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Old 07-17-2023, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by reacp911
Cars are safer for pedestrians but current bloated pickups are much more dangerous. As a result pedestrian deaths and injuries are way up
Bad drivers are the problem. Clueless pedestrians crossing with their heads buried in their phones are also a problem. Ignorant cyclists, namely the Armstrong wannabes are a huge problem… pickups solve problems..
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Originally Posted by RealityGT
Bad drivers are the problem. Clueless pedestrians crossing with their heads buried in their phones are also a problem. Ignorant cyclists, namely the Armstrong wannabes are a huge problem… pickups solve problems..
Current pickups are for those who picture themselves as macho men.

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Old 07-17-2023, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by reacp911
Current pickups are for those who picture themselves as macho men.
Well to be fair, there are lots of people who need pickups. The fact that they are now being designed like Panzer tanks is the fault of the manufacturers.
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Well to be fair, there are lots of people who need pickups. The fact that they are now being designed like Panzer tanks is the fault of the manufacturers.
It's always someone else's fault.

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Originally Posted by moab
Well to be fair, there are lots of people who need pickups. The fact that they are now being designed like Panzer tanks is the fault of the manufacturers.
The 3 top selling vehicles in North America are all pickup’s. Do that many people have a real and regular need for them?
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Originally Posted by reacp911
Current pickups are for those who picture themselves as macho men.

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You sound insecure...
Something along the lines of +40% of pickup owners are women.... so maybe these women identify as macho men?
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wrong comment .. deleted

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Originally Posted by David0413
If ticketing people over something as pointless as this is what they do then maybe we should defund the police.
15 year old thread ?? take your BLM rhetoric someplace else. Police have an important role, I don't like getting tickets either , but your comment is total BS.
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Originally Posted by theiceman
What a D-bag comment, thank goodness it represents a small part of Porsche owners.

We can all do better. I walk a lot and see many many bad drivers who don't give a crap about pedestrians or other motorists,
D-Bag? please elaborate for me...
You can do better right?
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Originally Posted by RealityGT
D-Bag? please elaborate for me...
You can do better right?
mistake , was responding to wrong comment . my apologies ..

but yes as a rule we can all do better ..
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Old 07-17-2023, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by RealityGT
You sound insecure...
Something along the lines of +40% of pickup owners are women.... so maybe these women identify as macho men?
"macho macho man - I wanna be a macho man..."

40% women seems high. Even the 16% quoted on the net seems high compared to my experience on the road. When I get back to canada I'll do a quick survey on Yonge st and report back. I suspect on paper the business owner way be a woman but the drivers are men

Speaking of insecurity, a lot of men are finding it hard these days. Driving a big macho vehicle is perhaps an attempt to compensate

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Originally Posted by moab
Well to be fair, there are lots of people who need pickups. The fact that they are now being designed like Panzer tanks is the fault of the manufacturers.
I don't disagree but there is something to be said for people in the downtown core driving huge pickup trucks for no material reason. Case in point, my neighbour is a hedge fund manager and he street parks his massive Silverado Z71 taking up 1.5 of the minimal spaces on our street. He drives it maybe once a month and this is on top of the SUV in his garage. Nice enough guy but that is a ridiculous use case... contractors, tradespeople, etc totally make sense but this is the definition of the 'macho man' purchase.

Suppose it is effectively no different than every middle-aged white guy driving a Corvette aside from the real impact on a tight street parking situation.
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Originally Posted by reacp911
"macho macho man - I wanna be a macho man..."

40% women seems high. Even the 16% quoted on the net seems high compared to my experience on the road. When I get back to canada I'll do a quick survey on Yonge st and report back. I suspect on paper the business owner way be a woman but the drivers are men

Speaking of insecurity, a lot of men are finding it hard these days. Driving a big macho vehicle is perhaps an attempt to compensate
Pickup trucks are used for/by: Hauling, Towing, Tradesmen/women, Outdoor enthusiasts, etc... Many Porsche enthusiasts tow their vehicles for various purposes...

Macho Man?....


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Originally Posted by Vise
I don't disagree but there is something to be said for people in the downtown core driving huge pickup trucks for no material reason. Case in point, my neighbour is a hedge fund manager and he street parks his massive Silverado Z71 taking up 1.5 of the minimal spaces on our street. He drives it maybe once a month and this is on top of the SUV in his garage. Nice enough guy but that is a ridiculous use case... contractors, tradespeople, etc totally make sense but this is the definition of the 'macho man' purchase.

Suppose it is effectively no different than every middle-aged white guy driving a Corvette aside from the real impact on a tight street parking situation.
Agree that a hedge fund manager does not need a pickup. Most of the people I see rolling around town "look" like contractors (don't call me racist)!
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Originally Posted by RealityGT
Pickup trucks are used for/by: Hauling, Towing, Tradesmen/women, Outdoor enthusiasts, etc... Many Porsche enthusiasts tow their vehicles for various purposes...

Macho Man?....
People have been doing these things for a long time without a shoulder high front end vehicle

https://theweek.com/articles/929196/...an-truck-bloat



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