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Hey, German here. What the f*** are Americans doing at the other side of the Atlantic? Some of you already know this monstrosity. I did'nt. This is a Ford F650 Truck and when I stepped out of my Youtube Bubble I realized, it was marketed as the "biggest, baddest Truck on the road" for the everyday American. Are you guys serious?! Is the end goal really to drive a Monster Truck to McDs to get a McFlurry? Americas bloodiest wars have been fought in the middle east to secure oil, bombing nations to rubble. And all, for this bullshit? The excess, waste and decadence is mind boggling to me and people on Reddit seriously justifying this by "you know dude I'm 6,4ft. I don't fit in any other vehicle" makes me go up the wall.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

That car would terrify me to drive. My wife has a Rav4 which is a "small" SUV and it's too big for me to drive. My Prius is really too big for me. America doesn't do small cars anymore and it sucks.

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[–] ehxor@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m 6’4”. I don’t fit in any other vehicle

Maybe they mean wide

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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Back when I lived in red NY, there was a guy who lived near me with a similar truck that flew the trump, blue stripe, and Confederate flags

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[–] Spaceinv8er@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My uncle had something similar. He raced drag boats. He used it to transport his mobile pit. It wasn't a daily driver.

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[–] Dettweiler42@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

The F650 is pretty much the last thing you buy before you need a proper semi/tractor truck. I have seen a few, and known someone with one; and they routinely use it for cash hauls to make a living. Paying LTL (less than truck load) rates are very expensive and slow compared to hiring a contractor to haul something you need in a timely manner. The guy I knew that owned one used it to make a living hauling farm and construction equipment long distances.

Most F650's that are produced will not have a bed, because they either get fitted with a flatbed or a cargo box.

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[–] Heikki@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I recall at a place I used to work. There was an older guy who drove a similar monstrosity to work, GMC 6500... maybe. Im 6'3" and could easily walk under the mirrors.

I noticed after about a week that it hadn't moved. Finally, I got curious after 3 weeks of seemingly no movement from it and asked around.

Apparently, the guy that owned it, was climbing in to leave and fell backward out of it. Spent 2-3 months in the hospital recovering. No one needs one of these things

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Apparently, the guy that owned it, was climbing in to leave and fell backward out of it. Spent 2-3 months in the hospital recovering. No one needs one of these things

Damnit, another mark against me on judgment day for laughing at this.

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[–] M500@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I’m from the states and I’ve never seen this outside of it being used as a tow truck or something.

I mostly would see f-150 and f-250. Sometimes you see a 350, but that’s rare.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

It's not just the US.

I saw an ad a while ago, I forget where, for, I think, a Hyundai SUV of some kind.

Looks menacing... is.

WTF.

[–] v81@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah. Let's get upset at a car that even Americans posting here admit they've never seen on the road. It's a piece of crap, but hardly a problem worth paying any attention to.

[–] mrbubblesort@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

you know dude I’m 6,4ft. I don’t fit in any other vehicle

Even that is a bullshit argument. I'm 6'4" and drive a Toyota Aqua (Prius C in the states)

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

We're going through the same thing you guys did eighty years ago. Maybe we'll finally see reason when our own Hitler and Eva Braun are cornered by the rest of the world, and shoot each other in the head to escape punishment. We'll send the cremated remains for you to dump in the Rhine, assuming any of us are still alive.

[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (14 children)

As a European, that’s definitely an impractical, asshole vehicle. You couldn’t drive or park that anywhere here.

As a guy though? Gotta love a big, fuck you vehicle. It’s like a giant kids toy. Highly impractical, but I bet you’d giggle if you drove it. Only Americans could ever build something like that.

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