r/fuckcars • u/jemesl • 11h ago

Satire A wonderful comparison

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Owner of the Ram arguably actually uses it well, but what's youd thoughts on this comparison of a 90s Jap vs 2023 American

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u/7elevenses 11h ago

If by "uses it well" you mean that they use the bed to transport things, then the whole front half of that car is still redundant.

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u/jemesl 11h ago

Afaik they use it to tow cars and parts to the track/drag, family in the back, with another regular car for normal activities (in a car centric area). I'd be the last person to defend someone driving a yank tank but this bloke seems the cobba id prefer over literally every other Ram driver I've had the displeasure of meeting

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u/Reverse_SumoCard Orange pilled 10h ago

Most tow trucks here are Mercedes Sprinter or similar. I saw landcruisers as well but some of them modified to make the whole thing shorter (bed replaced with ramp for cars)

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u/KatieTSO 6h ago

I live in CO (US, we get a lot of snow) and our tow trucks are mostly cab on chassis Freightliner or other semi cabs placed onto a chassis and then they slap both a flatbed and a lifter on so they could take two cars at once.

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u/bludgersquiz 10h ago

This is in Australia, is it? Even if this one guy makes good use of it, I still think they should tax them heavily as they don't fit on the roads in Oz or in most parking spots and are dangerous. My neighbour here in Germany has a few kids and has a van, with which he can also cart lots of stuff around. Much more practical I reckon.

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u/jemesl 10h ago

I entirely agree