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.

  • noobnarski@feddit.deEnglish
    65·
    11 months ago

    As a German I dont get trucks at all.

    If you need a lot of loading capacity, a van is almost always the better choice.

    Especially when you sometimes need to carry a lot of people and other times a lot of material. You can just take the back seats out or fold them down, now you can use the same space for two different purposes.

    And you can even install shelves for your tools and material, they are also protected from the weather and some thieves.

    I have a Nissan NV-200 (which is almost too small to be considered a van) and I can seat 7 people or I can remove/fold away the backseats and I can suddenly carry more than I almost always need.

    It is Diesel and right now I get 7l/100km (33mpg) even though I dont have a fuel saving driving style. I did some experiments when I was on vacation, if I drive a constant 120kph (74mph) I get 6l/100km (39mpg). If I drive around 90kph (56mph) behind commercial trucks, not hugging them but following them so I dont hold up traffic anymore than they do, I get between 4 and 5l/100km (59-47mpg).

    Try doing that with a truck, especially when its got a big V8 engine that basically just burns fuel for nothing.

    • Haywire@lemm.eeEnglish
      72·
      11 months ago

      You can’t put 80,000lbs of sprinkler in a van. You can’t tow 80,000lbs of sprinkler with a van.

      • n2burns@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        TBF, I don’t think you could put 80,000 lbs in the bed of this truck. Lots of F650s are built out to do that kind of work but this one is just a show piece.

      • Pazuzu@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        even this f650 monstrosity can’t tow 80,000lbs. 80k is the max weight for a semi, truck and trailer combined

    • Zink@programming.devEnglish
      57·
      11 months ago

      Yes but does your van signal to others that you have a huge veiny cock and you get all the ladies? I think not!