Driving these in the city is just letting everyone know you've got a small dick and inferiority complex. It's not a real utility vehicle. It really has pretty specific purposes where it's suitable and none of them are in the city because vans do that stuff better
It reminds me of a 6-year-old spoiled child throwing a floor slamming temper tantrum in public, totally unconscious of just how embarrassing it is. But hey, it's a 6-year-old. But when it's anyone over 12 (or a 30-something?), it's just downright shame-ridden & below moronic! To be so fully dominated by your pride & conquered by your ego that you'll behave this way in public, on purpose? Vroom vroom? It makes me ashamed to be a human. Machismo peacocking in public is staggeringly embarrassing.
Fuck every single one of these assholes driving around these massive bro-dozers. These huge trucks should be classified as commercial vehicles. You should need a CDL to drive one. And before anyone says "BuT I nEeD a TrUcK fOr WoRk!" Yes. If it's a WORK TRUCK, it's a COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. And no, you probably actually DON'T need it. Tradies all over the world do just fine with smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.
MOstly tradies in Oz, not the ones on the tools, the ones who own the business with tradies sub contracted etc. Seems to be the blue collar equivalent of a the white collar Rolex these days. The business pays for fuel and they use the expense to reduce tax.
Actually the only people I've seen driving RAMs or Silverados around here have been "tradie-wives" who use them as a status symbol. Yes, we get it, your husband runs a concreting business and you "do the books", now get the fuck out of the way and let me park my hatch.
I know I'm getting old because the car I lust over now isn't a muscle car or hot rod or an exotic, but a Honda Civic hybrid hatchback. 50 MPG and 6.2 second 0-60 baby!
Here in NorCal, unless it's a white work truck with a rack, 99.99% have NOTHING in the truck bed except a $2k truck bed liner that is pristine. I have never even see a full truck used at Costco ...
People living in a climate-destroyed future will be saying: “People were living in the past driving a 5,000 pound vehicle to transport every individual 200 pound person, burning fuel for that. We hate them, they were stupider than flat-earthers, humans in the past were destructive selfish morons of colossal stupidity and ignorance. Also they were warned and they didn’t care, they didn’t change anything, they kept doing it.”
I mean a lot of us want to change but don't have any control to. If I wanted to commute via bus it would be 7.5 hours of my day and my city has no other public transportation in my area. I do my best by driving a hybrid (not a lot of chargers for EV in my area either and I live in an apartment so can't install a charger at home).
Feel for you with the apartment. I mean TECHNICALLY you could use a 120v charger but I would worry about people stealing it. But a 120v charger is only going to restore about 40ish miles charging overnight. For most people that is perfectly fine though. But apartments tend to frown on running a cable out your window to the car.
Not a RAM in the vid, but also fuck these people. The base model RAM here costs $110,000 with the 'top' model being $185k. If you can afford to buy one of these monstrosities, you can pay for the fuel. Sooner the govt increases the road taxes for heavy non-commercial vehicles the better.
The "outback" roads are mostly dirt, but you can get away with any 4wd. There are much better cars for this, and if you live somewhere you really need a big ute to deal with boggy roads, get a dual-axle for half the price.
It's like the dudes that buy harleys or goldwings. They're gonna park the expensive ride and drive some cheap ride. But they'll still be paying insurance on the expensive ride and take it out once in a blue moon to show off
A Goldwing is faster, much more economical and comfortable than a Harley. Not to speak about reliability, vibrations or service costs. A GW goes for 100000+ km with just basic maintenance, a Harley does not!
I'm an old gray haired guy, but I ride a 250cc sport bike for the gas mileage. I took it to a harely dealer one day to get the oil changed and inspection done, b/c closest place to me. They see me walk in, and light up. Big fat old fart gray-haired fish just walked in. Gonna be an easy $20k sale day. Had 3 folks flock to me. I tell them I just need to drop my honda (LOL) sport bike off for an oil change and inspection. The look of defeat on their faces was laughable.
Problem is the 'boiling'point of gasoline is so damn low that .. if left to the air, it all becomes vapor, and when ignited the temp rapidly rises so fast that all the rest of the 'liquid' that was protected (kept liquid) by the rest of the fluid suddenly is no longer fluid. Massive expansion due to flash-boil then boom.
The terrible mpg of the vehicle is shown, but not in such a visually apparent gag. A subtle difference, but would have elevated the humour (for me at least)
I believe they meant they expected him to pull forward 10 feet to the immediate next pump at that same station to fill up again, giving a larger exaggeration and higher humor value (to them) because of it.
Im spoiled these days, i power fold my mirrors in when these giant lifted trucks get behind me amd blind me. I appreciate the newer Kia's and Hyundai's where their SUV's have the headlights physically lower on the front compared to older designs
I used to have a Dodge 5.9 l Cummins pretty sure the tank was 110 liters. I'd fill with 100 liters at near empty but leave a 10 liter buffer (or it would vapour lock). In summer I'd get 1,000km per tank at 100km/h about 10 l/100km (28mpg Imp).
Yeah, no. The range in the video is a joke. No one actually believes that a big pickup's tank is just about enough to get you to the next gas/petrol station.
My Ram has a 121 liter(32 gallon) tank that gets me about 1000km (620 miles.) Though mine is 2wd and has a 6cyl engine. I do have a 2.4m bed (8ft) though. * put in imperial and metric units to appease everyone.
Comrade, either you were saying your truck can go farther than "to the next gas station" which would be defending. Especially considering that 1693L is pretty close to a mid-sized home propane storage tank. Or you were arguing against the ~98L that whatever (presumably) American version of the Ram has for fuel tank volume that Google vomited up when I did a quick and lazy search. In which case: ok, your tank is bigger, good for you.
