Jim - I don't think it's about ignoring the OP at all. I think it's about people listing the downsides based on some numbers they've read on the internet, even when they don't have the actual experience to determine whether those theoretical downsides actually exist.
Like the width. Are you really more likely to get door dings because your dually is "wider?" No...not unless you park your hips next to another car's doors in a tight spot. How often does that happen?
How often does someone in a dually actually pass by a parking spot that would work fine with a standard full-sized pickup? Sure, the numbers say it's wider, and you can read that on the internet...but so far the only people saying this is ACTUALLY a consideration are folks who apparently don't drive duallies...so they don't KNOW! They've just interpreted some numbers they read and used that to make their own decision...and then present that interpretation as fact.
There are some legitimate downsides to duallies, and even dually owners in this thread have agreed with them. But there are also some mythical ones that just "seem to make sense" but aren't actually relevant. That means they're just noise.
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