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America has lost its f*****g mind. (feddit.de)
submitted 1 year ago by SamVergeudetZeit@feddit.de to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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Hey, German here. What the f*** are Americans doing at the other side of the Atlantic? Some of you already know this monstrosity. I did'nt. This is a Ford F650 Truck and when I stepped out of my Youtube Bubble I realized, it was marketed as the "biggest, baddest Truck on the road" for the everyday American. Are you guys serious?! Is the end goal really to drive a Monster Truck to McDs to get a McFlurry? Americas bloodiest wars have been fought in the middle east to secure oil, bombing nations to rubble. And all, for this bullshit? The excess, waste and decadence is mind boggling to me and people on Reddit seriously justifying this by "you know dude I'm 6,4ft. I don't fit in any other vehicle" makes me go up the wall.

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[–] RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean... f*ck cars for sure, but exotic specialty work vehicles like this are not really the problem. This is a $150000 truck; nobody is buying this to impress the neighbors. They're buying it to haul trailers and stuff.

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[–] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago

But I needed to tow a 3.5 tonne (3500kg) trailer and it's just not possible /s

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

They're either flexing or they think those gas-guzzling monstrosities will help them win the impending second civil war which is slated to start next year.

Either way, it's fucking retarded

[–] dog_@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I did'nt. This is a Ford F650 Truck and when I stepped out of my Youtube Bubble I realized, it was marketed as the "biggest, baddest Truck on the road" for the everyday American.

American here, I don't think I've ever seen someone who uses something like this as their daily driver (I do not live in Texas. No one knows what goes down in Texas). I believe this vehicle is mainly for companies, and I believe (I could be wrong) that consumers can only go up to the F-250 or the F-350. Every time I've seen an F-650, it's been a company vehicle. They're also not very common here as well (at least where I am), and I believe I've only seen like 2 F-650s in my entire life. While that may be two too many for this community, I'm honestly surprised I haven't seen more. Apparently Ford has an F-750 as well, but I've only see one of them before, and it was very surprising. I hope this helps you understand! (At least from my point of view.)

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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 7 points 1 year ago

As silly as this thing is, it's not even remotely common. Pointlessly oversized trucks, sure, those are everywhere, but something this extreme is probably about as common as people driving an actual monster truck around on the road (I mean that's basically what it is, just with an oversized body instead of oversized tires)

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm actually 6' 4"

Small sedans are a bit uncomfortable sure but yeah absolutely wild. A little Nissan Kicks fits just fine

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

6'2" smart car enjoyer reporting in.

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[–] stewie3128@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

About 35% of us have been groomed to be cavemen.

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

I saw the picture and initially thought this was a Newcommunities post about a radio controlled car community 😭 not about an ACTUAL car omg

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I've only seen one of these at a car show. Just once.

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