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America has lost its f*****g mind. (feddit.de)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Saw one the yesterday in Oklahoma. They look like gaint Tonka toys and are stupid. But Chevy made one in the early 2000's guess Ford wants into it now.

These should be outlaw. And I know how to solve the rolling coal but we need to bring back inspections for vehicles to sholve it.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It’s a medium duty truck. The 550 and 650 are most commonly found acting as either tow trucks or heavy machinery repair. Outlawing them is preposterous as they serve a purpose.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Since they're sold incomplete (without a bed), maybe he means outlawing them being modified like this one with a silly bed? Either way, I'm pretty sure you need a commercial air-brake license to drive this thing in most jurisdictions.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago*

    To be fair, Ford doesn't really make the final product here. They make the cab and chassis without a bed, and they're then shipped off to companies that turn them into commercial trucks like large tow trucks. But some company started buying them, slapping on a pickup truck bed, a lift, and a bunch of cheesy accessories and 'Murica flags, then charge idiots $100,000 more than they're worth so they can own the Libruls.

    They're so rare to see that I'm not even mad, as long as some dipshit is wasting his life savings on this instead of donating it to shit politicians.

    Edit: Ford doesn't even make or offer a pickup truck bed for these. IIRC, these beds are from F-250/350s and modded to fit.

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