I’m an immigrant. My brother saved his money and instead of buying sensibly he got a fricken Dodge Ram. I asked him why and he said “Because he’s American now”

Coming from a person who raises cattle, thank you to the office people for making trucks way more expensive than reasonable.

I hate that sedans are being cut or ignored by MOST major vehicle brands.

As a non American this is a culture shock to me. Even after watching this video I'm still scratching my head at this truck obsession.

I feel like trucks are kind of like gore-tex: in certain situations they are necessary, but overkill for most people.

True freedom and individualism is everyone buying the same unnecessary thing.

One of the memorable lines that I found while reading a car review article was from the Ford maverick review which said “it hauls air as well as the f-150” and deep down, I couldn’t agree more.

I live in Canada where vehicule culture is quite similar to the USA and here are few things that surprises me: -A pickup towing something else than a boat or a camper. -More than 2 people getting out of a car that aren't in the same family. -People actually using motorcycles as an everyday vehicle outside of winter. -A group of friends on bicycles not in polyester/spandex clothing but only going somewhere to do stuff. -A 2 seater pickup truck. -A scratched, bumped, worn pickup. All normal things when you think about it but that are unusual for North America.

Another big change is that trucks have gotten way more comfortable. Most older trucks had really firm suspension that was meant to carry heavy loads and take a beating. As a result, the ride quality of older trucks was terrible. Nobody really wanted to drive trucks as commuter vehicles because they just kind of sucked to drive. Nowadays, trucks, particularly in the half-ton segment, have ridiculously plush suspension and ride just as well as any other vehicle on the road. As a consequence, they're really not well suited for carrying heavy loads or towing big trailers. The introduction of double cab trucks also made a huge difference. Prior to that you either had no back seat or a back seat that was so tiny only children could actually fit in it. Now you can pretty much have mini-van level spaciousness in a truck. I think the combination of these things made them really popular with the suburban upper-middle class demographic because you could basically have a comfortable vehicle to haul your kids around in while looking like a rugged blue-collar person

"Some trucks just fall apart." Dodge ram second gen: *nervous sweating*

This helps explain why my wife's 2006 Tacoma sold for freaking $7K last year. I know that the shortage of used vehicles raised that price, but still, absolutely wild for a 15 year old vehicle. That truck covered the closing costs on our house.

It's surreal looking around a parking lot and seeing how enormous new vehicles are compared to everything from the 90s-early 2000s. A lot of them don't even readily fit inside regular parking spaces.

I work as a valet at a major airport in Texas and the amount of trucks we get pisses me off, the amount of f250’s and massive Rams we get and you can tell the owners use the beds once a year, basically just a pavement princess. And having to fit a f250 in a small parking garage into normal parking spots takes a lot of doing.

I've gotten a lot of push back from family and friends when I talk about having the vehicle that works for 90% of my needs and then renting when I need to haul something or if I need the space for people. It seems like a natural thing to do, but so many of us have the vehicle that represents who we want to be or what we need for our one vacation a year. I don't get it, it's way too expensive to get fuel and get the truck/large SUV to drive around your empty truck bed or single passenger.

As a Korean, I can say this situation is going the same direction in my home country. I lived most my life in Korea, and when I was a kid, basically everyone drove sedans and minivans, and the only pickups we had were very similar to Japanese Kei trucks. I spent many years outside of Korea for school, and when I came back to visit, I was surprised to see how many large vehicles there were that I thought I was walking along an American street. When I came back, they just started selling large American trucks and SUVs, and I could see Tahoes and F-150s all over the place. The thing is, it's very unnecessary because South Korea is a small country, and even more so because everyone who is buying these trucks live in Seoul, the largest and most populated city in Korea. I don't understand why people feel the need to buy these huge vehicles when they are gonna eat more fuel and be way harder to maneuver there.

