And yet both of these cars probably do the exact the same thing.

To be fair, the truck will hold, haul, and tow a lot more; plus can handle a much wider variety of road (or non-road) conditions.

The question isn't whether the truck is more capable, it's whether the owner ever uses any of those capabilities.

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They do not use those capabilities the vast majority of the time.

I truly believe the truck trend is the single worst thing that has happened in the last twenty years, strictly from a environmental stand point.

I also believe there is no reason for people to spend 450-650 a month on a truck they don't need.

Edit: this is a direct quote from a study done by strategic vision.

"According to Edwards’ data, 75 percent of truck owners use their truck for towing one time a year or less (meaning, never). Nearly 70 percent of truck owners go off-road one time a year or less. And a full 35 percent of truck owners use their truck for hauling"

People buy trucks to use them knowingly that they will be doing some sort of hauling or off-roading… You will never know when you need a truck until your car can’t fit a dresser or tow a trailer lol.

Yes and the vast majority of people don't ever use them for those purposes. 75 percent of truck owners only use their truck for towing/hauling something other than grocery's 1 time or less a year.

Where did you find that information?

I have a truck for those things. I also have a small, fuel efficient car for the other 95% of my driving. My truck is 20 years old and has 85k miles. It doesn't make sense to use a truck as a daily unless you haul/tow daily. The gas savings alone has more than paid for my car, not to mention repairs and maintenance costs on a truck are much higher.

Here is my Miata sized Honda next to a big truck that wanted to show how cool he was by taking up 3 spaces. https://imgur.com/a/HDqq5mK

That's not a giant truck, it's a fairly average sized truck, isn't it?

I'm curious where they derived that information. I wouldn't be surprised if people in large cities rarely haul much, but where I live that's got to be about opposite. I'm on the road with trucks pulling horse trailers every day, beds loaded with welders and equipment. 75% of the trucks I see are regularly used for their intended purposes.

By American standards. For 95% of the population that’s a giant truck.

To be fair, if you’re in Europe trucks are hardly a thing. My Swedish family thought it was crazy coming to America and seeing trucks everywhere.

In places like Italy it’s not feasible with many roads there.

Looks like a 4th generation Ram 1500 and a 3rd generation Miata. They actually get almost exactly the same MPG ratings, but the truck can carry more people and cargo.

Well, yeah, but truck big, truck masculine. How else will man assert dominance but with truck?

It's definitely different in more rural environments. I live in Vegas and most vehicles in the roads are massive trucks that are just pleasure vehicles.

From the strategic vision study