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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.

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[–] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago (2 children)

150k is about how much you'll pay for a RAM here in Australia - and dickheads are still buying them.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Ah, the worst of the American trucks.

For that much money I could clean out an entire used truck lot, and have enough left over for another entire used truck lot, and I would have like 30 Dodge rams. So enough to make one last most of the rest of the year.

[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 11 points 11 months ago

We call them Dodge Deweys (DUIs) because of that factoid that the Ram 2500 has the most drivers of any truck brand/model with a DUI under their belt.

[–] P00Pchute@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Literally. Rams are horrible

[–] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I try so hard to convince myself it’s selection bias, but Ford Ranger drivers really do feel like the absolute worst fucking drivers on the roads in Australia. Like I don’t see a single one that doesn’t drive like an absolute fucking loser.

These American and American-style shitheaps are a fucking scourge

[–] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

While there's probably some correlation, the Ranger is also the best selling car in Australia - so there's lots of them.

Recently I was in a friend's car and couldn't believe how badly he drove; too fast into corners then not managing to stay in his lane, limit breaking to every traffic light then stopping over the line, speeding, weaving, etc and he drives a Volvo! I figured that at least I'd probably be safe when he crashed.