At least it still performs well at the "Home Depot stuff hauler" part. A sedan is absolutely impossible to work for that use case.

(Ok: I'm a bit defensive. There's a concerted Internet effort over the past year to paint all pickups as a status symbol without justification, as if every empty bed or fresh-from-the-car-wash truck is proof that the owner doesn't need it. Even if you just move furniture every so often, I totally disagree with the sentiment. If I can afford two vehicles, a pickup and sedan would be a good combo; for now, just a pickup is good.)

But if you only now and then, getting a rental for this is much cheaper. Or just get delivery, even cheaper.

That isn't necessarily true. Rentals can be really inconvenient and surprisingly expensive.

The real world is the domain of empiricists. Rationalists rule online.