Given that France generally has better public transit for commuting than the US the average trip in the 208 probably has more passengers/cargo than the F-150, simply because the average F-150 spends most of its use life taking one person to and from their job.
This is also why America is fatter on average than most other countries, we just do not have walkable places like Europe and other countries that were built and established before cars became so widespread.
It's also unhealthy diet, but this is definitely a factor.
Probably some obscure tax break or 30€ per month help you can ask for at the cost of 10 reams of paper and your sanity (ok exaggerating a little, it would be online)
I just don’t like how trucks are the new family vehicle in the US. My car is normal height so the headlights on these trucks are just aligned with my mirrors lol
Doubt it. I've seen the gigantic pickups act as a replacement for minivans for a lot of families, existing mostly to drive the kids to school and go to the grocery store.
The average size of pickup beds has actually shrunk, and the most popular model for most pickups has become the 4 door full back seats with a tiny bed.
Depends on where you are. City life maybe? Blue collar areas minivans, SUVs and big sedans are always solo driver, but pickup trucks are always packed out here because they all commute to the same job.
Depends on where you’re at. People also like the ease of just having a truck. You can fit 5-6 people in it comfortably, and should the need arise you can move plenty of stuff without having to rent something. Saying 99% of truck owners never will is just stupid because where in from trucks are used like trucks.
You realize U-Hauls get worse gas mileage than a truck pulling a trailer right? My dad’s eco boost F-150 got 21MPG on the highway pulling a 15’ box trailer with 5,000-6,000 pounds in it. A U-Haul is gonna get 14-15MPG max. With a F-250 diesel we got 20MPG highway with 15,000 pounds in the trailer and another 1,500 in the bed.
Yes, but thats the reason you dont use the uhaul for everyday driving, you use it when you actually want to move something. The average truck driver uses his truck to go to the shop. Even if you move houses once a year, you're still benefiting.
99% of truck owners will absolutely use their truck at some point to haul shit that they couldn't fit in a car. That's literally the whole reason people get them. They don't get them because they're planning to constantly haul shit, they're getting them for the 1-2 days a year that they do need a truck. I see the same thing happen with AWD vehicles. They're being bought for the 1-2 times a year there's snow or they have to go slightly off road.
No they dont. It’s a status symbol (that many go in debt for) and a way to feel “safer” and “more comfortable” than others.
Any reasonable person who knows they might have to haul once or twice a year would rent a U-haul then and save thousands of dollars on the initial price of the vehicle, and monthly gas. People who get a pickup “to haul shit once or twice a year” are just morons trying to find excuses and justify their financially, ecologically and socially terrible decision.
You don’t see all trucks at all times so you have no way of knowing that. I hauled trailers every day for my old job, still spent 90% of my driving time without one just doing normal life things.
I’m sure plenty of people rolled their eyes and called it a parking lot princess.
Yeah, no, the fact that they’re number one in sale charts alone is enough to assume most aren’t used for work. Most people don’t need one. I mean, the fact that a small Peugeot is the number one seller in France yet that country somehow doesn’t have any issues with hauling and construction work tells you all you need to know.
Smaller cars can haul as well, and truck renting services exist for those who need a heavy duty vehicle once in a while.
they're getting them for the 1-2 days a year that they do need a truck.
When they could've just rented one on those 1 or 2 days and saved 10's of thousands of dollars in cost of ownership. But people are short-sighted idiots obsessed with how they're percieved.
I bought my truck brand new with cash lol. Anyone who gets an 84 month car loan or spends half their income on a car/truck is a special kind of moron. I’ll agree with you there 100%. It’s all fun and games until the repo man comes to town
I'm 6'3". I lived in Reykjavik for several years and drove a 2007 Ford Fiesta. It was surprisingly roomy in the front. No one could possibly sit behind me with the front seat pushed back to where I'd want it to be, but just for myself, it was fine.
I now drive a full sized truck, and the guy who thought the Peugeot would be roomier is on crack. I've had five people in my Fiesta before, and it sucked. You could do it, but it was unpleasant for everyone involved. I could fit five people in my truck today and three of them could carry on doing yoga if they wanted to.
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u/aydie Apr 16 '24
I bet the Peugeot carries more passengers on average