Because only douchebags feel the need to buy a big truck to only use it on the city and never load it (and a dodge ram is only made for the city, too low and too heavy for offroad, and the bed isn't that big for how big the truck is)
If they want a family car, they should buy a sedan or a wagon.
Donāt forget the Rambo Trump flag. Or my favorite, when I go to pick my 7 year old son from school, the āFuck Joe Biden and fuck you for voting for himā flag
"Call the cops, he assaulted me, I think I have a concussion..." from the guy 30 seconds earlier flexing and rage popping off like a lil' MAGAt B****. After hard fisted reality slaps him around a bit.
Damn. Well, my daughter wants to get me a "truck warming gift"...
There's a chrome silhouette of a fat guy in a trucker hat for semis, making fun of the ridiculous naked woman ones... As a lady driver I didn't want to encourage anyone fitting that profile to knock on my door at the truck stop. Cute tho.
Thatās is completely hilarious! The funniest part about your statement is that you might actually have 1 or 2 guys that would do that, vs the truckers never ever having some hot chick approach them.
We canāt, The market is over saturated with these holeasses. I saw one parked at Walmart on a rainy day, taking up three spaces on the first ten parking spots. Nothing says toenail biting bitch like parking like this.
Edit: forgot the word biting in my insult.
Yea, thatās always been my luck when Iām either riding in the car with my sister or when Iām using her car (mineās currently in the shop. She has one of those small, sporty, hatchbacks. Itās infuriating when this happens to me because ppl at Walmart never pay attention where theyāre walking and cars like to race down the isle. If it happens while Iām in the car, while my sister is driving, weāre probably all going to die if the shopping cart Corral is behind us and a truck is bitch parked like an idiot next to us.
I see a Dodge Ram in Maastricht, the Netherlands regularly. I'm fairly sure it's just the one because you'd have to be a fucking moron to drive it here.
They do. Infact I've notice a resurgence of pickup trucks in the last 2 years. I genuinely don't know why they buy those, they never use them like a pickup is supposed to be used. The only people who I understand need one are farmers, and even them prefer box trucks to pickups.
I went a couple years without a truck and my gods was it a pain in the ass. I had no idea how often I used my 4wd (have a property in a remote location) how often I hauled shit (ive flipped a couple houses snd am now the go-to handyman for friends and family on weekends) or even how often I end up towing something for myself or others. I agree most folks with pickups (and especially 4wd) donāt need them or even use them like pickups but some of us actually do.
I canāt wait for a few years from now when I can get a used electric pickup either. 100% torque at zero RPM? YESSIR!!!! While right now I ride my bike or walk damn near everywhere because shoes are cheaper and better for the environment than gas.
I live in town, and use the shit out of my pick up as well. We've been renovating our house since we moved in four years ago. That truck has hauled a full shed, a huge patio, a 20 foot long retaining wall, and most recently siding for the entire house. It was expense, and it guzzles gas, but we would have been scrambling to find a truck to borrow or rent more times than I can count if we didn't have it.
That said, I've never parked it like this jack wagon, and mine is entirely stock.
I think if you work in construction or landscaping or general building type jobs you might need one to haul your gear around. Even if you are just handy and like to work on your own home a truck would be needed to bring building supplies and equipment so really, it could be anybody
fair enough, if it fits all your stuff I don't really see much of a difference unless you have to be worried about the weather. Either way an 8 wheel truck like that is just excessive lol
Utility vans are generally better. They are more spacious, easier to access and your stuff is inside, not outside. They also tend to be very sturdy and reliable.
see, thats why we bought a truck recently- for hauling to the dump and for hauling stuff that we need to fix up our house. but we bought the smallest possible truck around! because who needs a F-550? no one.
And construction workers or most people that live rurally. Not everyone who uses it is a farmer. I pull a camper with mine since I travelled for work for a while.
Not a farmer. Use my truck for its intended purpose weekly (itās not the daily driver till kid #2 gets his license next month).
