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Compare american vs japanese craftsmen-cars (feddit.de)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Freeman@feddit.de to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:

  • l/r same bed size

  • r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading

  • r less likely to crash

  • r less fuel consumption and costs

  • r less expensive to repair

  • r easy to park

  • r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns

  • r not participating in road arms race

  • l You get taken serious by your fellow carbrained americans because ""trucks"" are normalized and small handy cars are ridiculed.

So unless you are a fragile piece of human, choose the right one.

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[–] kyuu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

i always love seeing this japanese pickup

[–] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

One of these are not for work. You don't risk a dent on a $60,000 show piece.

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If you are buying brand new, $60K is fairly base model now (for a pickup truck at least).

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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I saw a dude on YouTube complaining that his fairly new $85k Dodge Ram work truck was breaking down. I don't think he expected people to call him an idiot for spending that much on a work truck. I'm sure he did actually use it to haul shit around since he is a farmer but probably $35k of that is comfort stuff.

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[–] Fleshtrap@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I am a fragile piece of human, and I have slammed into a bull moose before.

I'm an intact fragile piece of human because I was in a Toyota Tundra, a Japanese truck.

Get the vehicle that suits your needs and tastes.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I bet a train wouldn't even need to be serviced after hitting a moose. Nor would it even delay the trip.

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[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

How good is the one on the right for off roading? Towing? Hauling campers? uNleSs yOuR frAgIlE..... just stop

[–] rwtwm@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

There are more about an order of magnitude more people discussing those functions on the internet then there are practically using them.

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[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

But L makes owning libs so easy with the ‘rolling coal’ feature

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[–] TraceLines@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (22 children)

How does each hold up in a collision tho? Crumple zones take up space, not something terribly present in the kei truck.

Not that this makes the 2500's faults or anything. It just seems worth noticing.

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[–] Charliebeans@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

But freedoms per burger!

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I agree with the idea with the exceptions of towing capacity, passenger capacity, and possibly (probably) bed weight capacity.

But if you’re one guy that doesn’t tow anything and needs to haul a few sheets of plywood, sure, it makes sense.

[–] persolb@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (9 children)

The percentage of trucks on the left I see actually doing that is functionally 0%

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Oh that may be true- but if we’re talking to working craftsman and builders as opposed to “anyone buying a truck” I think it matters.

Most truck buyers don’t need one. I don’t have a truck but I do have a 3600lb pop up camper that we tow with a Honda pilot. It’s basically the exact same car as the Honda Ridgeline pickup but with a hatch instead of a bed. It’s also a kid and vacation mobile.

In my case I’m not a craftsman but still couldn’t get by with the little truck because of towing and passenger capacity, that’s all I was saying.

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