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Not enough space for a stroller, had to walk in the middle of the street to go around the SUV.

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[-] TheDubz87@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

That's not an SUV... But yeah it looks like they backed up ONTO the curb, that's pretty rude...

[-] twentyfumble@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Ah my bad, in Europe we don't see many of these cars. How would you call it? A truck?

[-] Menachem@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

of course the one person in europe who owns a pickup would park it on the sidewalk

[-] coyootje@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Speaking as a Dutch person, our infrastructure just isn't made for cars this size. People basically need to enlarge their driveways to park something like this. So if you need to park a car like this it's almost impossible. That would stop most people from getting one, except the type of person that does buy one...

[-] FReddit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm in the U.S., and this a problem here. Part of it is financial -- auto makers found a market for morons who will finance a $50,000 truck they have no need for.

And they drive like they are invincible. Last week I (Mazda3) almost got crushed by two of these road monstrosities. After taking evasive action to a avoid a head on collision, I got tailgated by another idiot who very nearly rear ended me.

This is also a rural area with no street lights, and a lot of these trucks are designed with a second set of headlights that blind you.

[-] Archer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You’re not ready for the F-350 with extended bed then

[-] ImHereForVorePorn@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago

I mean, US infrastructure isn’t made for these beasts either.

[-] Tankaus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I hate to say it, but that looks like a pretty small truck.

Source: I'm Texan but don't hold it against me.

[-] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Saw another post on here about how ridiculously oversized the Ranger parked next to them was. Had to laugh as an American, can't even imagine how some of the 3500 brodozers you see here would look on a European street

[-] blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Seems to be what those in most of the US would call a standard size pickup truck. Not “compact” like a Hilux/Tacoma, nor comically oversized like the oft-lifted 3/4 or full-ton trucks.

[-] Eavolution@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Hang on a sec a Hilux is considered a compact truck in America? That's a big old car where I'm from...

[-] Hyzerflip@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yup, it would be considered a compact like the Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, ect

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'd call it worthless. I could fit more in my prius than the bed of that truck.

[-] theluckyone@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

As the owner of a Subaru Baja, I call it an Ute. The short bed is useful to a point (hauling tanks of flammable fuel, etc) but not perfect.

If it's not a body on frame vehicle, I wouldn't call it a truck.

[-] ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Ute is also body on frame (in aus at least) but I would still call the oversized emotional support vehicles trucks instead of utes. That being said, most single cab utes have a bigger bed than a truck like an f150.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I call them any one of the following:

  • Grotesque monstrosities

  • Pavement princesses

  • Four wheeled Freudian excuses

US trucks are ridiculously oversized and typically never see any actual "truck" usage. They're also insanely expensive and are often redneck status symbols. As an American, I'm sorry they have infested your continent.

Source: I live in a yeehaw state where people own $70,000 trucks while living in a $7,000 hovel.

[-] evatronic@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

I like the more generic "All Hat", as in "all hat, no cowboy" because it not only captures the vehicle, but the owner too.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

I thought the expression was "All hat and no cattle." Now I gotta go look it up.

[-] KreekyBonez@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

both work, not sure if there's a real historical significance to using one over the other.

in my opinion, "all hat, no cattle" has stronger assonance, and flows better as a phrase. especially with a slight southern USA accent, it has a satisfying cadence

[-] penguin@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago

It's a pickup truck. Often drive by assholes who like them but don't need them

I mean the truck bed is like 3 feet long, you can't do anything with it, it's never been off-road, and it has two full size rows of seats. It's an SUV in denial.

I call them SUTs if the bed is shorter than the cab.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Emotional support vehicle

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