In Australia the distances can be a lot greater than the milage of an electric car can get you. And unlike with gas/diesel you can't refill it with something you can put in the trunk.
Don't forget that even in cities where it would be best suited, there is insufficient infrastructure to charge them unless you already own a house with a garage. Most apartment blocks don't have any capacity to charge them, and parking stations have so few EV charge spots it's rare to find one. When you do, the greedy bastards charge an arm and a leg so it can cost just as much to run them as a petrol car would.
I obviously wasn't clear about that. Around 20x a year. One way. 15x of it 400+ one way. And without having any consistency of the charger infrastructure, that often means having 30-50km detours or 30-45min added wait time for charging. Or both at the same time. With no charger at neither end point, that adds up to 3h for the travel time. And no, that's not feasible.
"No you don't understand country big and I might, one day, for unknown reasons, need to go that far and so the only solution is to constantly use the inefficient vehicle JUST IN CASE that one specific use case actually comes up!"
I regularly do trips that are 300km+ each way. Sure, there'd be enough charge to get me there but unless I find somewhere to park that has a charge station I'm stuck there overnight which adds another $200-300. Plus regular fast-charging is a great way to ensure your batteries die quicker.
Someone downvoted you, but you're right and that's a major reason they're not being bought in the USA either - the application suits a suburban setting best, while rural areas have longer distances to drive and their infrastructure lacks charging options.
The average US commute is 20 miles one way, with 40 miles round trip. I live in rural NV, I usually put 60mi per day on mine which means I usually charge it every 3 days, and it costs about $5-6 to do that. My last car got 30mpg which would cost me about $25-30 for the same.
Infrastructure wise in rural areas that don't have apartments your home is connected to the grid, you have what you need. I also don't have to drive 2 miles to the gas station.
If you have a washer/dryer 240v plug you have an amazing charging option. If you have 120v you have one that can at least get you through most day to day activities cause even rural places typically you make one or two big trips a week for supplies not daily long distance driving.
My washing machine is in my apartment, so it's a little difficult to get an EV up there to charge it. The underground parking doesn't have any charging stations or accessible plugs. The strata said they could install some but it would mean fees would go up about $400 a quarter, which is a lot more than I pay in fuel.
That is bullshit by your apartments. "$400 a quarter" ITS FUCKIN WIRES! Are their LIGHTS in the parking area? Then there is FUCKIN WIRES and it is not that much to install a few goddamn plugs. We got fuckin wires in like every wall, floor, and ceiling of places we live. Absolute garbage coming from your apartment. Its not MUCH but mine at least put some 120v plugs at the end so that electric cars can at least get 40ish miles of range back overnight.
I downvoted them and you because you're both wrong. I've lived with nothing but an EV for the last 7 years. I've taken it across 2/3 of the country and back. I live in rural New England. Harsh winters. Worst case scenario. Never once had a problem with range. Stop parroting what you hear on social media and go talk with real owners if you care about the truth at all.
All the more reason you should listen to those of us who have been living the truth. Where on earth are you getting your bad information from if not social media? Just making it up for the love of the game? Weird racist facebook uncle? Church?
Modern USA trucks are just so awfull. theyre bulky and they ride a monster truck just for aesthetic reason. they drink gas like water, and theyre way less usefull than something like a van. its like going ''i want to drive farming equipment around because it looks cool''
I drive a half ton but it'd out of necessity. When it's not hauling my truck camper for camping, it's hauling lumber, furniture, and so much more. I live 2 hours outside the nearest city and I'm transforming empty farmland into a liveable recreational lot and we're currently building a house on it. I don't think my old honda civic could have towed the mini escavator out there.
Its not just the big trucks. Most american cars are fucking huge and waste a shit ton of fuel compared to our european models. I have done 20 000 miles in the USA and it was shocking what I saw on the roads. No wonder you people use 16% of the earths annual oil supply but are 4% of the fucking population. Get fuckin wrecked you shit cunts. (Not you personally as you may not be american) But yeah mericans in general. Even the democrats dont give a fuck.
That's why I like my '94 Pickup. While it can't tow more than 3500 lbs, it's enough to carry a trailer full of crap and it's a 4 cylinders, so not as thirsty as Kegsbreath.
I just want a little 4banger tacoma like the 90s. I dont need a big truck but having a bed would be helpful, too bad the new "small trucks" are bigger than the old heavy duty ones were
there is a reason people who NEED trucks don't drive modern ones. They will buy an older model that was made to do work not be driven daily everywhere. A beat up pre 2000 pickup that is a workhorse is a economic choice compared to a huge truck that is trying to impress.
In the USA trucks and SUV's are classified as "none passenger work vehicles" so they don't have to be as efficient and can produce more emissions. Therefore they are cheaper to produce. The American car industry then markets them much more heavily because they make more money per sale on them over a minivan or car.
Even crossovers are classified now as "none passenger work vehicles"
So it's more for profit reasons than anything else.
They also swallow parking lots. Even if they fit in the space, their ass hangs out or they're 10 feet off the ground. Saw an asshole take 4 spaces at a public event with their big ass truck. I wanted to find out who it was so I could break their thumbs.
I have a big beef with big trucks (that have bed covers and NEVER HAUL ANYTHING)
Imo, the biggest slap in the face is the visual value of idiots driving them. This one has a full back attachment, looks lifted etc which means it actually gets real use off road etc. Anyone buying a Ram to drive their kids to football practice on saturdays just wants to show off or prove they aint got smol dick energy (they do).
Spoken like someone who has no idea what they're talking about. I drive one because it has plenty of interior space for someone like me, is comfortable for long trips, and has the cargo capacity I need for my wood working business which requires hauling materials, delivering furniture, and pulling trailers. Try doing that in a sedan.
