I live in the sticks too and most of my neighbours have trucks. Know why? Because they need them. I don’t look at a truck sitting in a driveway and sit in a bubble of self righteousness thinking how dumb they are for owning a truck. I let them own a truck, assume they need it, think nothing of it, and move on with my life, because it doesn’t affect me.
But why do they need them? Because usually they don’t actually, they just think they do. I also live out in the sticks, I’m two hours away from the nearest actual real town. But I’m literally driving a smart Fortwo, with its short wheelbase I don’t have to worry about ever getting high centered on anything it dirt drives real good with the lift springs and the quatrac tires, when i need 2x4s or plywood I’ve got a scion XB with a roof rack i can shove pretty much however many i want up there and strap em down. Decent pulling with a hitch as well. Had To lift kit it up a bit as well but not too bad.
If you just like having a truck that’s fine, I’m just tired of people saying they NEEED them because it’s almost always false. Now, if you live in swamp land, have no road, and need mud tires (no not AT tires, MT tires) and 4-wheel then sure. But most people don’t even in the sticks.
Hell even in snow, dedicated winter tires keep the xb/smart going strong in all but the absolute worst conditions that you probably shouldn’t be in even with 4x drive
I live and work on the road. I travel from wind farm to wind farm, hauling nearly everything I own in a camper behind me. I need a truck. My job and no kids goes a long way to offset my carbon footprint. Honestly though, never really wanted it.
5th wheel i assume, at which point ye you need a truck. If it’s not a 5th tho you don’t need a truck to haul it many an suv could pull it. Technically you can get a 5th wheel dolly too but i don’t trust those things
Because they’re farmers. They move hay and other shit around their property. In any case, it’s not my business what they have or why they’re using it, and I certainly don’t judge them or think there needs to be some ridiculous justification as to why they have it.
Weird, i know several farmers and they usually greatly prefer tractors for that. But to each their own. And like i said if someone just wants a truck or just likes a truck that’s fine, enjoy the truck. But if they are gonna be tell me they need the truck I’ll challenge that, because usually they don’t. They just like/want it. Which again is fine, just be honest about it.
I live in the sticks too and most of my neighbours have trucks. Know why? Because they need them. I don’t look at a truck sitting in a driveway and sit in a bubble of self righteousness thinking how dumb they are for owning a truck. I let them own a truck, assume they need it, think nothing of it, and move on with my life, because it doesn’t affect me.
But why do they need them? Because usually they don’t actually, they just think they do. I also live out in the sticks, I’m two hours away from the nearest actual real town. But I’m literally driving a smart Fortwo, with its short wheelbase I don’t have to worry about ever getting high centered on anything it dirt drives real good with the lift springs and the quatrac tires, when i need 2x4s or plywood I’ve got a scion XB with a roof rack i can shove pretty much however many i want up there and strap em down. Decent pulling with a hitch as well. Had To lift kit it up a bit as well but not too bad.
If you just like having a truck that’s fine, I’m just tired of people saying they NEEED them because it’s almost always false. Now, if you live in swamp land, have no road, and need mud tires (no not AT tires, MT tires) and 4-wheel then sure. But most people don’t even in the sticks.
Hell even in snow, dedicated winter tires keep the xb/smart going strong in all but the absolute worst conditions that you probably shouldn’t be in even with 4x drive
I live and work on the road. I travel from wind farm to wind farm, hauling nearly everything I own in a camper behind me. I need a truck. My job and no kids goes a long way to offset my carbon footprint. Honestly though, never really wanted it.
5th wheel i assume, at which point ye you need a truck. If it’s not a 5th tho you don’t need a truck to haul it many an suv could pull it. Technically you can get a 5th wheel dolly too but i don’t trust those things
Because they’re farmers. They move hay and other shit around their property. In any case, it’s not my business what they have or why they’re using it, and I certainly don’t judge them or think there needs to be some ridiculous justification as to why they have it.
Weird, i know several farmers and they usually greatly prefer tractors for that. But to each their own. And like i said if someone just wants a truck or just likes a truck that’s fine, enjoy the truck. But if they are gonna be tell me they need the truck I’ll challenge that, because usually they don’t. They just like/want it. Which again is fine, just be honest about it.
Same, I just assume they want it instead.