dbd33

There are also GMC and Chevy minivans, it's an Austin/Morris thing, badge engineering. Presumably there are people who are loyal to one brand or the other though why is a mystery.

dave_j

Wrong.
There are three types who need trucks. Add Idiots who know that they shouldn't be in control of anything more mobile than a washing machine with a duff motor. They need something heavy so that when the inevitable crunch happens, usually no more than 5 minutes down the road, they're able to crawl out of the wreckage and start all over with a new and even heavier truck.
As an aside, there is no truth whatsoever to the rumour that GMC are basing their new truck on the chassis used in the M2 Bradley, it's going to be the M1 Abrams so as to ensure 100% survivability when confronting the menacing Dodge Caravan in the hands of a mother late to pickup her kids from school.

Partially discharged

I stand corrected...there are 3 types. Thanks for that. When I have been in peoples trucks it seemed so disconnected from the road due to the height above the road. Plus parking in underground lots or parallel parking in city settings is a pain from what I've seen. Travelling to Alberta last year was an eye opener into how many trucks there are on the roads.

Hurlabrick

All this talk of Dogde Ram / F150 drivers. When we were in Ottawa winter before last after a bad snow and ice storm, the only cars I saw slid off the road in ditches were mainly trucks with huge snow tyres! I guess they thought they were invincible in those conditions

Danny B

How very dare you. I love my F650

Piff Poff

When my daughter was taking drivers Ed, we wanted her to learn manual/standard, so that's what we booked for her. The chap said, after you have done the theory, I will be outside in the big white truck. I reassured her that it would propbably be the size of a F150 so not to worry ( I was driving I think a Expedition at the time so she knew that was the same size).

Poor kid, she pulled up at home after her 1st lesson in a Dodge Ram 3500 that had been lifted. She had 9 lessons in that thing, we then switched her to automatic as we needed her to pass her test quickly as we were moving out of town to no bus service.

I am happy to say she can drive both Auto and manual and she is a very nice little driver, I feel very safe with her.

scrubbedexpat091

We have someone in our building who has a large truck that is jacked up, first day he had it he damaged it and broke water and sewer pipe in the garage, his truck is too tall and he ignored the signs. People often dont seem to realize the size and height of their vehicles.

I tired to learn stickshift when I was younger, never was able to master it and wont drive one.

Piff Poff

I much prefer driving stick, make husbands job of finding me a car I like much harder lol

spouse of scouse

I'm automatic all the way. 2 pedals, go and stop, perfect

The cowboy with his big truck sounds a bit dumb.

HGerchikov

DandNHill

scrubbedexpat091

I am from necessity but I never liked standard and found it a pain and very frustrating.

So much easier to just put a car in drive and not worry about shifting.

spouse of scouse

Yep, point and go is great

dbd33

One minivan for another, you'd have to read the labels closely to know which is which.

Subarus in the winter drive me bonkers. I'm not suggesting there's a Sapphic driving style but a vehicle sold on having all wheel drive and then fitted with winter tyres isn't selling to people with elevated testosterone. They're driven by people scared to go out and terrified of turning their lights on. More dithery than a Morris Minor,

DandNHill

Lol. I'm a cautious driver but by no means a scared driver. I haven't yet experienced the Q5 in winter but I have to say the Acadia was great. A heavy beast on the road it never slipped anywhere.