• comrade19@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Omg. Theres more ads than content in that link haha. I cant stand big cars. I wonder if one day they won’t be worth much because people get sick of them

    • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      People who have trucks love them. That ain’t changing.

      What may change is younger demographics having lower interest.

      That being said, trucks are super useful. I very much doubt we see them go away unless there is a real viable alternative. SUV/CUVS could trend downwards in a few years I think.

      • ProbablyYourDad@sh.itjust.works
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        10 months ago

        I have an alternative to the pick-up trucks currently in production. Smaller pick-up trucks. They’re only that large as a legal loophole around regulation of the ratio of mileage to vehicle footprint. I’d add a source but I can’t find the video I saw a couple of months ago.

      • candybrie@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        I know a bunch of people who really want smaller trucks. The Ford maverick sold out pretty quickly.

        • manapropos@lemmy.basedcount.com
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          10 months ago

          It’s insane to me that the modern Ford Ranger is bigger than a 90s F150. There’s absolutely a market there that’s only served by people buying used

  • winterayars@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    You know a lot of the thing about trucks is purely regulatory. Trucks are exempt from a lot of regulations that cost money and they’re huge, both of those things mean more resources going into luxury and such.

    These are vehicles that exist at the intersection of a bunch of different things. It’s wrong to say Americans will only allow companies to sell big, stupid, dangerous trucks. Change the incentives and we’d see a change in what people buy and drive.

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      10 months ago

      I would trade in my beater truck for one of those Kei Trucks in a second if they were easy to get.

  • grayman@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    It’s NOT American preference. It’s NOT auto makers. It IS govt regulation… Stupid CAFE garbage!