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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then ... by jeff_skj on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @02:07PM (#46621002)
Except most people also use trucks as daily driver vehicles. You can't exactly fit the wife and kids in a kei. Sure you could also own a car for that but now I need to own/store 2 vehicles instead of one.
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then ... by olyjohn on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @02:24PM (#46621354)
Yeah let's not pretend every family with a truck only owns one vehicle. Most families already have a second car anyways. Especially people spending $60k+ on a truck.
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then ... by bluGill on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @02:38PM (#46621644)
That is my argument for EVs as well. One truck with an ICE for take the whole family on long trips, or towing. Then an EV for everyone else - whoever is making the long trip that day gets the truck.

Truck works well for those role because it can do so much. It isn't the best for most of those, but it can do them.

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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then ... by vablings on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @05:07PM (#46624380)
Sure, you can. Two kids up front and your wife in the bed.

Jokes aside I could purchase a new hatchback and a small old Kei truck for a fraction of the cost of something like an f150

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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then ... by potato3732842 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:05PM (#46625925)
>Sure, you can. Two kids up front and your wife in the bed.

Quieter than the other way around.

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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then ... by vablings on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @11:20PM (#46627975)
At least this way round its perfectly legal in some states
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Re:Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then ... by mc3301 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @09:03PM (#46627026)
Daihatsu "Deck Van" is pretty rad.
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