It's not aesthetics, they are skirting emissions requirements. People now prefer them because they are scared to drive regular sized cars around them, and become part of the problem
Ok, but clearly the Australian guy in this video actually uses his truck, probably to hunt dinosaurs or something based on the way its outfitted, but he definitely uses iy for more than anesthetic purposes.
With the demise of locally produced Ford and Holden (GM) products here in Australia, these oversized, agricultural POS are everywhere. They dont fit in our lanes and pump out black smoke everywhere. So shit......but the old Toyota Landcruiser still reigns supreme for true farmers and tradies!!!
Japanese, sinds 1995. There won't be official stats, but I am willing to bet good money that more Toyota pickups (and sedans, for that matter) are driving around in Africa than anywhere in the world (like, not even close). Most of them pre-owned, of course, and 99% white (yeah, that one doesn't really make sense with dust roads, but hey, a *clean* car is a status symbol there).
Wanted to make sure this was said. We dont get small pickups anymore because of fuel economy restrictions. People dont buy light trucks for fuel economy, they buy them for utility. But manufacturers cant get engines with that utulity value that meet emissions rules. So they make the trucks bigger to get into a less restrictive weight class and jack the price way up. Win/win for the maker.
To be clear they definitely can make those engines, see the popularity of the ford Maverick, they just don't. Actually the maverick couldn't be bought for MSRP for years. Now they jacked up the price so much it kind of lost it's big appeal
Not to mention the part where they kill a lot of people. Road deaths in the US have gone up significantly over the last decade while they drop in the rest of the world.
You can't contradict me with a 'nope' and then change the time frame. A simple Google search says that raw numbers, fatalities per distance traveled and fatalities per capita ALL went up over the last decade in the US.
Even if that is true, and I'm not doubting it, where's the evidence that links it specifically to these stupid ass trucks? Because that could easily be other countries transitioning towards more and more public transit while the US has done the opposite. Or a dozen other things, all equally pointless to discuss without corroborating evidence.
There's no debating that big consumer trucks cause more damage to the other vehicle in a crash, have longer stopping distances and are easier to roll than a medium sized car, nor that those vehicles are more common in the US than elsewhere. Therefore they logically have to be a contributing factor.
I own a hybrid Ford Maverick (I don’t need BIG truck things to haul mulch from Home Depot or go fishing) that gets nearly 40 with a topper on. America is a big place, it gets a little old being lumped into one worldwide stereotype.
How many horses? My mate drives his horses around with a (for American standards tiny) C class Mercedes. Weighs ~3500 pounds (so >1000 to 2000 pounds less than a Ram 1500) and can pull almost 4500 pounds.
I would - love - to find a more fuel efficient truck. If you could point one out that can tow 12-15,000 lbs and as much payload as a 2023 Ram 2500, I would greatly appreciate it.
If I'm not mistaken, pollution emission regulation actually started the "big truck" epidemic. The truck manufacturers were trying to get around some EPA thing and making them bigger was actually cheaper than making them more fuel efficient or something like that. If you recall, trucks used to be WAY smaller. My brother has a really old Ford and he gets asked to sell it every week. A lot of decent people WANT the smaller trucks, they're just not available.
It was because trucks were exempted from the EPA regulation. This is why SUVs exploded in popularity too, they're built on a truck base so they're also exempted. I remember when they came out they were derided as being for "soccer moms". Then the manufacturers realized they were cheaper to build than cars because they didn't have to regulate emissions, so they started marketing them like crazy, as a "luxury" option rather than a "I have to tow six kids around" option. And consumers fell for /1
the marketing and went whole hog buying the most expensive, least efficient, highest-margin product. All it takes is the right marketing campaign, apparently. /2
With Japanese or german equipment with diesel engines that do 6x the fuel mileage per gallon. Here in northern europe, we use vans for pickup duties. When i visited US and OZ, i was just wondering how fucking ineffective the pickup is.
I'm in Germany so fuel is much more expensive than in the US so by nature companies had to develop fuel efficient cars or people wouldn't have bought them ( one of the main reasons US cars don't sell well here at all).
Then there's size - our roads are narrower and driving a US made tank equivalent also carriers problems of their own, so our utility trucks are much smaller.
We also don't use oben bed trucks that much (unless it's an actual construction truck) so vans are mostly used.
I work construction. I have to haul trailers full of equipment and tools and materials. I need a big truck that can haul over 2tons. At least the company pays for my gas, but I have to save receipts, it's alot
We have farm trucks that I drive for most things, but since I live in town, I often just use mine for dropping off and picking up tires/parts. I get free maintenance on my pickup, but still have to pay for my own gas. It works out.
I don't pay a penny on the truck, it's 190% owned by the company. Technically, they let me use it how I want, but I don't use it for much other than work anyway. Last time I filled the tank from near empty, it cost them $225. I recently got the pil changed. Cost about $150. Last week I drove 3 trips of roughly 6hours. This week, again. I'll be getting the oil changed again this weekend. Already drove it the 4k miles, lol it's been less than 6weeks.
like... a Sprinter van type of a truck... That is basically the main tool of the rest of the world construction. Payload 2700kg and towing capacity of 3500kg, (519 model)
The problem is with a van, I have an 8 foot bed, and a crew cab full of tools. That bed still isn't big enough for some of the stuff I have to carry. Sheets of stainless steel to glue to a wall, 10' long. 10 and 12' sheets of drywall. Pallets of tile, glue and grout stacked higher than the cab of the truck. Large pieces of equipment that gets lifted with a crane onto the roof for the ovens, much to big to fit in the work vans my coworkers have. We've tried, lol
Basically you are doing exactly the same I previously did. Larger parts gets usually delivered to site here, so only tools in the van. Or a trailer. Also we use real trucks in 7-12 ton class, Like i still do own an Mercedes Atego flatbed truck with covers, like one in the picture. The sides opens and the bed is possible to deattach with hook assy, so I can switch cargohold for example to a gravel, ie convert it to a tipper truck, or flatbed with crane.
dtcb131415
fuuuck ur gay ass truuuuck . twinkie the kid.
gonzar09
somebackup
Driving these in the city is just letting everyone know you've got a small dick and inferiority complex. It's not a real utility vehicle. It really has pretty specific purposes where it's suitable and none of them are in the city because vans do that stuff better
stercusmoriturussum
About time.