Most of pickup truck in USA are city dweller and "Pathway Queen" the owners rarely do towing and off-roading stuff

Older trucks used to last for a while. My cousin had an old ford truck (made from steel) that got to over 500k miles before the engine basically fell apart. Before that he never really took care of it. We use trucks because we do minor home remodels/upgrades/refurnishing fairly often so hauling a few thousand pounds of rocks, fertilizer, flooring, tiles etc. aren’t too uncommon. This and camping are the main reasons we have a truck.

Nothing quite like getting a Chevy Silverado ad in the middle of this. 😮‍💨👌

I own two vehicles. A newer compact sedan and a mid-90s pickup truck. A large majority of the time, the trucks sits my back yard and I only use it when I need it, such as hauling my tools around for a job or picking up large things from the hardware store, or whenever I need to haul something that won't fit in my car. Otherwise, my compact sedan is the car is use pretty much all the time. There was a time when a pickup truck was my only vehicle and I regret it and all the waste associated with that, but namely my income at the time. But, having driven both newer trucks and older trucks, I much prefer older trucks because they feel solid and feel like they were built for work. Newer trucks feel like they're going to fall apart if you take them off the highway. In my rural area, all the shade-tree mechanics use their old 1980s pickup trucks to tow newer 2010s+ trucks because for whatever reason, the new trucks just break. Whenever my dad sees an old 70's or 80's truck towing a brand new truck, his remark is always, "They just don't build them like they used to."

I grew up in farmland where everyone had a truck for working on the farm and hunting. Those things were beat to hell and back but kept on ticking. I had friends who were driving around trucks older than they were. Now I live in the city and all I see are these massive beasts that look like they were bought just that day. They clearly aren't actually used as trucks and the people driving them act like they are these fragile things that must be babied. You constantly see them parked across four spaces in parking lots because they don't want a single bit of paint transfer. And those same people are often buying a new model every couple years. It's wild to see the difference in truck culture, that for some it's a tool and for others a status symbol.

I can definitely see it as a North American thing. When I traveled over seas to several European and South East Asian countries, I don't see as many big trucks; And when there were trucks, most of the time they tend to be smaller than what North Americans are used to. One of my guesses is because of population density. Which makes me believe in the future we will probably want smaller cars/trucks.

In parking it's always a joy to watch a truck struggle to park.

Not just in America! These things has made landfall across the Pacific in Asia. "Massive" is an understatement compared to Japanese cars, or even motorcycles around here. There aren't that many but their big size surely influence local manufacturers to also build bigger, bulkier version of usual vehicles every year (i call them SUV-zation)

Dodge really pulled the wool over consumers eyes. Sell a product that looks tough but is made with the quality control of a $5 Chinese toaster.

Thank you soooo much for addressing this topic - over the last couple of years, I've wondered what's with the explosion of trucks on the road? Is it just status? Is there a tax incentive I don't know about? How are all these people affording gas right now?!

I can understand some people really need a truck like that but if you don’t need to haul stuff they are incredibly expensive and poor energy efficiency.

Part of the problem is that the manufacturers have turned trucks into luxury vehicles ( with prices to match), instead of keeping them as work vehicles. They keep putting in more cameras, sensors, automatic systems, infotainment systems, etc…and try to sell them to suburban people as “ refined” vehicles. I hate most of the “ techie” stuff, and won’t buy a new vehicle because of it. The Ford Maverick came out as a small, affordable, urban style pickup truck….but they have made it bigger, more expensive, and added more tech….and now it’s just another small overpriced, over rated vehicle.

Also for the 1994 Ram, there's another reason the ram that was drilled into the minds of people everywhere that summer, courtesy of the movie Twister, the hero car was said truck. I recall visiting family in Mexico in a city where an assembly plant for Chrysler that specifically built the truck was located at. Company paid movie nights going out to see the red truck do it's thing where a thing during the summer, IIRC they even paid a specific movie theatre to project the movie a bit after it had finished it's run, just to keep that perk up.

