Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences
by qubidt on Sunday May 09, 2021 @10:53PM
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Modern trucks are still huge relative to other vehicles on the road. I want smaller trucks.
Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences
by frogpelt on Sunday May 09, 2021 @11:42PM
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Small trucks are available. A base model, 2wd, 2-door Tacoma is not big.
Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences
by psadauskas on Monday May 10, 2021 @12:38AM
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They don't make a 2-door Tacoma any more (for the US market). The smallest now is an "access cab".
I bought a 2-door Tacoma 5 years ago, and the dealer struggled to find one for me. It shipped from over 1000 miles away, meanwhile they had 20+ 4-door Tacomas on the lot.
Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences
by aidenn0 on Monday May 10, 2021 @12:44AM
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It may be poor memory, or maybe different styling, but a 2020 Tacoma feels a lot bigger than a late 80s Toyota Pick Up or Ford Ranger.
Looking it up, the longest fourth-generation Hilux was 195.5 inches long, and the shortest Tacoma is 212 inches. Similarly its ~60 inches vs ~70 inches of height. For the single cab, long-bed it's 10 inches higher and 16 inches longer and the Hilux was available with a single-cab short bed that was even 12 inches shorter.
Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences
by throwaway0a5e on Monday May 10, 2021 @09:29AM
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It's comparable to the Dodge Dakota. And the Dakota was supposed to be larger than the compact trucks.
Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences
by look_lookatme on Monday May 10, 2021 @01:07AM
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Not to mention that a full sized F150 is less than an inch wider than one from 25 years ago. What people see when they see truck size is vertical size and hood lines which is what has changed the most. Trucks look much bigger now, which is partly aesthetics and partly for safety, but I think people have internalized a belief that they have grown outward too, which is not the case.
Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences
by throwaway0a5e on Monday May 10, 2021 @09:30AM
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The small trucks that the HN demographics tend to err toward have grown substantially.
<rolls eyes>
You (statistical you as a HN user, not you personally) say this with one breath but one look at the B pillar of an 80s minivan and you'd start coming up with excuses for why it's not safe enough for your kid.
The same demographics that complain about cars growing do a hell of a lot more complaining about safety and efficiency. So the OEM adds space for crumple zones, thick strong doors, a bulbous front end that pedestrians can gently (lol) bounce off of. And the OEM makes smooth sculpted curves so the vehicle can punch the cleanest possible hole in the air. And then they realize there's no room for people, so they scale it up to make more space so we get a Civic that's bigger than a 90s Accord.
You can't have it all HN, so which is it?