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[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

Those are trucks, not cars.

[–] enleeten -2 points 5 months ago

So tiny truck built on a car platform vs heavy duty pickup

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago

What is this? A truck for ants?!

[–] marcos@lemmy.world -4 points 5 months ago (24 children)

Which one holds more cargo?

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

The superduty, and it's not even close.

2001 Tacoma: 1,600lb in the bed or 5,000lb towed 22/25 mpg EPA
2018 F250: 3130lb in the bed or 17,600lb towed (not EPA tested, real world 16mpg, Lie-O-Meter usually shows 18mpg)

I really don't understand the fetish for small pickup trucks. They aren't coming back, if only due to safety standards. Plus, you can't get in them while wearing a hard hat.

quick edit: my old '95 F150 is a 6cyl. It carries about 800lb of tools and materials every day and gets a real 17mpg on the highway if I keep it at 65mpg. Since it's that old wheezy I6 motor it'll drop to about 14mpg if I push it to 75mph. 15mpg on my normal days staying in town and not driving long distances on those fast highways.

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[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com -2 points 5 months ago

Tye fullsize has more payload and towing

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