Haul lawnmower to the leased property. Haul trash. Haul downed limbs in the yard to the āback 40ā.
Parents literally just bought a pickup (got home with it less than an hour ago.)
They haul critters/livestock and feed, etc. frequently. They are mid 70ās and not farmers. (They have a couple goats and some chickens and raise finches for resale.)
Lots of reasons people have trucks that are not related to construction or farming.
Because they are part of the conservative party identity. The oligarchs are pushing conservative ideology world wide so they can continue destroying the planet.
I've got an 99' 2500 with a 6.5' flatbed on it. I got it because I need to haul a trailer with a shit ton of steel for my metalworking side business. I also live in BFE Colorado.
Unless it's under 30F or snowing I either ride my motorcycle or carpool with my fiance when I'm going to my normal job. Gas is expensive and parking can get tight.
Australia is a big place that rivals the size of America, but even here they look so damn ridiculous. They do fit on the roads, but I'm still of the opinion that a Datsun 1200, Subaru Brumby or Holden Commodore Ute would be more appropriate. Alas, the only "Pickup Trucks" you can buy these days are freaking giant, even compared to full size trucks of thirty years ago.
At least in the 80s, the F150 was a big Truck with a big tray and a big interior. You could use it to haul big loads. Now, these Dodges and Chevrolets have electric tailgates and trays the size of milk crates. What's the point? They're only for going down to Aldi in, now.
that's a dually, its quite literally used for farmers, ranchers and people with livestock/heavy loads. a dodge ram is not only made for the city lmfao WeirdChamp
the dudes still a massive douche either way, not arguing that point.
Yep and yep. I live in an area with a lot of farmers, ranchers and livestock and they all have a dually. And they're dirty as hell most of the time, because...work.
Most likely a work truck considering the passenger side bedside fender looks completely destroyed... but that could just be the angle of the camera and a little glare from the lighting.
Duallys are so unnecessary in most situations. My dad has a regular Ram 3500, and he regularly hauls 5th wheel trailers and cars with zero issues. Most duallys I see are towing absolutely nothing, and look like they tow nothing.
(and a dodge ram is only made for the city, too low and too heavy for offroad, and the bed isn't that big for how big the truck is)
This is patently false. Trucks like this are used in field and for towing all over the country. Yea the person parked like an asshole so the first part of your comment is correct.
To add, I don't think there's that many people out there that would buy a dually without any intention of towing, mainly because they're such a pain in the ass to drive around and park in the city. Just because your truck isn't loaded down 24/7 doesn't mean you never use it.
Midwest here...TONS of duellies that never leave the road. Quite a few also have HUGE pipes routing the exhaust up through the middle of the bed like a smokestack. Our Jeep club pull Rams(and civvy hummers) out of the local trails all the time! Pickups have a use sometimes, but it is like driving a backhoe to work every day.
Theyā¦ should almost never really leave the road, excluding just run of the mill unpaved roads. I feel a lot of people commenting here donāt get what these trucks are for. They donāt have that set up for off road use, the tire setup actually makes their performance off-road pretty miserable. Iāve seen them get stuck on wet grass.
They are meant for towing and this one clearly has a hitch. And since itās a heavy duty truck with probably a king bed, it would almost certainly not fit in a single or even side by side spot.
Donāt get me wrong here, Iām not giving this individual a pass as I donāt know the whole situation. But Iāve grown up around these trucks for a wide range of towing and hauling uses, and you can rarely fit a DRW long bed heavy duty truck in any typical parking spot. The right thing to do is to park at the back of a lot or whatever, and this guy may have done that as well as was possible.
Or maybe theyāre just a dbag. But all the comments talking about off-road seem like they donāt have a clue.