It's worth noting that, although certain MODELS of pickup trucks top the charts, this is largely due to having a significantly lower variety of choices to dilute the market share. There's around 3x as many crossover style SUVs sold in the US compared to pickup trucks, so they're not even close to being the plurality. They're absolutely an important segment to the market as a distant #2, but they're nowhere close to dominating the automotive market like certain phrasing of statistics might imply.

Here in Kuwait, American full-sized trucks are mostly favored by teens and young adults who like to terrorize drivers and bystanders on the road. Their reputation is so bad that coppers always keep an eye on their drivers. Adult men favor Toyota or Lexus SUV's, and these are extremely popular nationwide.

Another thing you forgot was trucks aren't classed as a luxury vehicle as their "work vehicles" so they are taxed less...a big fancy f150 costing a fraction of a similar bmw

In the last years huge American trucks started appearing in France even though they're not adapted for our streets, they're a status thing like the G-wagon but more exotic.

Please do elaborate on the EV problem in one of the next video's! Like you did with the electrical bickes.

Here in the Philippines, I've noticed that smaller (or Asian) pick-ups trucks like Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux, etc. are getting bigger and they are increasing, to the point that there is now a culture or group of pick-up owners especially the modified ones.

Solid video my man. I'm an American and a truck owner. I loved this video in comparison to a lot of others. Most other videos just call us stupid and dumb and don't explain things very well. You mainly just kept to the information and facts without all the hate. Amazing job!

I use my truck all the time. I’m always hauling a trailer with it. I don’t have it as a status symbol and us “work truck” owners don’t have them as a just to have them. It’s really really funny seeing those guys who deck out their little f-150s with lift kits and big tires. Can’t haul better with those! lol

I never cared for a truck until I moved a little farther away from friends and family due to a house purchase. It became a hassle to pick up and move anything. Bought a 2018 Toyota Tacoma this year because I like sporty smaller body type. Love it and it drives like a beauty. I do find myself looking at bigger trucks now thinking “that would be nice”.

Canadians are obsessed with trucks too. I live in northern BC and how are you going to haul your toys like a quad, side-by-side, sled, boat, 5th wheel, horse trailer, moose, etc unless you have a truck?? 😆 Full disclosure: I drive a Subaru. Husband has a 2009 2WD Tacoma because (I quote): "why spend money on a 4x4 for winter when you can use the money you saved to buy top-rated snow tires?" Well, he's proven that his strategy works so far! And it provides everything we need for our little rural property. No toys required (except for a John Deere ride-on for lawn mowing and snow plowing). I would love for a video on the evolution of quads/4-wheelers and side-by-sides. Heck, we had a 'trike" for bush work when I first graduated from UBC and worked for a forestry consultant - That could be a fun episode. Thanks for the great content and videos! I usually learn something new from every episode. 😊

As a former valet, we hate those damn trucks.

I didn't get them at first either as an immigrant, but boy do they grow on you. Especially if you work in the trades and only have one vehicle that does everything. I used mine 2019 Silverado for work, camping, offroading, hunting, and casual driving. And 4x4 and high ground clearance is so nice to have when roads are covered in 6in of snow

I wish you had talked more about the negative exterbalities of trucks such as the fact that they are both several times more likely to hit pedestrians and several times more likely to kill pedestrians when they inevitably are hit.

I would love to hear future proofs take on EVs! From my research and understanding. They really don't make sense. We do not have enough resources, mainly nickel and lithium to make enough of the current standard for batteries. And even if we did most of the energy to charge your EVs comes from a non renewable sources. Kinda sad when you really look into it.

Well, for one thing, they stopped making full-sized RWD sedans so people like me got pushed into buying trucks. I don't mind because I like the Ford F-Series.

I switched from a mid size pick up truck to a hybrid SUV earlier this year and tbh I couldn’t be happier lol

I wonder what the breakdown would be if you took SUV's out of the light truck category.

