Hey, German here. What the f*** are Americans doing at the other side of the Atlantic? Some of you already know this monstrosity. I did’nt. This is a Ford F650 Truck and when I stepped out of my Youtube Bubble I realized, it was marketed as the “biggest, baddest Truck on the road” for the everyday American. Are you guys serious?! Is the end goal really to drive a Monster Truck to McDs to get a McFlurry? Americas bloodiest wars have been fought in the middle east to secure oil, bombing nations to rubble. And all, for this bullshit? The excess, waste and decadence is mind boggling to me and people on Reddit seriously justifying this by “you know dude I’m 6,4ft. I don’t fit in any other vehicle” makes me go up the wall.

  • phx@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    That’s fair. The problem is when they get marketed as an even bigger peen-supplement to the people that already run an F350 for what’s pretty much just grocery or fast-food runs (maybe a bit of muddin’ because that makes sense with $80k+ worth of truck)

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      7 months ago

      Just doing a quick search shows it’s marketed as a commercial truck. Second image on the Ford website shows it with a dumper bed. Further down, it’s an electrical utility truck with a cherry picker. Those are pretty reasonable applications, since it can come with a PTO.

      https://www.ford.com/commercial-trucks/f650-f750/