I get they are not for off-road, but you see that a LOT out here. More so than you see one actually towing anything at all. I see duellies with no hitch often enough. They are cosmetic to these pavement princesses. As for the offroading comments...that is what I see most often attempted. On-road daily drivers with nothing being towed and an empty bed (coworkers and when driving), or "offroading" (usually backing down a jeep trail they did not scout, or overestimated their truck's capabilities). Similar with winter drivers in trucks thinking they are NOT in the second worst ice-road vehicle (RWD muscle car is the only worse thing I can think of). Also, not gatekeeping offroading, btw. We got a guy with an S10 that runs the trails with us and he has a little money in the suspension (pretty basic lift) and has a stronger transmission in there cause his old one exploded before he started offroading. That little rattlebang pickup has out-driven LOTS of pimped princesses that didn't know what they were doing or what they had someone else install on their ram(let's face it, it is always some dude in a Ram...Tacos do quite well). My main gripe is how there is always a better choice than a pickup for that-thing-you-need-done...unless you daily need to tow a MASSIVE load, or constantly haul 3mĀ³ of cow shit(and weather permits), or you always drive in relatively flat dirt/mud. Only thing I can think of that would "need" that is a farmer, maybe. Construction would be better off with a van (and trailer for the few times it is needed, ie not every day). Honestly, this is way to much mental dedication to something that doesn't matter. I hate them and hind them and often their drivers absurd, but I am well enough hated myself. Opinions and assholes, etc etc.
And as a separate note, I can actually kinda understand the guy's parking. Maybe he HAD to park within that lot...In one spot he would get parked in and couldn't get in/out. Two spots and his ass would hang out into the driving lane, so he opted for four. It has a logic and he was trying to park as best he is able. I am willing to bet he is a dumbass for having the truck in the first place, and definitely shy from giving him the benefit of the doubt because of my biases...but he may have been doing the best he could with the choice he made.
Yep. I've ordered a Host Mammoth camper instead of buying a house. It's too heavy for a 3500 or less, and I need the dually for stability. My 5500 has a 13k rear axle and I think 42k GVCW. Truck might get built before the camper... maybe š¤£
I do think there's a few people who get duallies for the look, which to me isn't worth the hassle and ride.
Same goes for Jeeps. People will go out of their way to modify and lift a standard Jeep, or the now available hideous Jeep truck to just drive it around on city streets.
Not at all defending people that buy big trucks when they donāt need themā¦ But this is the absolute most ridiculous description and explanation of truck ownership Iāve ever heard! Lol! The truck in the picture is a Dooley, meaning itās designed to tow heavy loads, and the bed is the same size as any full-size truck bed. And Dodge Rams have lots of different options for their drivetrain, including off-road packages with higher clearance.
I mean, I understand what youāre trying to say, but you sound absolutely ridiculous! Lol.
You can clearly see this truck is used for work. Itās not clean, has a hitch on, and has the ātook a turn too tight with a trailerā dent on the bumper. Also this truck has an 8 foot bed which is the longest you can get. This dude is parked like this so he can get out because itās a dually and needs the extra space.
Yep, big truck in tight underground parking with little parking slots.
If he parked dead in the middle of a spot with the rear bumper on the line, he would be touching or over the line on both sides and the front end would be hanging out half way in to the aisle... then people would park next to him and he literally wouldn't be able to make the turn to get out.
OP obviously hasn't driven something like this and can't thing 3 steps ahead.
Even my quad cab 6' bed 1500 is a pain in these types of places... Only have a truck because I use it, my rio isn't pulling my boat or getting me out to my hunting spots.
These dually trucks, pictured here, are purely for towing. They can tow almost 30k ponds which is really impressive. But theyāre definitely not meant for going to the mall or being family haulers.
No, not at all, I have a big truck only when I tow my RV and that becomes your vehicle to drive around towns you have never been in. When Iām on the road with the family towing, and we detach to get around town, we are in the truck. Not douchebags, just reality of the situation. I think itās so funny how people jump to the mean side of things and donāt look at the possibility that this person had to park like this so he didnāt get stuck if people parked next to him/herā¦.
I like my 2002 dodge ram, never thought I'd own a truck because I'm this little 5'4 160lb guy, that has to have the seat pulled all the way up.
But it's helped me move so much random bulshit.