Theres a lot more that can be said about the effects of the popularity of trucks not just in terms of climate change but also just urbanism, lethality of car crashes and car culture, as massive trucks could only become this popular in a country so built around cars, and in turn they force parking spaces and the like to be able to accommodate these needlessly huge vehicles

I live in the mountains and they're quite practical here. About half the vehicles here are either Subarus or pickups for their obvious AWD/4WD capabilities. These new high level trim trucks are pretty ridiculous in price and features and do make up a portion of the pavement princesses, but a lot of people still use their trucks to tow and haul. The working man hasn't disappeared yet.

Great video! Would love to see you and the team tackle Ziploc's recently released 'Compostable bags' and the potential implications/truths about truly biodegradable food storage containers/bags.

Damn i just got a truck ad when I opened this. Anyways, I just wanted to add that the popularity of American trucks probably was helped with the import limitations placed on foreign automakers, since the domestic market was losing a ton of buyers to Toyota, Datsun/Nissan, Volkswagen, and the others.

The first time I saw an american-sized truck here in Europe I remember shouting "what's that MONSTER?!?" out of surprise Boy I never saw something so pointlessly big and shiny and I haven't since then

I saw an article that most Americans don’t use their truck to pull a trailer more than once a year and honestly from what I see that’s true. We have two trucks (3500 dually, and an old dodge ramcharger) and the latter of the two despite being an 80s SUV truck with a non removable top still is put to work pulling trailers(smaller ones, like the wood chipper and camper, no gooseneck) more than alot of people who own modern 2500s. Modern 1500s are more like the land yachts from the 60s and 70s before the oil crisis than light to medium duty work vehicles. Most modern trucks have more cab than bed and honestly 5 foot beds were a mistake. People give me shit for thinking these luxury pickups like mega cabs and stuff are stupid because “You never owned one” or “You don’t have a large family”. We had a mega cab 06 and it was stupid impractical so we got another dakota (5th one) and it was way better, family of 7 and the minivan is fine. If you have a larger travel trailer and a large family you should get a suburban or a Yukon but don’t get a 1500 because they just don’t makes sense.

I'm Italian and I'm not going to be brutal on this issue. I might be on others, not this one. Here in Italy we have a problem with SUVs. Especially those driven by well-off ladies (remember that a SUV in Italy costs much more and is really fuel-inefficient, compared to one of those micro cars) in large cities, especially Milan. They are perfectly useless status symbols and very much hated also because those higher-middle-class women usually don't know how to drive/park them or don't care, they drop them on the pavement for everybody else to walk around. That said, if I lived in the countryside, I would probably own a pick-up or a jeep. I'm a big, big guy and those cars are definitely more comfortable than those very sleek but also very compact coupés. They would also give me that rugged-cowboy-vibe that I don't mind. But I would buy a normal one, not a bombastic, petrol-guzzling monster.

When the UKposts ad is for a Silverado 🗿

Ive always was obssesed with 2 door coupe cars. My 1st car I bought in high school was a 97' Prelude (Bought in 2013). Then while in the military I bought a Hyundai Genesis. After leaving the military a Scion FRS in 2019. This year I bought a 4 door Tacoma. I absolutely LOVE having a truck. I still have my FRS that I daily though.

I didn’t understand the appeal of trucks till I got one. Very useful… my wife loves being able to haul furniture and outdoors gear.

I drive a full size Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab 4x4 at my job. The last thing I want to drive after a shift is another lumbering pickup truck! I love my little subcompact!

