The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences

Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by infogulch on Sunday May 09, 2021 @12:35PM (#27097337)

Or are modern pickup-pedestrian accidents more deadly than other classes of cars?

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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by dehrmann on Sunday May 09, 2021 @02:04PM (#27098141)

This will be a weird number because I rarely see pickups in urban centers with lots of pedestrians, but I see them all the time in rural places.

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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by throwawayboise on Sunday May 09, 2021 @03:17PM (#27098823)

They are actually useful vehicles in rural places.

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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by artificialLimbs on Sunday May 09, 2021 @04:19PM (#27099366)

This thread is filled with ignorant city boys who have never done any useful farm work.

I cannot imagine how excrutiating it would be for my wife to have to pay a bunch of stupid taxes and follow a bunch of fascist new laws in order to grow her 100sq ft garden every year which, even so small, STILL requires truckloads of compost and mulch since we are just in the process of building our soil. And that's just for the gardens. I don't have any idea how many times we've hauled in cow, pig, and goat panels. I propose that the assholes proposing taxes and limits on trucks find a way to bring us these goods.

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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by epistasis on Sunday May 09, 2021 @05:53PM (#27100186)

Lol, one would have to be an "ignorant city boy" to believe your claims here, don't BS us.

We are talking about the poorly designed showboats that do nothing to improve hauling capacity or utility. In my experience, I'd vastly prefer a lower bed for any of the tasks you mention. The extended crew cabs, stubby beds, and jacked to hell trucks are for aesthetics, not hauling mulch.

Plus you don't even seem to realize the distinction, just emotionally (and perhaps intentionally?) misunderstand what is under discussion.

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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by libraryatnight on Sunday May 09, 2021 @07:00PM (#27100662)

Well the fact that we're complaining from the city means there's trucks in the city that don't belong in the city, not that these things are being used for farming or hauling. My wife's family owned a ranch, I know what a practical truck for farming looks like - it's not what these people are driving. These vehicles are statement vehicles, not work vehicles.

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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by asddubs on Sunday May 09, 2021 @07:09PM (#27100729)

in europe you'd just use a trailer for this kind of work on a (compared to american cars) small car

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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by post_break on Sunday May 09, 2021 @04:03PM (#27099225)

Come to texas. Everyone has a truck, including me. But I bought the smallest one i could with a diesel to get 30mpg+ and its still the size of a 2009 F150.

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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by bentcorner on Sunday May 09, 2021 @08:39PM (#27101358)

I'm guessing the answer to your question is "yes" but I don't know how much insight this gives to GP's question.

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