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I miss mini-trucks. Compact size cab with full size bed, engine from a sedan and 4wd. Good economy, much cheaper, great utility, better handling, less dead children, and a lot more fun out on the trails.
~~Caustic masculinity~~ fear of smol pp ruins everything.
I used to work with a guy who had a Tachoma that he loved and he only used it for offroading. He kept a pair of spare axles in the bed to swap out on the trail if he snapped one.
I strongly agree. One thing to add to your list: easily being able to lift things in and out of the bed, even from the side.
It's just marketing. Australia shares a lot of American culture and we still have car based utes, though larger vehicles are also becoming popular here
The amount of times I've looked at the Aussie and Japanese markets and just sat jealous...
Sometimes it's not good here. We only have 25 million people and we drive on the left, so we miss out on quite a few vehicles
Never knew we were body-shaming people & yet here we are.
Speaking of Mini-Trucks, I actually see them in use in my area a lot (usually the 3-wheeled variety)
Pp size matters not, big truck people are still afraid.