It's a status symbol thing for sure. People don't want to drive something practical or safe for everyone, they want to drive something that keeps them slightly more safe on collision, but maims anyone else they hit, but also increases their own chances of dying in a rollover. Americanism at it's finest

Trucks are considerably less popular in England. Vans and estates are more commonly found as work vehicles, hell I've even seen Toyota Aygos with ladders on their roof racks and three door fiestas with window panels. Those who often need to tow something, like farmers, usually own a land rover defender. The defender seems to fill out most jobs here

I think what you are also missing is how rural communities still use trucks as they were intended. Most of the people that I know who own them, own them specifically to go off-roading, muddin', and to haul things for themselves and friends. There are so many things that they do not because of it being a status symbol, though I do know a couple of people that would like a truck for that reason. Currently I live in a city, and I have seen maybe five trucks in the last two years that wasn't obviously here during university move in times. I'm not personally a truck person, but I do see the appeal of having a truck in the context to which I grew up in

It’s not only the US and Canada, in Mexico trucks are viewed as essential and most of the times they get picked over coupes or the other small cars because of the value they offer.

Larger vehicles can also be used as a write off as a business expense so I feel like that may be playing a role here

I got a minivan with a hitch and a used $200 5x7 utility trailer. Hauls everything I need.

Great channel, very knowledgeable. Very appreciative . Great job. Took a lot 9f work. Keep up the good work.

Where I live we look completely differently at people who drive a pickup truck. They're probably the drivers people look down on the most. They take up too much space on the road and they require more space to park. So it takes away the space of other people. So pickups are very rarely seen here

Cheap gas, a lot of outdoor activity, large roads and huge space everywhere, very low sales tax and Americans do much more miles per year than other people. These reasons are more than enough to own a truck.

Love my 4runner truck. Broke my old CRV axle because potholes that never get fixed just continue to get bigger and bigger. 90k miles later on my runner it is a beast to drive. 😎

In over 4 decades of driving I never had a pickup. But we moved to the mountains of Colorado and I got an old 97 Toyota T100 for carrying bigger things and deep snow. I don't use it much but it is super practical and handy when I need it.

I don´t even understand trucks as work vehicles. At a jobsite your professional tools might be worth more than your car, so just leaving them in a truckbed for anyone to see and steal seems unreasonable. And if you get a bed cover you´ve basically halved your cargo volume.

the automakers have figured out, if they take what used to be options that nobody wanted & make them standard on new trucks, fools will pay an additional 25k for a truck full of bullsh•t features they would NEVER order in a work truck.

Some people need a pickup truck for a practical reason. However, I’ve observed that most people with pickup trucks must have them only for the “rugged” or “cool” image they think it will project for them, perhaps to compensate for personal insecurity. I like to recall the day I arrived at work and exclaimed that, on my way to work, I was amazed to see a pickup truck that was actually hauling something.

I owned a few or more small trucks back in the 80s through mid 2000s.but I just never acquired the taste for a full size truck, and I owned a few . Now I've been happy driving small efficient cars for the ..last 15 years that will actually fit in my garage

This is an interesting though, I purchased a 12 year old dodge ram with 210k miles on it a few years ago because its mad easy to repair. And its nice to be able to haul stuff to my house like a load of mulch or some wood to repair my deck. I didn't go for a 4wd because they are much harder to repair. The other day my starter went out. Took me 15 minutes to replace in a parking lot. My previous Honda Accord would have taken me at least twice as long or more to replace. Plus I don't feel like a soccer mom in a suburban is going to plow me over because someone on twitter said something nasty about her dumb as rock kids...(minivans are big when you drive a roller skate). All round it is not bad, its not fancy and I live close to work so I am not paying much in gas. I'll bet I'll drive this thing to 500K+ miles and do most of the car work myself. I have already replaced starters, compressors, alternators, and more... I am not into big exhaust or lift kits or anything of that sort. I just want a car I can repair myself, and gets me from point A to point B, not something you can say about most modern cars of the Era! Find me a Toyota hybrid or Tesla or even a modern Ram, still running strong after 500K+ miles! Maybe its because I'm an engineer and can fix pretty much god damn anything! I am not sure. I agree though I see way more cunts(both men and women) driving around big ass cars these days, just because its a status symbol. But modern trucks are mostly shit now so their owners can't even change their own ball joints if they wanted without paying thousands of dollars! So I do sort of agree and sort of disagree. We live in crazy times. Thanks for the video!

