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Grit_dog
Jun 30, 2022Navigator
davehultin wrote:mkirsch wrote:
Did you ever articulate these "nuances" and why a pickup was not suitable? I don't recall seeing it.
No, I didn't. One of the biggies is the length of the load. There have been a few times when one of the items we need to haul to a glamping event is a rolled-up carpet. In our Expedition that goes from the back to the front, and on top of the console in the front seat. Can't successfully pull that off in a pickup.
Everything else is "naunce-ier" but still factors in to the decision, like being able to go into the side doors to get smaller packages out of the side instead of craning over the sides of the truck bed or scuttling in from the gate (and presumably squatting down to clear the topper).
Plus my wife is happier with an SUV instead of a truck, and I like the way she prepares supper. :-)
All perfect reasons that the "get a van because I have one and am jealous of those that drive fancy trucks and suvs" crowd couldn't wrap their heads around. Especially the last reason....I'm not skinny, because I try to stay on my wife's good side!
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