Why would you drive a Pickup Truck?

JTE83

If I were to drive a pickup truck, I'd mostly use it for towing an RV or boat. That's it! No other reason for me to have one. And if I were to tow a boat, I'd rather use a powerful SUV! I can understand that construction workers need one to load stuff into the flatbed. And the expensive high towing trucks are used to tow stuff like trailers.

But if you don't have any use of a pickup truck for that, and if you have one, - why do you need it? They don't have the passenger capacity of a car or minivan, and I view them as terrible daily drivers to work! So explain why you have one!

And if you're a woman - why would a woman drive one?

coneofsilence

I have an 89 F150, its my daily driver but its my work vehicle. Even if i didn't need it for work, i think i would still drive one but i don't know why. Theres something about them that i like but don't know why.
I'm a fan of the older models, not so much the newer models. I know the seating is a bit of a pain sometimes but when i have a family, i'll go dual cab.

Halcyon1

Dual cab for me, with a small tray body. Work vehicle and a great way to transport bikes...can't get squashed from behind as they can on a towbar and no insect splats and wind resistance as on a roof.
Halcyon

Scotttri

Why not??? Not everyone has a family . I can think of a good reason, you wont get slugged as a dedicated driver when drinking with your mates as you've only got one spare seat.

azul_fahrrad

Maybe because I live in a rural area and need a high ground clearance, maybe I haul lots of bikes and other gear, maybe I want one to more easily roll over you when your out on your wal-mart bike pretending to be a real cyclist. Why do you care?


Why do you need anything more than the bare minimum to get you from point a to point b? Hell, If you live in the city why even have a car? Just rely on public transportation!

What justifcation is there for sports cars or luxury sedans? Why do we even need cars? Everyone should be riding their bike every where!

While were at it, why do we need RV's? Just unroll a sleeping bag and sleep on the ground. Why do you need a boat? Why not swim? Or at least use a canoe.


What does gender have to do with it?

Why don't you have anything better to do than to ask stupid questions?

kdelong

I have a 2002 F-150 with the Super Cab and it is my daily driver. There is enough room and seat belts for 5 people and room enough in the bed for 4 bikes. I don't have a family and when I transport bikes, it is usually just mine and my girlfreind's bikes. But I like having the room in case her kids want to go with us. I have also used the truck to transport home furnishings for myself and my freinds. I also use it to hual camping gear and large tools like air compressors and ladders. It has a small V-6 so it gets the same mileage as most full size cars and better than most luxury cars. I also like the ground clearance when I drive out into the woods to go hunting, fishing, hiking or mountain biking.

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Bro Deal

You would rather have an SUV than a pickup truck? At least with trucks there is a much greater chance that the driver may need and use it for its intended purpose.

The general rule for SUVs is the bigger the SUV, the smaller the penis. The rule goes double for anyone dumb enough to own a Hummer. SUVs are the automobile equivalent of a comb-over. They are a modern day station wagon, but the owners are too thick to realize that they are not fooling anyone but themselves.

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alienator

I like the way you talk, Sailor.

I had a pick-up once, a late 90-ish F-150. I bought it so that I could haul my motorcycle from race to race. The father-in-law got sick of me using his, and I was sick of his dualie pickup and it's 8 mpg. Got rid of the pick-up as soon as I stopped racing.

SUV? No thank you. A Subaru Outback is as SUV as I get. Even the trusted Subaru is about to say,"Bye bye." We need something more fuel efficient, so we're angling for maybe a used Prius or summat, something with a smaller form factor. I don't care how hard it is to get a bike in there. Hell, I packed and moved us across the country. Getting a bicycle in a small car will be a cinch in comparison.

stlblues

You couldn't pry my truck from my cold dead hands......but then again, I'm a contractor and need it. I absolutely love my Titan though. Huge crew cab with plenty of room for the kids, larger second row than a Suburban. Tows bobcats, materials, ATVs, anything I need for work...or play. On overnight hockey trips, we take it so we don't share airspace with some of the most foul smelling sports equipment in existance. Its smooth, quiet, major power (0-60 6.8sec), eats Hemis for lunch, but gets 17mpg and a pain wedging it into parking spots. Thats why we also have the Odyssey, 27mpg, and an Accord 32mpg, but as gas continues to rise, the motorcycle is getting used more and more.

p38lightning

Here in Tucson they are the most "bang for your bucks" from car dealers, and have good resale value if sold in a few years in good condition. Youngsters love them as first vehicles. I wouldn't own one myself, uncomfortable, and poor mileage, compared to a compact sedan.

Freehub

I haul a lot of firewood to, and yard/tree debris from, my property, wtih my 05 F150. If I could afford it, I would leave it sit until it was needed and drive a conventional sporty type vehicle. I hate parking it in the small spots at the local shops. I usually just go to the far end of the lot where it's usually pretty vacant. And another thing, I get tailgaited a lot because I refuse to go way over the speed limit on curvy 2 lane roads, even though I have superior driving skills. I'm learning to be a responsible patient driver, instead of an aggressive impatient one. I have zero tolerance for tailgaitors because they're killers. When cycling around here, you have to be ready when one car passes you, for the arse-rider following too close behind, which is usually a woman driving a gargantuan SUV loaded down with groceries and a couple of rug-rats.
Never know when yer gonna need a big V-8 with all wheel drive to get back from the grocery store.

stlblues

My Titan is more comfortable than my wifes 05 Odyssey EXL, my parents 03 Pilot EXL, my 95 Accord, just about every vehicle I've owned. My Silverado was a miserable POS, but the Titan is VERY smooth and comfortable. Drives like a car, except at the gas pump and parking lot. Handles very well, it will rip backroads like a car. Kids around here go after Civics, Lancers, mostly ricers....pickups cost too much to drive and takes too much beer money.

Bro Deal

Good resale value? I thought all the stock Detroit was dumping on the market along with the deep discounts to move the metal had clobbered the resale value of trucks.

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"You are like the wind and I like the lion. You form the tempest. The sand stings my eyes and the ground is parched. I roar in defiance but you do not hear. But between us there is a difference. I, like the lion, must remain in my place. While you like the wind will never know yours." -- Mulay Hamid El Raisuli, Lord of the Riff, Sultan to the Berbers, Last of the Barbary Pirates

stlblues

Of domestics yes....but that includes most all domestic vehicles.