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  • CEOofmyhouse56
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    1 year ago

    Have a look at this beast. It looks like a hearse.

    My little one airbag car is beside it. How safe do you think I feel? And yes that’s my blurry finger. It’s hard to take quick pics in daylight.

    • NathA
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      1 year ago

      I have driven around in a yank tank - but I was in the USA where the infrastructure caters to them. I have no idea why they’re legal here, nor why anyone buys them. They are impractical in the extreme on our roads. I really hope sales fizzle out and they slowly dissappear rather than our roads and parking spaces start getting bigger for these things.

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        1 year ago

        It’s interesting that as we’re supposed to be trying to fix climate change Yank Tanks are more popular than ever. Truly the Lucky Country.

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        1 year ago

        I don’t understand how having the ute tray up so high could be useful at all. Would need a ladder to load/unload it. Saw one the other day with a bike on an awkward angle in it, because the bike did not fit. How can a vehicle so huge not even fit a bike in the back. But they seem to be growing in popularity. And they are really expensive!

      • CEOofmyhouse56
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        1 year ago

        Hahaha. The express across the carpark is my barista. They know me well.