ApoliticalServantofLove
It reminds me of a 6-year-old spoiled child throwing a floor slamming temper tantrum in public, totally unconscious of just how embarrassing it is. But hey, it's a 6-year-old. But when it's anyone over 12 (or a 30-something?), it's just downright shame-ridden & below moronic! To be so fully dominated by your pride & conquered by your ego that you'll behave this way in public, on purpose? Vroom vroom? It makes me ashamed to be a human. Machismo peacocking in public is staggeringly embarrassing.
Dannoboyo
About 6 kilometers per US dollar.
AdventurousDonut480
But that's Australia!
CorgisButtsDriveMeNuts
Owning Ram ever is a fucking nonsense and insanity. It's "a car" with engine size and consumption of an average bus.
unluckyandbored
Fuck every single one of these assholes driving around these massive bro-dozers. These huge trucks should be classified as commercial vehicles. You should need a CDL to drive one. And before anyone says "BuT I nEeD a TrUcK fOr WoRk!" Yes. If it's a WORK TRUCK, it's a COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. And no, you probably actually DON'T need it. Tradies all over the world do just fine with smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.
EmeRgencyDrD
Look at it this way 90% of those trucks are owned by a bank and not the driver.
geotard
MOstly tradies in Oz, not the ones on the tools, the ones who own the business with tradies sub contracted etc. Seems to be the blue collar equivalent of a the white collar Rolex these days. The business pays for fuel and they use the expense to reduce tax.
Turkleturts
Actually the only people I've seen driving RAMs or Silverados around here have been "tradie-wives" who use them as a status symbol. Yes, we get it, your husband runs a concreting business and you "do the books", now get the fuck out of the way and let me park my hatch.
p7hk9
Funny, my little Hyundai doesn't have that problem.
Turkleturts
Same. Still $80 to fill up, but I get about 6 weeks out of that so it's not that bad.
HypnagogicHallucinations
The more expensive it is, the longer the receipt?
mcbotulism
I know I'm getting old because the car I lust over now isn't a muscle car or hot rod or an exotic, but a Honda Civic hybrid hatchback. 50 MPG and 6.2 second 0-60 baby!
GlenL
Wasn't it BP that installed the current Iranian regime to begin with?
Jbelkin
Here in NorCal, unless it's a white work truck with a rack, 99.99% have NOTHING in the truck bed except a $2k truck bed liner that is pristine. I have never even see a full truck used at Costco ...
FrolickingFrolicking
People living in a climate-destroyed future will be saying: “People were living in the past driving a 5,000 pound vehicle to transport every individual 200 pound person, burning fuel for that. We hate them, they were stupider than flat-earthers, humans in the past were destructive selfish morons of colossal stupidity and ignorance. Also they were warned and they didn’t care, they didn’t change anything, they kept doing it.”
StrangeBard
I mean a lot of us want to change but don't have any control to. If I wanted to commute via bus it would be 7.5 hours of my day and my city has no other public transportation in my area. I do my best by driving a hybrid (not a lot of chargers for EV in my area either and I live in an apartment so can't install a charger at home).
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
Feel for you with the apartment. I mean TECHNICALLY you could use a 120v charger but I would worry about people stealing it. But a 120v charger is only going to restore about 40ish miles charging overnight. For most people that is perfectly fine though. But apartments tend to frown on running a cable out your window to the car.
TheFastpaws
They don't care. People that drive these death machines just want to bully others on the road.
GasBandit
That's a 100% self-inflicted injury
ChallengerDeep
"Unforced error"
Drew442
You turned it off, now something dosent work anymore. Also you need brakes RIGHT NOW
Turkleturts
Not a RAM in the vid, but also fuck these people. The base model RAM here costs $110,000 with the 'top' model being $185k. If you can afford to buy one of these monstrosities, you can pay for the fuel. Sooner the govt increases the road taxes for heavy non-commercial vehicles the better.
WindowStreetJournal
I wish all the worsts for the owners of such trucks. Get a normal one!
AdventurousDonut480
Well, in the outback they might have a use for it. Though in 99,9% of the cases they don't. And I agree, they definitely deserve it!
Turkleturts
The "outback" roads are mostly dirt, but you can get away with any 4wd. There are much better cars for this, and if you live somewhere you really need a big ute to deal with boggy roads, get a dual-axle for half the price.
AdventurousDonut480
That's ofc true. I just wanted to say it's not completely out of the question it will actually be used off-road etc
sadurdaynight
It's like the dudes that buy harleys or goldwings. They're gonna park the expensive ride and drive some cheap ride. But they'll still be paying insurance on the expensive ride and take it out once in a blue moon to show off
AdventurousDonut480
A Goldwing is faster, much more economical and comfortable than a Harley. Not to speak about reliability, vibrations or service costs. A GW goes for 100000+ km with just basic maintenance, a Harley does not!
sadurdaynight
I'm an old gray haired guy, but I ride a 250cc sport bike for the gas mileage. I took it to a harely dealer one day to get the oil changed and inspection done, b/c closest place to me. They see me walk in, and light up. Big fat old fart gray-haired fish just walked in. Gonna be an easy $20k sale day. Had 3 folks flock to me. I tell them I just need to drop my honda (LOL) sport bike off for an oil change and inspection. The look of defeat on their faces was laughable.
