• Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works
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    14 days ago

    I had a Car Crisis back in '04 and the only car on the market I could afford was a beat up 86 Suburban that couldn’t have gotten more than 12mpg.

    I think gas was hovering around $2.50 a gallon at that time and shit was dire, I can only imagine how rough it is for the poor souls nowadays that Need A Truck.

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      14 days ago

      I rented minivans to move my kids into their dorms, and they had outstanding mileage. That was my “truck” requirement

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        14 days ago

        The thing is, it seems like there are two primary groups of diesel truck owners. One, actually does truck stuff, they tow, they haul, they use it for work.

        The others just really wish they were blue collar and so wants to be like the first group. They include a very diverse group of people who are insecure guys that don’t actually do anything terribly useful. They bought the truck but it only goes to an office, a costco, a school pickup line; their poorer brethren are similar, but just go to places like walmart, their ex-wife’s house, and a gas station (to buy cigarettes and put $10 of fuel in).

        I feel bad for the people who actually need to use those things. For the goobers who want to cosplay as a laborer, I could not be happier.

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          You just explained my MAGA coworker. GMC 3500 super duty diesel and it’s always super clean, and he mainly uses it for going to the office. Any chance he gets to use his newly purchased trailer, he will, even if it would fit in the bed. He’s really lame.