When my 2000 Tacoma got rear-ended and had to go in for a lengthy repairs, the rental I was given was a brand new F-150. That thing was so impractically high off the ground I didn't see how anybody could load the bed in any kind of efficient manner, you needed a step stool just to get up into it. I guess manufacturers have come to learn that people just simply want something big to drive, not necessarily something that is really even utilitarian. Heck, you hardly ever even see anything hauled in the back of modern trucks anymore.

Yeah as a Navy guy, trucks are super obnoxious. Every Navy base has extremely limited parking, and every other sailor thinks they need the biggest truck available. Then they lift it, put huge tires, a massive bumper, and a 4 foot tow hitch on it. They become so wide that they take 1.5 parking spots and so long that they cut several feet off the spot behind them. I also guaranteed 90% of these people have never needed to do anything a smaller truck couldn't do...

What is so frustrating is that all the big manufacturers have been telling the car/truck purchasing public that no one really wants small vehicles and that they are just building what is really selling. The truth is that the companies all make more money on bigger vehicles, and they don't want to build small cars and trucks. They claim they cannot make money on smaller trucks which is total BS. When Ford announced that they were bringing back the Ranger a lot of people were excited to see that a new version of the very well-liked and loved compact Ranger was coming back. But when the new Ranger was finally revealed it was a big disappointment and pissed a lot of the small truck fans off. The new Ranger is the size of the old full-sized trucks which they now look tiny compared to the behemoths that Ford Chey GMC and Ram are pushing on everyone. And while the new Maverick and other vehicles like it are a nice thing to see being built, they are not true pickups and are considered lifestyle vehicles whatever that is supposed to mean. Just bring back the old compact and subcompact sized trucks, they would sell very well if given a chance and marketed correctly.

I had a truck for over a year (Funnily enough, a Ford F-150) I just traded it in for a Subaru Crosstrek because of the rising gas prices. It was almost $200 to fill the tank from empty to full.

I heard that car companies are pushing the sales of trucks and SUVs more than sedans nowadays because the parts are so expensive now (ie. chips) that they would rather make more of the bigger vehicles to make more money rather than the small ones

I drive a full size crew cab 4x4 pickup. It's a luxury/status vehicle in my area that happens to have a short box bed behind the cab. A modern version of a Buick 225 that hauls pine straw. One more thing is resale.The truck retains a high trade valuation and makes it easier to trade verses a traditional sedan.

An example of truck bloat is visible at my brother’s auto service station. He’s been in business for 25 years and his garage was built 60+ years ago. He can’t lift new pickup trucks up fully on the lift because they hit the ceiling. Older model trucks were fine like early/mid 2000’s models

I would love to see a video on the EV industry. I had a friend who recently bought a car and originally was wanting to get an EV or Hybrid but didn't because she said the current ones are crazy expensive to fix and in my state we don't have the charging infrastructure to make them reasonable if you can't charge it at your house (or solar pannels I guess)

They just keep getting bigger and more expensive while loans get longer. If it is about freedom and liberty then why is it ok for a loan on something that can get totaled in a crash at anytime take up to 10 years to pay off?!

I am an European and never understood the American obsession of big SUVs and trucks. Now after living for well over and decade in Canada I totally get it. Those countries are huge, there are big wide roads so why not travel long distance in something that's bit comfortable and have a lot of room for you and your things. And also yes I own a truck, I live in the mountains so I need 4x4 I haul my mountain bikes, dirt bike, paddle boards and whatnot, so pickup is the best vehicle for me. Also the V8 sounds great. Not mentioning all the people hating on the trucks, until they need one and then I am the one they call, when they need to haul their stuff.

