• SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    6 months ago

    The number of massive trucks I see without a speck of dirt in the bed that are used mainly for commuting and groceries is pathetic.

    • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      It’s become a wealth/status symbol for people who don’t like the more traditional bougie shit. Lets them still delude themselves into thinking they’re salt of the earth types.

      I can afford for 2/3 of my vehicle to be functionally useless! Dohohohoho!

      • burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        t’s become a wealth/status symbol for people who don’t like the more traditional bougie shit

        It’s because they are actual luxury vehicles. Get inside one of the new ones, and it’s basically what you would imagine a lexus or lincoln would be like. All the fanciness, all the nifty little features… Finding one that is actually made to ‘work’ is hard.

    • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      I think there have been occasions where I have passed a truck stopped at a red light on my bike, while carrying more groceries or other materials than they have in their entire backseat and bed.

    • BCsven@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      And with the short box option, so you can’t fit 4x8 sheets of stuff in there anyway. Better off with a minivan.

    • IngeniousRocks (They/She) @lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      If I could have a Fully electric mid 90s chevy S10 style pickup with modern safety features and no surveillance I would be sooooo happy. But no, if I want a truck I can buy old as fuck or get a wanktank. Closest option to what I want in the US currently is a Ford Maverick (which is literally just a rebadged explorer sport trac for the modern age) but that would mean supporting Ford, and like, fuck Ford.

      • Ironfacebuster@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        What’s crazy (and sucks) is they DID have an EV S10 from the mid 90’s (hence why it sucks: it’s exactly what you want, but they killed it)

        Of course it doesn’t have the modern safety features, but I bet you could still find one if you’re determined enough! Although it’s possible you already knew this 😉

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_S-10_EV

          • Ironfacebuster@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            Glad I could open your eyes! I have no idea how rare they are so it’s possible you’ll never see one (or you’ll have to build one yourself maybe?)

            I only heard about them a day or two before commenting because of the recent EV1 auction! Turns out Jared from The Questionable Garage (formerly Wrench Every Day) got one driving again, which he brought up in his video talking about the EV1 auction

          • Ironfacebuster@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            Even crazier to think how far we could’ve been if they didn’t kill all of these projects as soon as they could!

      • Credibly_Human@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        You’re basically asking for what slate promises to be.

        Also, you totally didn’t say it, but I feel like whining about it so: A lot of people think that the infotainment in cars could be stripped out to lower the price, but a big touch screen is actually very cheap and it might even be more expensive to have a bunch of bespoke buttons per model, so really, the idea of a gutted out vehicle wouldn’t save any money. The only actual money savers would be in areas like the suspension, build quality, engine size, that sort of thing.

        • ObliviousEnlightenment@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          6 months ago

          Perhaps, but having tactile options like buttons and dials is considerably safer as the ui can’t change and you can keep your eyes on the road

          • some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            You need someone to figure out how to get the car to interpret that button press. Whether it’s an electrical engineer or a dev doesn’t make too much difference to the argument.

            the software route actually makes a bit more sense at scale, as you can abstract all the same functions into the car’s computer regardless of what human interface device is activating that function.

        • spankinspinach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          Correct me if I’m wrong, is Slate not Amazon backed? No judgement either way, I just know that rubs some lemmings the wrong way

          • Credibly_Human@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            6 months ago

            Oh don’t worry, it isn’t! Its just backed by Jeff Bezos himself…

            Yeah…

            This world sucks, and sometimes you gotta make some shitty pragmatic choices. I would judge someone harshly for a Tesla but less so for Slate given that 1. Jeff isn’t so openly racist so much as being a greedy bastard of a human being, and 2. Slate is backed by him but not fully owned by him.

            • spankinspinach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              2·
              6 months ago

              Ah the fun of the world we live in…

              Yeah 100%, I’m fully on board with your reasoning. I’m continuously arguing with myself over a Bronco or a Tacoma (only modern backcontry capable vehicles with manuals I’m aware of), so I do NOT have a moral high ground here haha

          • Bgugi@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            My understanding that the “Amazon backed” was a comparatively small portion of the funding, and largely to generate an air of legitimacy for the normies.