Compare american vs japanese craftsmen-cars
Compare american vs japanese craftsmen-cars
Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:
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l/r same bed size
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r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading
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r less likely to crash
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r less fuel consumption and costs
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r less expensive to repair
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r easy to park
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r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns
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r not participating in road arms race
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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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L triple the bed size when actually comparing cubic feet.
L higher and deeper bed means over sized and long loads with a flag are legal.
L has a larger engine which means it can carry heavy loads much easier.
L Relatively silent in the cab.
L carries 3 more passengers.
L ability to hitch much larger trailers and campers.
L tow hitch unnecessary for 3/4 of American truck drivers, who use their hitch once or never per year.
L Bed size irrelevant for 1/3 of American truck drivers who use their trucks for hauling once or never per year.
L is three times as likely as a sedan to kill pedestrians in a crash.
L "relative" cabin quiet achieved by unnecessary insulation caused by inefficient, excessive engine noise.
L unnecessary larger engine and acceleration speed translates directly to increased cost and pollution
L does jobs with embarrassing inefficiency that most compact cars could do while saving money and being safer
I could make a lot of those arguments about the other truck too. Most people don't need a truck for most of their transportation. People in this thread are a ting like there isn't a single good reason to use American trucks. I can agree that they're usually excessive, but you cannot pretend that the other truck is better in every way.
Yeah it's just better the overwhelming majority of the time and for some reason is nonexistent despite this advantage.
Yeah, I feel like US trucks really should be company vehicles for the most part. That'd be a decent niche imo. And if it's company money, they'd probably go with the cheaper option anyway
Yeah, my family currently has R but next year we need to buy an L for most of the reasons listed above. I'm just glad both options are available, it's always works out better for consumers when there's more choices depending on your needs.
I think the difference in opinion here though is that you have a small truck but recognize that you do have reasons to upgrade, instead of starting out with one of the monster trucks and not ever really using it to the potential that it has all while creating way more emissions and it being way more dangerous