Its also worth noting that light trucks like suvs and f150s face much more lax emission standards than other vehicles. Car companies save loads of money by only making light trucks and making you think massive, inefficient, and extremely unsafe vehicles are desirable. And my favorite part, you can't even transport a sheet of drywall in an f150c without it cracking on the wheel well.

The reason is simple, why buy multiple vehicles to do specific roles when you can buy one vehicle that does it all? It didn't used to be like that, it used to be an utility vehicle you bought for working, hauling, needing a rugged sturdy chassis vehicle that could go anywhere. It wasn't comfortable, all it had for you to choose was what engine to tow your stuff, and how large a bed? Eventually it changed to have horrible seats, to a crew cab designed just to get your co-workers to the jobsite nothing more, to being able to do it all. The truck pushed out the sedan as the primary vehicle, because it just did everything what people wanted to do with it. If the truck didn't, the SUV built off said trucks would instead replace the sedan. The SUV would pick up more people in it, store their belongings inside the vehicle, be more comfortable for everyone involved, and could be daily driven comfortably. The truck could do all the other tasks, pick up appliances, haul trash, do some off-roading, but also now pick up the kids from school with the extra seats. It had options to it to make it comfortable to the driver, and it drove really nice. Where you may have bought the sedan to carry your kids from school or to places, you could just use a truck. If you need more seats you buy the SUV, if you don't you buy a truck. Because in an age where you don't have quite as many kids per household, you don't need dedicated family movers, you get to have all rounders that fit every role. Maybe not as good in every way, but even at their worst role, they are still serviceable for it. The truck is the all rounder that does it all, and replaced the specifics. We aren't obsessed with trucks, just they make the most sense for the American people to buy next to the SUV. Because in a land where you may need to move appliances you buy yourself, haul your own trash, and take your own vehicle to work, it fits the roles. It ticks all the boxes. As they get more efficient, they displace even the more gas efficient sedans and coupes of the past. The former cars people would buy over a truck, because they didn't need everything the truck offered and what it didn't. Now it just does what they need, and can offer it's purpose when on occasion they need that too. Not everyone needs to tow, but it can do it. Not everyone needs to get new appliances often enough to facilitate needing a decent sized bed to load them on, but it can do it. Not everyone needs to pick up 3 kids from school in a backseat with 2 extra doors on the vehicle, but it can now. Not everyone needs to go off-road or in rough conditions, but it can do it. Everything that could be needed, it can likely be accomplished with a truck now. So for the people who have to do things themselves and buy a vehicle that makes sense for most everything they do, they buy a truck or the SUV. That or have both, and now every necessary base is covered. Other places in the world can do other things, take a train for commuting or walk, have things easily delivered to your door no charge at set times that work for you (and are on time for real), and have infrastructure everywhere that make needing ruggedness less necessary. But here, the general purpose machine called a truck is a daily appliance that every family likes to have. Because if not, you at least know someone who has one, and they often are willing to let you borrow it. It's a commonplace accessory to your life or to others, that just makes life simpler. Is it a good thing they're so common? I don't know. I find it boring that every vehicle I see is an SUV or a truck as I drive my little Miata's and Del Sol's, wishing for the 1990's again for cars, but it's at least easier on people. That everything they need, they don't need yet another vehicle. They can just live life, with less barriers or complexities of who is picking up the kids. Who has to do this or that. Whatever they need their truck will just do. That once it's days are done for that family, it'll go on, serve another, and keep being used. Never going out of service until it's incapable of providing said servitude. Because in the end, the truck is still a tool of utility, just of life as a whole instead of work.

For me , unless your on the land in some way {farmer etc} then these are simply vanity, status symbols, here in Australia they are looked upon with scorn in the cities, metro areas. SUV's, Crossovers etc rule here.

Oh where to begin. Hunting, camping, home maintenance pickups are very handy. I also commuted for a couple years in a ford focus while keeping miles off an f150. I currently have a '20 ranger and feel it's a good platform without being too large.