DdCno1
Also safer. Are they still offering the optional airbag for the Goldwing?
Targe0
That's the issue with Monsters, they will hurt you in the end.
bbrtki
Steering wheel on the "right" side of the vehicle?
trigonman3
There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
BARP
Yeah, that's how it is in Australia. They also drive on the left side of the road.
TheBigBadBonerBiter
Also the pump units being liters rather than gallons.
DdCno1
*Litres.
Macetheace50
MasterMookie
freak petrol fight accident
Firestar002
You ever seen the one where a guy was smoking at a table not far from the pumps and his lite sparked the VAPORS?
trigonman3
Vapors are the only thing that burns. Liquid doesn't.
AtmaDarkwolf
Problem is the 'boiling'point of gasoline is so damn low that .. if left to the air, it all becomes vapor, and when ignited the temp rapidly rises so fast that all the rest of the 'liquid' that was protected (kept liquid) by the rest of the fluid suddenly is no longer fluid. Massive expansion due to flash-boil then boom.
Firestar002
Flash, boil, boom. Sounds like a slogan.
Omnimorph2112
Ah, I thought the joke was going to be he filled up at the first pump, paid a crazy amount, and drove to the second one as he had to fill up again.
MisterKratos
It basically was...?
Omnimorph2112
The terrible mpg of the vehicle is shown, but not in such a visually apparent gag. A subtle difference, but would have elevated the humour (for me at least)
MisterKratos
The literal last 2 seconds are of him refueling
Bukoden
I believe they meant they expected him to pull forward 10 feet to the immediate next pump at that same station to fill up again, giving a larger exaggeration and higher humor value (to them) because of it.
wadatahmydamie
The only thing missing is the part where he tailgates everyone in front of him, and changes lanes six times without ever signaling.
I hope every Ram driver gets stuck behind a Prius.
BarnegatLight
And blinds everyone with his headlights
guyanesebro420
Im spoiled these days, i power fold my mirrors in when these giant lifted trucks get behind me amd blind me. I appreciate the newer Kia's and Hyundai's where their SUV's have the headlights physically lower on the front compared to older designs
HonestCommentFarmer
"Litres" was my first clue that this was Australia.
igglebotato
Not the mullet? the right-hand drive?
AFelineMassofEyes
"Litres" is the first evidence that this isn't just a horizontally flipped video from California, which also has plenty of BPs, eucalypts & rednecks.
dogbeachesarethebestbeaches
The high vis & thongs combo?
Nykidemus
I was not aware AUS was right-hand drive.
igglebotato
you learn somethin' new every day
RainierCamino
Do they not have a reputation for getting DUI's down under too?
Leaps
#1 most likely vehicle to be driven by a drunk driver in the US.
AdventurousDonut480
They do. But after they write the ticket, they let it go down under. It's Australia, after all.
jt42
The whole island is a prison if I recall.
AdventurousDonut480
Was. It was.
jt42
ohhhhhhh. :)
ELKronos
thisisjunk
Almost 1.7 cubic meters of fuel. (a quick Google says a Ram usually has a ~98L tank)
SergeyPrkl
that is a custom rig with custom fuel tank.
komtgoedjwz
A cubic meter contains a 1000 liters.
Targe0
Ooof that's going to hurt the wallet even when prices aren't fucked.
RadioFloyd
What does this mean in American Freedom* Units?
*freedom can be rescinded at any time for any reason, if our king deems it so
thisisjunk
About 449 gallons for the purchase in the video. It's about the volume of a mid-size home storage propane tank. Like this:
Kennleth
Burning gas just to carry around your gas, gas is heavy.
dghughes
I used to have a Dodge 5.9 l Cummins pretty sure the tank was 110 liters. I'd fill with 100 liters at near empty but leave a 10 liter buffer (or it would vapour lock). In summer I'd get 1,000km per tank at 100km/h about 10 l/100km (28mpg Imp).
Dannoboyo
Yeah, no. one tenth of a cubic meter. A full tank will get you almost 400 miles.
thisisjunk
Yeah, no. The range in the video is a joke. No one actually believes that a big pickup's tank is just about enough to get you to the next gas/petrol station.
Dannoboyo
Over 600 KM for sure
SergeyPrkl
over 600km with 100 liters? no way. If it was a Pajero/Montero diesel, maybe. On highway, doing steady 80kph.
Woodncookies
My Ram has a 121 liter(32 gallon) tank that gets me about 1000km (620 miles.) Though mine is 2wd and has a 6cyl engine. I do have a 2.4m bed (8ft) though. * put in imperial and metric units to appease everyone.
Filanwizard
tbh I did not know they even made 2WD trucks anymore, never seen one on a dealer lot.
thisisjunk
It's a joke. The fact that you felt you needed to defend of the butt of the joke is pretty telling.
Woodncookies
Wasn't defending anything, just stating. I'm well aware it's a joke. It's funny. Why did you feel the need to attack me?
thisisjunk
Comrade, either you were saying your truck can go farther than "to the next gas station" which would be defending. Especially considering that 1693L is pretty close to a mid-sized home propane storage tank. Or you were arguing against the ~98L that whatever (presumably) American version of the Ram has for fuel tank volume that Google vomited up when I did a quick and lazy search. In which case: ok, your tank is bigger, good for you.
MissDeeMeanor
Real men plug it in.
AdventurousDonut480
In Australia the distances can be a lot greater than the milage of an electric car can get you. And unlike with gas/diesel you can't refill it with something you can put in the trunk.
