"I think you mean S-U-V"

"Nope. E-S-V."

The sad thing is that they're not even that roomy. Something like a skoda superb beats this ford truck hands down when it comes to leg room.

So:

• not that great off-road (too heavy, too wide, too long, not enough weight on rear wheels)
• not great at transporting stuff, because the load bed is open.
• not fuel efficient (and low range)
• less safe (higher chance of roll over, takes longer to stop, lower safety standards compared to regular cars)
• poor visibility (too high, don't see pedestrians + low obstacles)
• not that roomy
• not that comfortable
• poor handling

A common argument is 'it can tow stuff', which is also silly because you can do that with a far smaller car too.

So it's a fashion statement or virtue signaler. I mean, obviously we all hate it, but the people that buy these kind of trucks usually get off on that. They're virtue signaling to their (internet) friends.

As an american I can't take america seriously. It's sad. Especially vets these days... I feel bad for them, especially the ones that still have a solid head on their shoulders.

There's no humble life path here.

You never know. Maybe he needs if he works in the near by forrest. While I agree on the first part about not taking it seriously, I never want to assume people are pieces of shit without talking to them first.

Honestly I would lole those tiny Japanese trucks

You’re thinking of a Fiat, Dale.

Yes, there are legitimate uses. However, trucks and SUVs account for 80% of car sales in the US. 80% is NOT representative of the number of people who actually need a truck or SUV.

Trucks and SUVs kill more people, because they are bigger and heavier and have less visibility. They run over more children, because the hoods are so high you could lose track of a whole kindergarten class standing in front of them. They are more efficient than they used to be, but still drastically less efficient than a sedan or station wagon.

I don't judge someone for having different tastes. I judge someone for letting their aesthetic choices cause them to do more harm to the planet, and endanger more people, and risk the lives of their own children (because that's who they're most likely to run over because they can't see them).

If you need a truck or SUV for your job or because you actually haul a lot, or maybe because you have accessibility needs for a bigger vehicle, great. Enjoy. But that is NOT 80% of people.

most of the people buying these are buying a costume, not a work vehicle, if my neighbors are any indication

it's a status symbol

I grew up in a city of ~30,000 in the rural south. Every fucking one of my guy friends ~needed~ a truck... except the only work they did with it was mod it to be intentionally louder and less gas efficient, and go off-roading. The extent of real work put into them was occasionally hauling some furniture when helping people move: something that 1. could've worked with a day rental, and more inportantly 2. Only needed a f150 sized vehicle and not the Ferd F-teen-thousand with quintuple cab space and a v8 diesel hemi lifted on off-road dually tires blowing black smoke all over the other cars.

Most of the adults who didn't buy into all the annoying "truck guy" modifications still had the biggest gas-guzzling, space-hogging pieces of emotional support vehicles permanently shined and bed emptied, never doing anything with it but driving to their office/retail job and the grocery store.

I live in a small village in the mountains, most of my neighbours are tradies or cobtractors. Their weapon of choice (along with the farmers here) is the Citroen Berlingo.

It can tow a lot, long stuff can use the cargo hatch at the back of the roof, and it can do pretty serious off-roading. They're also good family cars.