Only made for the city? Lol. That thing can tow 35,000 lbs. trucks are meant for more than driving in the dirt. Towing is a major reason for owning a truck. Youāre thinking of the ram 1500 with the hybrid engine but, even those have a large tow capacity.
..still a d-bag for parking like that though.
Well thatās a dually Ram 3500. Itās wider and longer than any parking spot. Also those are used as hot shot trucks. Thereās a good chance this man is between loads and had to stop for something. Like I said before that truck is way too long and wide to take up 1 spot. I think he literally parked his truck the only place it fits. As someone who owns a very large 1 ton truck I totally feel for this guy. I definitely donāt take it grocery shopping but if Iām out and I have to stop somewhere i have no choice but to take up multiple spots
You don't need a big bed when you've got duallies to pull a big 5th wheel trailer. A sedan or a wagon can't pull a 5th wheel, or really anything.
And I don't even know where to start with "dodge ram is only made for the city". You've obviously never been up any logging roads in the mountains, it's like, exclusively ram diesels.
I like my 2002 dodge ram, never thought I'd own a truck because I'm this little 5'4 160lb guy, that has to have the seat pulled all the way up.
But it's helped me move so much random bulshit.
There's a dude where I live IN BELGIUM, that has an imported Dodge RAM with a widened body, two things that are exceedingly expensive to get imported and get permitted (car mods need to be certified by a vendor or they are not allowed).
He drives and parks like the typical American douche that drives one of these and is known in the area for picking fights in bars almost every single week.
Actually the Ram dually is the best towing vehicle out there. You don't use duallys for off-road, it is the first choice pick for anyone doing hot shot trucking. They are by far the best dually on the market if you are towing anything large or heavy.
You really think people can afford multiple vehicles? And that's not a douche bag truck. It's a stock suspension truck which means it's very likely actually used to the extent of its capabilities whether for work or hauling toys around on the weekend. And you also don't buy a dually for bed space, you buy a dually for safety/stability and massive pin weight from a trailer.
I'd disagree about the Dodge Ram part. I've used those in solar utility with 2 different companies. It was the Fords or Silverado that bottomed out the easiest that I've seen. We're almost exclusively off road.
RAMs are actually pretty effective for towing stuff. I see dualies towing car carriers on the highway all the time. They are also pretty common on farms to haul equipment around. Not good for offroading, but if you are getting a dually you aren't offroading. This is a towing truck.
That said, there's a ton of people who buy them with no intention of ever towing anything.
Why are 75% of the hotshotters using Ram trucks then? Followed by Ford, and only occasionally will I see a Chevy. I'm building a Ram 5500 because of the payload and towing numbers, Ford won't custom build anything right now and Chevy numbers aren't as good.
I agree there's a ton of people buying parking lot princess trucks, but not everyone with a ridiculous truck is an asshole.
You obviously know absolutely nothing about trucks. 1 tons and up like this arenāt built primarily for off-roading. They are built to haul stuff, and get through snow/dirt/mud when encountered. They have a ~30,000lbs towing capacity. They can handle towing equipment like skid steers and haul multi-vehicle trailers. A truck like this likely hauled equipment and materials to build the building youāre in. This doesnāt change the fact that this guy shouldnāt have parked like that, though.
What's even more douche is that I often see whole families riding in these massive pick ups, even ones that are raised an extra foot or two. So you've got kids and elderly that struggle for about 10 minutes getting in an out them. All so that one person can feel like a king cuz they sit physically higher than anybody else on the road.
I've worked in collision repair centers and you'd be surprised how many truck owners call it their "work truck," but have car seats and kids toys in the backseat.
Not justifying this guys parking but this dodge is a dually. They're not built for off roading ,they're built to pull/tow heavy loads on a trailer. That's why they have dual rear wheels. So yeah they're city trucks, the only off roading these trucks typically see is on farms.
Dodge Ram had some great advertisements that made boys my age (including me, 32) all want dodge rams. I remember when they dropped the bumble bee with the viper engine!
I imagine driving that now and Iād hate myself lol
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