Turkleturts
Don't forget that even in cities where it would be best suited, there is insufficient infrastructure to charge them unless you already own a house with a garage. Most apartment blocks don't have any capacity to charge them, and parking stations have so few EV charge spots it's rare to find one. When you do, the greedy bastards charge an arm and a leg so it can cost just as much to run them as a petrol car would.
TheWhiteBarry
Nawre mate. Maybe if you're deep in the bush. Maybe. But that's a stretch since I assume you've got power at home yeah?
poochyena
How often you driving over 200km in a single day?
AdventurousDonut480
I obviously wasn't clear about that. Around 20x a year. One way. 15x of it 400+ one way. And without having any consistency of the charger infrastructure, that often means having 30-50km detours or 30-45min added wait time for charging. Or both at the same time. With no charger at neither end point, that adds up to 3h for the travel time. And no, that's not feasible.
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
"No you don't understand country big and I might, one day, for unknown reasons, need to go that far and so the only solution is to constantly use the inefficient vehicle JUST IN CASE that one specific use case actually comes up!"
Turkleturts
I regularly do trips that are 300km+ each way. Sure, there'd be enough charge to get me there but unless I find somewhere to park that has a charge station I'm stuck there overnight which adds another $200-300. Plus regular fast-charging is a great way to ensure your batteries die quicker.
BrickSprickly
Someone downvoted you, but you're right and that's a major reason they're not being bought in the USA either - the application suits a suburban setting best, while rural areas have longer distances to drive and their infrastructure lacks charging options.
dohcohv
The average US commute is 20 miles one way, with 40 miles round trip. I live in rural NV, I usually put 60mi per day on mine which means I usually charge it every 3 days, and it costs about $5-6 to do that. My last car got 30mpg which would cost me about $25-30 for the same.
Infrastructure wise in rural areas that don't have apartments your home is connected to the grid, you have what you need. I also don't have to drive 2 miles to the gas station.
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
If you have a washer/dryer 240v plug you have an amazing charging option. If you have 120v you have one that can at least get you through most day to day activities cause even rural places typically you make one or two big trips a week for supplies not daily long distance driving.
Turkleturts
My washing machine is in my apartment, so it's a little difficult to get an EV up there to charge it. The underground parking doesn't have any charging stations or accessible plugs. The strata said they could install some but it would mean fees would go up about $400 a quarter, which is a lot more than I pay in fuel.
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
That is bullshit by your apartments. "$400 a quarter" ITS FUCKIN WIRES! Are their LIGHTS in the parking area? Then there is FUCKIN WIRES and it is not that much to install a few goddamn plugs. We got fuckin wires in like every wall, floor, and ceiling of places we live. Absolute garbage coming from your apartment. Its not MUCH but mine at least put some 120v plugs at the end so that electric cars can at least get 40ish miles of range back overnight.
TheWhiteBarry
I downvoted them and you because you're both wrong. I've lived with nothing but an EV for the last 7 years. I've taken it across 2/3 of the country and back. I live in rural New England. Harsh winters. Worst case scenario. Never once had a problem with range. Stop parroting what you hear on social media and go talk with real owners if you care about the truth at all.
BrickSprickly
Im not on social media and I work for a state legislature that has created bills on this topic.
TheWhiteBarry
All the more reason you should listen to those of us who have been living the truth. Where on earth are you getting your bad information from if not social media? Just making it up for the love of the game? Weird racist facebook uncle? Church?
jpers36
"not on social media" says the imgur account
poochyena
How often you driving over 200km in a single day?
BrickSprickly
Did I say me?
poochyena
Who are you referring to? A made up person who doesn't exist? Actual people are not driving 200km+ in a single day on a regular basis.
jappie348
Modern USA trucks are just so awfull. theyre bulky and they ride a monster truck just for aesthetic reason. they drink gas like water, and theyre way less usefull than something like a van. its like going ''i want to drive farming equipment around because it looks cool''
Jamesstin
people who drive non-working trucks esp as family vehicles are doing so because they are safer at the expense of other drivers.
pettingmycatwhileipoo
Don't forget about rolling coal. Possibly the most obnoxious modification someone can make.
dghkghrb
The trucks are made big so they are allowed to pollute more. It is cheaper than making a smaller truck pass the same law
DreadPirateJaceMangrove
I drive a half ton but it'd out of necessity. When it's not hauling my truck camper for camping, it's hauling lumber, furniture, and so much more. I live 2 hours outside the nearest city and I'm transforming empty farmland into a liveable recreational lot and we're currently building a house on it. I don't think my old honda civic could have towed the mini escavator out there.
JohnSmithterms
Its not just the big trucks. Most american cars are fucking huge and waste a shit ton of fuel compared to our european models. I have done 20 000 miles in the USA and it was shocking what I saw on the roads. No wonder you people use 16% of the earths annual oil supply but are 4% of the fucking population. Get fuckin wrecked you shit cunts. (Not you personally as you may not be american) But yeah mericans in general. Even the democrats dont give a fuck.
MapleSyrupMafia
That's why I like my '94 Pickup. While it can't tow more than 3500 lbs, it's enough to carry a trailer full of crap and it's a 4 cylinders, so not as thirsty as Kegsbreath.
liveOffOfDownVotes
I say burn it all. Faster we get rid of fuel the faster we can ditch currencies
SavageDrums
Bug trucks are more profitable.
That's the entire reason that they're ubiquitous in the USA.
Xique
I just want a little 4banger tacoma like the 90s. I dont need a big truck but having a bed would be helpful, too bad the new "small trucks" are bigger than the old heavy duty ones were
poppinfresh1988
I have a silverado with the 3 liter duramax. Gets like 30mpg so it isnt too bad. I haul a lot of stuff, though, so I needed a truck.
hotaru251
there is a reason people who NEED trucks don't drive modern ones.
