One of these pulled up at my workplace today and I can not get over how stupid they look and that got me thinking, who thought making a shittier version of an Odyssey was a good idea.

This thing can’t be useful as a truck, can’t seat as many as a van, costs $50k and burns more gas then an Odyssey (10l/100km hwy vs 8l/100km hwy). Does anyone who drives these things think they are hot shit?

  • biddyEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You’re implying that a pickup truck is necessary or even desirable for camping. The civic would do fine, or a minivan or van if they have a lot of people and gear. But if they only camp once per year they wouldn’t realize that.

    • baseless_discourse@mander.xyzEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      You are actually right. My friend camp with a car with only two doors and barely fits 4 people. and they are doing absolutely fine. Granted they only are a couple, but I imagine a camery can fit a family of 4 just fine, unless you are going to a extremely rurual place with terrible weather.

      But I can kind of see the point people are making, that they might need a truck for work, and don’t want a second car for family trip. It some makes financial sense if you only have one car.

      But I imagine renting a small SUV or a medium sedan for once a year vacation (with family of 4 or 5) makes more sense for comfort and the environment.

      And I have yet to see any American family larger than 3 with only 1 car, so I am quite doubtful of the premise.

      EDIT: after very unscientific search of a non-car-guy (aka me), it seems like this car is among the most fuel efficient truck you can buy. So if you ABSOLUTELY NEED a truck, a Ridgeline is probably better than a F150. We are likely indeed mad at the wrong crowd. That being said, I am still quite doubtful that a truck needs to be this large, but I dont think there are many small trucks in the U.S.