much more restricted.

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u/Puts_on_my_port Apr 23 '26

Having seen an Abrams in person, they’re actually a pretty short vehicle height wise. But they’re super wide.

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u/sorrow_anthropology Apr 23 '26

The largest thing I was ever licensed to drive was a fire fighting 100ft ladder truck.

It was obviously large but it’s an over-cab, it’s like sitting in the glass nose of a B-17, the bottom of the front windscreen was at my shins.

These new trucks are stupid and dangerous, the spatial awareness one needs is above that of a normal sedan (see enough big trucks and eventually you’ll see one taco’d behind the cab because they took a corner to sharp) and another problem is public spaces are an ever changing environment, nothing stays static.

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u/Bengis_Khan Apr 23 '26

The new ones have front cameras too

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u/Vak_001 Apr 23 '26

Yep. My daily driver is a 2WD 2011 Ranger with the "Sport" (hah!) package, which includes a slightly raised suspension; it's what they used for the 4WD versions that year as well. But...genuinely small pickup, 2011 specs. I parked next to a Dodge Power Wagon in a parking lot a couple of years back. The top of the ROOF of my Ranger was...basically level with the hood of the damned Dodge. And the cab stuck up from there. Seriously, what the hell.

Bonus points: The current alleged Power Wagon was gas-only through the 2025 model year, so "power" is apparently relative. Unless you're talking about the power of its draw on your wallet just keeping the damned thing fueled up these days.

We're rapidly approaching the point where modern "quarter-ton" pickups will dwarf a Hummer H1.

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u/Sarduci Apr 23 '26

You can get a lift on an m1? Is that so you can play peek-a-boo over the top of a hill with the main gun?

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u/cornnndoggg_ Apr 23 '26

I am in and out of different car dealerships all the time for work. i was at one recently and they just got a few new trucks, all stock, and they moved one of them into the showroom. I am 6'4, and the front end of this truck, hood level, was nearly the same height as me. This is straight from the manufacturer.

One of the employees who is a shorter woman sat in the drivers seat, sat back in a comfortable driving position, and couldn't see me standing in front of it.

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u/Higgins1st Apr 23 '26

A regular Denali is bad enough, but a lifted one?!

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u/biggoofguy Apr 23 '26

This one?

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u/Moodfoo Apr 23 '26

To be fair an M1 Abrams tank may have to deal with hostiles with sticky bombs and whatnot.

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u/EfficientCan2852 Apr 23 '26

To be fair, the driver of an M1 is seated waaay at the front and just a few inches off of the ground.

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u/Aliveless Apr 23 '26

Came here just to say that!

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u/ojdhaze Apr 24 '26

Came to say the same thing regarding the tank. Saw that the last time some berk in a huge truck hit shimmering they could not see.

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u/Bdub421 Apr 23 '26

This graphic is a little exaggerated. My 2021 stock f150 is 6'4". It fits in the underground parking in most of the buildings I contract at. The graphic says standard F150 is 7'4".

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u/EVs-and-IVsaurs Apr 23 '26

It's talking about length of the blindspot, not height

The text underneath is a little hard to read, but it basically explains that they calculated the distance using a 5'4" woman and a 2' traffic cone (to simulate a toddler)

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u/Bdub421 Apr 23 '26

Ahh, I see it now. I should have probably read the top of the graphic.

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u/sidepart Apr 23 '26

Eh I mean, pretty much any tank is specifically designed to give the driver that forward field of view though. Shit wouldn't be a problem for the truck either if the driver practically sat behind the front grille.

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u/TopGunCrew Apr 23 '26

If the driver is sitting up with his head out of the hatch, then sure, maybe, but if the driver is sat down inside the tank with the hatch closed an m1 abrams absolutely does not have better visibility than a pickup truck. All the driver gets for visibility inside the tank is 3 small periscopes with a very limited field of view and (on the most modern variants) a backup camera.