They will buy an older model that was made to do work not be driven daily everywhere. A beat up pre 2000 pickup that is a workhorse is a economic choice compared to a huge truck that is trying to impress.
RiddingBean
Every county Gov in US use these trucks with big engines and yet no one complains. 🙄
mercmech
Yep, I'll continue to drive my 20+ beater forever. At least I can fix it.
AnonOmis1000
Very much agree, but i cant deny large vehicles are fun to drive
TacoPoweredHelicopter
In the USA trucks and SUV's are classified as "none passenger work vehicles" so they don't have to be as efficient and can produce more emissions. Therefore they are cheaper to produce. The American car industry then markets them much more heavily because they make more money per sale on them over a minivan or car.
Even crossovers are classified now as "none passenger work vehicles"
So it's more for profit reasons than anything else.
KawaiiInari
They also swallow parking lots. Even if they fit in the space, their ass hangs out or they're 10 feet off the ground. Saw an asshole take 4 spaces at a public event with their big ass truck. I wanted to find out who it was so I could break their thumbs.
I have a big beef with big trucks (that have bed covers and NEVER HAUL ANYTHING)
Clayman8
Imo, the biggest slap in the face is the visual value of idiots driving them. This one has a full back attachment, looks lifted etc which means it actually gets real use off road etc. Anyone buying a Ram to drive their kids to football practice on saturdays just wants to show off or prove they aint got smol dick energy (they do).
igglebotato
"which means it actually gets real use off road" — or looks like it does, ie, a pavement princess cosplaying as a rugged offroader
HarperLee
Mall crawler
MechKelly
Spoken like someone who has no idea what they're talking about. I drive one because it has plenty of interior space for someone like me, is comfortable for long trips, and has the cargo capacity I need for my wood working business which requires hauling materials, delivering furniture, and pulling trailers. Try doing that in a sedan.
DianNaoChong
It's not aesthetics, they are skirting emissions requirements. People now prefer them because they are scared to drive regular sized cars around them, and become part of the problem
BHPaperstacks
Ok, but clearly the Australian guy in this video actually uses his truck, probably to hunt dinosaurs or something based on the way its outfitted, but he definitely uses iy for more than anesthetic purposes.
Barrelback19
With the demise of locally produced Ford and Holden (GM) products here in Australia, these oversized, agricultural POS are everywhere. They dont fit in our lanes and pump out black smoke everywhere. So shit......but the old Toyota Landcruiser still reigns supreme for true farmers and tradies!!!
BurnieCinders
Plenty of cunts in Australia with big dumb Ute's that they only use for their shopping.
gronzilla
"Modern" "US trucks", pick one
SergeyPrkl
Toyota Tacoma.
AdventurousDonut480
I loved it when it still was the Toyota Hilux. Almost indescribable.
gronzilla
Japanese, sinds 1995. There won't be official stats, but I am willing to bet good money that more Toyota pickups (and sedans, for that matter) are driving around in Africa than anywhere in the world (like, not even close). Most of them pre-owned, of course, and 99% white (yeah, that one doesn't really make sense with dust roads, but hey, a *clean* car is a status symbol there).
aslum
It's not just an aesthetic reason, they're also like that because being in a larger class meant less stringent emission controls.
ForeignInfluence
Wanted to make sure this was said. We dont get small pickups anymore because of fuel economy restrictions. People dont buy light trucks for fuel economy, they buy them for utility. But manufacturers cant get engines with that utulity value that meet emissions rules. So they make the trucks bigger to get into a less restrictive weight class and jack the price way up. Win/win for the maker.
aslum
Thank you, you explained it a lot better than I did.
OneMoreLime
Except for the part where they also live on this planet and we are almost fucked.
causality
God I wish I could buy a light pickup truck like my grandad had.
LoquaciousDude
Also the car companies in the US specifically lobbied for the light truck classification to be exempt from those sorts of regulations
2graves
To be clear they definitely can make those engines, see the popularity of the ford Maverick, they just don't. Actually the maverick couldn't be bought for MSRP for years. Now they jacked up the price so much it kind of lost it's big appeal
yoyoma132
Ford Maverick does not have the same engines that f150s have and it's not even close. They're great but different.
Skevoid
Not to mention the part where they kill a lot of people. Road deaths in the US have gone up significantly over the last decade while they drop in the rest of the world.
MechKelly
Got a source on that one?
grandpasonlylivingheir
A simple Google search says, Nope! They’ve dropped since ‘21.
Skevoid
You can't contradict me with a 'nope' and then change the time frame. A simple Google search says that raw numbers, fatalities per distance traveled and fatalities per capita ALL went up over the last decade in the US.
SergeyPrkl
in the rest of the world, it have been dropping since 1971.
Badprenup
Even if that is true, and I'm not doubting it, where's the evidence that links it specifically to these stupid ass trucks? Because that could easily be other countries transitioning towards more and more public transit while the US has done the opposite. Or a dozen other things, all equally pointless to discuss without corroborating evidence.
Skevoid
There's no debating that big consumer trucks cause more damage to the other vehicle in a crash, have longer stopping distances and are easier to roll than a medium sized car, nor that those vehicles are more common in the US than elsewhere. Therefore they logically have to be a contributing factor.
Imjurbro
It’s not just US trucks, even a “small” Tacoma gets like 17-18 mpg.
PantlessThunderGoose42
My 2017 gets 30+ if i shift into neutral going downhill, thank you very much.
