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[–] Lintson@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Because now the ute is a holiday/recreation vehicle whose expenses can be written off for work as opposed to a pure work vehicle.

If we did ban them, I think the economy would be better off overall. For the majority of trades, vans are a way more efficient work vehicle. Using a big ute for the daily school runaround is simply inane. The only winners of big ute are the automakers and campground operators.