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[-] glimse@lemmy.world 48 points 5 months ago

The biggest use case for a pickup over a van is loose materials like sand, dirt, etc. Ya know, stuff that suburban pickups usually aren't carrying because the owner doesn't want to get it dirty

[-] Shurimal@kbin.social 5 points 5 months ago

Tilt trailers make transporting loose materials even better. Lower bed so loading is much, much easier, too. And these can easily be towed by sedans or vans.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Definitely, but we all know suburban pickup owners would be hiring someone to deliver the dirt anyway

[-] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

I agree about trailers, but one full of sand will weigh too much for most American SUVs/CUVs let alone sedans.

I’m pretty sure cars and non trucks are vastly underrated for towing in the US though, since the same cars in Europe often have 50%+ towing capacities. The excuse is always that our highway speeds are higher, but I suspect maintaining high truck sales has more to do with it.

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