Can't have nice things

In memory of my 95 extended cab

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Towing and having a real back seat. I'm really not sure what's so complicated.
- Don't need a truck bed to tow. Need a strong frame and good electric engine (better torque)
  
  I have an EV myself but towing with electric vehicles has its disadvantages.
  Tounge weight and towing capacity is usually lowere by the exact difference in weight of the lithium ion batteries you are already hauling. usually 1 ton difference to its ICE counterpart.
  
  So you're saying they have shit frames? And need stronger frames to go with their atrong electric motors?
  
  Nope. He's saying that the weight of the battery pack eats up 2000lbs of towing capacity. Plus the shit frames they are built on to cut weight to help due to the battery packs.
  
  Ill be honest; i mostly know about trains which are just better than cars
  But i know electric motors are much torqier than combustion.
  And i don't suuuuper care about the particulars, because we shouldn't have cars and cannot keep burning fossil fuels.
  
  So where do you apartment dwellers store your trailer?
  
  Honestly don't want cars to exist. But the same placd as everyone else; in a parking spot?that's what towing is. Car brains are the least creative things in the world.
  
  I completely agree. I'd love a shorter bed + more seat room and maybe small cap. I only really need the towing the bed only gets used 10 times a year.
- Parking is what's complicated, mostly.
  
  Yeah, which is why I use my sports car. Different tools and such.
  
  Truck and sports car? That's some advanced compensation.
  
  I race cars in actual scca and lemons races 15 times a year supported by my family and friends while enjoying a 15 year old Miata that's slower than my wifes Outback.
  I am living my literal childhood dream. There are far better ways to try and flex than driving a 20 year old truck you bought for $2000 and driving around an NC Miata.
  It's just so amazing how you (and most) make up these imaginary personalities and personas of people based off an article you've read 7 years ago linking to a private report that nobody has actually 🤣.
  Like, conspiracy theory Joe Rogan levels of trusting that and then creating an imaginary person in your head. Bonkers!
- Weird. Because 95% of these I see have zero passengers, cargo, or things being hauled. They are taking up 4 parking spots, though!
  
  I think you might have a weeeee bit of a bias 🤣
  Every single response has been one giant projection and nerds screeching about their observations in parking lots as if they man a damn thing.
  In my observation most trucks get used pretty heavily. If not the first owner almost always the second
- Both can tow. The new Ranger can tow more because it's really a mini F-150. Buying a compact pickup to get back seats is dumb.
  It doesn't bother me that larger trucks exist, but some of us want compact pickups.
  
  The ranger only tows 8000 lbs iirc. Not enough for me. I'd probably get a large SUV at that point. I think most people I've met with bigger trucks care mostly about towing capacity vs having a bed.
  I agree there is a gap in what you want, I just personally think the use case is less common and not what I want haha.
  
  Perfectly fair. You can have what you want. I just want to have what I want.🙂
  I'm trying to buy a compact on Autotrader and compacts are selling for more than low-end full size, so I think there's a demand.
  
  Sorry, not trying to argue with you too if that came off wrong!
  
  No worries! I'm not trying to do that either.

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