SgtDefaultGN
When a tailwind is cause to celebrate
TheOldSchoolisBack
That’s shameful. My company owned F-150 gets 20 mpg. And, yes, it is too damned big.
Imjurbro
I own a hybrid Ford Maverick (I don’t need BIG truck things to haul mulch from Home Depot or go fishing) that gets nearly 40 with a topper on. America is a big place, it gets a little old being lumped into one worldwide stereotype.
TheOldSchoolisBack
Yeah. But no one’s gonna crap on you for driving a Maverick. That thing can just about fit in the bed of an F-150
2graves
Lol pretty sure it's the same bed size haha
2graves
Looks like it's a bit narrower
mrpink83
I'm one of the few people that need a heavy pickup, as I actually work on a farm. I have a 3/4 ton Dodge Ram.... and can confirm the gas price. xD
khaoselement
If there's an actual need I'm fine with it. The parking lot princesses that just get driven to some office job though...those people suck ass.
mrpink83
99% of people don't need a pickup of any kind.
WorkerLurker
We haul a lot of horse trailers around not just our own but people who suddenly need to transport a horse and theirs are not serviceable, I get it.
WorkerLurker
Use a 2020 GMC Sierra though.
ricpaul
How many horses? My mate drives his horses around with a (for American standards tiny) C class Mercedes. Weighs ~3500 pounds (so >1000 to 2000 pounds less than a Ram 1500) and can pull almost 4500 pounds.
WorkerLurker
3 and a live in trailer for some pulls, but we tend to have 5-8 at a given time. Down a few to old age (31,29)
ricpaul
Yeah, 3 is not gonna work with the average European car.
FPAlpha
You are the minority sir that actually needs such a truck but even then i think there could be more fuel efficient trucks out there.
millsy1
I would - love - to find a more fuel efficient truck. If you could point one out that can tow 12-15,000 lbs and as much payload as a 2023 Ram 2500, I would greatly appreciate it.
dankenmutt
Whatever did people do before the raptor, I guess we'll all starve because farming was only brought about because of Ford f150s...
IIikethecutofyourjib
If I'm not mistaken, pollution emission regulation actually started the "big truck" epidemic. The truck manufacturers were trying to get around some EPA thing and making them bigger was actually cheaper than making them more fuel efficient or something like that. If you recall, trucks used to be WAY smaller. My brother has a really old Ford and he gets asked to sell it every week. A lot of decent people WANT the smaller trucks, they're just not available.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
It was because trucks were exempted from the EPA regulation. This is why SUVs exploded in popularity too, they're built on a truck base so they're also exempted. I remember when they came out they were derided as being for "soccer moms". Then the manufacturers realized they were cheaper to build than cars because they didn't have to regulate emissions, so they started marketing them like crazy, as a "luxury" option rather than a "I have to tow six kids around" option. And consumers fell for /1
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
the marketing and went whole hog buying the most expensive, least efficient, highest-margin product. All it takes is the right marketing campaign, apparently. /2
mrpink83
When I can afford something better, I'm all for it! :)
sanguium
Serious question, how do people in any other country do it?
SergeyPrkl
With Japanese or german equipment with diesel engines that do 6x the fuel mileage per gallon. Here in northern europe, we use vans for pickup duties. When i visited US and OZ, i was just wondering how fucking ineffective the pickup is.
FPAlpha
I'm in Germany so fuel is much more expensive than in the US so by nature companies had to develop fuel efficient cars or people wouldn't have bought them ( one of the main reasons US cars don't sell well here at all).
Then there's size - our roads are narrower and driving a US made tank equivalent also carriers problems of their own, so our utility trucks are much smaller.
We also don't use oben bed trucks that much (unless it's an actual construction truck) so vans are mostly used.
Zalm
I work construction. I have to haul trailers full of equipment and tools and materials. I need a big truck that can haul over 2tons. At least the company pays for my gas, but I have to save receipts, it's alot
mrpink83
We have farm trucks that I drive for most things, but since I live in town, I often just use mine for dropping off and picking up tires/parts. I get free maintenance on my pickup, but still have to pay for my own gas. It works out.
Zalm
I don't pay a penny on the truck, it's 190% owned by the company. Technically, they let me use it how I want, but I don't use it for much other than work anyway. Last time I filled the tank from near empty, it cost them $225. I recently got the pil changed. Cost about $150. Last week I drove 3 trips of roughly 6hours. This week, again. I'll be getting the oil changed again this weekend. Already drove it the 4k miles, lol it's been less than 6weeks.
ZackWester
was going to say isn´t there a better veacle for that consider how much dead weight the Ram pickup trucks are.
Zalm
Ford 250 diesel. Not that monster on the video, but comparable
SergeyPrkl
like... a Sprinter van type of a truck... That is basically the main tool of the rest of the world construction. Payload 2700kg and towing capacity of 3500kg, (519 model)
Zalm
The problem is with a van, I have an 8 foot bed, and a crew cab full of tools. That bed still isn't big enough for some of the stuff I have to carry. Sheets of stainless steel to glue to a wall, 10' long. 10 and 12' sheets of drywall. Pallets of tile, glue and grout stacked higher than the cab of the truck. Large pieces of equipment that gets lifted with a crane onto the roof for the ovens, much to big to fit in the work vans my coworkers have. We've tried, lol
SergeyPrkl
Basically you are doing exactly the same I previously did. Larger parts gets usually delivered to site here, so only tools in the van. Or a trailer. Also we use real trucks in 7-12 ton class, Like i still do own an Mercedes Atego flatbed truck with covers, like one in the picture. The sides opens and the bed is possible to deattach with hook assy, so I can switch cargohold for example to a gravel, ie convert it to a tipper truck, or flatbed with crane.
SergeyPrkl
Our sprinter crewcab