GM Is Now Detroit’s Smallest Auto-Making Employer

Re:GM Is Now Detroit’s Smallest Auto-Making Employer by tbyehl on Friday August 30, 2019 @03:48AM (#20836630)

Not a Ridgeline owner, but... the reality of pickup ownership in America is that on average they never get used for things that couldn't be done with a wagon or small SUV. Which makes the Ridgeline the best truck out there for most people who buy pickups -- the in-bed storage is super practical, the flat floor provides more usable space in the bed, towing capacity is reasonable for a U-haul / smaller boat / motorcycles.

It would be at the top of my shopping list for when my '05 RAM finally dies but for the bed being too short for most of my motorcycles. I wish 'utes would make a come-back in America and up-size to be more competitive with pickups, a four-door 'ute w/ a 76-inch bed and 1,000lbs of payload would suit me perfectly.

Probably I'll just buy a trailer and put a receiver on my R-350, it can tow plenty and replaced a lot of trips in the RAM.

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Re:GM Is Now Detroit’s Smallest Auto-Making Employer by dsfyu404ed on Friday August 30, 2019 @07:55AM (#20837674)

You've described the reality of upper middle class pickup ownership.

As you go down the economic ladder people become more willing to shoehorn vehicles into uses that would make wealthier people hem and haw.

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Re:GM Is Now Detroit’s Smallest Auto-Making Employer by Pywarrior on Sunday September 01, 2019 @04:16AM (#20851125)

I can't disagree with you but I'd still like to respect the definition of 'truck'. It has a specific meaning within the car world.

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