In an urban environment, yes.
Interrupting a circle jerk is poor manners.
I know some people who actually use their pickup truck and wish they could get something smaller. It doesn’t exist anymore in the US.
It’s not even the often remarked “chicken tax”. That only prevents small trucks from foreign factories being imported in without a big extra cost attached. Factories in Canada and Mexico, via NAFTA, have been long exempt. US automakers have been free to make whatever small truck they want.
I am eyeing the Telo. I hope that works out.
Ford Maverick. AWD, rear locker, hybrid, up to 4k towing… It’s just too expensive for its size despite the “starting” price.
The current Maverick is not a small truck. It just says that on a label somewhere.
It’s the smallest available and has hella good mpg. Recalls and price aside, it’s a good option.
My dad drove an 86 Nissan 720 when I was a kid that looked exactly like the second small truck and I would kill for a modern version. I usually stick stuff in the back of my RAV4 and that mostly works, but there are times I need an open bed and have to rent a pickup. Give the people what they want! Baby trucks!
And they you have the real “I’m here to work” truck. Either that or they have a van. Sometimes you see a pickup truck here, but they’re always used by the bosses and inspection.
We use pick-ups / utes in forestry work quite a bit. It’s the only vehicle that really meets our needs… surprisingly good stretcher carriers in an absolute emergency too.
Got a lot of love for our sprinter tipper, but it’s more for parkland and golf courses and some of the farms we work at.