Great video! I own a full size truck for hauling my camping trailer about 6 times a year. Other than that I am hyper sensitive to fuel mileage. Thanks for the video!

I live in Europe and have been across the world including the USA. And apart from the United States, every single other nation the only people with pick ups are some farmers and like tree surgeons, something specifically where a pick up makes sense and they are normally hilux's.

"The first ever car" 4:06 The very first car was made in 1886 by Karl Benz, Henry Ford's first car came in 1896. The Ford company that is still around today was Henry Ford's third attempt at a car company.

What most people don't realize is that more gas was sold during the "shortage" than in the years leading up to it or after it. The real problem was price fixing. If you don't know much about economics you should at least know that price fixing causes both excesses and shortages depending on the direction of the variance from market value. The gas lines and presumed oil shortages of the mid 1970's were a product of prices and their disconnect from the market, in short, the price for oil was set arbitrarily low. You may be thinking something like "if more gas was sold during the shortage then why were lines so long and gas station constantly out of gas?" The gas was moved from being stored in tankers and gas stations to the gas tanks of people hording what they saw as a "scarce" resource. If you saw that toilet paper was selling for 10 cents a roll would you buy the usual one pack for your shopping trip or would you say "that's a good deal, I think I should get two before they sell out"? Its human nature and the government of the time was playing with it without understanding what they were doing.

My uncle who droves a Suzuki kei car to a Toyota Tundra when he migrated to the US but the first car he had in the states is a Lincoln 90s land yatch ❤️❤️

Here in The Netherlands there is slow rise of trucks year by year. In the country where trucks are even more useless since most cities are small/tight and don't have space for Dodge Rams and stuff like that. I hope the current rise in bezine prices will kill it before it gets out of hand.

In Australia we have a similar but slightly different culture on Pick-up trucks, (we call them Utes, short for Utility). Large F150+ size vehicles are rarer here but definitely around. Most of our main utility vehicles are in the 1-tonner range, though almost always 4wd unless used commercially. Over the last 10 years though, utes have gotten way larger, getting closer to the F150 size. Things like the Ford Ranger, Nissan Patrol and Navara, Toyota LandCruiser and Hilux, and Mitsubishi Triton are what you'll find around.

Family still holds onto a 2000 Toyota Tacoma for its smaller size vs newer trucks. They went as far as having a new engine installed. While we often drive a newer car the truck bed space still comes in handy.

I was just thinking of this. I was anti truck for most of my life but this past year I became a homeowner and now I visit home Depot 2-3x a week with nonstop fix er up house projects. And my 04 Chevy 1500 has gotten a ton of use moving drywall wood water heaters u name it

Any chance you can do a video on Subaru? They’ve claimed they’ve donated to land conservation, helped communities, give to hospitals, etc And I wonder how much of it is true. a huge fan of them and was just curious

My first car was a 95 Ranger, and I loved that thing. A 4-cylinder light duty pick-up I could help friends move apartments with, sit in the tailgate or the bed and hang out, it was a mobile hangout spot. Ford discontinued the Ranger, then brought it back at the same size as the F150s used to be. Awful gas mileage, overpriced, and they just get bigger and more expensive and SOOOOO much worse for the planet. I used to own a truck, now I ride a bike.

I went from driving a 2006 silverado 1500 to my 03 civic si and ive never been happier. Same reliability, but better mpg, way more fun, easier to navigate and park

6:19- yup, that. I HATE how disposable everything is these days. Glad you mentioned this part, as I saw the title coming from a channel called 'Future Proof' and was curious to hear what was said on that bit. Bought mine for weekend camping and exploring trips, actually use the 4x4 and all terrain tires. Then it goes away for most of the week because I either work remote or walk to work. Lovely. Also nice and simple, easy for me to wrench on :)

UKposts decided that I should see this video today. Good information. I was surprised to see a drive through downtown Dayton Ohio in part of the video.