Pickup Trucks Debate

The cluster debates the necessity and actual usage of pickup trucks and semi-trucks compared to cars, focusing on whether they are primarily used for hauling heavy loads or inefficiently as passenger vehicles that damage roads.

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SUV e.g US X3 F150 RV V6 i.e PA trucks truck pickup vehicle vehicles haul drive passenger heavy lbs

Sample Comments

lowbloodsugar Nov 19, 2024 View on HN

That’s comparing cars to cars. Trucks are worse.

strbean Oct 10, 2023 View on HN

Seems likely they are talking about semi trucks, not pickups.

wvenable Jul 12, 2010 View on HN

When you need to haul something a truck is infinitely more useful than a Ferrari.

megy Oct 11, 2017 View on HN

At least trucks are carrying something we all need, unlike cars.

ProAm Dec 5, 2017 View on HN

Aren't most trucks multi-axle and have distributed weight?

sroerick Dec 16, 2025 View on HN

Those are all the things people use trucks for

fenwick67 Oct 19, 2019 View on HN

Good thing a truck can carry >100x as much stuff.

throwaway0a5e Jun 29, 2021 View on HN

He likely means medium and heavy trucks.

leokennis Aug 30, 2023 View on HN

Except for some edge cases, what else is the use of a 3,000kg 6m truck when it is transporting between 1 and 4 people except to compensate?

afavour Jul 7, 2022 View on HN

No one is saying pickup trucks are never used to haul large items. They’re saying the vast majority of pickup trucks purchased are not used for that purpose and even when they are it’s a couple of times a year, a situation where renting a truck ought to make a lot more logical sense.